Jordon Hudson Sues Airbnb Hosts Over Leaked Ring Video of Bill Belichick

Jordon Hudson has sued the owners of a Massachusetts Airbnb home over the Ring camera video that showed Bill Belichick leaving the house without a shirt in 2023 and made their private relationship public.

The civil complaint, filed on Friday, Nov. 6 in Suffolk County Superior Court, names Elise McDevitt and Craig Nolan, who owned the seaside home in Winthrop that Hudson rented for four nights in June 2023. According to court documents obtained by USA TODAY Sports, Hudson alleges the hosts took part in "egregious violations of her privacy." The allegations have not been tested in court, and McDevitt and Nolan had not formally responded to the suit by Monday morning, the Boston Globe reported.

The texts at the center of the case

On the last night of the stay, the complaint says, McDevitt sent Hudson parking information and a link to a Ring video of Belichick, who was then head coach of the New England Patriots. She followed it with a text that read: "As we discussed, I'm a huge cowboys fan, but don't live under a rock! Wishing you the best!" When Hudson said she did not understand, McDevitt allegedly answered: "It's clear who is on the video. ... I'll leave it at that."

Hudson told McDevitt the man was her boyfriend and asked whether the video would be deleted. The complaint says McDevitt did not answer at first, then replied: "We will delete it from ring, but as you know, unfortunately, videos are never totally deleted." The clip reached social media in November 2023 and spread fast. Hudson, who was 22 at the time and Belichick 71, says she was "shocked and horrified" when a relationship the couple had kept private became public, bringing what the suit calls significant unwanted publicity and scrutiny.

The podcast dispute

The hosts first told Hudson they had not leaked the video, according to the complaint. In May 2025, the suit alleges, McDevitt told Hudson the hosts had "sent it to a few people initially wondering is this (Belichick), isn't it him," and that they did delete it from the camera. Hudson also alleges that McDevitt's anonymous interview on the podcast Pablo Torre Finds Out disclosed more private information and provided Torre with another video of Belichick.

Hudson alleges invasion of privacy and breach of contract, and her suit also raises a claim under Massachusetts consumer protection law. She seeks damages, attorneys' fees and a jury trial, and asks the court to bar McDevitt and Nolan from sharing any further personal or private information about her. McDevitt told the California Post, which first reported the filing, that she had "no comment." Hudson's representatives declined to comment to USA TODAY Sports.

Why it is back in the news

Belichick, a six-time Super Bowl winning head coach with New England, now coaches the University of North Carolina. A TMZ report on Oct. 30 said he and Hudson had broken up more than a year ago. Asked about his relationship status on Nov. 2, Belichick told reporters: "I'll keep my personal comments and relationships to myself if that's alright with you." News of the lawsuit spread across sports media on Monday, and Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy publicly backed Hudson over the hosts, according to Pro Football Network.