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♪♪

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This dude's track record
for you has been solid.

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This ain't none of my business,
but it seems to me like

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y'all ought to be in some type
of relationship.

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[ Spectators cheer ]

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But I told her
to date my husband.

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[ Spectators "Ooh" ]

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Before we were married,
okay?

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This "Judge Steve Harvey."
This ain't "Dr. Phil."

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[ Laughter ]

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You don't eat dinner
at home a lot?

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No, Your Honor.
I'm a good cook.

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I am!
Ahhh...

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[ Laughter ]

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Hey, it's a big world out there.

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And it's filled with people
that just don't see eye to eye.

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See, that's why I come in.

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See, I ain't got a law degree

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and I'm way too fly
to wear a robe.

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But this is where
common sense presides...

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in my house.

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Court is now in session.

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♪♪

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All rise for the
Honorable Judge Steve Harvey!

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[ Cheers and applause ]

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♪♪

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Okay, let's get started.

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This is the case of

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Staci Harris

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vs. Daniel "Booby" Gibson.

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Staci is suing her client
and former NBA player, Daniel,

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for $10,000 for expenses
and humiliation

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for being a no-show
at a paid event.

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Daniel says Staci got her cut
and he owes her nothing.

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Let's start with you, Staci.

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You have 30 seconds
to state your case.

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So I am suing my fellow
H-Town friend,

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Daniel Gibson, for $10,000.

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We had an agreement
to do his music promo tour,

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and Daniel did not show up.

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And I had to deal with
the fallout from all the fans.

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And for that and that alone,
I need D to run me my coins.

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Okay, Daniel, it's your turn.
You have 30 seconds to respond.

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Well, I don't feel like
I owe her anything

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based on the fact that anything
she's ever asked me to do,

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I've been there for her.

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And I thought this was somebody

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that I considered family
and a friend.

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So I don't even know
why we at this point.

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Okay. Well,
let's start with you, Staci.

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What type of business
do you have?

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So I have a booking company.

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We book celebrities
to host events,

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parties,
personal appearances.

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I also work in production
and all that good stuff.

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Okay. So how did
this business arrangement

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start between you
and the defendant?

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So, Daniel and I
have a mutual friend.

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He connected us,
and ever since then,

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we started
working together,

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doing bookings and
after-parties and events,

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'cause he's, you know,
he's a celebrity.

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People were hitting me up
about him.

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They knew I knew him.

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I started booking him
in different markets.

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And that's pretty much
how the relationship

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continued to evolve.

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Played for the Cavaliers?
Yes, sir.

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My man.
[ Chuckles ]

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Okay, so, Daniel,
let me ask you,

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is this how you see
the relationship?

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She describe it pretty fairly?
She skipped --
She skipped a little bit.

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I mean, I think, yeah,
that's how we met.

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But initially,
my whole --

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the whole reason
why I wanted to work with her

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is to help her
build her brand.

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It wasn't --
Uh-uh.
Uh-uh-uh. Help me build?

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Well, help you build because if
we want to get to it --
I already --

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What other clients --
I already had --

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You gotta let him talk.
You have to let him talk.
Okay.

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Steve: Yeah, we gotta let him
have his say. Go ahead.

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I already had
my business established.

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Every booking that I would do
was upwards of $7,500, $10,000.

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But when I started
to work with her,

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those bookings weren't the same,
it was smaller venues.

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But I knew, in working with her,
other clients,

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other people would want
to work with her,

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so that would help her
continue to build her business.

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I just wanted to
do that for her.

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I wanted to join forces
with her.
So...

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But I didn't -- I didn't
necessarily
need
Okay, so,do that.

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am I hearing from you
that working with her

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wasn't a big business move
for you personally,

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it was more that you thought
you were helping her

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grow her brand and business?
Absolutely.

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Because I want to get out
and show people

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that I'm a talented
artist and writer.

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So with her, we can set up
a little tour together.

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She'll be able to say,
"Oh, I'm working with Booby,"

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and now we can go
into this lane.

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Can I say something
real quick?

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Just real quick?

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My business was established
before Daniel.

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I started on a tour
with a A-list celebrity.

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So Daniel wasn't helping me
build anything.

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I was already working.

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It was just an additive
to my already-thriving business.

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So you're asking for money?
How so? Why?

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Tell me what happened.

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In Seattle,
there was a party.

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I do have evidence
for the flyer.

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Okay. Show me the f--
You had a flyer for the party?

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That's a flyer
for the party.

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Okay, let's see this here.

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Okay, so he's
the main attraction.

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He is the attraction.
Absolutely.
Okay.

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So I get to Seattle,

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and Daniel hasn't arrived.

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We wait a little while
trying to see

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if Daniel's gonna
answer the phone.

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Daniel does not answer
the phone.
Question.

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Are you getting these calls
and texts from her?

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Not when --
as she was doing it.

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I got them
after the fact.

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But my family member,

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she deals with
mental health issues, right?

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And so, she had been struggling
for a little while.

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I'm one of the ones
that my voice can

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calm her
and bring her back.

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So I'm like, "Cool,
I'mma just take care of this,

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still be able
to make my event,"

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and so I started
to get back with Staci,

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just kind of telling her, like,
"I'm coming."

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Not really telling her
what's going on,

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I will give her that, but just
telling her I'm gonna make it,

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I'mma be there.

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Obviously,
I missed my flight.

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And then that was when
I believe she rebooked me.

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Okay, so now let's bounce
over to you.

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This is going truthfully
so far?

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Yes, as far as -- yes.
Okay, yeah, so...

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So my problem is that Daniel
never picked up the phone.

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I mean, from the time
I rebooked his flight,

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throughout the course of
the day, the next day,

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Daniel never picked up
the phone to tell me anything.

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Why wouldn't
you just tell me,

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"Stace, I'm not
gonna be able to make it

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because I'm having an issue
with my family member"?

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We talking about the morning.
I can understand that.

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We talking about
the morning of, though.

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[ Applause ]
The day of, yes.

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But the thing about it is

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she knows I'm not
a phone person.

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I don't -- I don't
necessarily pick up. I text.
But we're doing business.

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So he's texting you.

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That's not sufficient for you
'cause you want a phone call?

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Because you missed your flight.
What was the texts saying?

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He said
he missed his flight.

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Then he said
he was at the airport.

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So, I was like,
"Okay, well" --

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We were trying to discuss
getting on another flight.

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He was down to do that.

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So I booked another flight,

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paid for the flight
so he would make it.

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And you knew he was
down to do that

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because there was some type
of text exchange?
Yes.

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Okay. Got it.
Then he said that he left
his wallet in the Uber.

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So, now,
all the bad things in life

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were happening to Daniel
on this one day.

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Everything.

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Everything bad in life
was happening.

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Again, speaking to
any day before this,

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we've never had
this problem.

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So, she act like
life don't happen sometimes.

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And I don't think she understand
what it's like

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dealing with somebody
that's going through that.

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I'm not finna jump
on the phone with you

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during that moment.
I gotcha.

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I don't think
people understand

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just how deep
that gets sometimes.
Yeah.

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Okay, so he had a family member
that needed some help.

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He's dealing with it. Boom.

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Nobody's mad at that.
Life happens.

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So, now, you book
the other flight,

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take it from there.

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Long story short,
after all the back and forth,

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he does not get on
the flight.

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So, now,
I'm in the situation of

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I have to literally do
damage control.

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I have to respond to
people who are asking
me about the party,

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'cause people are still
wanting to buy tickets.

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I had to let them know
he's not coming.

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We had sponsors
that had gifted food.

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It was a whole bunch
of stress and headache

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that I shouldn't
have to deal with.

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Now, at what point
are you out of pocket?

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'Cause we got a lawsuit
here for $10,000.

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There's no countersuit
from the defense.
Mm-hmm.

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So we talking $10,000.

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Explain to me the expenses
that you're out of.

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The travel
for the flights.

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Do we have any of this proof?

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Yes. We have evidence
for the flights.
Okay, here we go.

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We got this first one.

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There were several legs
that were booked.

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$273 for the flight?

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There was another one
for the rebooking of the flight.

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Did you have hotels?

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We had a hotel
for two nights.

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Do you have that?

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Okay. Hotel invoice.
Mm-hmm.

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That's for one night.
For one night?

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And the credit back,
$500 in funds,

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to people
that wanted a refund

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because he didn't show up.
Do you have that?

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I absolutely do.
Okay, well, let's see that.

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You give back $500 to the
promoters or to the guests?
Staci: To guests.

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People who bought tickets?
Mm-hmm. Yes, sir.

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You had to refund
$500 in tickets?
Yes, sir.

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That's -- That's not $2,500.

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Where's the $2,500?
It was two nights of hotels.

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Also, technically,
me booking my flights.

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Then, on top of that,
it was just a lot of stress.

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A lot of -- I mean,
I had to go to a party by myself

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that I'm not hosting.

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Like, no-- Don't nobody
want to see me.

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Like, I'm cute,
but I'm not that cute.

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They wanted to see this one.
[ Chuckles ]

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You know, they wanted to see
this cuteness over here, not me.

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[ Exhales sharply ]
So I had to go in there
and schmooze

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and talk to everybody.
So you had the party anyway?

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We had -- I mean,
people were still coming.

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If -- again, like --
Go ahead, yeah, we --

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I just want you to talk 'cause
you ain't got nothing to say.

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I'm doing this just
out of the goodness of my heart.

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I'm not traveling the way

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that I'm accustomed
to traveling.
I gotcha.

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I'm not making the money
that I'm accustomed to making.

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So, that's what
I'm saying.

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This whole thing was just
about a partnership.

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It was just about
us building the brand.

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00:08:34,381 --> 00:08:36,216
Then be my partner
and show up.

243
00:08:36,216 --> 00:08:38,885
[ Cheers and applause ]
Oh, now...

244
00:08:38,885 --> 00:08:41,621
how many events you say
y'all done, total?

245
00:08:41,621 --> 00:08:44,057
Just give me a number.
We've probably done
at least 10.

246
00:08:44,057 --> 00:08:45,458
He's shown up
for all of them?

247
00:08:45,458 --> 00:08:47,293
And shown out.
This was the first one

248
00:08:47,293 --> 00:08:48,528
that we did solo.
I hug.

249
00:08:48,528 --> 00:08:49,896
Typically -- Typic--
I do a lot.

250
00:08:49,896 --> 00:08:52,265
I'm talking 'bout I'm with
the fans, I'm interacting.

251
00:08:52,265 --> 00:08:53,933
I'm doing all of the above.
I go above and beyond.
You're the celebrity!

252
00:08:53,933 --> 00:08:56,102
You're the celebrity.
But a lot of celebrities
don't do that.

