Jordon Hudson filed a lawsuit in Massachusetts on Friday against Airbnb hosts Elise McDevitt and Craig Nolan, alleging they mishandled a 2023 Ring-camera recording of Bill Belichick; Belichick is not a defendant.

The footage showed Belichick leaving the Winthrop, Massachusetts, home around 6 a.m. while he coached the New England Patriots, and the homeowners reportedly shared it while trying to confirm his identity.

Hudson says she asked the hosts to delete the recording, but McDevitt allegedly told her it would be removed from Ring while warning that such videos are never entirely deleted.

The complaint alleges McDevitt and Nolan saved copies and shared them with friends instead of deleting them, even though Hudson later left a positive review of the stay.

According to the lawsuit, McDevitt first denied sharing the footage, then acknowledged in May 2025 that she and Nolan had sent it to a few people for identification; Hudson also objected to their later appearance on Pablo Torre’s podcast.

The recording later spread widely on social media, where its original poster called Belichick’s departure a “walk of shame”; it reportedly drew more than 12.8 million views on X.

The rental attracted renewed attention in 2025 after an online effort identified the property, booked a stay and obtained a second video that featured in Torre’s “The Belichick Ring Mystery”; Torre said he stood by the reporting, while Hudson called reporting about her relationship slanderous and defamatory, according to On3.

Hudson’s complaint centers on the hosts’ alleged handling of the recording and their communications with her, not only on the video’s eventual circulation, and she says it caused intense ridicule and immense damage; she is seeking damages to be determined at trial.

Attorney and law professor Michael McCann said Hudson may have a strong privacy argument because Belichick was shirtless, but proving that the alleged leak caused her claimed harm could be harder given Belichick’s public profile and broad First Amendment protections.

Boston civil attorney Michael Coyne questioned whether Hudson could recover damages, saying the pair may have had no expectation of privacy outside the home and that she would need to show how the disclosure harmed her.

Massachusetts law recognizes protection against unreasonable, substantial or serious interference with privacy, but that standard does not determine the case; lawyers quoted in the article also said the couple’s presence outside the Airbnb could limit the suit’s prospects.

Airbnb’s policy, effective April 30, 2024, bars cameras used to monitor indoor spaces and requires disclosure of exterior devices, but the policy does not resolve the lawsuit’s merits; Airbnb has barred McDevitt and Nolan from renting the property for violating its privacy policy.