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And the pain and suffering
is because of...?

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Lack of intimacy.
Lack of sex.

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That's a whole nother
kind of pain and suffering.

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Yeah, yeah.
Yeah.

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I don't really
do witchcraft, miss.

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Would you come and stand
on this side, please?

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Use your Taser
if you have to.

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Uh...

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We had so many parties.

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We did a lot
of naughty things.

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Well, naughty over there
is different.

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It ain't the same.

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It ain't the same naughty
as in America.

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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 where 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 -- in
my
house.

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Court is now in session.

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[ Chuckles ]

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-- Captions by VITAC --

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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 Jia Miranda
vs. Elijah Miranda

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Jia is suing
her husband, Elijah,

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for $10,000 for lingerie, wigs,

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and a sexy photo shoot

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because of his lack
of intimacy.

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Elijah says the money

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would be better spent
elsewhere,

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so he's not paying.

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Let's start with you, Jia.

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You have 30 seconds
to state your case.

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Yes, so, Your Honor, I'm suing
my husband for $10,000

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for lack of intimacy.

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[ Spectators exclaiming ]

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Yeah.

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$5,000 for emotional distress,
pain and suffering,

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and another $5,000
for money well spent

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on spicing up our marriage,
our relationship, you know,

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for things like wigs, lingerie,
and other personal items.

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[ Laughter ]

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Uh, Elijah, it's your turn.
You have 30 seconds to respond.

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My wife is here suing me
for $10,000 --

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that she's not getting...

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We'll see.
Ha!

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...because she thinks that I'm
not doing my job in the bedroom.

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And I guarantee you,
I do my job.

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And outside.

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And she's not seeing
that 10K.

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We gonna see about that.
Ha! Ha! Ha!

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Well, this is gonna
be interesting.

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I ain't seen this one before.

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So, uh, tell me about
your relationship.

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How were old where you
when you met?

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We was
in the seventh grade.

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Mm-hmm.
12 years old.

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And then he gave me
my first kiss.

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[ Spectators "Aww" ]

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Yes.

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Four years later,

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wound up being
in a relationship.

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After the relationship,

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it turned into
two years later

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we wound up, you know,
getting engaged.

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And then from two years,

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we wound up getting married
in August 25, 2019.

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But guess what? We're here
and she's suing me for 10K.

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[ Chuckles ]

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Well, it ain't just suing you
for 10K.

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Mm-hmm.

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Where she is suing you
for lingerie, outfits,

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wigs, a photo shoot,
and pain and suffering.

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And the pain and suffering
is because of...?

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Lack of intimacy.
Lack of sex.

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Oh.

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[ Laughter ]

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That's a whole nother kind
of pain and suffering.

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Yeah, yeah.
Yeah. Yeah.

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I've been
through that before.

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Yeah.
So...okay.

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It's real.
It's getting real, Steve.

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All my life,
I had to fight.

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I'm gonna tell you why.
You want to know why.

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Yeah. Yeah.

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My weight has been
going up and down.

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I was 400 pounds
when me and Elijah got married.

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You know --
You got...

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Yes,
I was 400 pounds.

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Jia: And when we got married,
you know, that was my biggest.

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We both didn't notice
how big I was getting at all.

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She was gorgeous then,
and she's gorgeous now.

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[ Cheers and applause ]

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And so you went -- you decided
to do something about it?

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Yes, I went --
And how much did you lose?

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I lost 148 pounds.

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[ Spectators cheering ]

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She's stunning.
I love it.
Yeah.

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Okay, now,
most women right now,

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I got to be honest with you,
Jia...

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Yeah.
...are on his side.

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They're clapping
for this guy.

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He has loved you
no matter what.

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I don't know a woman
that don't want that.

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I didn't tell you
the details.

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Okay, well, I'll just...

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Alright, here, let me go.

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Let me break --
On to the lawsuit.

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I told you there was more.
Okay?

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I am very big on romanticism.
Okay?

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I understand
that he's a hardworking man,

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but I also do things
where I try spicing up

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the --
you know, our sex life.

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I do things
like do photo shoots for him.

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I buy different wigs
and stuff.

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Like, for example,
look, Steve.

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So, look.

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We need to see that.
I can come from this...

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...to Beyoncé
or Kelly Rowland,

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if you want,
back to Jia again.

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I can do all that
for him.

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He don't know what he getting
on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday,

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Thursday, Friday, Saturday,
or Sunday.

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So you're switching it up.
I switch it up.

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You bringing the heat.

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I bring the heat to the table.
He ain't putting no food on it.

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[ Spectators exclaiming ]

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Elijah, what's happening here,
man?

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At the time, I was working
a high-demanding, stressful job,

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worked 12 to 13 hours a day.

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Sometimes I would get home
about 10:00.

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[ Laughs ]
And so two times,

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three times a week
was perfect for me,

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'cause, yeah, I just wanted
to come home and just relax.

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You know,
you a hardworking man.

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You -- You work hard,
so you know, understand
those long hours.

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You just want to sit down,
be in your own...

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Yeah.
...zone.

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You know what I mean?
Yeah.

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So [Laughs]

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But I definitely
took care of you

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and definitely took care
of my business in the household.

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Well, let's go back over here
to the person

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who knows
better than anybody.

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That would be you, Jia.

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He does his part.

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I have no complaints
about that.
Okay.

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I'm complaining about the lack
of intimacy, the romanticism.

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Oh, and one more thing,
Mr. Steve.

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Oh!
I've got to say this

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because she spends way
too much money on our intimacy.

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The photo shoot was over $1,000
for a shoot

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that should have
never been that much.

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Like, it came out beautiful.
Like, they was amazing.

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Those pictures were gorgeous.
Oh, my God.
Oh, he worrying about money.

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I love the different lingerie
and what she puts on,

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but not for
the -- the amount of money.

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For you.
I understand that.

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But you spending
way too much money,

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and we have other bills.

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Ah-huh!

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Your Honor,
let me tell you something.

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Is there really a problem,
you know,

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getting your money that you
have, that you work hard for,

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and you put it
and invest in the relationship?

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I didn't know
that was a problem.

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I don't think
it's a problem,

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but do you save any money,
do you...?

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We didn't have
a honeymoon, so --

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but I have been saving up
some money

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so we can go to
a all-expensive,

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you know, resort.
Yeah.

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Well,
y'all not in here arguing.

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Let's just
get to the lawsuit.

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You are suing your husband
for $10,000.

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$5,000 for lingerie, outfits,
wigs, and photo shoot.

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You suing him for that?

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I want him to give me
more intimacy.

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Let's use another word.

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So I'll use some words
that all mean
that.

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Okay.
[ Chuckles ]

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So how often
do you like your bacon fried?

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[ Laughter and applause ]

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I like it fried every day.

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How often?
Every day.

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You want your bacon fried
every day?

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Yeah.
Elijah...

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Lay it on me.
Come on.

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When you're
cooking flapjacks...

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[ Laughter ]

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...how often do you think you
need to turn over your pancake?

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Four to almost
five times a week.

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How old are you?

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I'm 27.

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Oh, yeah.
Hell yeah.

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[ Laughter ]

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Boy!
Hoo hoo hoo!

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♪♪

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How often do you think you need
to turn over your pancake?

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Four to almost
five times a week.

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How old are you?

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I'm 27.

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Oh, yeah.
Hell yeah.

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[ Laughter ]

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Boy!
Hoo hoo hoo!

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Let me ask you a question.
Yeah.

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Right now,
would you be content

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with four, five times
a week?

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No.

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[ Spectators murmur ]

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No.

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And explain to me why.

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Because I have worked
really hard

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in this marriage,
romantically,

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and he hasn't back,
romantically.

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And I feel like,
why am I still fighting?

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I definitely
understand that, but...

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I want to go on a honeymoon,
like I said.

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We want to go
to a foreign country, you know?

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And I don't want to spend
our time just in the hotel.

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I want to sightsee, too,
and also be in the hotel.

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You ain't
going sightseeing.

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I'm gonna tell you right now,
if you go with her,

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you ain't going to sightsee.
I know, I know. I know.

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I'm gonna tell you right -- You
ain't gonna see a damn thing.

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Maybe the window.

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You better get you a brochure
and some Google.

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Look, man, you in trouble.

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When she's asking you
and you don't want to,

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What are you saying?

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I say I don't have the time
or, like,

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the mental capacity
right now.

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You know, I'm just drained
from work,

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you know,
and I just really

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just want to just relax,
watch the game.

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You know, smoke a cigar
or, you know,

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just get on the game
with my bros, you know?

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Get on the game
with your bros?

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Yes.

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Let me tell you something, dawg.
You're 27. You can't say that.

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I know.
[ Laughs ]

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"I'd rather get on the game
with my bros

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than to get on..."

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That's my me time.
That's my me time.

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Steve, look,
this is what I'm saying.
That's my me time.

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You're saying
exactly how I feel.

250
00:09:35,809 --> 00:09:38,645
Like, so all I'm looking for
is more intimacy with him.

251
00:09:38,645 --> 00:09:40,146
Like, that's what I want.