253
00:08:56,102 --> 00:08:57,637
Okay, well, you're different.
They sit in the corner
and just get their money.

254
00:08:57,637 --> 00:08:58,972
Yeah, they don't.
I can attest to that.

255
00:08:58,972 --> 00:09:00,640
Well, you're different.
I interact. I interact.

256
00:09:00,640 --> 00:09:02,475
That's partnership.
No, that's what I'm saying.
You're different.

257
00:09:02,475 --> 00:09:03,610
You're different.
Right.

258
00:09:03,610 --> 00:09:04,778
[ Applause ]

259
00:09:04,778 --> 00:09:06,913
Have you ever done anything
for her for free?

260
00:09:06,913 --> 00:09:08,815
That's exactly
what I was about to say.

261
00:09:08,815 --> 00:09:09,749
Oh.
For her...

262
00:09:09,749 --> 00:09:10,717
[ Spectators "Ooh" ]

263
00:09:10,717 --> 00:09:12,519
Her production company

264
00:09:12,519 --> 00:09:14,220
wants to shoot a movie,
right?

265
00:09:14,220 --> 00:09:15,889
She's trying to get people
to get in the movie

266
00:09:15,889 --> 00:09:18,091
that got a little
something going on. Cool.

267
00:09:18,091 --> 00:09:19,926
You don't gotta book my flight.
You don't gotta do none of that.

268
00:09:19,926 --> 00:09:20,960
No, no, I booked your flight.
Okay, but --

269
00:09:20,960 --> 00:09:22,128
And -- Don't do that.

270
00:09:22,128 --> 00:09:23,797
And I booked you a party.
I don't remember --

271
00:09:23,797 --> 00:09:26,199
And I booked you a party.
But, now, hey, see,
you got to talk to me.

272
00:09:26,199 --> 00:09:27,467
Sorry.
You -- Listen to me.

273
00:09:27,467 --> 00:09:29,402
You have to stop
talking to him.
Sorry.

274
00:09:29,402 --> 00:09:31,004
We -- This a court show.

275
00:09:31,004 --> 00:09:32,672
Sorry.
I -- I...

276
00:09:32,672 --> 00:09:36,843
I got I ain't really no judge,
but let's act like it.

277
00:09:36,843 --> 00:09:38,378
[ Laughter ]

278
00:09:38,378 --> 00:09:41,681
♪♪

279
00:09:44,084 --> 00:09:46,152
Listen to me.
You have to stop talking to him.
Staci: Sorry.

280
00:09:46,152 --> 00:09:48,188
This a court show.
Sorry.

281
00:09:48,188 --> 00:09:52,158
I got I ain't really no judge,
but let's act like it.

282
00:09:52,158 --> 00:09:55,028
[ Laughter ]

283
00:09:55,028 --> 00:09:59,265
Now, this additional information
that I just learned...
Mm-hmm.

284
00:09:59,265 --> 00:10:01,501
...that this man,
even after this,

285
00:10:01,501 --> 00:10:04,237
came and did
your movie for free.

286
00:10:04,237 --> 00:10:06,339
Oh, my goodness.
Why we here?

287
00:10:06,339 --> 00:10:08,775
I think he was making up
for not showing up.

288
00:10:08,775 --> 00:10:10,310
Okay.

289
00:10:10,310 --> 00:10:12,345
[ Applause ]

290
00:10:14,214 --> 00:10:17,250
You would make
an excellent judge.

291
00:10:17,250 --> 00:10:19,452
[ Laughter ]

292
00:10:19,452 --> 00:10:21,454
'Cause you are solving
this case.

293
00:10:21,454 --> 00:10:22,555
[ Laughter ]

294
00:10:22,555 --> 00:10:25,325
You think he was making up?

295
00:10:25,325 --> 00:10:27,660
Now, I think we have
a track record

296
00:10:27,660 --> 00:10:32,165
between the two of you of
participating in several events.

297
00:10:32,165 --> 00:10:33,666
They've all gone good.

298
00:10:33,666 --> 00:10:37,370
We have this one thing
that has happened,

299
00:10:37,370 --> 00:10:38,805
and now we in court.

300
00:10:38,805 --> 00:10:41,040
Even with that one thing,

301
00:10:41,040 --> 00:10:43,710
I sent an apology to them

302
00:10:43,710 --> 00:10:45,144
and told them
I will fly myself --

303
00:10:45,144 --> 00:10:46,646
You sent an apology to who?

304
00:10:46,646 --> 00:10:48,181
To the promoter
and the fans.

305
00:10:48,181 --> 00:10:49,949
The people that I missed
for that event.

306
00:10:49,949 --> 00:10:51,017
Well, let me hear
the apology.

307
00:10:51,017 --> 00:10:52,318
I sent it.
Let me hear it.

308
00:10:52,318 --> 00:10:53,753
It hurts me to say it,

309
00:10:53,753 --> 00:10:56,256
but tonight I will not be able
to make it in time.

310
00:10:56,256 --> 00:10:57,690
Family emergencies,

311
00:10:57,690 --> 00:11:00,226
some things came up that I just
can't get away from.

312
00:11:00,226 --> 00:11:03,496
I'll get down there as soon
as I can and make it right.

313
00:11:03,496 --> 00:11:06,566
This dude's track record
for you has been solid.

314
00:11:06,566 --> 00:11:07,767
And you still like the man.

315
00:11:07,767 --> 00:11:09,836
The man is still a solid guy.

316
00:11:10,870 --> 00:11:13,506
[ Scattered laughter ]

317
00:11:13,506 --> 00:11:16,442
You can look at me.
It's okay. [ Chuckles ]

318
00:11:16,442 --> 00:11:17,443
He's a solid guy.
It's okay.

319
00:11:17,443 --> 00:11:18,745
She wanna be mad.
He's cool.

320
00:11:18,745 --> 00:11:19,746
I don't know why
she wanna be mad.

321
00:11:19,746 --> 00:11:22,081
He cool.
You know, seem to me like --

322
00:11:22,081 --> 00:11:24,517
This ain't none of my business,
but it seems to me like

323
00:11:24,517 --> 00:11:27,020
y'all ought to be in some type
of relationship.

324
00:11:27,020 --> 00:11:29,923
[ Spectators cheer ]

325
00:11:29,923 --> 00:11:31,958
I'm doing free movies.

326
00:11:31,958 --> 00:11:34,160
You tired?
I'm doing foot rubs.

327
00:11:34,160 --> 00:11:36,162
[ Laughter ]

328
00:11:36,162 --> 00:11:37,497
Skip all that.

329
00:11:37,497 --> 00:11:39,198
[ Laughs ]
I've reached a verdict.

330
00:11:39,198 --> 00:11:41,200
[ Cheers and applause ]

331
00:11:44,504 --> 00:11:49,576
First, let me start with
this $7,450 public humiliation

332
00:11:49,576 --> 00:11:51,544
and extreme embarrassment.

333
00:11:51,544 --> 00:11:55,181
I said the wrong name
at a beauty pageant.

334
00:11:55,181 --> 00:11:57,216
[ Cheers and applause ]

335
00:12:03,856 --> 00:12:05,692
[ Cheers and applause continue ]

336
00:12:05,692 --> 00:12:10,930
Public embarrassment
and humiliation!

337
00:12:10,930 --> 00:12:12,932
I didn't get a quarter!

338
00:12:12,932 --> 00:12:14,267
[ Laughter ]

339
00:12:14,267 --> 00:12:18,171
Oh, I was on the Internet
for 10 days.

340
00:12:20,206 --> 00:12:25,144
So let's throw out the $7,450
for public humiliation

341
00:12:25,144 --> 00:12:27,246
and let's get down
to the expenses.

342
00:12:27,246 --> 00:12:34,487
So my ruling is for the
plaintiff in the amount of $925

343
00:12:34,487 --> 00:12:36,856
for airline tickets
and a hotel room.

344
00:12:36,856 --> 00:12:39,492
And I'm doing it
with the stipulation

345
00:12:39,492 --> 00:12:43,463
that I really don't think
I should give you that,

346
00:12:43,463 --> 00:12:46,833
because this dude just solid.

347
00:12:46,833 --> 00:12:50,470
You dealing with
a solid man right here.

348
00:12:50,470 --> 00:12:52,639
Appreciate that.
And I think it's more important

349
00:12:52,639 --> 00:12:56,409
that you all's relationship
remain intact.

350
00:12:56,409 --> 00:13:01,881
Because when I just said
what I said, your eyes twinkled.

351
00:13:01,881 --> 00:13:04,417
Oh.
And then --
And then you did like this...

352
00:13:04,417 --> 00:13:06,486
[ Spectators cheer ]

353
00:13:06,486 --> 00:13:08,254
Oh, you did.
I didn't.

354
00:13:08,254 --> 00:13:10,523
Oh, yeah, you did!

355
00:13:10,523 --> 00:13:12,892
If I could get them
to pull up the tape

356
00:13:12,892 --> 00:13:14,527
of that moment to fight --

357
00:13:14,527 --> 00:13:16,396
Watch this.
I'm talking to you.

358
00:13:16,396 --> 00:13:17,730
I said something to you.

359
00:13:17,730 --> 00:13:19,332
Watch this here. Ooh!

360
00:13:19,332 --> 00:13:21,334
[ Cheers and applause ]

361
00:13:23,503 --> 00:13:25,438
[ Laughter, applause ]

362
00:13:31,444 --> 00:13:33,713
[ Staci laughs ]

363
00:13:33,713 --> 00:13:36,215
Wait a minute.
[ Laughs ]

364
00:13:38,885 --> 00:13:40,553
Can we replay that...

365
00:13:40,553 --> 00:13:42,555
[ Spectators cheer ]

366
00:13:42,555 --> 00:13:45,525
...in slow motion?

367
00:13:45,525 --> 00:13:46,893
Ladies and gentlemen,

368
00:13:46,893 --> 00:13:49,896
I've been in
the man-boy-girl business

369
00:13:49,896 --> 00:13:51,698
ever since -- Watch this.

370
00:13:51,698 --> 00:13:53,199
I was talking to you.

371
00:13:53,199 --> 00:13:54,701
Oh!

372
00:13:54,701 --> 00:13:56,703
[ Cheers and applause ]

373
00:13:56,703 --> 00:13:58,738
Girl.
[ Chuckles ]

374
00:14:00,273 --> 00:14:01,941
[ Laughs ]

375
00:14:01,941 --> 00:14:06,979
My verdict really is
I'mma give you $1,500.

376
00:14:06,979 --> 00:14:08,581
-Whoo!
-Whoo!

377
00:14:08,581 --> 00:14:10,917
But I'm not gonna
make him pay you.

