>> Announcer: Bree Martin is
suing her ex-boyfriend,
Adrian Mack, for travel
expenses, promotional costs, and
the return of footage from a
video shoot.
>> Judge Judy: Ms. Martin, you
were starting a business.
>> Correct, a blog.
>> Judge Judy: And the defendant
was an old friend of yours who,
according to the complaint that
I read, is a videographer.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: You don't live in
the same state.
>> No.
>> Judge Judy: But know each
other from school?
>> Well, we dated back in 2004.
>> Judge Judy: Until when?
>> About 2005.
>> Judge Judy: Are you married?
>> No.
>> Judge Judy: Are you married?
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: What state do you
live in?
>> Georgia.
>> Judge Judy: And what state do
you live in?
>> Alabama.
>> Judge Judy: You have
children?
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: How many?
>> Four.
>> Judge Judy: How do you make a
living?
>> I, um, work truck driving and
also filming, producing music,
and, uh...
>> Judge Judy: How do you earn a
living, a steady income?
>> Oh, at truck driving.
>> Judge Judy: And you live with
your wife and four children?
>> No.
>> Judge Judy: You don't.
>> No.
>> Judge Judy: So you're
separated from your wife?
>> No.
>> Judge Judy: Who do you live
with?
>> My wife.
My children, they don't stay
with me.
>> Judge Judy: They are not the
children of this marriage?
>> No.
>> Judge Judy: And were they all
children of a marriage?
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: How long have you
been in this marriage?
>> For about four months.
>> Judge Judy: So you were
married just a couple of months
when you got this call by your
former girlfriend in Georgia to
travel to Georgia to do video
for her.
>> Mm-hmm.
>> Judge Judy: And there was not
supposed to be a fee for the
video that you were gonna do,
but you were gonna charge her,
according to you, for the
editing.
>> Right.
>> Judge Judy: Were you supposed
to be charged for the editing?
>> I was supposed to be charged
for nothing, Your Honor.
>> Judge Judy: Just a second.
If you were supposed to be
charged for nothing, why do you
think he was coming?
>> He was coming up to do work,
because this was a team effort.
>> Judge Judy: How was he
supposed to be compensated for
his work in this team?
>> Well, he believed in what I
was doing, Your Honor.
>> Judge Judy: I don't care if
he believed in what you were
doing.
He believes in a new marriage.
He's married two months.
What is he doing traveling to
you to do work for you for
nothing?
>> The agreement was to pay for
his room, his board, his flight.
>> Judge Judy: What difference
does it make?
If he's working for you, he's
not working as a truck driver.
He's got four children and a new
wife.
>> That's right.
>> Judge Judy: Shh!
[ Laughter ]
I mean, do you think I'm crazy?
>> Well, I have it here.
>> Judge Judy: I don't care what
you have here.
>> I have it here in black and
white.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
So, what he did was, he came
down, and he spent how many days
with you video'ing this blog
that you wanted to start?
>> Three days.
>> Judge Judy: And where did he
stay?
>> At my house.
>> Judge Judy: Ugh.
Did your wife like that?
Just a second.
Did your wife like that?
>> No.
>> Judge Judy: Is she still your
wife?
>> Yes.
[ Laughter ]
>> Judge Judy: Huh.
So, he stayed at your house for
three days, he did the video,
and then he went home.
On what date did he go home?
>> The date was from July 13th,
he flew in, and he flew out
Sunday, July 16th.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
And he filmed all of that time.
>> Correct.
>> Sunup to sundown.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
And he took the film home with
him.
This is what your lawsuit is
about.
He didn't give you the edited
footage for you to be able to
use on your blog, so you are
suing him for reimbursement of
travel expenses, your
promotional costs, and the
return of the footage.
That's what you want.
Okay. Now, Ms. Martin, you claim
you have something that you want
me to read that would support my
not dismissing your case
outright.
>> Mm-hmm.
>> Judge Judy: Let me see it.
>> Okay.
>> Show it all now.
>> These are text messages.
>> Judge Judy: Just a second.
I assume you have your text
messages.
>> No.
>> Judge Judy: Why not?
>> I didn't bring it. Uh...
>> Judge Judy: What do you mean
you don't bring it?
You have your phone with you,
don't you?
>> To my other phone, yes, but I
don't have those text messages
anymore.
>> Judge Judy: How come?
>> Because they were so old, and
I just --
>> Judge Judy: They're not so
old.
They're a couple of months ago.
>> Yeah, but I didn't keep it.
>> Judge Judy: Yeah, well, it's
probably a good idea you didn't
keep them.
>> [ Scoffs ]
>> Judge Judy: [ Mock scoffs ]