Man sued woman after she was on her phone during their date
Brandon Vezmar filed a lawsuit against Crystal Cruz after he became irritated with her texting while they were on a date
A man sued a woman after she started texting during their date.
Before you jump to any conclusions, I'll list the details and you can decide who is in the wrong here.
Back in 2017, it was Brandon Vezmar and Crystal Cruz's first date and they visited Barton Creek Square mall theater in Austin, Texas, as they planned to watch a movie.
It was the 3D screening of Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2 - now, I'm not sure whose idea it was to watch that movie on a FIRST date, because it's not romantic in the slightest.
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Whoever suggested it should be the one on the end of a lawsuit, if you ask me.
Anyway, a ticket came to $17.31 - and it was the cost of this ticket that the then 37-year-old Vezmar demanded off the then 35-year-old Cruz, after she walked out on him just 15 minutes into it.
While watching the movie, Vezmar became irritated with Cruz texting and after he asked her to stop she refused, so he then told her if she wanted to continue to text she should step outside and do it.
It was then that she did so but never came back.
The following day, Vezmar text Cruz asking for the price of her cinema ticket to be reimbursed, as well as the $4 for the pizza they ate beforehand.
But when Cruz refused, he filed a petition in the state capital of Austin claiming she was a 'threat to civilised society'.
In the lawsuit that was filed to the small claims court, Vezmar stated that Cruz's phone use was a 'direct violation' of the cinema's policy and in her continuing to text, she was 'adversely' affecting the experience of viewers.
It also read: "While damages sought are modest, the principle is important as defendant's behaviour is a threat to civilized society."
Taking to X, he asked his followers to donate $17.31 to charity, adding: "Out of respect for what I’ve done for them and the sanctity of the theater going experience.”
Speaking to KVUE-TV at the time, Cruz hit back: “He has escalated the situation far past what any mentally healthy person would.”
CBS's Inside Edition contacted the pair and arranged for them to meet at the mall, where they then initiated the handover of money.
Cruz reimbursed Vezmar the price of the ticket, which he counted in front of her to make sure it was all there, before dropping the lawsuit.
As for whether Vezmar had regrets over his actions, he said in an interview with Dazed: "I don’t think suing her was a drastic action at all. I think the drastic element to the picture is the slow drip drip of these people ruining reality for the rest of us."
He added, when asked what he hoped his date would learn from the situation: "Treat other people with respect and with dignity." Fair enough... right?
Topics: Guardians Of The Galaxy, Social Media, Sex and Relationships, US News
Joe Yates