American singer and musician Vaughn Monroe said,
We'll introduce it with this quote
by American singer, Lady Gaga, which reads,
"Don't you ever let a soul in the world tell you
that you can't be exactly who you are."
Great, Lady Gaga.
Bring out the litigants.
My life's got more plot twists than a thriller.
I spent 18 years of my life trapped.
I'll never go back to that place for anyone.
I've been happy since I discovered the real me.
Good afternoon and welcome.
Hello, ma'am.
Eduardo, you're suing Ricardo, who doesn't look like Ricardo.
-That's his legal name. -What's your name?
The Love Diva.
He's Ricardo.
Okay, "The Love Diva" seems like an artistic name.
-Don't you have another name? -His name's Ricardo.
-He's my brother. -Okay.
You're suing your brother Ricardo.
Good...
Tell me why you're suing him and what you demand.
-Good afternoon. -Good afternoon.
I'm suing my brother Ricardo for $20,000
for violation of trust.
-He asked me for $20,000... -I didn't ask you for them.
He asked me for $20,000 so he could get surgery.
-What kind of surgery? -Gastric bypass surgery.
Oh...
Let me explain so you can understand.
Go ahead.
Back in Mexico, we lived with our father.
He died five years ago from a heart attack.
After my father died, since it was just the two of us,
I had to care for my little brother
because he was still a minor.
As time went by, I sold a property our father left me
for $50,000.
Your father left the property in your name
because your brother was still a minor?
Yes.
He didn't give me that money.
I wanted to help him, so I left him with my aunt
and I came to this country illegally.
I used the money to hire a coyote so I could come here
and have better future in this country.
Okay.
Some time later, he became depressed.
He gained a lot of weight.
He weighed about 300 or 350 pounds.
He was obese and it was a health risk.
Eventually, I decided to help him.
I had him see the best doctors in Mexico.
That's when he got gastric bypass surgery.
He went to the doctors in Mexico,
but you were here, right?
Yes, I'm here illegally so I couldn't go back.
So he told you
that the doctors recommended he get gastric bypass surgery?
Yes, he wanted to join the Mexican military.
-He told you this? -He did.
Before my father died,
he promised him he'd join the military when he turned 18.
In Mexico, we make men.
He told my father he'd join the military to make him proud.
I took part of the money from the sale and sent him $20,000.
-Wonderful. -I brought evidence.
He needed surgery, but obviously 300 pounds is a lot.
He wasn't going to lose all that weight overnight.
He needed to see a nutritionist first.
I gave the producers evidence of how he looked after surgery.
So he sent you pictures of how he looked after the surgery?
Yes, so he could join the Mexican military.
Let's see the evidence.
Very manly.
So he sent you these pictures?
Yes, he was very manly.
He could've joined the military and made our father proud.
He doesn't look like that now.
He sent these pictures
and said that's what he looked like?
Exactly.
Everything was great.
Eventually, he joined the military.
He told me he had to train so he had to go away.
He said we wouldn't be in touch for a while.
He's my only family so I asked if he could write me.
Alright.
In the meantime, I was in this country working three jobs.
I've earned my keep.
Being an immigrant in this country isn't easy.
I'm not ashamed of that. I can say that.
I live in a house with four other men.
We share a single room.
What little money I earn...
Ever since I came here,
I sent him a monthly stipend of around $150 to $200,
depending on what I made that month.
One day, I found an Internet page called The Love Goddess.
The Love Goddess gave relationship advice.
I'd been focusing on my brother and my job for a long time.
Eventually, she came to Miami because she had a show.
-You mean The Love Goddess? -Yes.
That's when I found out it was my brother.
I walked into the changing room and I saw my brother.
I kicked his a--.
I fractured his brow bone.
I really hurt him.
You two had an online relationship
and you didn't know he was your brother.
Yes, and for my safety...
Wait.
Did you send The Love Goddess your pictures?
No, for my safety, I didn't.
You didn't send her your pictures?
No, because you know people do things with pictures nowadays.
He says I'm a liar, yet he's guilty of the same thing.
He never told me he had a profile.
How long did you two talk?
Six months.
Did you fall in love?
She said she wanted more from me.
She wanted a future with me,
which is all I care about as a man.
I want a big woman.
She used to say she had a huge secret
that she could only tell me in person.
That's why she came to Miami.
She even dedicated the show to me.
Oh, my!
Exactly.
I told the guys from security I wanted to meet her.
I walked into the changing room
with the biggest bouquet of roses I could find.
I walked in and this is what I found.
Got it.
It was a huge surprise.
How do you think that makes me feel?
I thought my brother was in the military.
What'd he do with my $20,000?
He didn't do anything.
He just gave himself boobs and a butt.
Really?
I had to work for those $20,000 I gave him.
I even had to ask for loans.
Alright, I get it.
So that's why you're here asking for the $20,000 back.
That's right.
Does it upset you that your brother's a transvestite?
I'm more upset about the lies.
So the lies are what you're upset about?
I don't care.
He's as good as dead to me. I don't care.
In Mexico, we make men.
Alright.
How do you respond to the suit?
Why'd you lie to your brother?
Why didn't you tell him the truth about who you were
and about what you felt?
What kind of surgery did you get?
I got a small set of boobs and butt implants.
Small?
That's what you spent the money on?
No, I didn't use it for that.
-Okay. -He did.
Look, I don't think I owe him anything.
I didn't ask him for that money.
He gave me the money because I was depressed.
I brought evidence.
Here's the proof.
Only food made me feel better so I gained a lot of weight.
I gained 200 pounds because only food helped me.
He left me with an aunt I'd never even met.
Alright.
