Legal scrutiny surrounding Tom Brady has primarily centered on civil litigation stemming from his promotional endorsement of the bankrupt cryptocurrency platform FTX. Rather than facing criminal charges, Brady and several other high-profile celebrity ambassadors were named as defendants in class-action lawsuits filed by aggrieved investors. The plaintiffs accused these prominent public figures of engaging in deceptive marketing practices and promoting complex financial products to the general public without conducting adequate background checks or due diligence regarding the structural stability of the exchange. The legal actions sought to hold celebrity endorsers financially accountable for the substantial monetary losses suffered by everyday retail investors who trusted their promotional influence.