252
00:09:40,146 --> 00:09:41,347
But, you know,
we could do other --

253
00:09:41,347 --> 00:09:42,982
we could do other things,
like, you know --

254
00:09:42,982 --> 00:09:44,384
Like what, man?
Like, you know...

255
00:09:44,384 --> 00:09:46,653
What would you -- What would you
like to do with your wife?

256
00:09:46,653 --> 00:09:51,257
Like, maybe a hobby,
Like, you know, tennis or yoga.

257
00:09:51,257 --> 00:09:54,027
There's other things
than just sex.

258
00:09:54,027 --> 00:09:56,162
What?
I'm sorry.
[ Laughs ]

259
00:09:56,162 --> 00:09:57,263
[ Laughter ]

260
00:10:01,234 --> 00:10:04,304
You've got to be the first
27-year-old dude

261
00:10:04,304 --> 00:10:06,339
I've ever heard say that.

262
00:10:06,339 --> 00:10:08,608
To sum this up,
you would like more me time.
Together.

263
00:10:08,608 --> 00:10:11,010
Yes.
Okay.

264
00:10:11,010 --> 00:10:13,947
Man, y'all got me
messed up here.

265
00:10:13,947 --> 00:10:17,450
The pain and the suffering

266
00:10:17,450 --> 00:10:19,252
and the money
for the outfits

267
00:10:19,252 --> 00:10:22,122
on the lingerie
and the photo shoot.

268
00:10:22,122 --> 00:10:26,025
He mad about the photo shoot
'cause it cost $1,000,

269
00:10:26,025 --> 00:10:27,527
but he loved the pictures.

270
00:10:27,527 --> 00:10:30,063
"Did he show affection after
that?" is the question.

271
00:10:30,063 --> 00:10:31,397
I didn't.

272
00:10:31,397 --> 00:10:32,832
[ Spectators murmur ]

273
00:10:32,832 --> 00:10:35,869
I do all these things,
all these things,

274
00:10:35,869 --> 00:10:38,271
and I'm not getting anything
that I'm looking for back.

275
00:10:38,271 --> 00:10:40,273
Well, let me
ask you question.
Okay.

276
00:10:40,273 --> 00:10:43,443
Have you thought
about all this fighting

277
00:10:43,443 --> 00:10:45,645
you've been doing
your entire life?
Yeah.

278
00:10:45,645 --> 00:10:49,716
Have you thought
for a minute, "Let me rest.

279
00:10:49,716 --> 00:10:53,186
Let me stop fighting.

280
00:10:53,186 --> 00:10:58,358
And let me see
what organically comes about"?

281
00:10:59,392 --> 00:11:00,860
I think, with the fighting,

282
00:11:00,860 --> 00:11:04,464
you're creating mostly
disappointment for yourself

283
00:11:04,464 --> 00:11:08,668
because you have a level
of expectation on this man

284
00:11:08,668 --> 00:11:10,737
that he can't meet.

285
00:11:10,737 --> 00:11:12,772
I don't know if you know
this or not,

286
00:11:12,772 --> 00:11:16,543
but we, the guy,

287
00:11:16,543 --> 00:11:18,811
we have to come up
with something

288
00:11:18,811 --> 00:11:21,314
every time
it's time to do something.

289
00:11:21,314 --> 00:11:23,016
Mm.

290
00:11:23,016 --> 00:11:24,784
We have to come up
with something.

291
00:11:24,784 --> 00:11:26,653
[ Laughs ]

292
00:11:29,856 --> 00:11:33,393
And when you're
asked to do that every day,

293
00:11:33,393 --> 00:11:35,495
it's a little bit stressful.

294
00:11:35,495 --> 00:11:37,063
I just have to be
honest with you.

295
00:11:37,063 --> 00:11:41,367
And the older he gets,
the less he's gonna be able

296
00:11:41,367 --> 00:11:44,971
to keep coming up
with something.

297
00:11:44,971 --> 00:11:48,508
And these ain't ideas
he got to come up with.

298
00:11:48,508 --> 00:11:52,712
You've got to find another way.
Your love language is affection.

299
00:11:52,712 --> 00:11:54,747
Affection can be more

300
00:11:54,747 --> 00:11:58,251
than a physical romp
in the sheets and activity.

301
00:11:58,251 --> 00:12:00,119
It has to be more.

302
00:12:02,388 --> 00:12:06,159
You all have got to find
a way to show affection

303
00:12:06,159 --> 00:12:07,760
in other ways.

304
00:12:07,760 --> 00:12:12,832
And then the reward
would be even more.

305
00:12:12,832 --> 00:12:17,236
"The Star-Spangled Banner" will
be playing in the background.

306
00:12:17,236 --> 00:12:18,304
[ Laughs ]

307
00:12:18,304 --> 00:12:20,640
You can get the trumpets
of elephants --

308
00:12:20,640 --> 00:12:23,109
Braaah!

309
00:12:23,109 --> 00:12:26,479
If it's every single day,

310
00:12:26,479 --> 00:12:29,248
I just don't know
how you maintain

311
00:12:29,248 --> 00:12:32,385
that level
of intensity and fulfillment

312
00:12:32,385 --> 00:12:34,554
every single day.

313
00:12:34,554 --> 00:12:35,888
Listen --
You can't deny I love him.

314
00:12:35,888 --> 00:12:39,125
Like, you can't deny that I work
hard to get his attention.

315
00:12:39,125 --> 00:12:40,126
I know you do.

316
00:12:40,126 --> 00:12:41,894
I'm -- you know.
You're working too hard.

317
00:12:41,894 --> 00:12:43,529
Alright.

318
00:12:43,529 --> 00:12:45,632
You --
I've reached a verdict.

319
00:12:45,632 --> 00:12:46,866
[ Cheers and applause ]

320
00:12:51,904 --> 00:12:53,706
I mean, I feel for you, man.
You're in trouble.

321
00:12:53,706 --> 00:12:54,907
Yeah.

322
00:12:54,907 --> 00:12:58,344
You got to be the luckiest guy
in the world.

323
00:12:58,344 --> 00:13:00,280
Yeah.
...to have a wife
that you love

324
00:13:00,280 --> 00:13:02,982
that wants you all the time

325
00:13:02,982 --> 00:13:05,918
and wants to be intimate
all the time.

326
00:13:05,918 --> 00:13:08,788
That sounds wonderful
to every man in here.

327
00:13:08,788 --> 00:13:10,423
But we got to go to work.

328
00:13:11,691 --> 00:13:13,860
I'm sorry.
I can't help him.

329
00:13:13,860 --> 00:13:17,330
You want it all the time.
He want it every now and then.

330
00:13:17,330 --> 00:13:19,232
I can't make him do that.

331
00:13:19,232 --> 00:13:21,734
Nor can I give you $5,000

332
00:13:21,734 --> 00:13:24,804
for lingerie, outfits,
wigs, and a photo shoot.

333
00:13:24,804 --> 00:13:26,539
I can't give you $5,000
for that.

334
00:13:26,539 --> 00:13:28,408
Now, the pain and suffering,
you're doing --

335
00:13:28,408 --> 00:13:31,411
you're bringing it on yourself
'cause you're working too hard.

336
00:13:36,282 --> 00:13:39,018
I can't give you anything
on this case.

337
00:13:39,018 --> 00:13:41,454
But I'll tell you
what I will do.

338
00:13:41,454 --> 00:13:44,791
I'm sending you all
on a honeymoon.

339
00:13:44,791 --> 00:13:45,825
[ Spectators cheering ]

340
00:13:45,825 --> 00:13:47,026
What?!

341
00:13:47,026 --> 00:13:50,697
I'm giving you $5,000
to go on a honeymoon.

342
00:13:50,697 --> 00:13:51,831
That's my verdict.

343
00:13:51,831 --> 00:13:53,266
And that's the way I see it.

344
00:13:53,266 --> 00:13:55,034
[ Spectators cheering ]

345
00:13:55,034 --> 00:14:02,308
♪♪

346
00:14:02,308 --> 00:14:04,143
I feel like the verdict
was fair.

347
00:14:04,143 --> 00:14:06,879
Um, I love him.
That's my everything, you know?

348
00:14:06,879 --> 00:14:08,014
I love you too.

349
00:14:08,014 --> 00:14:10,216
And I'm gonna, you know,
ease it up a little bit

350
00:14:10,216 --> 00:14:11,684
in the kitchen.

351
00:14:11,684 --> 00:14:13,019
[ Laughs ]

352
00:14:13,019 --> 00:14:14,754
I'm a professional cosplayer.

353
00:14:14,754 --> 00:14:16,522
You have a picture
of something you've done?

354
00:14:16,522 --> 00:14:18,758
[ Spectators exclaim ]

355
00:14:18,758 --> 00:14:20,893
Well, you win.

356
00:14:20,893 --> 00:14:22,562
Alright.

357
00:14:25,631 --> 00:14:27,400
[ Spectators cheering ]

358
00:14:29,502 --> 00:14:32,105
Okay, so, what do we have next?

359
00:14:32,105 --> 00:14:33,439
This is the case

360
00:14:33,439 --> 00:14:35,842
of Brooke Stenz
vs. Michael Wilson.

