Welcome back!
Let's welcome our next case with a quote
by French writer and aviator Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.
It reads,
"The meaning of things lies not in the things themselves,
but in our attitude towards them."
Saint-Exupéry wrote <i> The Little Prince,</i>
one of my favorites.
I advise you read it several times throughout your lifetime.
Bring out the litigants.
As a professional, I did my job.
They must do the same.
Letting this go on has hurt us a lot.
Good afternoon and welcome.
Good afternoon.
Jessi, you're suing Keno and Joel.
Keno, right?
Keno.
I pronounced it differently. I'm sorry, Keno.
Why are you suing in them and what are you demanding?
For starters, good afternoon.
-I'm suing these nobodies... -Says you.
Shut it!
For $2,500.
$500 for a music video we recorded.
They only gave me $500 of the $1,000 I was promised.
They haven't paid the remaining $500.
For the work you did in their music video.
And $2,000 in damages.
Great.
Explain the facts of the case.
He claims to be a bachata singer.
-I am! -Shut up!
And he claims to be a producer.
I'm a model in Puerto Rico.
They held an audition
for a music video they were working on.
Since I'm a model, I auditioned.
Everything was fine. It went really well.
A few hours later, he called to say I'd been casted.
I was thrilled, so I took the job.
I was asked to come in the next day to shoot.
I agreed.
During the shoot, he looked at me and touched me in a way...
-I was acting. -Acting, right.
It was far more involved than that.
I did my job. I was a professional.
Anyway, I was playing his wife on that music video.
The theme was infidelity and I was the wife.
Then, Joel said the story had changed.
So I asked how it had changed.
He said that in this new story I would play the mistress.
I agreed to play the mistress
because I was getting more exposure.
Joel said there were some erotic scenes.
I had to kiss Keno.
That was fine by me because I was there to do my job.
So we got work.
Afterwards, he sent me messages saying
that it'd been a pleasure to work with me
and that he'd love to work with me again.
I didn't reply because he's married.
I had gone there to do my job.
I wasn't there looking for trouble.
Eventually they uploaded a preview of the music video.
Since I'm the model, I put it up on my social media sites.
Many of my friends are gay.
I'm transsexual.
Finally! The truth!
I have been since I was very young.
Now she says it!
That's messed up!
What?
Yes, ma'am.
I identify myself as a woman.
I'm not a man. I was born in the wrong body.
My parents accepted me as I was and for my fifteenth birthday
I asked to have reassignment surgery.
Come...
Come closer!
Anyone could be fooled.
Anyone could.
How old are you?
24.
When did you start hormone therapy?
12.
Do you have breast implants?
Yes.
What about the rest?
No, ma'am.
You've yet to complete the process.
Yes.
I have to... my penis.
-Are you going to do it? -Yes.
-You are going to do this? -Yes.
Understood.
You talked about this on social media?
No, I uploaded the preview of the music video.
And you said what?
My friends started saying that I'd fooled him easily
and that they had inkling that he was gay.
-I said nothing wrong. -What'd you say?
I said that we did have chemistry on set,
but that we were all very professional.
That's it.
I never insulted them.
Return to your podium. What happened as a result?
I'm a dancer in Puerto Rico.
I sing and dance at a nightclub.
They showed up at the club.
I did my performance and when I got off the stage,
and I really don't know what happened,
but he started yelling and he called me a [beep]!
He insulted me, ma'am!
I'm a human being!
I might have a [beep] between my legs, but I'm still human!
-I think of myself as a woman. -I know.
He went crazy!
He flipped tables over and punched me.
He gave me a black eye! I couldn't work for two weeks.
And that's why you're suing them for $2,500.
Let's take a quick break.
I feel as though I've been mislead.
I didn't know.
When we held the casting,
we were just looking for ladies for our video.
When someone auditions, we don't ask about gender.
-It's rude. -It's against the law.
It's not something that comes up either.
What do you see here?
A woman. I'm seeing what they saw.
-Yes, at first... -Did you two see something else?
I can only speak for myself.
If I'm told she's the model, I'll work with her.
Did you ask for an ID?
Yes.
Her name is Jessi Fernandez. That's a woman's name.
It seems it's also a man's name.
You didn't really look.
I read her name and made sure she was of age.
Go on, Keno.
I say I feel mislead
because as a musician and public figure...
When Joel told her we were making her the mistress...
As mistress, we had to kiss and there was a scene in bed.
She was okay with doing all that.
She could've pulled me aside and said she was transgender.
Why would she have to do that?
I'm a man and I'm sexually attracted to women.
And I'm a woman.
When we cast someone, we can pick the models.
I'm not saying we would've taken her out of the video completely.
We could've kept her as the wife.
I don't know if we have the video...
Do we have it?
Let's have a look.
A woman, ma'am. I was doing my job.
I also brought some evidence.
You only see a woman there.
That's all.
That's all? I'm kissing a man!
I'm okay with that. I just don't like the comments.
What do you see here? A woman, ma'am!
I was just doing my job!
My audience is mocking me.
If they didn't know about that, I wouldn't be a laughingstock.
That's enough.
I see a very attractive and sensuous woman on screen.
