"(Courtesy of Anthony Donatelli) Reese Donatelli has been a football prognosticator since before she could talk, selecting the NFL teams she thinks will win on her dad's social media, often with unexpected accuracy. For years, football fans have loved her sass and the excitement she exudes as she shouts out her picks, grabbing the anointed team's helmet and sometimes tossing the opponent's."
"But when the 4-year-old's predictions weren't panning out during the first weekend of playoff games this month, the situation took a nasty turn. Followers began to think the teams she picked as winners were actually cursed to be losers. Reese's family started receiving death threats. Her dad, Anthony Donatelli, received messages from people saying they were owed thousands of dollars because her predictions were wrong."
A four-year-old named Reese Donatelli gained attention by predicting NFL winners on her father's social media, often with surprising accuracy and playful theatrics involving helmets. When several playoff predictions failed, some followers labeled her picks as cursed and escalated to threats and demands directed at her family. The situation included messages claiming financial losses and death threats. A celebrity joked about the perceived curse and then apologized. One of Reese's recent picks proved correct when New England beat Houston. Reese's father emphasized that he does not want to escalate conflicts or ruin what they have built together.
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