361
00:14:35,842 --> 00:14:38,378
Brooke is suing
her friend Michael for $8,000

362
00:14:38,378 --> 00:14:39,812
for not
giving her proper credit

363
00:14:39,812 --> 00:14:41,848
on their
cosplay collaborations.

364
00:14:41,848 --> 00:14:44,083
Michael claims
Brooke did get credit

365
00:14:44,083 --> 00:14:45,885
and is countersuing
for $3,000

366
00:14:45,885 --> 00:14:48,321
in lost income
and emotional distress.

367
00:14:48,321 --> 00:14:49,722
Let's start with you, Brooke.

368
00:14:49,722 --> 00:14:51,924
You have 30 seconds.
State your case.

369
00:14:51,924 --> 00:14:53,159
My name is Brooke Stenz.

370
00:14:53,159 --> 00:14:55,294
I also go by
Bebe Alkaid Cosplay.

371
00:14:55,294 --> 00:14:57,196
And I am
a professional cosplayer.

372
00:14:57,196 --> 00:14:59,966
I am here today
to sue Michael Wilson

373
00:14:59,966 --> 00:15:03,469
for not crediting me properly
in photos.

374
00:15:03,469 --> 00:15:06,072
And one of our photo shoots
went viral.

375
00:15:06,072 --> 00:15:08,941
I believe
he owes me $8,000.

376
00:15:08,941 --> 00:15:10,576
[ Spectators gasp ]

377
00:15:10,576 --> 00:15:16,048
For gas money,
food, hotel, all the expenses.

378
00:15:16,048 --> 00:15:18,384
Okay, uh, Michael,
it's your turn now.

379
00:15:18,384 --> 00:15:20,820
You have 30 seconds
to respond.

380
00:15:20,820 --> 00:15:24,891
Mr. Harvey,
I feel I don't owe her a dime.

381
00:15:24,891 --> 00:15:26,793
Actually, ever since
we've collaborated together,

382
00:15:26,793 --> 00:15:28,027
I've helped her.

383
00:15:28,027 --> 00:15:29,428
We've went viral together.

384
00:15:29,428 --> 00:15:31,531
Um, I've gotten her
convention bookings.

385
00:15:31,531 --> 00:15:34,167
I've always promoted her
with other businesses.

386
00:15:34,167 --> 00:15:35,535
If anything, she owes me.

387
00:15:35,535 --> 00:15:38,905
So I'm countersuing $1,000
for loss of income

388
00:15:38,905 --> 00:15:41,841
and $2,000
for emotional distress.

389
00:15:41,841 --> 00:15:44,177
Well, first of all,
for those of us who don't know

390
00:15:44,177 --> 00:15:45,745
what you're talking about,

391
00:15:45,745 --> 00:15:48,414
what is it that you do?

392
00:15:48,414 --> 00:15:50,817
So I am
a professional cosplayer.

393
00:15:50,817 --> 00:15:52,652
I get booked by conventions
to come in

394
00:15:52,652 --> 00:15:56,622
and teach people
how to make costumes.

395
00:15:56,622 --> 00:15:57,857
Who are you right now?

396
00:15:57,857 --> 00:15:59,759
Right now I am actually

397
00:15:59,759 --> 00:16:03,529
my Dungeons & Dragons
character named Freya

398
00:16:03,529 --> 00:16:05,198
that I used in a game,

399
00:16:05,198 --> 00:16:08,000
all completely
just made by me.

400
00:16:08,000 --> 00:16:10,036
[ Spectators exclaim ]

401
00:16:10,036 --> 00:16:12,171
Okay, who -- who are you
right here?

402
00:16:12,171 --> 00:16:15,575
Um, so this is
a World of Warcraft character.

403
00:16:15,575 --> 00:16:18,077
And, Michael, your role
in all of this is what?

404
00:16:18,077 --> 00:16:19,011
What do you do?

405
00:16:19,011 --> 00:16:20,613
I'm a professional
cosplayer.

406
00:16:20,613 --> 00:16:23,349
This has actually become
my second full-time job.

407
00:16:23,349 --> 00:16:26,319
My first full-time job,
I'm a deputy sheriff in Ohio.

408
00:16:26,319 --> 00:16:28,521
And, yeah,
it's become my passion,

409
00:16:28,521 --> 00:16:30,490
your love
for your fandom.
And who are you today?

410
00:16:30,490 --> 00:16:32,959
This is actually a character
I created -- Knightmage.

411
00:16:32,959 --> 00:16:35,161
You have a picture of something
you've done? Let's see.

412
00:16:35,161 --> 00:16:37,029
I have a few pictures, actually.
Yes.

413
00:16:37,029 --> 00:16:38,531
[ Spectators exclaim ]

414
00:16:38,531 --> 00:16:39,832
[ Applause ]

415
00:16:39,832 --> 00:16:42,702
It's a very popular cartoon
from the '90s.

416
00:16:42,702 --> 00:16:44,103
Who is -- Who is that?

417
00:16:44,103 --> 00:16:45,838
That's Goliath?

418
00:16:45,838 --> 00:16:48,641
David had a lot of courage
if that was him.

419
00:16:48,641 --> 00:16:50,843
[ Laughter ]

420
00:16:50,843 --> 00:16:52,512
I'm sorry.

421
00:16:52,512 --> 00:16:53,980
For those of you
that didn't laugh,

422
00:16:53,980 --> 00:16:56,916
that's a biblical reference,
um,

423
00:16:56,916 --> 00:16:59,652
which proves
you ain't been to church, ever.

424
00:17:01,320 --> 00:17:03,456
Appreciate the saints
for getting that joke.

425
00:17:03,456 --> 00:17:05,024
[ Laughs ]

426
00:17:05,024 --> 00:17:06,425
What else you got?

427
00:17:06,425 --> 00:17:09,295
Um, I think you're probably
familiar with the next one.

428
00:17:09,295 --> 00:17:11,397
That's wood.

429
00:17:11,397 --> 00:17:13,799
[ Cheers and applause ]

430
00:17:13,799 --> 00:17:15,501
[ Laughs ]

431
00:17:20,973 --> 00:17:22,742
[ Cheers and applause
intensify ]

432
00:17:28,414 --> 00:17:30,650
Being -- Being a Cleveland boy
myself...

433
00:17:30,650 --> 00:17:32,518
You from Cleveland?
I'm from Cleveland.

434
00:17:32,518 --> 00:17:33,853
Boy, I -- I knew it.
I...

435
00:17:33,853 --> 00:17:35,955
[ Laughter ]

436
00:17:35,955 --> 00:17:38,424
I-I actually --
I brought a few more, you know?

437
00:17:38,424 --> 00:17:39,959
There we go.

438
00:17:39,959 --> 00:17:42,461
[ Applause ]
That's, um...

439
00:17:43,829 --> 00:17:46,365
[ Chuckles ]

440
00:17:46,365 --> 00:17:47,800
Well...

441
00:17:47,800 --> 00:17:49,969
The -- The mustache was the
hardest part of that costume.

442
00:17:49,969 --> 00:17:51,904
You win.

443
00:17:51,904 --> 00:17:53,039
Alright.

444
00:17:55,942 --> 00:17:58,878
Thanks for coming, lady.

445
00:17:59,979 --> 00:18:01,914
Brooke, I've gotten over
the flattery part.

446
00:18:01,914 --> 00:18:04,350
I'm here to do business.
I am a judge.

447
00:18:06,052 --> 00:18:08,588
[ Laughter ]

448
00:18:09,655 --> 00:18:10,723
[ Laughs ]

449
00:18:10,723 --> 00:18:12,425
It sound funny
when
I
say it.

450
00:18:12,425 --> 00:18:14,760
[ Laughter ]

451
00:18:14,760 --> 00:18:18,464
Alright, so both of you
are into cosplay.

452
00:18:18,464 --> 00:18:20,466
Brooke, why are we here?

453
00:18:20,466 --> 00:18:25,438
Our photo shoot of a very
popular fighting video game.

454
00:18:25,438 --> 00:18:27,940
It went viral.
It got a lot of attention.

455
00:18:27,940 --> 00:18:31,844
And I'm suing Michael
for not properly crediting me

456
00:18:31,844 --> 00:18:33,446
and tagging me in photos.

457
00:18:33,446 --> 00:18:35,715
Let's see
the photos from the shoot.

458
00:18:36,816 --> 00:18:39,485
[ Cheers and applause ]

459
00:18:41,053 --> 00:18:42,188
We did it for fun.

460
00:18:42,188 --> 00:18:43,356
We split the cost

461
00:18:43,356 --> 00:18:46,058
to pay for our photographer
and our videographer.

462
00:18:46,058 --> 00:18:50,329
However, there are some articles
that I know he was in touch

463
00:18:50,329 --> 00:18:52,031
with the people
that created the articles,

464
00:18:52,031 --> 00:18:54,433
and I was not credited
in them.

465
00:18:54,433 --> 00:18:57,370
So are you saying he got money
off of this?

466
00:18:57,370 --> 00:19:00,940
He got more opportunities
than I did.

