Insider reveals Brady-Bündchen divorce has taken a ‘nasty’ turn

Gisele Bündchen has made the same move Tiger Woods did in his marriage breakdown as her split from Tom Brady continues to spiral.

Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen in happier times. Kevin Winter/Getty Images/AFP

Things are getting “nasty” between Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen as their marriage continues to fall apart

Bündchen has hired the top divorce lawyer in Florida to take on Brady as the pair seem to be heading to the end zone,The New York Post reports.

Insiders say Bündchen hired Tom Sasser, the managing partner of the law firm of Sasser, Cestero & Roy.

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The West Palm Beach divorce lawyer has handled a stable of high-profile clients including Tiger Woods in his divorce with Elin Nordegren.

Sasser also represented Jeff Gordon in his bitter 2003 divorce from wife Brooke which turned into a battle over the NASCAR driver’s net worth, but was ultimately settled.

Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue)

The couple have hired divorce lawyers.

A source said: “Things are very nasty between Tom and Gisele because of the lawyers. They are ready for a fight.”

“Tom and Gisele are not battling over the kids, they both want joint custody. But it will take some time to divide their immense wealth and property all over the world,” the source added.

Bündchen, 42, and Brady, 45, share two children — son Benjamin, 12, and 9-year-old daughter Vivian, along with Brady’s son Jack, 15, with ex Bridget Moynahan.

Brady and Bündchen have been living separately for the past couple months following an epic fight and are now looking at dividing up their multimillion-dollar empire.

The 45-year-old is reported to have gone back on a promise to retire.

“I don’t think there will be any coming back now. They both have lawyers and are looking at what a split will entail, who gets what and what the finances will be,” said a source.

Brady was spotted without his wedding band this week.

His public sighting came just days after Bündchen was also seen out in public without her wedding ring.

Tom Brady is spotted as he leaves his teams hotel. Photo: TheImageDirect.com.

Friends of the couple “are upset” at the Buccaneers quarterback “for going back on his word and coming out of retirement”, according to Us Weekly.

“They hate the way Tom is refusing to bend for Gisele,” an insider said, as reported by The New York Post.

“This was really the first big issue they’ve had in their marriage. Friends are hoping they aren’t past the point of no return,” the Us Weekly insider said.

“I never actually thought this argument would be the end of them, but it looks like it is,” a source previously told Page Six.

With his time struggling on and off the field, Brady has been mocked by fans in recent weeks over suggestions he gave up on his marriage in order to return to a footballing disaster.

However, the seven-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback told reporters on Friday (AEDT) there is “no retirement in my future”.

This article originally appeared in the NY Post and was reproduced with permission.