Bill Belichick is still defending the decision to allow his girlfriend, Jordon Hudson, to participate in his interview with CBS in April. WRAL News reporter Brian Murphy explained Friday that Belichick said Hudson was at the interview because a publicist from his publisher was not.

Belichick said that Hudson was "simply doing her job" when she said that a question about how they met was off-limits.

Leaked emails sent from Bill Belichick reportedly detail how the former NFL coach aimed to manage the fallout from his infamous CBS interview — including his explanation for why his 24-year-old girlfriend Jordon Hudson was there.