467
00:19:00,940 --> 00:19:03,809
And I believe
it's not for tagging me.
Okay, now let me bounce
over to you, Michael.

468
00:19:03,809 --> 00:19:05,945
What was you all's
arrangement, agreement?

469
00:19:05,945 --> 00:19:07,680
There was no arrangement
as far as tagging photos

470
00:19:07,680 --> 00:19:08,914
or anything like that.

471
00:19:08,914 --> 00:19:12,218
We did over a hundred photos
for this photo shoot.

472
00:19:12,218 --> 00:19:15,488
I'm not gonna tag her
for every single photo.

473
00:19:15,488 --> 00:19:17,857
You know, if I tag her
for two or three,

474
00:19:17,857 --> 00:19:19,225
people know who she is.

475
00:19:19,225 --> 00:19:23,529
I post a lot. I do a lot.
I reach a lot.

476
00:19:23,529 --> 00:19:26,298
She does not really
put that much effort into it.

477
00:19:26,298 --> 00:19:29,335
So let me find out --
What is your social media reach?

478
00:19:29,335 --> 00:19:32,672
Uh, so, average reach
is about 16 million.

479
00:19:32,672 --> 00:19:34,740
That's -- That's popular.

480
00:19:34,740 --> 00:19:36,042
[ Laughs ]

481
00:19:36,042 --> 00:19:38,944
So, what did you hope
to come out of this?

482
00:19:38,944 --> 00:19:40,680
I honestly
didn't expect anything.

483
00:19:40,680 --> 00:19:43,015
It was more or less for fun.
For a convention --

484
00:19:43,015 --> 00:19:45,451
Okay, now, Brooke,
if we in here for fun...

485
00:19:45,451 --> 00:19:48,854
Your lawsuit is for $8,000.
That's a lot of fun.

486
00:19:48,854 --> 00:19:53,225
♪♪

487
00:19:55,594 --> 00:19:57,563
So, what did you hope
to come out of this?

488
00:19:57,563 --> 00:19:58,764
I honestly
didn't expect anything.

489
00:19:58,764 --> 00:20:00,933
It was more or less for fun.
For a convention --

490
00:20:00,933 --> 00:20:03,302
Okay, now, Brooke,
if we in here for fun...

491
00:20:03,302 --> 00:20:06,772
Your lawsuit is for $8,000.
That's a lot of fun.

492
00:20:06,772 --> 00:20:09,141
[ Laughter ]

493
00:20:09,141 --> 00:20:12,945
What I expect is,
for when I get credited

494
00:20:12,945 --> 00:20:15,347
in anyone's photos,
not just Michael's,

495
00:20:15,347 --> 00:20:17,783
I want people to be able to know
where to find me.

496
00:20:17,783 --> 00:20:20,152
So if they want me
to make a prop for them,

497
00:20:20,152 --> 00:20:23,956
or also like getting a guesting
at a convention...

498
00:20:23,956 --> 00:20:27,126
Oh, okay. So you're suing
for $4,500 for guesting.

499
00:20:27,126 --> 00:20:29,295
So you feel like
you lost out of them?

500
00:20:29,295 --> 00:20:31,297
Correct.
Because?

501
00:20:31,297 --> 00:20:33,332
Because people didn't know
where to find me.

502
00:20:33,332 --> 00:20:36,001
When did you all start
not liking each other?

503
00:20:36,001 --> 00:20:36,936
What was...

504
00:20:36,936 --> 00:20:38,838
So, how it happened
was, um,

505
00:20:38,838 --> 00:20:41,507
there's a very popular
social media company

506
00:20:41,507 --> 00:20:43,676
who contacted me,
who asked, you know,

507
00:20:43,676 --> 00:20:45,377
am I doing anything
upcoming?

508
00:20:45,377 --> 00:20:47,780
So I told them about the plan,
and they said,

509
00:20:47,780 --> 00:20:48,848
"Great.
We want to do that.

510
00:20:48,848 --> 00:20:50,149
We want to run an article
on that."

511
00:20:50,149 --> 00:20:51,884
Do we have a copy
of that article?
Mm-hmm.

512
00:20:51,884 --> 00:20:54,553
Okay, yeah, so that's --
that was the one.

513
00:20:54,553 --> 00:20:56,222
"Here's who put together

514
00:20:56,222 --> 00:20:58,124
the epic fatalities --

515
00:20:58,124 --> 00:20:59,458
Knightmage

516
00:20:59,458 --> 00:21:02,795
and Bebe Alkaid Cosplay."

517
00:21:02,795 --> 00:21:04,530
Is that you?
That is me.

518
00:21:04,530 --> 00:21:05,965
That's you.
So you in here?

519
00:21:05,965 --> 00:21:08,467
My name was spelled
completely wrong.

520
00:21:08,467 --> 00:21:09,668
Okay.

521
00:21:09,668 --> 00:21:12,471
Now let's talk about
$1,500 for headshots.

522
00:21:12,471 --> 00:21:15,674
You're saying you lost out
on $1,500

523
00:21:15,674 --> 00:21:17,776
in headshot opportunities.

524
00:21:17,776 --> 00:21:20,379
And also getting paid
for being at the conventions.

525
00:21:20,379 --> 00:21:22,348
Mostly just
on appearance fees.

526
00:21:22,348 --> 00:21:25,951
Alright. The photographer.
We got $800 for photography.

527
00:21:25,951 --> 00:21:28,420
Is that something
you all had split?

528
00:21:28,420 --> 00:21:30,222
We split the total cost.

529
00:21:30,222 --> 00:21:35,394
And then we got $500 for gas,
$500 for a hotel.

530
00:21:35,394 --> 00:21:36,662
Y'all stayed
more than one day.

531
00:21:36,662 --> 00:21:39,632
Um, I believe
it was three days.

532
00:21:39,632 --> 00:21:42,201
That wasn't the only photo shoot
that we've done.

533
00:21:42,201 --> 00:21:44,270
We've done
other photo shoots too.

534
00:21:44,270 --> 00:21:47,673
Another photo shoot we did
actually went viral again.

535
00:21:47,673 --> 00:21:48,874
That was...

536
00:21:48,874 --> 00:21:50,376
Was this before or after
this one?
This is after.

537
00:21:50,376 --> 00:21:51,977
Yeah, this is after.
Wait, whoa.

538
00:21:51,977 --> 00:21:54,446
You did another one after
the one we're suing you for?

539
00:21:54,446 --> 00:21:57,049
Yes.
Okay.

540
00:21:57,049 --> 00:21:59,151
We've actually done two.
Let's see the photo for that.
Let's...

541
00:21:59,151 --> 00:22:00,452
[ Spectators murmur ]

542
00:22:00,452 --> 00:22:02,421
You all had this arrangement
that you would come --

543
00:22:02,421 --> 00:22:06,025
Even the one in the snow was
after the one we're suing about.

544
00:22:06,025 --> 00:22:06,892
Yes.

545
00:22:06,892 --> 00:22:08,360
So this countersuit

546
00:22:08,360 --> 00:22:11,096
you having is for $3,000.

547
00:22:11,096 --> 00:22:13,699
$2,000 for emotional distress,

548
00:22:13,699 --> 00:22:17,102
and $1,000
potential loss of revenue.

549
00:22:17,102 --> 00:22:18,437
Explain that to me.

550
00:22:18,437 --> 00:22:21,340
So, like her, I get appearance
fees from conventions.

551
00:22:21,340 --> 00:22:24,543
However, everything I make
at conventions

552
00:22:24,543 --> 00:22:26,478
as far as, like,
autographs and stuff,

553
00:22:26,478 --> 00:22:28,714
I donate back
to local charities.

554
00:22:28,714 --> 00:22:32,551
So not only am I losing income
for myself,

555
00:22:32,551 --> 00:22:34,787
but I've raised
close to $500,000

556
00:22:34,787 --> 00:22:37,456
for over 160 charities
worldwide.

557
00:22:40,226 --> 00:22:43,862
So they're losing
that money as well.

558
00:22:43,862 --> 00:22:46,799
Now, explain the $2,000
emotional distress

559
00:22:46,799 --> 00:22:48,868
Their emotional distress
is literally

560
00:22:48,868 --> 00:22:51,237
just, like,
tarnishing the name.

561
00:22:51,237 --> 00:22:56,075
Again, I've kind of worked hard
for my name and this brand.

562
00:22:56,075 --> 00:22:58,744
Back in 2013, I was granted
the Volunteer Service Award

563
00:22:58,744 --> 00:23:01,313
by Barack Obama,
and...

564
00:23:01,313 --> 00:23:05,517
So I-I worry that even
just this lawsuit, you know,

565
00:23:05,517 --> 00:23:07,820
potentially people not gonna
want to work with me.

566
00:23:07,820 --> 00:23:10,422
Oh, okay.
So you have a witness?

567
00:23:10,422 --> 00:23:11,557
Yeah.

568
00:23:11,557 --> 00:23:13,392
Okay, well, let's bring
the witness in.

569
00:23:13,392 --> 00:23:16,128
[ Cheers and applause ]

570
00:23:16,128 --> 00:23:21,634
♪♪

571
00:23:21,634 --> 00:23:23,168
And, uh, what's your name?