378
00:14:10,917 --> 00:14:15,054
The court is gonna
pay you $1,500.

379
00:14:15,054 --> 00:14:16,522
And I'm gonna do it

380
00:14:16,522 --> 00:14:19,392
because I want
this relationship to grow.

381
00:14:19,392 --> 00:14:21,561
And the reason
I'm taking it to $1,500

382
00:14:21,561 --> 00:14:23,830
is 'cause of the way
you lick your lips.

383
00:14:23,830 --> 00:14:26,366
[ Cheers and applause ]

384
00:14:26,366 --> 00:14:28,501
That's my verdict

385
00:14:28,501 --> 00:14:30,503
and that's the way I see it.

386
00:14:30,503 --> 00:14:38,378
♪♪

387
00:14:38,378 --> 00:14:40,313
Will you pull up the picture
where she attempted

388
00:14:40,313 --> 00:14:42,215
to change the diaper,
please?

389
00:14:42,215 --> 00:14:43,416
I've been there.

390
00:14:43,416 --> 00:14:46,419
What's in that diaper
is damn near illegal.

391
00:14:46,419 --> 00:14:47,420
[ Applause ]

392
00:14:50,289 --> 00:14:52,558
♪♪

393
00:14:52,558 --> 00:14:54,060
Steve:
On with our next case.

394
00:14:54,060 --> 00:14:55,895
Let's get started.

395
00:14:55,895 --> 00:14:59,198
This is the case of
Hunter White vs. Seaira White.

396
00:14:59,198 --> 00:15:03,069
Hunter is suing her twin
sister, Seaira, for $9,600

397
00:15:03,069 --> 00:15:05,304
because she backed out
on the purchase of a home.

398
00:15:05,304 --> 00:15:07,640
Seaira claims she isn't
responsible for paying

399
00:15:07,640 --> 00:15:09,408
on her twin's mortgage.

400
00:15:09,408 --> 00:15:11,444
Okay, let's start with you,
Hunter.

401
00:15:11,444 --> 00:15:13,646
You have 30 seconds
to state your case.

402
00:15:13,646 --> 00:15:15,815
Your Honor,
I'm here today in your court

403
00:15:15,815 --> 00:15:17,850
to sue my twin sister,
Seaira,

404
00:15:17,850 --> 00:15:22,555
for $9,600 because she told me
if I bought her the home

405
00:15:22,555 --> 00:15:24,657
that she needed
for herself and her son,

406
00:15:24,657 --> 00:15:26,292
that she would
move in with me.

407
00:15:26,292 --> 00:15:27,760
I did just that,

408
00:15:27,760 --> 00:15:30,430
and then she decided
to completely just back out

409
00:15:30,430 --> 00:15:32,331
on the whole,
entire agreement.

410
00:15:32,331 --> 00:15:34,567
[ Spectators "Ooh" ]

411
00:15:34,567 --> 00:15:36,769
Uh, Seaira, your turn.

412
00:15:36,769 --> 00:15:38,905
You have 30 seconds
to respond.

413
00:15:38,905 --> 00:15:43,342
Your Honor, I believe that
I don't owe her anything

414
00:15:43,342 --> 00:15:45,611
because my moving in with her

415
00:15:45,611 --> 00:15:48,514
was completely contingent
upon her

416
00:15:48,514 --> 00:15:51,551
being a good,
supportive aunt to my son.

417
00:15:51,551 --> 00:15:53,986
When actually,
she's the exact opposite.

418
00:15:53,986 --> 00:15:56,856
She is a straight-up
bad aunt.

419
00:15:56,856 --> 00:15:59,559
[ Spectators "Ooh" ]
[ Scoffs ]

420
00:15:59,559 --> 00:16:02,595
Okay, so describe
your relationship growing up.

421
00:16:02,595 --> 00:16:05,731
Well, Your Honor,
we've always been close,

422
00:16:05,731 --> 00:16:07,934
literally attached
into the womb.

423
00:16:07,934 --> 00:16:10,536
Normal sibling rivalry, right?
As close as we are,

424
00:16:10,536 --> 00:16:12,538
we still had
a competitiveness, right?
Yeah.

425
00:16:12,538 --> 00:16:15,041
So, yes, we were very
competitive in everything.

426
00:16:15,041 --> 00:16:18,044
I loved it except for
when it came to boys.

427
00:16:18,044 --> 00:16:22,114
I was always the second-choice
twin, okay, so...

428
00:16:22,114 --> 00:16:24,484
No, she -- No, she wasn't!
Yes, I was!
Let me explain!

429
00:16:24,484 --> 00:16:27,186
No, she wasn't.
The boys always
came to her first.

430
00:16:27,186 --> 00:16:29,322
If she said no,
then they would come to me,

431
00:16:29,322 --> 00:16:31,691
like, "Oh, maybe I have a shot
with the second twin," right?

432
00:16:31,691 --> 00:16:34,527
That happened with my boyfriend
in eighth grade.

433
00:16:34,527 --> 00:16:36,062
Hey, can --
can I ask you a question?

434
00:16:36,062 --> 00:16:37,897
Yes. Yes.

435
00:16:37,897 --> 00:16:40,266
Are we in here
suing for a boyfriend?

436
00:16:40,266 --> 00:16:42,902
[ Laughter ]
No!

437
00:16:42,902 --> 00:16:44,470
And let me ask you, Seaira,

438
00:16:44,470 --> 00:16:49,141
what did -- what did that story
have to do with...?

439
00:16:49,141 --> 00:16:52,044
Because she thinks she knows
what is best for me.

440
00:16:52,044 --> 00:16:54,680
I do!
That's just one example.

441
00:16:54,680 --> 00:16:58,184
This may sound weird,
but I told her
to date my husband.

442
00:16:58,184 --> 00:17:00,286
[ Spectators "Ooh" ]

443
00:17:00,286 --> 00:17:02,321
Before we were married,
okay?

444
00:17:02,321 --> 00:17:03,856
[ Mumbling indistinctly ]

445
00:17:05,024 --> 00:17:06,492
Where y'all going with this?

446
00:17:06,492 --> 00:17:07,860
[ Laughter ]

447
00:17:07,860 --> 00:17:10,563
This "Judge Steve Harvey."
This ain't "Dr. Phil."

448
00:17:10,563 --> 00:17:13,866
[ Laughter, applause ]

449
00:17:13,866 --> 00:17:15,668
You're right.
I don't know...

450
00:17:16,435 --> 00:17:20,640
You had a husband?
No, I'm happily --
I'm happily married still.

451
00:17:20,640 --> 00:17:22,008
But she slept with him?

452
00:17:22,008 --> 00:17:23,409
No, no, no, no.

453
00:17:23,409 --> 00:17:27,013
No, this was before.
You told her to.

454
00:17:27,013 --> 00:17:29,548
'Cause you've never
been first!

455
00:17:30,750 --> 00:17:33,119
So she was gonna let you pick!
Exactly! Exactly!

456
00:17:33,119 --> 00:17:35,021
So you could be first!
Exactly!

457
00:17:35,021 --> 00:17:37,056
He picked her first,
but you know what,

458
00:17:37,056 --> 00:17:39,292
I'm happy the way
everything turned out,

459
00:17:39,292 --> 00:17:40,993
because now
I'm happily married,

460
00:17:40,993 --> 00:17:42,662
I'm blessed,
living life with my best friend.
Wait a minute, wait a minute.

461
00:17:42,662 --> 00:17:45,865
You keep --
you're jumping the story.
Okay.

462
00:17:45,865 --> 00:17:49,568
You wanted them to date?
Yeah, 'cause I knew
what was good for her.

463
00:17:49,568 --> 00:17:51,337
That's just
one example of, like,

464
00:17:51,337 --> 00:17:54,874
the advice I try to give her,
but she doesn't take my advice.

465
00:17:54,874 --> 00:17:57,743
And that just includes
what I came here today for.

466
00:17:57,743 --> 00:18:00,780
She's not taking my advice
to move in with me, right?

467
00:18:00,780 --> 00:18:03,816
But after the whole
husband situation, right,

468
00:18:03,816 --> 00:18:06,652
my husband and I,
when we graduated high school,

469
00:18:06,652 --> 00:18:08,154
we joined the Army.

470
00:18:08,154 --> 00:18:09,588
This is --
And this was really when

471
00:18:09,588 --> 00:18:11,490
our differences
started coming out.

472
00:18:11,490 --> 00:18:12,925
Okay, now, just --

473
00:18:12,925 --> 00:18:15,528
This is gonna be, like,
a really far-out question.

474
00:18:15,528 --> 00:18:17,496
I want you to take your time.
Okay.

475
00:18:17,496 --> 00:18:18,898
Why are we here?

476
00:18:18,898 --> 00:18:21,334
[ Laughter ]

477
00:18:21,334 --> 00:18:23,336
[ Applause ]

478
00:18:26,105 --> 00:18:27,440
Alright.

479
00:18:27,440 --> 00:18:29,442
I'm still trying
to get to the --

480
00:18:29,442 --> 00:18:31,243
This is where we get
to the good part.

481
00:18:31,243 --> 00:18:32,645
We're getting --
We're getting there.
Did you get married?

482
00:18:32,645 --> 00:18:34,747
So, right now, I'm actually
going through a divorce, though,

483
00:18:34,747 --> 00:18:35,581
Your Honor.

484
00:18:35,581 --> 00:18:37,650
[ Spectators "Aw" ]

485
00:18:37,650 --> 00:18:39,785
Okay, so you're going
through a divorce.

486
00:18:39,785 --> 00:18:41,687
Yes, Your Honor.
And you have any kids?

487
00:18:41,687 --> 00:18:45,992
I have one son,
and he is 21 months old.
Cool.

488
00:18:45,992 --> 00:18:49,562
And is your sister involved
with the baby?

489
00:18:49,562 --> 00:18:51,097
So, that's the thing.

490
00:18:51,097 --> 00:18:54,800
I would think that
my twin sister, my best friend,

491
00:18:54,800 --> 00:18:56,469
would love him the most.

492
00:18:56,469 --> 00:19:00,506
But, actually, she's, like,
the one person who I have to,

493
00:19:00,506 --> 00:19:03,309
like, force her
to spend time with my son.

494
00:19:03,309 --> 00:19:05,845
And it really, really
breaks my heart.

495
00:19:05,845 --> 00:19:09,048
That breaks my heart
that she thinks that about me.

496
00:19:09,048 --> 00:19:11,817
But that's the whole reason
why I bought this house,

497
00:19:11,817 --> 00:19:14,920
was to move her
and her son into my life

498
00:19:14,920 --> 00:19:17,456
so I could be closer
and have that bond.
Oh, okay.

