Jordon Hudson Sues Airbnb Hosts Over Leaked Bill Belichick Video
The lawsuit claims a doorbell camera video of the coach invading Hudson's privacy and exposing their relationship.
Jordon Hudson filed a lawsuit in Massachusetts against two Airbnb hosts, alleging that a doorbell camera video showing a shirtless Bill Belichick invaded her privacy and prematurely exposed their romantic relationship to the public. The legal complaint, filed Friday by attorney Howard Cooper and his colleagues, targets rental hosts Elise McDevitt and Craig Nolan.
The incident dates back to the summer of 2023, when Hudson and Belichick stayed at a rental property in Winthrop, Massachusetts. According to the court documents, McDevitt sent Hudson the Ring doorbell footage showing the former New England Patriots head coach stepping onto a porch without a shirt, alongside a message regarding parking in front of a neighbor's house.
At the time, Hudson and Belichick were keeping their relationship private. Although Hudson was not visible in the footage, the subsequent circulation of the clip in the fall of 2023 thrust her into the public eye as the partner of the high-profile football coach, who is significantly older than her. The lawsuit states that these events subjected Hudson to significant unwanted scrutiny and ridicule.
The complaint outlines a series of text messages between Hudson and McDevitt following the stay. Hudson repeatedly asked for the video to be deleted. While McDevitt initially assured her that it would be removed from the Ring system, she also noted that videos are never totally deleted and remarked that it was clear who appeared in the footage.
After the video surfaced on the social platform X in November 2023, McDevitt initially denied leaking it. However, the lawsuit alleges that McDevitt later sent a message admitting she had shared the footage with a few people to determine if the man in the video was indeed the football coach, though she maintained she never intended for it to become public. The complaint also notes that McDevitt and Nolan later appeared on a podcast where additional footage and information were shared.
Following the incident, Hudson reported the hosts to Airbnb. The platform subsequently removed the property from its site for violating its privacy policy, according to the lawsuit. Hudson alleges she then received hostile text messages from McDevitt.
Bill Belichick, who is currently the head coach at the University of North Carolina, is not a party to the lawsuit and did not comment on the matter during a recent news conference. The legal action seeks damages to be proven at trial, attorney fees, and an injunction preventing the defendants from disclosing any further private information regarding Hudson.