572
00:23:23,168 --> 00:23:25,137
My name's Andi Serpenti,
Your Honor.

573
00:23:25,137 --> 00:23:27,172
And --
And who are you today?

574
00:23:27,172 --> 00:23:29,141
Um, this is
an original character.

575
00:23:29,141 --> 00:23:32,878
She's a Celtic goddess
of witchcraft.

576
00:23:32,878 --> 00:23:34,847
Celtic goddess
of witchcraft.

577
00:23:34,847 --> 00:23:36,015
Yeah.

578
00:23:36,015 --> 00:23:37,316
Yeah.

579
00:23:37,316 --> 00:23:39,818
I'm very uncomfortable
talking with you.

580
00:23:39,818 --> 00:23:41,687
[ Laughter ]

581
00:23:41,687 --> 00:23:44,523
I don't really do witchcraft,
Nancy.

582
00:23:44,523 --> 00:23:47,126
Would you come and stand
on this side, please?

583
00:23:47,126 --> 00:23:49,261
Yes, come over here.
[ Laughs ]

584
00:23:52,531 --> 00:23:54,867
Use your Taser
if you have to.
Nancy: I got you.

585
00:23:54,867 --> 00:23:56,502
[ Laughter ]

586
00:23:56,502 --> 00:23:57,803
We're good.

587
00:23:57,803 --> 00:24:00,205
Tell me what you know
about this situation.

588
00:24:00,205 --> 00:24:02,508
So...
Do you know about
this arrangement they had

589
00:24:02,508 --> 00:24:04,043
to do this photo shoot?

590
00:24:04,043 --> 00:24:07,946
Yes. I was actually a part
of that photo shoot.

591
00:24:07,946 --> 00:24:12,952
I kind of assist him at, like,
conventions and at photo shoots.

592
00:24:12,952 --> 00:24:15,054
And I participated
in some of

593
00:24:15,054 --> 00:24:16,689
the group photo shoots
that we've done.

594
00:24:16,689 --> 00:24:21,360
What was the agreement
between Michael and Brooke?

595
00:24:21,360 --> 00:24:25,597
There was no actual agreement
that I can recall being made.

596
00:24:25,597 --> 00:24:28,634
It was more of a,
"Hey, let's get together

597
00:24:28,634 --> 00:24:30,102
and just have
a fun photo shoot."

598
00:24:30,102 --> 00:24:33,372
There were no expectations
of anything going viral.

599
00:24:33,372 --> 00:24:34,673
It was just for fun.

600
00:24:34,673 --> 00:24:38,544
But since it did go viral,
is that why we're here?

601
00:24:38,544 --> 00:24:40,045
Pretty much, yes.

602
00:24:40,045 --> 00:24:44,316
Basically, I think that credit
should be given where it's due.

603
00:24:44,316 --> 00:24:45,718
I do too.
And I don't --

604
00:24:45,718 --> 00:24:49,121
and I don't think it
should come between friendships.

605
00:24:49,121 --> 00:24:50,990
And, unfortunately,

606
00:24:50,990 --> 00:24:53,258
Michael's just really bad
at social media.

607
00:24:53,258 --> 00:24:56,395
He's great at posting content
and getting it out there.

608
00:24:56,395 --> 00:24:59,398
But when it comes to
the finer details of things,

609
00:24:59,398 --> 00:25:03,869
like crediting people,
he kind of lacks that sometimes.

610
00:25:03,869 --> 00:25:05,604
He hasn't
tagged me in some things,

611
00:25:05,604 --> 00:25:07,339
and he's lacked
to tag Brooke.

612
00:25:07,339 --> 00:25:09,375
He's just bad
at social media sometimes.

613
00:25:09,375 --> 00:25:12,111
I mean, I had to teach
the dinosaur how to use TikTok.

614
00:25:12,111 --> 00:25:13,812
She's your witness?

615
00:25:13,812 --> 00:25:15,748
I thought she was.

616
00:25:15,748 --> 00:25:18,217
Y'all need to pick
better characters.

617
00:25:18,217 --> 00:25:20,285
[ Laughs ]
Got to pick a better...

618
00:25:20,285 --> 00:25:22,020
Alright, I understand.
I appreciate you coming.

619
00:25:22,020 --> 00:25:23,655
Thank you very much.

620
00:25:30,362 --> 00:25:31,563
Witchcraft.

621
00:25:31,563 --> 00:25:32,931
[ Laughs ]

622
00:25:34,800 --> 00:25:36,502
[ Laughter ]

623
00:25:42,341 --> 00:25:44,476
Uh, I've reached a verdict.

624
00:25:44,476 --> 00:25:45,677
[ Cheers and applause ]

625
00:25:49,415 --> 00:25:53,485
I think the key for me was
listening to the two stories.

626
00:25:53,485 --> 00:25:56,622
And the one similarity
that you both agreed to

627
00:25:56,622 --> 00:26:02,961
was you got together for fun
until the fun event went viral,

628
00:26:02,961 --> 00:26:06,632
and now everybody
wants something after the fact.

629
00:26:06,632 --> 00:26:09,768
That's just not business.
That's not how it works.

630
00:26:09,768 --> 00:26:13,138
So, now, the countersuit,
for $3,000,

631
00:26:13,138 --> 00:26:15,407
for $2,000
for emotional distress

632
00:26:15,407 --> 00:26:18,110
and $1,000
for potential loss of revenue.

633
00:26:18,110 --> 00:26:20,512
I don't know if you heard
the crowd when you said,

634
00:26:20,512 --> 00:26:22,648
"I potentially lost $1,000."

635
00:26:22,648 --> 00:26:24,583
They went,
"W-What? Uhh..."

636
00:26:24,583 --> 00:26:26,051
But they're kind of
scared of you,

637
00:26:26,051 --> 00:26:28,587
so they didn't really
lay into it.

638
00:26:28,587 --> 00:26:30,656
'Cause, you know, you take
all the cape and stuff off,

639
00:26:30,656 --> 00:26:32,391
your ass is a sheriff, so...

640
00:26:33,459 --> 00:26:35,027
You kind of scared them.
But we can't --

641
00:26:35,027 --> 00:26:38,964
I'm gonna have to dismiss
that $1,000 for potential loss.

642
00:26:38,964 --> 00:26:42,668
You know your big ass
ain't finna get $2,000

643
00:26:42,668 --> 00:26:44,470
for emotional distress.

644
00:26:44,470 --> 00:26:46,371
[ Laughter ]

645
00:26:46,371 --> 00:26:48,507
Put that first picture up
for me, please,

646
00:26:48,507 --> 00:26:50,876
of him in his costume.

647
00:26:50,876 --> 00:26:54,646
Nobody's giving you
emotional distress.

648
00:26:54,646 --> 00:26:56,582
[ Laughter ]

649
00:26:56,582 --> 00:26:58,450
But now let's go over
to the plaintiff.

650
00:26:58,450 --> 00:26:59,918
I like you.
You're a sweet person.

651
00:26:59,918 --> 00:27:01,954
I can tell
you're a really nice person.

652
00:27:01,954 --> 00:27:04,256
But you're
a bad businessperson.

653
00:27:04,256 --> 00:27:07,126
Let's start with the food,
the $200 food.

654
00:27:07,126 --> 00:27:08,293
You ate it.

655
00:27:10,062 --> 00:27:13,232
So, now,
three days at a hotel.

656
00:27:13,232 --> 00:27:17,569
If you can do that for $500,
that's a pretty good deal.

657
00:27:17,569 --> 00:27:20,739
Is that right?
Or is that still high?

658
00:27:20,739 --> 00:27:22,341
Say...

659
00:27:22,341 --> 00:27:23,909
Okay, I'm sorry,
I had a rich-boy moment.

660
00:27:23,909 --> 00:27:25,511
My bad.

661
00:27:25,511 --> 00:27:28,113
That's extremely high
for a hotel.

662
00:27:31,383 --> 00:27:32,718
$500 gas.

663
00:27:32,718 --> 00:27:33,919
Oh, my God.

664
00:27:33,919 --> 00:27:35,854
We know you're telling
the truth right there.

665
00:27:35,854 --> 00:27:38,757
Uh, the $800
for a photographer.

666
00:27:38,757 --> 00:27:40,626
You all agreed to split that.

667
00:27:40,626 --> 00:27:43,061
And the key -- "for fun."

668
00:27:43,061 --> 00:27:47,833
And then, uh,
$1,500 for potential headshots

669
00:27:47,833 --> 00:27:51,170
and $4,500
for potential guestings.

670
00:27:51,170 --> 00:27:53,172
It's just hard to measure that.

671
00:27:53,172 --> 00:27:55,974
So here's my ruling.

672
00:27:55,974 --> 00:27:58,977
You, sir,
with your work to charity,

673
00:27:58,977 --> 00:28:00,579
and you go to
these kids' hospitals

674
00:28:00,579 --> 00:28:02,180
and you brighten kids' day.

675
00:28:02,180 --> 00:28:03,782
I think that's noteworthy.