499
00:19:17,456 --> 00:19:18,591
Ooh!

500
00:19:18,591 --> 00:19:20,526
[ Laughter ]

501
00:19:20,526 --> 00:19:22,194
I've seen it, man.

502
00:19:22,194 --> 00:19:24,230
I have twins.

503
00:19:24,230 --> 00:19:27,233
I've seen them live apart
from one another,

504
00:19:27,233 --> 00:19:28,801
and they couldn't do it.

505
00:19:28,801 --> 00:19:32,204
It is super hard. Like, I --
It's virtually impossible.

506
00:19:32,204 --> 00:19:33,272
Mm-hmm.

507
00:19:33,272 --> 00:19:34,907
Because you are
talking about two people

508
00:19:34,907 --> 00:19:36,509
who have shared everything.

509
00:19:36,509 --> 00:19:39,979
I kinda get where
you're coming from.

510
00:19:39,979 --> 00:19:43,382
I don't know how we got here,
but then I kinda understand.

511
00:19:43,382 --> 00:19:48,487
So, your suit is for $9,600
for one year's rent?

512
00:19:48,487 --> 00:19:52,158
Why? To explain this --
Now we getting -- Here we go.
Yes. Yes.

513
00:19:52,158 --> 00:19:55,294
Your Honor, so,
when my husband and I decided

514
00:19:55,294 --> 00:19:56,796
to get out of the Army,

515
00:19:56,796 --> 00:19:59,532
we now had the freedom to choose
where we wanted to live.

516
00:19:59,532 --> 00:20:02,201
And I told my husband,
"The answer for me is easy.

517
00:20:02,201 --> 00:20:04,170
I want to be
where my twin sister is."

518
00:20:04,170 --> 00:20:06,405
And that was California
at that time.

519
00:20:06,405 --> 00:20:08,841
And so, my husband,
being the amazing person he is,

520
00:20:08,841 --> 00:20:10,876
said, "Okay, we'll move
with your twin sister."

521
00:20:10,876 --> 00:20:12,178
So we did.

522
00:20:12,178 --> 00:20:14,380
We were both super excited,
freaking out about it.

523
00:20:14,380 --> 00:20:16,949
And, so, I told her,
"Oh, my God,

524
00:20:16,949 --> 00:20:18,551
what if I buy
a house big enough

525
00:20:18,551 --> 00:20:20,019
for all of us
to live together?"

526
00:20:20,019 --> 00:20:21,620
The house
that we were looking at

527
00:20:21,620 --> 00:20:23,889
was a three-bedroom,
two-bathroom

528
00:20:23,889 --> 00:20:25,591
with a budget of $300,000.

529
00:20:25,591 --> 00:20:27,226
A small place --
just enough

530
00:20:27,226 --> 00:20:29,061
for my husband and myself
and a dog.

531
00:20:29,061 --> 00:20:31,197
But she says,
"That's not good enough.

532
00:20:31,197 --> 00:20:32,698
If you want me
to move in with you,

533
00:20:32,698 --> 00:20:35,968
it has to be at least
a four-bedroom, three-bathroom."

534
00:20:35,968 --> 00:20:37,169
Why?

535
00:20:37,169 --> 00:20:41,140
So her son can have
enough privacy as possible

536
00:20:41,140 --> 00:20:42,374
as he's getting older.

537
00:20:42,374 --> 00:20:43,542
Did you find a house?

538
00:20:43,542 --> 00:20:45,111
Did you try
to accommodate her?

539
00:20:45,111 --> 00:20:46,579
Yes, exactly, Your Honor.

540
00:20:46,579 --> 00:20:48,481
I-I submitted
that house as proof

541
00:20:48,481 --> 00:20:51,117
for my --
my, uh, case here.
Okay, let's see.

542
00:20:51,117 --> 00:20:53,686
This -- as you see,
a four-bedroom, three-bathroom.

543
00:20:53,686 --> 00:20:55,020
I was only gonna --
Whoa, whoa.

544
00:20:55,020 --> 00:20:57,456
I thought you said that
your budget was $300,000.

545
00:20:57,456 --> 00:20:59,458
It was, Your Honor,
but I increased it

546
00:20:59,458 --> 00:21:01,660
to meet her needs,
which I didn't mind,

547
00:21:01,660 --> 00:21:02,962
because
I was just so excited

548
00:21:02,962 --> 00:21:05,297
to have this dream of ours
come true.

549
00:21:05,297 --> 00:21:07,967
And was she gonna help you?

550
00:21:07,967 --> 00:21:09,201
Yes, Your Honor.

551
00:21:09,201 --> 00:21:11,770
So that was the thing --
because it's $500,000,

552
00:21:11,770 --> 00:21:14,740
which is definitely above
the $300,000 budget,

553
00:21:14,740 --> 00:21:16,709
that also means
the mortgage,

554
00:21:16,709 --> 00:21:18,844
the monthly mortgage
also increased,

555
00:21:18,844 --> 00:21:21,280
so now it's $2,600 a month.

556
00:21:21,280 --> 00:21:22,581
So we told her, "Okay,

557
00:21:22,581 --> 00:21:24,283
since we're increasing
our budget for you,

558
00:21:24,283 --> 00:21:27,686
you're gonna have to
pay us at least $800 a month."

559
00:21:27,686 --> 00:21:30,890
And she agreed to it.
That's why I-I bought the house.

560
00:21:30,890 --> 00:21:33,792
That's $800 a month --
is pretty good.
Yes.

561
00:21:33,792 --> 00:21:36,629
Okay, so,
when did she move in?

562
00:21:36,629 --> 00:21:39,331
She never moved in.
She completely backed out.

563
00:21:39,331 --> 00:21:40,399
So what happened?

564
00:21:40,399 --> 00:21:44,370
So that was all before
I figured out

565
00:21:44,370 --> 00:21:47,373
how horrible of an aunt
she is to my son.

566
00:21:47,373 --> 00:21:49,675
[ Spectators "Ooh" ]

567
00:21:49,675 --> 00:21:51,577
♪♪

568
00:21:54,446 --> 00:21:56,482
-She completely backed out.
-So what happened?

569
00:21:56,482 --> 00:21:59,552
So that was all before
I figured out

570
00:21:59,552 --> 00:22:02,822
how horrible of an aunt
she is to my son.

571
00:22:02,822 --> 00:22:05,858
[ Spectators "Ooh" ]

572
00:22:05,858 --> 00:22:09,929
First of all, she never
visited me during my pregnancy.

573
00:22:09,929 --> 00:22:13,065
I understand she was in the Army
and it was also COVID,

574
00:22:13,065 --> 00:22:15,868
but she didn't even try
to submit the paperwork at all.

575
00:22:15,868 --> 00:22:16,902
That made me sad.
[ Sighs ]

576
00:22:16,902 --> 00:22:18,137
Wait. Wait a minute. Wait.

577
00:22:18,137 --> 00:22:19,405
She didn't submit
what paperwork?

578
00:22:19,405 --> 00:22:20,606
So -- So, in the Army,

579
00:22:20,606 --> 00:22:22,942
in order to go on leave
to see your family,

580
00:22:22,942 --> 00:22:25,744
you have to submit paperwork,
and it has to be approved.

581
00:22:25,744 --> 00:22:27,780
I mean, you wanted
her where? When?

582
00:22:27,780 --> 00:22:29,048
To come visit me.

583
00:22:29,048 --> 00:22:32,418
So, at this point,
I was living in North Carolina

584
00:22:32,418 --> 00:22:34,653
with my now ex-husband,

585
00:22:34,653 --> 00:22:36,555
and I wanted her
to come fly out to me

586
00:22:36,555 --> 00:22:39,124
because I was big and pregnant
and uncomfortable.

587
00:22:39,124 --> 00:22:40,559
I --
You just want
your sister with you.

588
00:22:40,559 --> 00:22:42,428
I want her to experience it
and, like,

589
00:22:42,428 --> 00:22:43,829
cherish that moment
together.

590
00:22:43,829 --> 00:22:46,232
And then,
when I have my son,

591
00:22:46,232 --> 00:22:50,369
when I give birth and I need
my twin sister the most,

592
00:22:50,369 --> 00:22:51,770
when my son is
a newborn baby,

593
00:22:51,770 --> 00:22:54,373
she still does not
come to see me.

594
00:22:54,373 --> 00:22:56,542
Well, you know,
the COVID thing's

595
00:22:56,542 --> 00:22:58,510
pretty rough for everybody,
you know?

596
00:22:58,510 --> 00:23:01,380
And the Army had
some serious restrictions.

597
00:23:01,380 --> 00:23:04,283
But I was understanding
of how hard it was

598
00:23:04,283 --> 00:23:05,618
during those times.

599
00:23:05,618 --> 00:23:09,421
So I actually did end up
having to leave North Carolina

600
00:23:09,421 --> 00:23:11,323
and go back home
to California

601
00:23:11,323 --> 00:23:13,659
because of how much
I was struggling

602
00:23:13,659 --> 00:23:15,094
as a single mom
at this point.

603
00:23:15,094 --> 00:23:17,096
I needed help.
I needed help.

604
00:23:17,096 --> 00:23:18,998
So I went back
to my family.

605
00:23:18,998 --> 00:23:23,469
And the first time
she gets to see my son

606
00:23:23,469 --> 00:23:26,005
wasn't until he was
seven months old.

607
00:23:26,005 --> 00:23:27,973
So how was the visit
with the baby?

608
00:23:27,973 --> 00:23:31,777
My excitement left me
immediately

609
00:23:31,777 --> 00:23:35,247
when I saw how annoyed
she was

610
00:23:35,247 --> 00:23:37,650
when it came to
spending time with my son.

611
00:23:37,650 --> 00:23:39,251
Yeah, I was awkward
'cause --

612
00:23:39,251 --> 00:23:40,486
I don't know
how to explain it, but --

613
00:23:40,486 --> 00:23:41,620
[ Chuckles ]
Oh, I'm there.

614
00:23:41,620 --> 00:23:43,088
This is probably
none of my business,

615
00:23:43,088 --> 00:23:45,858
but I'm really awkward
with infants.

616
00:23:45,858 --> 00:23:48,060
I'm -- I don't --
I don't want to hold the baby

617
00:23:48,060 --> 00:23:51,063
until the baby
can get control of their head.

618
00:23:51,063 --> 00:23:53,432
Exactly.
'Cause my first grandchild --

619
00:23:53,432 --> 00:23:55,100
I was holding
my first grandchild,

620
00:23:55,100 --> 00:23:57,369
and her head jerked back
real fast.

621
00:23:57,369 --> 00:23:59,638
Yeah.
I thought it had come off.

