of his supporters who backed him early on. disgraced ftx founder and former ceo bankman-fried is in jail accused of carrying out what a prosecutors called one of the biggest financial frauds in american history. bankman-fried earned the backing across hollywood, sports and politics. i m getting into sdplooipts ftx. several who endorsed cryptocurrency are under fresh legal scrutiny including seven-time super bowl champion tom brady, super model gisele bundchen, and four-time champion steph curry among some named in a class action lawsuit filed against bankman-fried last month after his company suffered a liquidity crisis collapsed and filed for bankruptcy. at least a millionen can t access their funds. he s denying defrauding customers. the lawsuit alleges they did not properly disclose the scope and amount of compensation they personally received in exchange for the promotion of ftx.