676
00:28:03,782 --> 00:28:04,983
I think you can help

677
00:28:04,983 --> 00:28:07,052
because you could go
to these hospitals too.

678
00:28:07,052 --> 00:28:08,654
Here's the deal.

679
00:28:08,654 --> 00:28:10,989
I'm gonna give you
the $500 for gas

680
00:28:10,989 --> 00:28:13,091
just 'cause the gas prices.

681
00:28:14,326 --> 00:28:16,061
That's it.
That's all I can do.

682
00:28:16,061 --> 00:28:18,030
But I'm gonna give
the both of you --

683
00:28:18,030 --> 00:28:19,131
this is one check --

684
00:28:19,131 --> 00:28:22,868
$3,000 to a charity
of your choice.

685
00:28:22,868 --> 00:28:26,104
And if you can go with him
to present the check,

686
00:28:26,104 --> 00:28:28,073
and then when you all
take pictures

687
00:28:28,073 --> 00:28:31,143
of presenting these checks
to the charities that you go to,

688
00:28:31,143 --> 00:28:34,179
you have to tag her
in the photos

689
00:28:34,179 --> 00:28:35,681
when you're taking the picture.

690
00:28:35,681 --> 00:28:36,782
That's my verdict.

691
00:28:36,782 --> 00:28:39,017
And that's the way I see.

692
00:28:39,017 --> 00:28:40,953
[ Spectators cheering ]

693
00:28:40,953 --> 00:28:46,725
♪♪

694
00:28:46,725 --> 00:28:49,628
Did you
write this letter to her?

695
00:28:49,628 --> 00:28:51,096
You know,
it's a long time back.

696
00:28:51,096 --> 00:28:53,165
You can't believe...

697
00:28:53,165 --> 00:28:54,533
I'm surprised
to see that --

698
00:28:54,533 --> 00:28:57,736
...that she done kept this
raggedy-ass piece of paper.

699
00:28:57,736 --> 00:28:59,538
♪♪

700
00:29:02,207 --> 00:29:03,742
[ Spectators cheering ]

701
00:29:03,742 --> 00:29:06,144
Okay, uh,
let's get started.

702
00:29:06,144 --> 00:29:08,113
This is the case

703
00:29:08,113 --> 00:29:10,716
of Sumi Seissinger,
vs. Sree Chintalaphani.

704
00:29:10,716 --> 00:29:13,685
Sumi is suing her cousin Sree
for $10,000

705
00:29:13,685 --> 00:29:15,187
for getting her
into an investment

706
00:29:15,187 --> 00:29:17,022
that turned out to be a scam.

707
00:29:17,022 --> 00:29:19,825
Sree says it isn't her fault
they got scammed.

708
00:29:19,825 --> 00:29:21,393
Let's start with you,
Sumi.

709
00:29:21,393 --> 00:29:23,762
You have 30 seconds.
State your case.

710
00:29:23,762 --> 00:29:29,301
I am suing my former friend
and distant cousin

711
00:29:29,301 --> 00:29:35,774
for $10,000 she borrowed from me
20 years ago.

712
00:29:35,774 --> 00:29:40,345
She borrowed it
and invested it on her behalf

713
00:29:40,345 --> 00:29:43,949
and on my behalf
in a scam.

714
00:29:43,949 --> 00:29:47,019
This whole thing turned out
to be a worldwide scam

715
00:29:47,019 --> 00:29:48,687
where millions were lost.

716
00:29:48,687 --> 00:29:50,689
As far as I'm concerned,

717
00:29:50,689 --> 00:29:55,294
she borrowed the money
and promised over and over again

718
00:29:55,294 --> 00:29:56,962
to return it to me.

719
00:29:56,962 --> 00:30:01,767
But it's been 20 years now,
and I haven't seen a cent.

720
00:30:01,767 --> 00:30:05,904
Well...you used
your whole 30 seconds.

721
00:30:05,904 --> 00:30:07,906
Uh...

722
00:30:07,906 --> 00:30:09,308
Sree...
[ Chuckles ]

723
00:30:09,308 --> 00:30:12,010
It's your turn.
You have 30 seconds to respond.

724
00:30:12,010 --> 00:30:13,745
Namaste, Steve.
Namaste, Judge.

725
00:30:13,745 --> 00:30:15,947
Uh...yeah, what's happening?
That's the way we greet
in India.

726
00:30:15,947 --> 00:30:17,883
Yes, ma'am.
Glad to see you.

727
00:30:17,883 --> 00:30:21,620
But I'm not happy
to see her here.

728
00:30:21,620 --> 00:30:25,524
And this -- this is -- you know,
I'm here to defend myself.

729
00:30:25,524 --> 00:30:31,830
This is going on past 20 years,
and it is an investment.

730
00:30:31,830 --> 00:30:33,365
She's not accepting that.

731
00:30:33,365 --> 00:30:36,501
You know, people lose money,
people gain money.

732
00:30:36,501 --> 00:30:39,137
But she shouldn't have
taken it personally

733
00:30:39,137 --> 00:30:40,972
and ruined our relationship.

734
00:30:40,972 --> 00:30:42,407
And the families --

735
00:30:42,407 --> 00:30:45,877
She disturbed the families
and she blamed me so many...

736
00:30:45,877 --> 00:30:48,046
But I'm glad I'm here.

737
00:30:48,046 --> 00:30:50,248
You are going to
do justice for this.

738
00:30:50,248 --> 00:30:52,317
I have trust on you.

739
00:30:52,317 --> 00:30:55,687
Definitely You are going to
bring families together.

740
00:30:55,687 --> 00:30:57,923
Yes, well, first thing
we're gonna do

741
00:30:57,923 --> 00:30:59,725
is stop saying 30 seconds.

742
00:30:59,725 --> 00:31:01,660
[ Laughter ]

743
00:31:01,660 --> 00:31:04,463
Sumi, explain your relationship
to me.

744
00:31:04,463 --> 00:31:07,299
We are childhood friends.
We both grew up in India.

745
00:31:07,299 --> 00:31:12,003
And she was born in Hyderabad,
and I was born in Bangalore.

746
00:31:12,003 --> 00:31:14,372
Now Bengaluru
they call it these days.

747
00:31:14,372 --> 00:31:15,474
Oh!

748
00:31:15,474 --> 00:31:18,510
And we were born same day,
same month.

749
00:31:18,510 --> 00:31:19,911
And you know,
the -- the thing is,

750
00:31:19,911 --> 00:31:21,747
we have
so many great memories,

751
00:31:21,747 --> 00:31:23,081
and we had get-togethers.

752
00:31:23,081 --> 00:31:25,684
We travel.
We had so many parties.

753
00:31:25,684 --> 00:31:28,053
We did a lot
of naughty things.

754
00:31:28,053 --> 00:31:29,721
You know, teenage, especially.

755
00:31:29,721 --> 00:31:31,723
When we were
in teenage, you know...

756
00:31:31,723 --> 00:31:34,760
It ain't the same naughty
as in America. They...

757
00:31:34,760 --> 00:31:36,595
But, you know, so...

758
00:31:36,595 --> 00:31:39,231
so, whatever it is, you know,
overall, I want to say

759
00:31:39,231 --> 00:31:41,600
we have
very, very nice childhood.

760
00:31:41,600 --> 00:31:42,734
We have very friend--

761
00:31:42,734 --> 00:31:44,703
we are, like, trusted
each other.

762
00:31:44,703 --> 00:31:47,539
We grow very happily
and we have good life.

763
00:31:47,539 --> 00:31:49,474
But the trust
was broken afterwards.
Okay.

764
00:31:49,474 --> 00:31:51,543
So, what --
what happened here?

765
00:31:51,543 --> 00:31:55,180
Okay, so even though we're born
on the same day, same month,

766
00:31:55,180 --> 00:31:56,848
we're two
very different people.

767
00:31:56,848 --> 00:31:59,418
I dream small,
but she dreams big,

768
00:31:59,418 --> 00:32:01,920
so she'd always talk
about investments

769
00:32:01,920 --> 00:32:04,923
and doing this and that,
you know, all kinds of things.

770
00:32:04,923 --> 00:32:08,093
So one holiday that she went
back to India,

771
00:32:08,093 --> 00:32:12,464
she came back really animated,
very, very happy, excited.

772
00:32:12,464 --> 00:32:17,302
And she talked to me about
some genius guy in India

773
00:32:17,302 --> 00:32:20,672
who had come up
with a amazing scheme

774
00:32:20,672 --> 00:32:23,108
that would make us
a lot of money

775
00:32:23,108 --> 00:32:26,111
buying these little saplings,
which don't cost so much,

776
00:32:26,111 --> 00:32:27,712
you know,
little teak saplings...
Uh-huh.

777
00:32:27,712 --> 00:32:29,080
...and then planting it

778
00:32:29,080 --> 00:32:33,351
and then letting it grow
into big, huge teak trees,

779
00:32:33,351 --> 00:32:37,088
and then, you know,
harvesting the interest on that.

780
00:32:37,088 --> 00:32:38,223
When was this?

781
00:32:38,223 --> 00:32:40,792
This was in 1998.