622
00:23:59,638 --> 00:24:01,774
[ Laughter ]

623
00:24:01,774 --> 00:24:04,810
Do you understand,
uh, Seaira,

624
00:24:04,810 --> 00:24:08,881
her discomfort
or not knowing what to do?

625
00:24:08,881 --> 00:24:11,283
So, Your Honor, yes,
'cause I was the same way.
[ Sighs ]

626
00:24:11,283 --> 00:24:13,085
I was awkward
when my son was born.

627
00:24:13,085 --> 00:24:14,653
I didn't know
how to hold him.

628
00:24:14,653 --> 00:24:17,756
But at the same time,
it's like he's almost 2.

629
00:24:17,756 --> 00:24:19,692
She keeps saying this.

630
00:24:19,692 --> 00:24:21,760
I'm like, how long
is it gonna take?
Okay, so, let me --
Okay, so, now --

631
00:24:21,760 --> 00:24:24,797
now I'm starting
to weave this story together.

632
00:24:24,797 --> 00:24:27,066
So, now,
where in the process

633
00:24:27,066 --> 00:24:28,901
of the house purchase,
purchasing,

634
00:24:28,901 --> 00:24:31,770
did you find out your sister
wasn't gonna move in?

635
00:24:31,770 --> 00:24:34,540
She did not tell me
that she was having cold feet

636
00:24:34,540 --> 00:24:36,875
until after we went
into escrow,

637
00:24:36,875 --> 00:24:38,711
after we were
signing the paperwork

638
00:24:38,711 --> 00:24:41,113
and way too far into it
to back out.

639
00:24:41,113 --> 00:24:42,581
Did you --
Were you thinking that,

640
00:24:42,581 --> 00:24:45,017
if the baby moved in,
you would get better at it?

641
00:24:45,017 --> 00:24:47,252
Yes, exactly, Your Honor.
Okay, wait, wait.

642
00:24:47,252 --> 00:24:49,755
I have a story
about that, though, okay?
[ Sighs ]

643
00:24:49,755 --> 00:24:52,057
Can we pull up
the picture of my sister

644
00:24:52,057 --> 00:24:54,460
when she attempted
to change the diaper, please?

645
00:24:54,460 --> 00:24:55,661
Oh, my God.
Because...

646
00:24:55,661 --> 00:24:57,730
Okay.
what she's
saying right now --

647
00:24:57,730 --> 00:24:59,531
What she's saying right now --
[ Laughs ]

648
00:24:59,531 --> 00:25:01,633
[ Laughter ]

649
00:25:01,633 --> 00:25:05,471
Yeah, I've been there.
Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.
Oh!

650
00:25:05,471 --> 00:25:07,873
Well, I will tell you
right now,

651
00:25:07,873 --> 00:25:11,110
you're not gaining any favor
with me with that picture, lady.

652
00:25:11,110 --> 00:25:12,277
[ Laughter ]

653
00:25:12,277 --> 00:25:14,747
'Cause, damn it, I get it.

654
00:25:14,747 --> 00:25:19,618
What's in that diaper
is damn near illegal.

655
00:25:19,618 --> 00:25:21,487
[ Laughter ]

656
00:25:21,487 --> 00:25:25,557
Seaira, were you ever
honest enough with your sister

657
00:25:25,557 --> 00:25:27,026
to say you're not moving in?

658
00:25:27,026 --> 00:25:28,260
"'Cause I don't know
if you're gonna be

659
00:25:28,260 --> 00:25:29,928
the kind of aunt
that we really need"?

660
00:25:29,928 --> 00:25:31,897
I --
[ Sighs ] I did.

661
00:25:31,897 --> 00:25:33,799
After --
Not until after
I bought the house.

662
00:25:33,799 --> 00:25:34,967
After the fact,
yes, Your Honor.

663
00:25:34,967 --> 00:25:37,002
But as a single mom,
like, I'm so --

664
00:25:37,002 --> 00:25:39,371
I'm terrified.
She's acting out of fear,

665
00:25:39,371 --> 00:25:41,840
which, in my opinion,
if she were to give it a chance,

666
00:25:41,840 --> 00:25:43,308
if she were to
actually move in with me,

667
00:25:43,308 --> 00:25:45,110
my mind-set
would automatically

668
00:25:45,110 --> 00:25:46,512
have to change.
[ Snaps fingers ]

669
00:25:47,846 --> 00:25:51,150
You know, ladies...
[chuckles] this isn't court.

670
00:25:51,150 --> 00:25:53,519
This is
a counseling session.

671
00:25:53,519 --> 00:25:55,921
I-I'm --
I ain't sign up for this.

672
00:25:55,921 --> 00:25:58,090
[ Laughter ]

673
00:25:58,090 --> 00:25:59,825
You see
this sign right here?

674
00:26:01,093 --> 00:26:03,128
I made that up.

675
00:26:03,128 --> 00:26:05,164
[ Laughter, applause ]

676
00:26:09,101 --> 00:26:10,636
This ain't court right here.

677
00:26:10,636 --> 00:26:14,039
This is a counseling session,
and that's not what I do.

678
00:26:14,039 --> 00:26:16,141
But, in spite of it all,

679
00:26:16,141 --> 00:26:17,810
I've reached a verdict.

680
00:26:17,810 --> 00:26:19,845
[ Cheers and applause ]

681
00:26:24,783 --> 00:26:27,052
Here's what I think.

682
00:26:27,052 --> 00:26:30,289
At the end of the day,
you all do love each other.

683
00:26:30,289 --> 00:26:32,791
And, now, I'll tell you
how much love is in this thing.

684
00:26:32,791 --> 00:26:35,394
She was gonna buy a house
with her husband.

685
00:26:35,394 --> 00:26:39,832
She knew her sister needed
some support and some love.

686
00:26:39,832 --> 00:26:41,667
And she said,
"I tell you what I'm gonna do.

687
00:26:41,667 --> 00:26:43,702
I know our budget
for a house is $300,000,

688
00:26:43,702 --> 00:26:46,405
but guess what --
I'm gonna overextend myself."

689
00:26:46,405 --> 00:26:49,007
Comes to you,
gives you a place to stay.

690
00:26:49,007 --> 00:26:50,809
You say,
"Great. I love it.

691
00:26:50,809 --> 00:26:53,278
Matter of fact, hey,
don't get the three-bedroom --

692
00:26:53,278 --> 00:26:54,980
we're gonna need four."

693
00:26:54,980 --> 00:26:56,849
You come to an agreement
with your sister

694
00:26:56,849 --> 00:26:59,184
to pay her $800 a month
to move in.

695
00:26:59,184 --> 00:27:01,453
But along the way, you
discovered this ain't the mother

696
00:27:01,453 --> 00:27:03,088
you thought she was gonna be.

697
00:27:03,088 --> 00:27:04,523
But she don't have to be.

698
00:27:04,523 --> 00:27:05,524
[ Spectators murmur ]

699
00:27:05,524 --> 00:27:07,693
[ Applause ]

700
00:27:07,693 --> 00:27:10,929
She was born into this world
to be your sister.

701
00:27:10,929 --> 00:27:13,465
She never said
she'd be the best aunt.

702
00:27:13,465 --> 00:27:15,567
She can't.
We saw the picture.

703
00:27:15,567 --> 00:27:18,070
[ Laughter ]

704
00:27:18,070 --> 00:27:20,239
I'mma try
to help you both out.

705
00:27:20,239 --> 00:27:24,109
Now, they're on the hook
for $2,600 a month

706
00:27:24,109 --> 00:27:27,379
for at least
a 15-year mortgage.

707
00:27:27,379 --> 00:27:29,681
It's 30-year,
but at least --
[Bleep]

708
00:27:29,681 --> 00:27:31,717
[ Laughter ]

709
00:27:33,652 --> 00:27:35,521
[ Laughter and applause ]

710
00:27:35,521 --> 00:27:36,922
This is what I'm gonna do.

711
00:27:36,922 --> 00:27:41,026
The suit for $9,600
for one year's rent --

712
00:27:41,026 --> 00:27:43,962
I'm going to award that
to the plaintiff.

713
00:27:43,962 --> 00:27:44,997
[ Applause ]

714
00:27:44,997 --> 00:27:49,968
I grant you your suit
for $9,600.

715
00:27:49,968 --> 00:27:53,639
But the court is going to
pay it for you.

716
00:27:53,639 --> 00:27:56,241
[ Cheers and applause ]

717
00:27:58,744 --> 00:28:01,847
Or better yet, the court
is gonna pay it for you

718
00:28:01,847 --> 00:28:03,448
because it's you
who owe her.

719
00:28:03,448 --> 00:28:04,716
Woman: Yes.
That's true.
Aww.

720
00:28:04,716 --> 00:28:07,519
But, now, here's part two
to what I'm gonna do --

721
00:28:07,519 --> 00:28:12,190
I'm gonna add an additional
$3,000 with the stipulation...

722
00:28:12,190 --> 00:28:15,894
I'm gonna cry.
...that you take
yourself and your baby

723
00:28:15,894 --> 00:28:18,130
and you move in
with your sister

724
00:28:18,130 --> 00:28:21,700
and you get to
being sisters again.

725
00:28:21,700 --> 00:28:25,470
Because it's more important that
you get to being sisters again

726
00:28:25,470 --> 00:28:29,074
than you keep being fretful
about what she's not.

727
00:28:29,074 --> 00:28:31,710
Because you can't punish her
for what she's not.

728
00:28:31,710 --> 00:28:33,879
You ought to reward her
for what she is.

729
00:28:33,879 --> 00:28:37,382
Now, that's my stipulation.
Do we have a deal?

730
00:28:37,382 --> 00:28:39,017
Yes.

731
00:28:39,017 --> 00:28:41,920
My verdict is for $9,600
for the plaintiff.

732
00:28:41,920 --> 00:28:43,789
$3,000 for the defendant.

733
00:28:43,789 --> 00:28:45,624
That's my verdict.

734
00:28:45,624 --> 00:28:47,159
And that's the way I see it.

735
00:28:47,159 --> 00:28:49,294
[ Cheers and applause ]

736
00:28:49,294 --> 00:28:51,163
♪♪

737
00:28:51,163 --> 00:28:52,831
The kids like your food.
Anybody else?

738
00:28:52,831 --> 00:28:55,467
Yeah, I actually make food for
people who've just had babies.

739
00:28:55,467 --> 00:28:56,602
They in the hospital.

740
00:28:56,602 --> 00:28:59,705
Anything tastes better
than hospital food.

741
00:29:03,442 --> 00:29:05,510
[ Cheers and applause ]

742
00:29:05,510 --> 00:29:07,479
Alright, let's get started.

