Privacy Lawsuit: Jordon Hudson Sues Airbnb Hosts Over Doorbell Clip
Hudson claims hosts leaked footage that revealed her relationship with Bill Belichick, leading to unwanted public scrutiny.
By Robert Ward ·
Jordon Hudson filed a lawsuit against two Massachusetts Airbnb hosts, alleging that a doorbell camera video of Bill Belichick invaded her privacy and exposed her private relationship with the coach. The complaint, filed in Massachusetts on Friday, names Elise McDevitt and Craig Nolan as the defendants. Hudson argues that the hosts leaked the footage and personal information about her, which eventually made media rounds and identified her as Belichick's partner.
The events began in the summer of 2023, when Hudson booked a rental in Winthrop, Massachusetts, for a stay with Belichick. At the time, Hudson says they were keeping their romance private. Belichick was nearing the end of his 24-year tenure as head coach of the New England Patriots, a role he held for six Super Bowl wins before moving to the University of North Carolina.
Hudson learned of the video in the fall of 2023 when McDevitt texted her a clip of Belichick stepping shirtless onto the porch. Along with the video, McDevitt sent an instruction not to park in front of a neighbor's house. In subsequent texts, McDevitt joked about football and stated it was clear who was on the video. Hudson repeatedly asked McDevitt to delete the footage.
According to the lawsuit, McDevitt eventually agreed to trash the footage but cautioned that videos are never totally deleted. She added that she was not distributing the video. The clip later appeared on the social platform X in November 2023. McDevitt initially denied posting or leaking the clip, though she later texted that she had sent it to a few people and never envisioned it becoming public.
Attorney Howard Cooper and colleagues wrote in the complaint that these violations resulted in significant unwanted publicity and scrutiny of Hudson and her relationship with Belichick. The legal team noted that the exposure subjected Hudson to ridicule. Hudson, 25, has become a public presence alongside Belichick, 74, who is almost 50 years her senior.
Belichick is not a party to the lawsuit. Messages seeking comment were left Monday for McDevitt and Nolan, as well as a social media message to McDevitt. No attorney is listed for the hosts in the court record yet. Messages were also left for a UNC football team spokesperson regarding Belichick, who did not answer a question at a recent news conference about whether he is still in a relationship with Hudson.
Airbnb was not named in the lawsuit, but messages seeking comment were left with the company on Monday. The suit states that Airbnb removed McDevitt and Nolan from the platform after Hudson reported the incident.