782
00:32:40,792 --> 00:32:43,929
Sree, what was the return
supposed to be?

783
00:32:43,929 --> 00:32:47,132
This is around, like,
after 20 years,

784
00:32:47,132 --> 00:32:49,501
it's 350,000.

785
00:32:49,501 --> 00:32:50,836
Okay.
On the other --

786
00:32:50,836 --> 00:32:53,238
Do you have the document
for this investment?

787
00:32:53,238 --> 00:32:54,706
Yes, sir.
Alright, let me see it.

788
00:32:56,408 --> 00:32:57,809
Okay, here we go.

789
00:32:57,809 --> 00:33:01,646
"This certifies that
Mrs. Sumi Seissinger

790
00:33:01,646 --> 00:33:03,014
and Mrs..."

791
00:33:03,014 --> 00:33:03,982
Aw, gee.

792
00:33:03,982 --> 00:33:06,418
[ Laughter ]

793
00:33:06,418 --> 00:33:07,652
Let me just start over.

794
00:33:07,652 --> 00:33:10,488
This certifies
that this lady right here...

795
00:33:10,488 --> 00:33:11,656
Yeah.

796
00:33:11,656 --> 00:33:13,625
...and this lady right here

797
00:33:13,625 --> 00:33:17,362
are fully paid holders
of 100 units.

798
00:33:17,362 --> 00:33:20,665
That's 30,000 square feet
of land

799
00:33:20,665 --> 00:33:23,568
with 300 teak saplings

800
00:33:23,568 --> 00:33:26,438
valued at 600,000.

801
00:33:26,438 --> 00:33:31,309
So, what happened
to the investment?

802
00:33:31,309 --> 00:33:33,411
It's --
'cause it's 20 years now.

803
00:33:33,411 --> 00:33:38,416
The CEO disappeared,
and they were hunting for him.

804
00:33:38,416 --> 00:33:41,119
It was huge.
It was a scam.

805
00:33:41,119 --> 00:33:45,156
He didn't even buy
one little teak plant.

806
00:33:45,156 --> 00:33:47,926
You all brought some headlines.
Here, let me see.

807
00:33:47,926 --> 00:33:50,262
"The Great Plantation..."

808
00:33:50,262 --> 00:33:51,296
Yes.

809
00:33:51,296 --> 00:33:53,565
Lot of people lost money,
not only us.

810
00:33:53,565 --> 00:33:55,033
I'm sorry,
my whole body locked up

811
00:33:55,033 --> 00:33:56,668
when I saw "plantation."

812
00:33:56,668 --> 00:33:57,802
I'm sorry.

813
00:33:57,802 --> 00:33:59,137
[ Laughs ]

814
00:33:59,137 --> 00:34:02,107
"The Great Plantation Scam
of the '90s."

815
00:34:02,107 --> 00:34:03,708
"Trick or Teak?"

816
00:34:03,708 --> 00:34:07,479
"India Plantation Defrauds
Working Class Families

817
00:34:07,479 --> 00:34:11,049
of 190 Million."

818
00:34:11,049 --> 00:34:13,552
So this was
a big story there.

819
00:34:13,552 --> 00:34:14,853
Huge.
Very big.

820
00:34:14,853 --> 00:34:18,523
Was there ever agreement
between the two of you

821
00:34:18,523 --> 00:34:22,060
that Sree
would pay you back the 10,000?

822
00:34:22,060 --> 00:34:23,194
Absolutely.

823
00:34:23,194 --> 00:34:24,396
That's where we --
now we're talking.

824
00:34:24,396 --> 00:34:25,664
Absolutely.

825
00:34:25,664 --> 00:34:27,465
She doesn't agree,
but absolutely.

826
00:34:27,465 --> 00:34:29,200
Do I have that in here?

827
00:34:29,200 --> 00:34:30,435
Yes, Judge.

828
00:34:30,435 --> 00:34:32,003
Alright, let's see this.

829
00:34:32,003 --> 00:34:34,873
Oh, it's handwritten.
I-I don't remember.

830
00:34:34,873 --> 00:34:35,907
Okay.

831
00:34:35,907 --> 00:34:39,077
"Dear Sumi didi."

832
00:34:39,077 --> 00:34:41,179
That's --
you know P. Diddy. Uh...

833
00:34:41,179 --> 00:34:42,714
[ Laughter ]

834
00:34:42,714 --> 00:34:45,483
Didi is like a sister.
Didi.

835
00:34:45,483 --> 00:34:47,152
Oh, that's a sister?
Sister.

836
00:34:47,152 --> 00:34:49,354
Didi is like a...
Oh, well, wait till I see Puffy.

837
00:34:49,354 --> 00:34:50,822
Yeah.
[ Laughs ]
Yeah.

838
00:34:50,822 --> 00:34:51,923
Sumi didi.
He's a sister.

839
00:34:51,923 --> 00:34:54,059
Hey, sister.
Oh.

840
00:34:54,059 --> 00:34:56,027
"I'm writing this note
to wish baby" --

841
00:34:56,027 --> 00:34:57,195
My daughter.

842
00:34:57,195 --> 00:35:00,432
Okay. "To wish baby
a very happy birthday.

843
00:35:00,432 --> 00:35:02,634
She is one year old
and very lucky girl

844
00:35:02,634 --> 00:35:06,738
to have all the blessings
of our ancestors.

845
00:35:06,738 --> 00:35:09,574
Just want to tell you
that I truly appreciate you.

846
00:35:09,574 --> 00:35:14,679
Thanks for firstly listening
to my advice on teak investment.

847
00:35:14,679 --> 00:35:15,914
You won't regret it.

848
00:35:15,914 --> 00:35:18,149
I know this investment
is going to be great.

849
00:35:18,149 --> 00:35:22,320
Also thanks for
putting up my $5,000.

850
00:35:22,320 --> 00:35:24,022
So don't worry about it.

851
00:35:24,022 --> 00:35:26,057
I will return it ASAP

852
00:35:26,057 --> 00:35:30,462
and I am so confident, that I
promise if the investment fails,

853
00:35:30,462 --> 00:35:35,800
I will return to you the entire
investment of $10,000.

854
00:35:35,800 --> 00:35:38,837
Tell your husband
either way you are safe.

855
00:35:38,837 --> 00:35:42,707
Take care and see you next week
at the temple."

856
00:35:42,707 --> 00:35:46,511
That was written
on February 2nd of 1998.

857
00:35:46,511 --> 00:35:47,912
I don't remember.
I think --

858
00:35:47,912 --> 00:35:49,180
Okay, but I got
you don't remember.

859
00:35:49,180 --> 00:35:51,282
But let me ask you something.

860
00:35:51,282 --> 00:35:55,020
Did you write
this letter to her?

861
00:35:55,020 --> 00:35:56,287
I...

862
00:35:56,287 --> 00:35:57,689
I'm sorry, Sumi.

863
00:35:57,689 --> 00:35:59,024
I don't --
I didn't thought

864
00:35:59,024 --> 00:36:01,459
that you are going to keep
this old document this safe.

865
00:36:01,459 --> 00:36:03,495
I thought
this all disappear.

866
00:36:03,495 --> 00:36:05,463
And...

867
00:36:05,463 --> 00:36:07,332
I thought, you know,
it's a long time back.

868
00:36:07,332 --> 00:36:08,933
You thought...

869
00:36:08,933 --> 00:36:10,301
You -- You can't...

870
00:36:10,301 --> 00:36:12,937
[ Laughs ]
Now, hold on.

871
00:36:12,937 --> 00:36:15,106
Oh!
I was surprised.

872
00:36:15,106 --> 00:36:17,108
Let me tell you.
Let me tell you something.

873
00:36:17,108 --> 00:36:19,244
I'm surprised...
You can't believe...

874
00:36:19,244 --> 00:36:20,879
I'm surprised
to see that.

875
00:36:20,879 --> 00:36:25,216
...that she done kept this
raggedy-ass piece of paper.

876
00:36:25,216 --> 00:36:26,251
But...

877
00:36:26,251 --> 00:36:28,253
[ Spectators cheering ]

878
00:36:29,888 --> 00:36:34,626
See, but...
This paper
done flew across the ocean.

879
00:36:34,626 --> 00:36:36,161
Let me ask you a question.

880
00:36:36,161 --> 00:36:37,962
What's a word in your culture

881
00:36:37,962 --> 00:36:41,299
that would mean,
like, "Surprise"?

882
00:36:41,299 --> 00:36:42,767
[ Speaks native language ]

883
00:36:42,767 --> 00:36:44,469
This a "carabatay."

884
00:36:44,469 --> 00:36:45,470
[ Laughter ]

885
00:36:45,470 --> 00:36:48,807
This the biggest "carabatay."

886
00:36:48,807 --> 00:36:53,611
You can't believe
that this "carabatay"

887
00:36:53,611 --> 00:36:56,948
is in this envelope-ay.

888
00:36:56,948 --> 00:37:01,653
And open it up and you say,
"Uhh, 'carabatay.'"