743
00:29:07,479 --> 00:29:08,580
This is the case of

744
00:29:08,580 --> 00:29:10,882
Josie Moorlag
vs. Phillip Moorlag.

745
00:29:10,882 --> 00:29:13,819
Josie is suing her husband,
Phillip, for $5,000

746
00:29:13,819 --> 00:29:16,555
for his costly junk-food
and energy-drink addiction.

747
00:29:16,555 --> 00:29:17,823
Phillip argues
that his addiction

748
00:29:17,823 --> 00:29:19,358
is actually a lifesaver

749
00:29:19,358 --> 00:29:21,426
and is countersuing for $3,000

750
00:29:21,426 --> 00:29:23,462
for Josie's constant criticism.

751
00:29:23,462 --> 00:29:24,730
Let's start with Josie.

752
00:29:24,730 --> 00:29:27,266
You have 30 seconds
to state your case.

753
00:29:27,266 --> 00:29:30,936
Your Honor, I'm suing
my husband, Phillip, for $5,000,

754
00:29:30,936 --> 00:29:33,238
because he has extremely
unhealthy habits

755
00:29:33,238 --> 00:29:34,906
that are affecting
our family,

756
00:29:34,906 --> 00:29:36,642
they're affecting
our finances,

757
00:29:36,642 --> 00:29:38,910
and I think they're affecting
his health now

758
00:29:38,910 --> 00:29:40,512
but, also, long-term.

759
00:29:40,512 --> 00:29:41,847
And I want him
to pay up,

760
00:29:41,847 --> 00:29:43,749
because we have
big goals and dreams

761
00:29:43,749 --> 00:29:45,350
that we can't reach
if he's not healthy

762
00:29:45,350 --> 00:29:48,487
and if he's not spending
our money wisely.

763
00:29:48,487 --> 00:29:50,589
Uh, Phillip, your turn.

764
00:29:50,589 --> 00:29:52,524
You got 30 seconds
to respond.

765
00:29:52,524 --> 00:29:55,394
I feel I do not have
unhealthy e-eating habits,

766
00:29:55,394 --> 00:29:57,629
and I think it's ridiculous
that we're even here today.

767
00:29:57,629 --> 00:30:01,099
So I'm countersuing her
for $3,000 for harassment

768
00:30:01,099 --> 00:30:02,567
for the past
2 1/2 years.

769
00:30:02,567 --> 00:30:07,005
Phillip, I've had a couple
of these cases before...

770
00:30:07,005 --> 00:30:08,340
[ Laughter ]

771
00:30:08,340 --> 00:30:10,609
...you ain't seen
harassment yet.

772
00:30:10,609 --> 00:30:12,244
[ Laughter ]

773
00:30:12,244 --> 00:30:14,212
Josie, tell me about
your marriage,

774
00:30:14,212 --> 00:30:15,580
your relationship
with your husband.

775
00:30:15,580 --> 00:30:16,715
What's going on?

776
00:30:16,715 --> 00:30:19,117
We've been married
for just about two years.

777
00:30:19,117 --> 00:30:23,855
We've got a 6-year-old
and a 13-month-old.

778
00:30:23,855 --> 00:30:25,824
And our relationship
is great.

779
00:30:25,824 --> 00:30:27,993
I think he has habits
that he needs to work on

780
00:30:27,993 --> 00:30:29,361
[scoffs]
and that's why we're here.

781
00:30:29,361 --> 00:30:32,064
Okay. Describe your marriage,
uh, here, Phillip.

782
00:30:32,064 --> 00:30:33,598
Our marriage is great.

783
00:30:33,598 --> 00:30:36,568
You know, we get along --
other than being here today.

784
00:30:36,568 --> 00:30:38,704
Phillip, try not to sound
so happy about it, okay?

785
00:30:38,704 --> 00:30:41,306
Just try...
[ Laughter ]

786
00:30:41,306 --> 00:30:43,008
So tell me what this issue

787
00:30:43,008 --> 00:30:45,277
you're talking about
with junk food --

788
00:30:45,277 --> 00:30:46,845
he's spending money,
he's unhealthy.

789
00:30:46,845 --> 00:30:47,846
What do you --
Can you give me the --

790
00:30:47,846 --> 00:30:48,880
Give me the case.

791
00:30:48,880 --> 00:30:51,883
Yeah. So he spends
a lot of money.

792
00:30:51,883 --> 00:30:54,286
And we have some
bank statements that I have

793
00:30:54,286 --> 00:30:57,622
of fast food,
energy drinks,

794
00:30:57,622 --> 00:30:59,458
stopping to get this,
stopping to get that,

795
00:30:59,458 --> 00:31:02,728
whatever he needs on the road
multiple times a day,

796
00:31:02,728 --> 00:31:05,397
spending hundreds of dollars
a month on this

797
00:31:05,397 --> 00:31:07,799
when we have food at home
that I'm making for him.

798
00:31:07,799 --> 00:31:09,167
What is she talking about,
Phillip?

799
00:31:09,167 --> 00:31:11,103
I have
two different jobs,

800
00:31:11,103 --> 00:31:13,105
so I'm constantly
on the go.

801
00:31:13,105 --> 00:31:15,841
So I am stopping often

802
00:31:15,841 --> 00:31:19,177
to...get takeout
and energy drinks

803
00:31:19,177 --> 00:31:20,512
to keep on going.

804
00:31:20,512 --> 00:31:21,580
Did you -- Did you drink
an energy drink

805
00:31:21,580 --> 00:31:22,948
before the show today?

806
00:31:22,948 --> 00:31:24,483
[ Laughter ]

807
00:31:24,483 --> 00:31:25,951
I didn't.

808
00:31:25,951 --> 00:31:27,319
[ Laughter continues ]

809
00:31:27,319 --> 00:31:29,388
And so, I have evidence
of the drinks --

810
00:31:29,388 --> 00:31:31,289
lots of drinks from,
like, a couple of days.

811
00:31:31,289 --> 00:31:33,392
[ Chuckles ]
Alright, let's see it.

812
00:31:34,493 --> 00:31:36,394
This is just like a couple
of days' worth in the house.

813
00:31:36,394 --> 00:31:38,764
How many energy drinks
you drink a day?

814
00:31:38,764 --> 00:31:40,165
Phillip: Three a day,
Your Honor.

815
00:31:40,165 --> 00:31:42,267
Three a day?
Yes, Your Honor.

816
00:31:42,267 --> 00:31:44,469
What's your concern
about all of this?

817
00:31:44,469 --> 00:31:46,438
I'm actually a personal trainer
and nutritionist,

818
00:31:46,438 --> 00:31:49,841
so I coach my clients
on healthy habits.

819
00:31:49,841 --> 00:31:52,210
Now, I'm not saying he can't
ever have energy drinks,

820
00:31:52,210 --> 00:31:54,479
but I notice
he's always exhausted.

821
00:31:54,479 --> 00:31:56,248
He never has energy
to do anything.

822
00:31:56,248 --> 00:31:57,783
He's got stomach issues.

823
00:31:57,783 --> 00:31:59,317
He'll come home --
"My stomach hurts."

824
00:31:59,317 --> 00:32:01,286
Well, probably 'cause
you had just an energy drink

825
00:32:01,286 --> 00:32:04,356
with nothing in your stomach
or you just ate a bunch of junk.

826
00:32:04,356 --> 00:32:06,658
Do you have evidence
of the spending?

827
00:32:06,658 --> 00:32:07,793
I do, yep.

828
00:32:07,793 --> 00:32:09,428
And we have
a bank statement.

829
00:32:09,428 --> 00:32:11,430
Alright. Gas station.

830
00:32:11,430 --> 00:32:14,366
Gas station. Fast food.

831
00:32:14,366 --> 00:32:16,101
Gas station. Fast food.

832
00:32:16,101 --> 00:32:17,369
Give me an idea

833
00:32:17,369 --> 00:32:19,137
of what you order
at a fast-food restaurant.

834
00:32:19,137 --> 00:32:22,474
It's a double butter burger
with cheese, cheese curd.

835
00:32:22,474 --> 00:32:24,709
What do you drink --
soda?

836
00:32:24,709 --> 00:32:26,244
Energy drinks.

837
00:32:26,244 --> 00:32:28,847
You drink an energy drink
with the burger?

838
00:32:28,847 --> 00:32:30,482
Yes, Your Honor.
Whew!

839
00:32:30,482 --> 00:32:33,018
I mean, do -- You say you go
to the grocery store.

840
00:32:33,018 --> 00:32:34,152
Do you cook dinner?

841
00:32:34,152 --> 00:32:35,954
I do.
I always have dinner.

842
00:32:35,954 --> 00:32:37,489
And I usually text him
to let him know

843
00:32:37,489 --> 00:32:39,991
that we have dinner,
and then he won't eat it.

844
00:32:39,991 --> 00:32:41,560
Okay. Well,
what are you making?

845
00:32:41,560 --> 00:32:43,428
I'm making normal things.

846
00:32:43,428 --> 00:32:45,630
He claims that
it's Mediterranean.
Now, when you say --
What's normal?

847
00:32:45,630 --> 00:32:47,265
He claims that
it's "Mediterranean,"

848
00:32:47,265 --> 00:32:49,534
but I make things
like tacos, burgers.

849
00:32:49,534 --> 00:32:50,802
I know the types
of food he likes.

850
00:32:50,802 --> 00:32:54,306
Chicken I make, very simple,
not over the top.

851
00:32:54,306 --> 00:32:57,075
I always include vegetables
and, you know, balanced meals

852
00:32:57,075 --> 00:32:59,110
like I preach
to my clients, as well --

853
00:32:59,110 --> 00:33:01,480
nothing that's really
out there.

854
00:33:01,480 --> 00:33:04,249
I think I may have
run up on something.
[ Chuckles ]

855
00:33:04,249 --> 00:33:06,585
You don't eat dinner
at home a lot?

856
00:33:06,585 --> 00:33:08,220
No, Your Honor.
[ Chuckles ]

857
00:33:08,220 --> 00:33:09,554
You want to tell us why?

858
00:33:09,554 --> 00:33:11,923
[ Laughter ]

859
00:33:11,923 --> 00:33:12,958
I'm a good cook.

860
00:33:12,958 --> 00:33:14,626
I am!
Ahhh...

861
00:33:14,626 --> 00:33:16,161
[ Laughter ]

862
00:33:16,161 --> 00:33:17,462
He's an honest guy.

863
00:33:17,462 --> 00:33:18,530
He's doing really well.

864
00:33:18,530 --> 00:33:20,966
He hasn't lied yet.

865
00:33:20,966 --> 00:33:23,535
Why don't you like
eating at home, Phillip?

