- Actress
Shailene Woodley defended her fiancé, NFL starAaron Rodgers , from ongoing criticism following his COVID-19 diagnosis. - The Daily Mail late Monday initially claimed to have photos showing Rodgers violating NFL rules, but the photos were later taken down online.
Actress Shailene Woodley on Tuesday defended her fiancé, NFL star Aaron Rodgers, claiming that photos initially published by the Daily Mail that reportedly show him stepping out for a cup of coffee amid his COVID-19 diagnosis are not of Rodgers but of another person.
She also slammed the media in a series of Instagram Story posts, accusing reporters of "grasping at straws to disparage Aaron."
In the article published late Monday, the Daily Mail claimed photos showed Rodgers getting a cup of coffee at Caffe Luxxe in Los Angeles on Monday, even though he was supposed to be self-isolating, according to NFL policy.
On Tuesday, the photos were removed and the Daily Mail piece was rewritten to remove the claims about Aaron Rodgers breaking protocol. The Daily Mail did not immediately return Insider's request for comment on Tuesday.
Woodley fiercely defended Rodgers in posts to her Instagram story on Tuesday.
"Literally ya'll need to calm the fuck down. This is straight up HILARIOUS," she wrote in one post that included screenshots of the Daily Mail article. "
"I know Aaron's body VERY well," Woodley added. "First off his
A representative for Woodley did not return Insider's request for comment Tuesday.
In another post. Woodley said the car in one of the Daily Mail photos was not Rodger's car, writing "aaron would never drive this."
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Rodgers has been harshly criticized by figures across the
Since testing positive for the disease, Rodgers said he took ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine - which are not proven treatments for COVID-19 - and said he'd gone to podcasting star Joe Rogan for medical advice.
He also complained about some of the NFL's rules regarding the disease.
"I think some of the rules to me are not based in science at all," Rodgers told "The Pat McAfee Show" last Friday. "They're based purely in trying to out and shame people. Like needing to wear a mask at a podium when every person in the room is vaccinated and wearing a mask makes no sense to me."