889
00:37:01,653 --> 00:37:06,524
♪♪

890
00:37:09,194 --> 00:37:12,363
You can't believe
that this "carabatay"

891
00:37:12,363 --> 00:37:14,432
is in this envelope-ay.

892
00:37:14,432 --> 00:37:19,771
And open it up and you say,
"Uhh, 'carabatay.'"

893
00:37:19,771 --> 00:37:25,176
♪♪

894
00:37:25,176 --> 00:37:26,578
Now, let me ask you something.

895
00:37:26,578 --> 00:37:28,780
How has it affected
the relationship?

896
00:37:28,780 --> 00:37:30,181
Let me ask you first.

897
00:37:30,181 --> 00:37:32,951
Well, we don't talk.
We're not friends.

898
00:37:32,951 --> 00:37:36,588
When y'all go to weddings
and stuff, you all don't talk?

899
00:37:36,588 --> 00:37:39,257
Oh, no.
She's in that corner

900
00:37:39,257 --> 00:37:42,127
telling everyone
that I'm that evil woman

901
00:37:42,127 --> 00:37:44,629
and she's the victim.
No! No.

902
00:37:44,629 --> 00:37:46,030
Yes?
See,
that's what I'm saying.

903
00:37:46,030 --> 00:37:48,032
The middle people makes you
lot of things.

904
00:37:48,032 --> 00:37:49,701
So let me ask you this,
Miss Sree,

905
00:37:49,701 --> 00:37:51,636
how do you
really feel about her?

906
00:37:51,636 --> 00:37:53,605
Do you miss the friendship?

907
00:37:53,605 --> 00:37:56,341
Of course. Of course.

908
00:37:56,341 --> 00:37:58,009
Do you miss
the friendship?
Oh, totally.

909
00:37:58,009 --> 00:37:59,210
You know what?
Of course.

910
00:37:59,210 --> 00:38:02,046
We were so close.
Beautiful childhood memories.

911
00:38:02,046 --> 00:38:04,015
And the whole family.

912
00:38:04,015 --> 00:38:06,751
All these people,
they take different sides.
Okay.

913
00:38:06,751 --> 00:38:08,586
It's just been terrible.
Let me see this picture
we have.

914
00:38:08,586 --> 00:38:10,588
Every birthday
I miss you, Sumi.

915
00:38:10,588 --> 00:38:11,790
Look -- Look at this picture.

916
00:38:11,790 --> 00:38:13,024
Sumi: Aww.

917
00:38:13,024 --> 00:38:15,593
Yeah, that's the Vidhana Soudha.
I remember that.

918
00:38:15,593 --> 00:38:16,461
Oh, yes.

919
00:38:16,461 --> 00:38:18,096
How old were you?

920
00:38:18,096 --> 00:38:20,532
I was 15, 16.
She was 16.

921
00:38:20,532 --> 00:38:22,767
And you all been friends
all this time?

922
00:38:22,767 --> 00:38:24,969
Yes.
Until 20 years ago.

923
00:38:24,969 --> 00:38:26,271
Yes.

924
00:38:26,271 --> 00:38:28,740
We're not really in here
for $10,000.

925
00:38:28,740 --> 00:38:32,410
That's not what we in here for.
We in here for hurt.

926
00:38:32,410 --> 00:38:38,049
Pain, suffering, betrayal,
friendship, love.

927
00:38:38,049 --> 00:38:39,551
All of this right here.

928
00:38:39,551 --> 00:38:41,653
This is really
what this is about.

929
00:38:41,653 --> 00:38:45,523
Here's what I think
is happening here.

930
00:38:45,523 --> 00:38:48,893
On this agreement,
there is no timelines.

931
00:38:48,893 --> 00:38:51,763
So here we are
over 20 years later.

932
00:38:51,763 --> 00:38:54,165
No money has been paid.

933
00:38:54,165 --> 00:38:56,568
But guess what
it cost you all?

934
00:38:56,568 --> 00:38:59,137
Your friendship.

935
00:38:59,137 --> 00:39:02,073
It's fractured your family.

936
00:39:02,073 --> 00:39:04,876
And it's ridiculous.

937
00:39:04,876 --> 00:39:05,944
I've reached a verdict.

938
00:39:05,944 --> 00:39:07,679
[ Spectators cheering ]

939
00:39:11,583 --> 00:39:15,553
Now, ladies, I've already told
you what I thought about this.

940
00:39:15,553 --> 00:39:18,823
I think your intentions
were pure and clean.

941
00:39:18,823 --> 00:39:19,924
Yes.

942
00:39:19,924 --> 00:39:22,594
I think you meant
no harm or no ill will.

943
00:39:22,594 --> 00:39:25,129
But you were scammed
with a lot of people.

944
00:39:25,129 --> 00:39:30,568
Before you all could get
to any form of reconciliation,

945
00:39:30,568 --> 00:39:32,337
the bickering started.

946
00:39:32,337 --> 00:39:34,772
I can't tell you
how many times in this court.

947
00:39:34,772 --> 00:39:37,809
I tell people
how important friendship is.

948
00:39:37,809 --> 00:39:39,811
And the older you get,

949
00:39:39,811 --> 00:39:42,280
the less number of friends
you find you have.

950
00:39:42,280 --> 00:39:46,017
I promise you -- and a lot
of people doing this here.

951
00:39:46,017 --> 00:39:49,654
And so it's hard.
So what happened to that?

952
00:39:49,654 --> 00:39:52,790
You are family.
You don't speak.

953
00:39:52,790 --> 00:39:54,993
You over here.
You done left India.

954
00:39:54,993 --> 00:39:56,361
What you doing?

955
00:39:56,361 --> 00:39:59,197
You're blowing
a fine opportunity.

956
00:39:59,197 --> 00:40:04,802
Now, my judgment is
for the plaintiff for $10,000.

957
00:40:09,440 --> 00:40:14,412
The only reason I'm doing it is
because you signed this paper.

958
00:40:14,412 --> 00:40:16,914
I would throw this out.

959
00:40:16,914 --> 00:40:19,284
But I'm going to
do something today

960
00:40:19,284 --> 00:40:22,720
because I would rather
you be sisters.

961
00:40:22,720 --> 00:40:26,958
I would rather you be didis
than to sit up in here

962
00:40:26,958 --> 00:40:31,462
and go home and win a case
that will win you nothing.

963
00:40:32,764 --> 00:40:36,334
So on behalf
of the defendant,

964
00:40:36,334 --> 00:40:40,104
my court is going to pay you
your $10,000.

965
00:40:40,104 --> 00:40:42,206
[ Spectators cheer ]

966
00:40:46,978 --> 00:40:49,814
And you know why
I'm paying you the $10,000?

967
00:40:49,814 --> 00:40:52,083
Because that was her intent.
Yeah.

968
00:40:52,083 --> 00:40:55,453
She never intended
to scam anybody.

969
00:40:55,453 --> 00:40:58,156
She loves you.

970
00:40:58,156 --> 00:41:01,626
She misses you
and you miss her.
Yes.

971
00:41:01,626 --> 00:41:04,195
That's more important
than the 10.

972
00:41:04,195 --> 00:41:07,298
Judge, everything you said
is so true.

973
00:41:07,298 --> 00:41:10,735
I brought something
which is so precious to her.

974
00:41:10,735 --> 00:41:16,274
Her grandmother gave me a chain
off her neck when we were kids,

975
00:41:16,274 --> 00:41:18,843
and she loved it
so much from that day.

976
00:41:18,843 --> 00:41:21,145
And this is something
precious for me, too.

977
00:41:21,145 --> 00:41:25,917
But I want to give it to her
so that we can be friends again.

978
00:41:25,917 --> 00:41:27,785
[ Spectators "Aww" ]

979
00:41:27,785 --> 00:41:29,554
I want to say something.

980
00:41:29,554 --> 00:41:34,492
Sumi, everywhere you were, I
prayed for you every time, didi.

981
00:41:34,492 --> 00:41:37,161
I prayed for you so much.
I want you to be happy.

982
00:41:37,161 --> 00:41:39,964
Here.
Open it, open it.

983
00:41:42,467 --> 00:41:43,434
[ Crying ] Thank you.

984
00:41:43,434 --> 00:41:45,970
[ Applause ]

985
00:41:45,970 --> 00:41:48,039
It's so beautiful.

986
00:41:48,039 --> 00:41:49,440
That's my verdict.

987
00:41:49,440 --> 00:41:51,642
That's the way I see it.

988
00:41:51,642 --> 00:41:53,778
[ Spectators cheering ]

989
00:41:53,778 --> 00:42:00,084
♪♪

990
00:42:00,084 --> 00:42:02,887
You know, Steve Judge Harvey
was just amazing.

991
00:42:02,887 --> 00:42:05,923
I mean, his verdict
was just so beautiful.

992
00:42:05,923 --> 00:42:10,061
So, so this is our life now.
We can dance every day.

993
00:42:10,061 --> 00:42:11,062
Yes.
Didi.

994
00:42:11,062 --> 00:42:12,663
We're gonna be dancing!

995
00:42:12,663 --> 00:42:14,565
[ Cheers and applause ]

996
00:42:14,565 --> 00:42:21,372
♪♪