Jordon Hudson, Bill Belichick’s ex-romantic partner, is suing the owners of an Airbnb in Winthrop, Massachusetts, over viral Ring camera footage showing the former New England Patriots head coach shirtless.
In the civil complaint, filed Friday, Hudson claims the hosts leaked the video to the public, outing Hudson and Belichick as a couple and violating their privacy. The pageant contestant and former cheerleader also argues the leaked footage subjected her to “ridicule and denigration.”
Hudson filed the complaint against the Airbnb hosts — Elise McDevitt and Craig Nolan — in Suffolk County Superior Court. She asks the court to bar the Winthrop couple from disclosing or distributing any personal or private information about her to third parties. The lawsuit states that Hudson believes McDevitt and Nolan may possess additional private videos or information about her that they could exploit financially.
Hudson also asks the court to find the couple liable for “egregious” privacy, consumer protection and contract violations, seeking unspecified financial damages.
As of Monday afternoon, court records did not show any filings from McDevitt and Nolan in response to the lawsuit or list an attorney representing them.
According to the complaint, Hudson and Belichick stayed at the Airbnb for four nights in June 2023, when their relationship was not yet public. During that time, a doorbell camera captured Belichick walking shirtless outside the property.
Nolan and McDevitt saved the video “without the knowledge or authorization of Mr. Belichick or Ms. Hudson,” according to the lawsuit. After McDevitt shared the video with Hudson during the stay, Hudson repeatedly asked McDevitt to delete the footage.
“When McDevitt finally responded, she ominously stated: ‘We will delete it from ring, but as you know, unfortunately, videos are never totally deleted,’” the lawsuit reads.
The suit claims that McDevitt told Hudson she would not release the video, but also “not-so-subtly urged Ms. Hudson to leave a good review on Airbnb by stating: ‘We would appreciate a good review (heart emoji).’” Hudson complied, hoping a five-star rating would prevent McDevitt from sharing the footage with the media.
Despite this, in November 2023, the video showing Belichick shirtless was released publicly online. The footage quickly “went viral” and “became infamous,” the lawsuit states.
When confronted by Hudson about the leak, McDevitt initially denied sharing the video, saying she would contact Ring to find out what happened. McDevitt later made a “thinly veiled” threat over text, intending to discourage Hudson and Belichick from suing, the suit claims.
“If you decide to take any legal action, we will respond and the discovery process would presumably not be welcomed by the person in the video,” the text message reads.
In May 2025, McDevitt admitted to Hudson over text that she and Nolan sent the footage “to a few people” to figure out whether the shirtless man was Belichick, according to the lawsuit.
“I don’t know what happened from there, but we did delete it from the camera, as I assured you,” the text reads, according to the lawsuit. “We were never happy that it was released and never commented that it was our home on any social media channels. You guys should come back lol!”
The complaint argues that McDevitt and Nolan “relished” the media coverage of the leaked footage, including by speaking anonymously to sports journalist Pablo Torre for his podcast.
During the interview, the Winthrop couple gave Torre a second video of Belichick outside the Airbnb, according to the lawsuit. McDevitt and Nolan also shared private information about Hudson’s stay with Belichick at the short-term rental property.
“This unwanted scrutiny and the ensuing media stories, which contain false information, have caused significant damage to Ms. Hudson,” the lawsuit reads.
Hudson reported what happened to Airbnb, and the short-term rental booking company barred McDevitt and Nolan from offering stays on its website, according to the suit. McDevitt reacted with a deluge of “hostile” texts to Hudson, according to the lawsuit.
“Now that you destroyed our livelihood, we are weighing our options about whom we will talk to and what we will discuss with them,” one alleged text reads.
Story by Susannah Sudborough, MassLive.com.