The video isn't the problem.
What's the problem, then? Her comment?
Yes, and I have evidence.
Bring that over.
Some say, "We finally have a gay bachatero."
"I'm so glad we finally have a gay bachatero."
"There was chemistry on set, but I'm very professional."
Chemistry?
This person said, "All men are gay, anyway."
"This looks good.
I think it's the first time we get a mixed video."
She said that. Who said anything about that?
I didn't know she was transgender!
I thought everyone was normal.
Others said, "Way to go. Go LBGT!"
"I always knew he was..."
It's wrong.
You received 43,000 views. That's great!
Yes, but the image being portrayed...
Remember, I've been doing this for less than a year.
Ricky Martin came out and said...
You're talking about two very different things.
Those are two very different topics.
Now, why didn't you pay her the remaining $500?
Why did you make such a scene at her place of employment?
What really happened that night?
Let's take a break. When we return,
First of all, when she first posted that
I'd been scheduled for two events in Puerto Rico.
Everything was cancelled the day before.
I was going to sing with some famous reggaeton singers.
They cancelled on me the day before the events.
They said I'd been involved in a scandal and that was a no-go.
They said they didn't know if I was gay or straight.
I asked them how that affected my performance.
As you know, not everyone is open-minded.
That's their loss.
You lost money, then.
Two performances were cancelled.
He was going to perform in front of 40,000 people.
I get it, but what about her fees?
Why didn't you pay her fees?
Let's talk about that.
I asked Joel about it and he said he couldn't reach her.
We were going to release the video either way.
My wife asked me why people were saying I'd kissed a man.
I didn't know what was going on.
Since we still owed her $500,
we were going to ask her to say that we weren't aware of it.
You wanted her to say you didn't know about her identity.
You wanted her to clear everything up.
Yeah, I like to be honest.
Why did it all come to blows?
We were ready to leave...
There were cameras everywhere and people taking pictures.
It was crowded and there was pushing and shoving.
It wasn't on purpose, but she was injured.
It wasn't on purpose.
If I hit her, I'll be in trouble.
Bring out the defendant's witness.
Why didn't you make a follow-up statement?
Why didn't you say they didn't know about you
because you didn't think you had to tell them?
I have no control over that. People talk.
Yes, but he asked you to clear everything up.
He was rude! He made a scene!
Understood.
Name?
Juliette.
I'm a model and Jessi's friend.
We've been to lots of auditions together.
I auditioned for this video too.
I was given the role of mistress at first,
but then I was switched to the role of wife.
I didn't mind because I know Jessi well.
She's very professional.
All of the models there knew Jessi is transgender.
-So you knew? -Yes.
We thought they were very open-minded.
You had no idea they didn't know.
Nope, we thought they switched us on purpose.
You thought they were brave and supportive.
Great. Understood.
We switched the roles they would be playing,
but it was based on their acting.
-We didn't know about her. -I understand.
We know that now.
I understand.
Bring out Production's witness.
Fools!
Bring out Dr. Lizette Sierra and Dr. Madeline Hernandez.
Good afternoon.
Name?
Paola.
The producers brought you here.
That's right.
I've known Jessi for a long time.
I'm a model, too.
She's not whom she claims to be.
She's a liar.
She's sued three different companies for discrimination
and damages.
Are you saying she gives your community a bad name?
Why?
She doesn't represent us. She doesn't uphold our values.
In what sense?
She hides who she is.
She lives as a woman and claims she's a woman.
She's not truthful.
Tell me, isn't that every transgender person's goal?
Don't they want to live as the gender they identify with
without having to focus on what they once where?
Of course.
Transgender people feel they were born in the wrong body.
Many of them don't go through the reassignment surgery
because they lack the money to do so.
It's a very expensive procedure.
Being transsexual has to do with gender identity,
not sexual orientation.
Dr. Sierra, if you audition to be a dancer,
is it illegal for them to specify
that they only want women and not transsexuals?
If it were an office setting, you couldn't do that.
When it comes to acting and modeling jobs,
you can because they're looking for certain authentic feel.
He had the right to ask. However, he said he didn't.
Do they expect me to...?
Guys, get educated.
We're trying to educate ourselves here.
You're just starting out. Now you know better.
Now you know you have the right to ask...
although I would welcome this sort of trouble.
When it comes to the music industry,
this type of drama is actually beneficial.
There are a lot of singers out there.
If you come with a little bit of controversy,
then it's actually good for you.
This isn't negative at all.
I brought some evidence.
I was devastated when I got that call.
-I admire these singers. -I understand.
That's their loss.
I bet they're sorry
they aren't involved in something like this.
You're going to succeed if you remain positive.
You could've settled this quietly.
I agree.
Do you still want her to say you didn't know about her?
-Honestly... -Answer the question.
Do you?
Just so the other raggaeton singers will get informed.
Forget it, ma'am.
-Really? -Yeah, it's out there already.
Once the show airs, they'll figure it out.
-They'll know you didn't know. -Everyone knows by now.
You are to pay her $2,500 within the next five days.
It's final! Case closed!
Be kind, be careful, get educated,
give respect to get respect, and may God help us!
Thank you for joining us and see you next time!
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