After 'Date From Hell,' Austin Man Sues Woman For Texting

ROUND ROCK, TX — Texting while on a date is unquestionably rude. But one man in Austin, Texas, has taken particular umbrage after his date partook in the activity, filing a lawsuit to recover the cost of a movie ticket from his text-happy former love interest.

Brandon Vezmar, 37, of Austin is suing a woman in seeking recovery of the $17.31 cost of a movie ticket to see a 3-D screening of "Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2" to which he treated his date, the Austin American-Statesman reported. The 35-year-old woman seemed more focused on her telephone during the movie, despite the man's pleas for her to stop texting.

She ended up departing the theater instead, leaving her date stranded as she had agreed to drive them to and from the Barton Creek Square theater.

"Oh my God!" the woman said when reached by the Statesman for comment on Tuesday, seemingly unaware of the litigation filed against her. "This is crazy." She defended her actions, saying she was consoling a girlfriend in the throes of post-breakup grief after parting ways with her boyfriend. "I'm not a bad woman," she insisted.

Vezmar told the newspaper he met the woman online before they went on their first date on May 6. But 15 minutes into the movie, she started to text, he complained.

“It was kind of a first date from hell,” he told the newspaper. “This is, like, one of my biggest pet peeves.”

His lawsuit claims the woman “...activated her phone at least 10-20 times in 15 minutes to read and send text messages," according to the petition. What's more, the texting is a "direct violation" of theater policy and "adversely" affected not only his enjoyment of the film but that of other patrons, his lawsuit contends.

The monetary damages sought are decidedly minimal, but it's the principle of the thing, the man said.

On Wednesday, reports of a potential settlement to the litigation emerged. Alamo Drafthouse CEO Tim League has reportedly offered a gift certificate of $17.31 to the aggrieved man to settle the dispute.

It's unclear if Vezmar will accept the terms. But one thing is clear: This was definitely not a love connection.

>>> Read the full story at Austin American-Statesman

Image via Shutterstock