866
00:33:23,535 --> 00:33:25,770
Uh, well, she kind of already
said it in her statement,

867
00:33:25,770 --> 00:33:29,341
Your Honor -- uh, she makes
Mediterranean-type foods.

868
00:33:29,341 --> 00:33:32,110
Uh, there was one day
I went in to work,

869
00:33:32,110 --> 00:33:34,179
and somebody,
one of my coworkers

870
00:33:34,179 --> 00:33:36,815
at the correctional officer
facility was like,

871
00:33:36,815 --> 00:33:38,149
"What is that?"

872
00:33:38,149 --> 00:33:40,685
And I was like, "You know,
I-I-I don't know."

873
00:33:40,685 --> 00:33:42,821
I had to start
naming off...

874
00:33:42,821 --> 00:33:45,457
A bunch of damn
Mediterranean food.

875
00:33:45,457 --> 00:33:49,928
And it wasn't.
It was --
You -- Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah!

876
00:33:49,928 --> 00:33:52,964
See, I -- listen,
I'm asking Phillip,

877
00:33:52,964 --> 00:33:54,666
'cause we're gonna
learn something.

878
00:33:54,666 --> 00:33:56,501
Alright.

879
00:33:56,501 --> 00:33:58,570
[ Laughter ]

880
00:33:58,570 --> 00:34:01,273
When you open up
this Mediterranean food

881
00:34:01,273 --> 00:34:03,375
and you look in there,
what are you looking at?

882
00:34:03,375 --> 00:34:05,577
I know the other
correction officers are going,

883
00:34:05,577 --> 00:34:08,213
"What is that?"
And they pointing at it.

884
00:34:08,213 --> 00:34:10,115
Well, what -- what is it?

885
00:34:10,115 --> 00:34:12,484
That particular instance,
it was like, you know,

886
00:34:12,484 --> 00:34:15,253
I think there's some tomatoes
in there, maybe some cucumbers.

887
00:34:15,253 --> 00:34:17,422
There's --
I don't know what that is.

888
00:34:17,422 --> 00:34:18,757
[ Laughter ]

889
00:34:18,757 --> 00:34:21,626
Uh, there's some chicken,
uh, some seasoning.

890
00:34:21,626 --> 00:34:23,361
But I don't know
the name of it.

891
00:34:23,361 --> 00:34:24,663
Let's talk. Josie?

892
00:34:24,663 --> 00:34:25,664
Yes.

893
00:34:25,664 --> 00:34:27,599
You're a young wife...
I am. Yes.

894
00:34:27,599 --> 00:34:29,868
...young mother...
Yep.

895
00:34:29,868 --> 00:34:32,170
...spent a lot of time
training.

896
00:34:32,170 --> 00:34:33,438
Can you cook?

897
00:34:33,438 --> 00:34:35,106
[ Laughter and applause ]

898
00:34:35,106 --> 00:34:38,343
I can cook.
Woman: She can.

899
00:34:38,343 --> 00:34:40,278
I have a witness
who can back me up here.
I can.

900
00:34:40,278 --> 00:34:41,813
I'm also an excellent baker,

901
00:34:41,813 --> 00:34:43,315
but we're not talking
about that right now.

902
00:34:43,315 --> 00:34:44,683
We're just talking
about cooking.

903
00:34:44,683 --> 00:34:46,985
Can you cook?

904
00:34:46,985 --> 00:34:49,621
I can cook,
and I follow recipes.
Woman: Mm-hmm, mm-hmm.

905
00:34:49,621 --> 00:34:51,723
This is a simple recipe.

906
00:34:51,723 --> 00:34:52,924
Listen to me.

907
00:34:52,924 --> 00:34:54,693
It was just not
what he was used to, I suppose.

908
00:34:54,693 --> 00:34:56,061
But let me ask you
a question.
Yes.

909
00:34:56,061 --> 00:34:57,662
I'm just trying to work
through this thing.

910
00:34:57,662 --> 00:35:00,031
Sure.
'Cause we're not getting
anywhere

911
00:35:00,031 --> 00:35:01,967
unless we're just honest.
Sure.

912
00:35:03,468 --> 00:35:06,438
Who likes your cooking?

913
00:35:06,438 --> 00:35:07,706
[ Laughter ]

914
00:35:07,706 --> 00:35:10,842
♪♪

915
00:35:13,545 --> 00:35:15,780
But let me ask you
a question.
Josie: Yes.

916
00:35:15,780 --> 00:35:17,048
I'm just trying to work
through this thing.

917
00:35:17,048 --> 00:35:19,417
Sure.
'Cause we're not getting
anywhere

918
00:35:19,417 --> 00:35:21,920
unless we're just honest.
Sure.

919
00:35:21,920 --> 00:35:23,121
♪♪

920
00:35:23,121 --> 00:35:25,957
Who likes your cooking?
[ Laughter ]

921
00:35:25,957 --> 00:35:27,859
My kids like my cooking,
and that says something.

922
00:35:27,859 --> 00:35:29,060
Your kids?

923
00:35:29,060 --> 00:35:30,128
'Cause kids can be
very picky.

924
00:35:30,128 --> 00:35:31,563
Your kids were
born into this.

925
00:35:31,563 --> 00:35:33,231
[ Laughter ]

926
00:35:33,231 --> 00:35:35,100
They don't know
anything else.

927
00:35:35,100 --> 00:35:36,868
[ Laughter ]

928
00:35:36,868 --> 00:35:38,837
The kids like your food.
Anybody else?

929
00:35:38,837 --> 00:35:41,806
Yeah, I actually make food for
people who've just had babies,

930
00:35:41,806 --> 00:35:43,575
which a lot of people in my life
have recently had babies.

931
00:35:43,575 --> 00:35:45,577
People that
have just had babies.

932
00:35:45,577 --> 00:35:47,112
Well,
they in the hospital.

933
00:35:47,112 --> 00:35:48,413
They were just --
No, they weren't
in the hospital.

934
00:35:48,413 --> 00:35:49,581
I brought it
to their home.

935
00:35:49,581 --> 00:35:51,716
Anything tastes better
than hospital food.

936
00:35:51,716 --> 00:35:53,418
[ Laughter ]

937
00:35:53,418 --> 00:35:55,954
Okay. Why do you think
he doesn't eat your food?

938
00:35:55,954 --> 00:35:58,089
I think he had a lot
of fast food as a kid.

939
00:35:58,089 --> 00:35:59,624
And then he puts ranch
on everything,

940
00:35:59,624 --> 00:36:00,825
'cause that's what
he grew up with.

941
00:36:00,825 --> 00:36:02,694
He puts ranch
on everything?

942
00:36:02,694 --> 00:36:03,895
Everything, yep.

943
00:36:03,895 --> 00:36:05,530
You put ranch on pizza,
don't you?

944
00:36:05,530 --> 00:36:06,631
I do, Your Honor.

945
00:36:06,631 --> 00:36:07,766
I know, man.

946
00:36:07,766 --> 00:36:09,267
[ Laughter ]
You put ranch on chicken?

947
00:36:09,267 --> 00:36:10,935
I do, Your Honor.
My homeboy.

948
00:36:10,935 --> 00:36:11,970
Everything.

949
00:36:11,970 --> 00:36:13,304
My dawg.

950
00:36:13,304 --> 00:36:16,341
How much are you saying
that he's spending on junk food?

951
00:36:16,341 --> 00:36:18,176
Roughly $500 a month,

952
00:36:18,176 --> 00:36:20,011
which is roughly
what we spend in groceries.

953
00:36:20,011 --> 00:36:22,414
So we're spending double.
[ Chuckles ]

954
00:36:22,414 --> 00:36:25,517
$500 a month...
Mm-hmm.

955
00:36:25,517 --> 00:36:27,285
...times 10 months.

956
00:36:27,285 --> 00:36:28,653
That's your suit
for 5 grand.

957
00:36:28,653 --> 00:36:29,788
You got it.

958
00:36:29,788 --> 00:36:32,724
This 5 grand
is preventing you from what?

959
00:36:32,724 --> 00:36:35,560
Doing things like
taking vacations

960
00:36:35,560 --> 00:36:38,563
or putting money away
for our kids in college --

961
00:36:38,563 --> 00:36:39,698
things like that.

962
00:36:39,698 --> 00:36:41,399
Prepping for the future,
'cause we're spending it

963
00:36:41,399 --> 00:36:43,735
on tedious things
that we don't need.

964
00:36:43,735 --> 00:36:45,537
How do you see this,
Phillip?

965
00:36:45,537 --> 00:36:46,905
I see it that, you know,

966
00:36:46,905 --> 00:36:48,706
we -- we get the money,
our bills are paid.

967
00:36:48,706 --> 00:36:50,842
We do have extra money
to do that type of stuff.

968
00:36:50,842 --> 00:36:52,544
I'm just always on the go,

969
00:36:52,544 --> 00:36:54,412
being working
two jobs and stuff,

970
00:36:54,412 --> 00:36:56,281
so it's just easier
for --
You work two jobs?

971
00:36:56,281 --> 00:36:57,348
Yes, Your Honor.
I don't --

972
00:36:57,348 --> 00:36:59,517
So you leave the house
around what time?

973
00:36:59,517 --> 00:37:02,187
Usually midnight thirty
is when I leave,

974
00:37:02,187 --> 00:37:03,755
and I get home
around noon thirty,

975
00:37:03,755 --> 00:37:05,990
then I'll go out
and run the tree business.

976
00:37:05,990 --> 00:37:08,426
How many hours you put
in that a day?
It depends.

977
00:37:08,426 --> 00:37:10,862
Some days,
I'll go 36 to 40 hours

978
00:37:10,862 --> 00:37:12,330
without any sleep,
Your Honor.

979
00:37:12,330 --> 00:37:15,100
[ Spectators murmur ]
You hustling, man.

980
00:37:15,100 --> 00:37:16,401
Yes, Your Honor.

981
00:37:16,401 --> 00:37:19,003
I ain't mad at that.
You hustle.

982
00:37:19,003 --> 00:37:21,740
[ Applause ]

983
00:37:23,675 --> 00:37:25,443
Are you concerned
about his health?

984
00:37:25,443 --> 00:37:26,978
Is that it?
It's both.

985
00:37:26,978 --> 00:37:29,013
But I am concerned about
his health and sleeping.

986
00:37:29,013 --> 00:37:30,949
Because he's having
all these energy drinks,

987
00:37:30,949 --> 00:37:33,852
he can't sleep well
with his crazy schedule, too.

988
00:37:33,852 --> 00:37:35,220
Well, let's get to
your witness.

989
00:37:35,220 --> 00:37:36,521
Who --
Who do we have here?

990
00:37:36,521 --> 00:37:38,723
I have my sister here
as my witness.

991
00:37:38,723 --> 00:37:39,791
Okay. Can you come
on up, please?

992
00:37:39,791 --> 00:37:41,059
Annie: Sure.

993
00:37:43,027 --> 00:37:45,764
Welcome.
Uh, tell me your name.
Thank you.
My name's Annie.

994
00:37:45,764 --> 00:37:47,265
Yeah, you can
take a seat.
Thank you.

995
00:37:47,265 --> 00:37:50,201
Annie, what do you do?
I'm a registered nurse.

996
00:37:50,201 --> 00:37:52,403
And you're her sister?
Yes.

997
00:37:52,403 --> 00:37:55,073
Have you noticed
his weird junk-food habit?

998
00:37:55,073 --> 00:37:56,641
Oh, absolutely.

999
00:37:56,641 --> 00:38:00,011
The whole "doesn't like
what Josie, um, cooks" --

1000
00:38:00,011 --> 00:38:01,379
she is a really good cook.

1001
00:38:01,379 --> 00:38:03,648
But he comes over to our house
and our family

1002
00:38:03,648 --> 00:38:05,817
and will leave a party
or function

1003
00:38:05,817 --> 00:38:07,919
to go get an energy drink

1004
00:38:07,919 --> 00:38:08,953
or to the gas station

1005
00:38:08,953 --> 00:38:11,356
to get a pack of Skittles
or a burger.

1006
00:38:11,356 --> 00:38:13,992
[ Laughs ] And we'll say,
"Where's Phillip?"

1007
00:38:13,992 --> 00:38:15,994
"Oh, he's probably
at the gas station."

1008
00:38:15,994 --> 00:38:17,829
That's just
a classic line.

1009
00:38:17,829 --> 00:38:20,832
Has he refused to eat
any of the family meals?

1010
00:38:20,832 --> 00:38:23,134
We went out to eat last night
at a restaurant

1011
00:38:23,134 --> 00:38:26,771
with my mom
and their 13-month-old baby.

1012
00:38:26,771 --> 00:38:29,207
We all go to get a table
at the restaurant,

1013
00:38:29,207 --> 00:38:31,042
and we don't know
where Phillip is.

1014
00:38:31,042 --> 00:38:33,845
He's just gone,
not eating with us.

1015
00:38:33,845 --> 00:38:36,848
And we just had a meal
without him.

1016
00:38:36,848 --> 00:38:37,916
So --
Objection, Your Honor.

1017
00:38:37,916 --> 00:38:39,417
Did he eat --
Well, no, let me --

1018
00:38:39,417 --> 00:38:42,353
Go ahead, Phillip.
Yesterday, well,
we're in Atlanta.

1019
00:38:42,353 --> 00:38:45,123
I've never been in Atlanta,
so I got one of those scooters.

1020
00:38:45,123 --> 00:38:47,926
And while they went to eat
and go eat, I wasn't hungry.

1021
00:38:47,926 --> 00:38:50,295
So I already had
my energy drink,

1022
00:38:50,295 --> 00:38:51,663
got on my scooter...
[ Laughter ]

1023
00:38:51,663 --> 00:38:53,932
Yeah. It's true.
That's right.

1024
00:38:53,932 --> 00:38:56,334
And I drove around Atlanta
for -- for an hour by myself.

1025
00:38:56,334 --> 00:38:58,469
That's --
It's just rude.

1026
00:38:58,469 --> 00:38:59,804
Well, thank you very much.
Sure.

1027
00:38:59,804 --> 00:39:01,606
That -- That gives me
a little bit of insight.

1028
00:39:01,606 --> 00:39:02,941
Thank you.
Okay.

1029
00:39:02,941 --> 00:39:05,310
Let's talk about
your suit, Phillip.

1030
00:39:05,310 --> 00:39:08,379
Your suit for $3,000
for harassment.

1031
00:39:08,379 --> 00:39:11,349
Oh, it's just been going on
in our entire relationship.

1032
00:39:11,349 --> 00:39:13,718
Uh, but I'm -- I'm constantly
always on the go.

1033
00:39:13,718 --> 00:39:16,354
I'm a father,
uh, I'm a husband,

1034
00:39:16,354 --> 00:39:18,856
so I-I just need
the energy drinks.

1035
00:39:18,856 --> 00:39:21,059
But I feel I'm pretty
healthy, Your Honor.

1036
00:39:21,059 --> 00:39:23,695
I've -- I train five times
a week in jiu-jitsu.

1037
00:39:23,695 --> 00:39:26,097
I've done
national tournaments.

1038
00:39:26,097 --> 00:39:28,967
I've done -- I fought
in the cage twice, uh,

1039
00:39:28,967 --> 00:39:30,535
and I don't lose.

1040
00:39:30,535 --> 00:39:32,670
Alright.
I've reached a verdict.

1041
00:39:32,670 --> 00:39:34,639
[ Cheers and applause ]
[ Chuckles ]

1042
00:39:34,639 --> 00:39:36,808
[ Applause continues ]

1043
00:39:36,808 --> 00:39:39,510
Now, you know, uh...
[chuckles]

1044
00:39:39,510 --> 00:39:41,379
I mean, legally,
what can you say about this,

1045
00:39:41,379 --> 00:39:43,648
since nobody's broken a law?

1046
00:39:43,648 --> 00:39:48,486
This is a dispute,
a marital dispute.

1047
00:39:48,486 --> 00:39:51,055
Now, in defense
of the plaintiff,

1048
00:39:51,055 --> 00:39:54,058
she's concerned about
her husband's eating habits.

1049
00:39:54,058 --> 00:39:56,594
She's a personal trainer
and nutritionist.

1050
00:39:56,594 --> 00:39:59,097
Of course
she's gonna be concerned.

1051
00:39:59,097 --> 00:40:01,966
You marry a guy,
you want him to stick around.

1052
00:40:01,966 --> 00:40:04,902
Now, for Phillip,
who's eating badly --

1053
00:40:04,902 --> 00:40:06,671
but, boy,
oh, boy, oh, boy,

1054
00:40:06,671 --> 00:40:08,773
he's out hustling.

1055
00:40:08,773 --> 00:40:10,008
This man is putting it in.

1056
00:40:10,008 --> 00:40:12,010
His job is to provide
for his family,

1057
00:40:12,010 --> 00:40:13,444
and he's doing
an excellent job.

1058
00:40:13,444 --> 00:40:16,014
I-I can't get mad at that.

1059
00:40:16,014 --> 00:40:18,049
I-I just can't --
I can't get mad at that.

1060
00:40:18,049 --> 00:40:20,184
[ Applause ]

1061
00:40:20,184 --> 00:40:21,552
Now, Phillip...

1062
00:40:21,552 --> 00:40:23,187
I wish you'd watch
what you eat.

1063
00:40:23,187 --> 00:40:24,922
I wish you'd make
better choices.

1064
00:40:26,024 --> 00:40:29,961
But it ain't against the law
to eat fast food.

1065
00:40:29,961 --> 00:40:32,930
It's not against the law
to make energy drinks.

1066
00:40:32,930 --> 00:40:34,065
The man is working.

1067
00:40:34,065 --> 00:40:35,099
He's on the go.

1068
00:40:35,099 --> 00:40:36,601
He gotta get it and go.

1069
00:40:36,601 --> 00:40:37,902
What can I do?

1070
00:40:37,902 --> 00:40:40,038
I'm in -- I'm in
a tough spot here.

1071
00:40:40,038 --> 00:40:43,474
Her suit is for $5,000

1072
00:40:43,474 --> 00:40:48,880
for the $500 he spends a month
over a 10-month period.

1073
00:40:48,880 --> 00:40:52,784
He wants $3,000
for harassment.

1074
00:40:52,784 --> 00:40:54,686
[ Laughter ]

1075
00:40:54,686 --> 00:40:58,856
Listen, you're not gonna like
what I'm about to say.

1076
00:40:58,856 --> 00:41:00,792
I think we got
a cooking issue here.

1077
00:41:00,792 --> 00:41:02,627
[ Chuckles ]
[ Applause ]

1078
00:41:02,627 --> 00:41:06,597
I think somebody don't like
somebody else's cooking.

1079
00:41:06,597 --> 00:41:08,366
And I don't care
how you make it --

1080
00:41:08,366 --> 00:41:10,001
he don't like it.

1081
00:41:10,001 --> 00:41:11,903
And when you go over
to the family function,

1082
00:41:11,903 --> 00:41:14,405
he don't like the way
your family cook, either.

1083
00:41:14,405 --> 00:41:16,541
So he gets on a scooter,
and he rides off.

1084
00:41:16,541 --> 00:41:20,645
[ Laughter and applause ]

1085
00:41:20,645 --> 00:41:23,815
So, now, here is the way
I'm gonna settle this.

1086
00:41:23,815 --> 00:41:27,285
For your suit for $5,000
to sue your husband,

1087
00:41:27,285 --> 00:41:28,820
I can't do that,

1088
00:41:28,820 --> 00:41:30,888
because this man works...
He does.

1089
00:41:30,888 --> 00:41:32,590
...and I can't get mad
at that.

1090
00:41:32,590 --> 00:41:35,693
How you penalizing the guy
for doing what he said he'd do

1091
00:41:35,693 --> 00:41:38,563
when he married you --
to take care of you?

1092
00:41:38,563 --> 00:41:41,966
Your suit for $5,000
I'm going to dismiss.

1093
00:41:41,966 --> 00:41:44,702
And your suit for $3,000
for harassment --

1094
00:41:44,702 --> 00:41:46,838
on behalf
of every man in here,

1095
00:41:46,838 --> 00:41:48,606
I grant you $3,000.

1096
00:41:48,606 --> 00:41:50,108
[ Gavel bangs ]

1097
00:41:50,108 --> 00:41:51,542
[ Cheers and applause ]
Unbelievable.

1098
00:41:51,542 --> 00:41:52,944
That's my verdict.

1099
00:41:52,944 --> 00:41:54,379
And that's the way I see it.

1100
00:41:54,379 --> 00:41:55,613
[ Cheers and applause ]

1101
00:41:55,613 --> 00:41:57,648
♪♪

1102
00:41:57,648 --> 00:42:00,284
Unbelievable.

1103
00:42:00,284 --> 00:42:02,887
Oh, my God.

1104
00:42:02,887 --> 00:42:05,990
Oh, God,
I cannot believe it.

1105
00:42:05,990 --> 00:42:14,198
♪♪

1106
00:42:14,198 --> 00:42:15,700
Unbelievable.

1107
00:42:15,700 --> 00:42:21,272
♪♪