I'd never met her before.
He gave her $5,000, which is nothing,
considering all the years I spent living with her.
He's lying.
I had to work when I was in Mexico so I could make money.
Tell me, why didn't you get weight loss surgery?
I did get it.
Liar!
Bring a scale!
You'll see!
Will you be quiet so I can talk?
Let's hear him out.
The thing is that I went to see lots of doctors.
I saw psychologists and nutritionists,
because it's part of the weight loss process.
The day of the surgery, I was given anesthesia
and I was in a coma for two weeks.
That was like a near-death experience.
I felt my life before the coma had been a lie.
A lie I'd made up to make my father and brother happy,
but I needed to be happy too.
Lies!
Are you saying you're gay?
Yes, I'm gay.
And you also like cross-dressing?
Yes.
-Did you always feel this way? -Yes, but...
But you were never able to tell your father or your brother.
No, because they're were very sexist.
How can you turn into a --- overnight?
Are you listening to him? He'll constantly call me a ---.
It didn't happen overnight.
He might've gotten the strength to come out overnight,
but he'd felt this way for a long time.
They'd insult me and call me --- all the time.
How was I supposed to tell them?
Look, if my father were alive...
Wait...
He would've killed him!
And he'd be in prison.
Mom would've killed you.
He'd be in prison.
Where's your mother?
She died 20 years ago when he was born.
She died during childbirth.
Okay.
So, after all these changes,
you opened this web page giving love advice?
Yes, via email.
Lies.
He says he's a woman, but his legal name's Ricardo.
Nowhere on my page does it say I'm a woman.
My brother was Ricardo not this.
It doesn't say I'm a woman anywhere.
I just have a picture.
Alright, who has witnesses?
-I do. -We both do.
Let's take a short break.
When we return,
-with your brother? -No.
What about you?
No, because he'd send me fake pictures.
He did?
He calls me a liar, but he lied too.
Nowadays, everyone lies on the Internet.
Hello. Your name?
Hi, my name's Kasandra.
I'm Eduardo's witness.
I work with him and he's my husband's best friend.
When his brother wanted to get the surgery,
Eduardo came to us and asked to borrow $5,000 from us.
He paid us back.
We gave him the money, because we knew how hard he worked
so he could help his brother get his surgery.
Every time his brother sent him pictures,
he was always happy when he saw he'd helped him.
But now he has to look at the result he doesn't deserve this.
He's a good person.
So you think he should be someone he's not
to make his brother happy?
No, he can be whomever he wants,
but I think he should pay his brother back and he won't.
Look, he gave me the money to make my happy.
He never told me the money was for the surgery.
He lied to me.
He said the money was so I could be happy.
This isn't my brother.
In the end, I used the money to make myself happy.
I'm happy now.
He's lying.
That's why he gave me the money.
-The defendant's witness. -Lies.
I get it.
So you two define happiness in different ways.
You feel cheated.
But consider this.
If your brother had called you and told you,
"Eduardo, I need to tell you something.
I'm gay and I like cross-dressing.
I need $20,000 so I can get a boob job, butt implants,
Botox and a wig..."
But...
What would you have told him?
He was 18.
I work my butt off, so I would've told him,
"You want boobs and a butt? Then work for it."
Hello. Your name?
I'm Gina.
And you're here on behalf of The Love Diva?
Yes, I'm her friend.
I've known her for some time.
I met her in Mexico.
I also had gastric bypass surgery.
I needed it because I was overweight.
Before she changed,
I tried talking her out of getting surgery.
I told her to do what she needed to be happy.
Why couldn't they be honest?
Let's bring out Dr. Moises Irizarry
and Dr. Madeline Hernandez.
Ma'am, if I may, there's another issue here.
He built my hopes up.
-I fell in love with him. -What?
He wasn't like this on the Internet.
I'm your brother!
He was different.
I don't care! I'm your brother.
I dedicated my show to him. The finale was for him.
So you're saying you fell in love with him?
That's impossible!
I can even show you...
Look, you're telling me...
Listen, I understand that you fell for him,
because you're gay, but I don't understand
why he put so much effort into your relationship,
when it's obvious you're a transvestite.
Anyone who sees your page will know you're not a woman,
because it's obvious you're a transvestite.
This just makes me think that he's also gay.
No, ma'am.
Well, I'm just telling you what my common sense is telling me.
I'd like to discuss the gastric bypass surgery.
What have we learned about this surgery?
It's a very controversial subject.
Yes, gastric bypass surgery is very risky.
During this surgery we reduce the size
of the patient's stomach.
The stomach is divided in two pouches
and then we add a shortcut of sorts,
so the food goes directly to the small intestine.
That way the person digests less food
and they get full faster.
However, this can lead to malnutrition
and other complications if the patients
don't follow a strict procedure.
So the person needs to be very disciplined
to successfully live with a smaller stomach.
Yes.
You need to be very committed or you can't do it.
Yes, and to avoid complications.
In some cases, doctors need to undo the surgery
because of medical conditions
or because of complications stemming from malnutrition.
Alright.
Doctor, in these cases where a family member is gay,
but they've grown up in an environment where they know
that coming out will destroy the family
so they don't say anything, how can we change this?
What's your advice?
Should they speak up and face the consequences?
Parents don't always reject their kids
because they don't love their them
or because they can't accept that their gay.
It's more like a grieving process.
They're mourning the person they thought their child was.
In this case, a son.
Parents need time to let it sink in,
so it's best to say it when you're still young.
If you feel a certain way, you need to say it.
I still won't...
My ruling.
It's very sad that you two had to lie to each other
after your father died
to honor a man who had strict views
that maybe you two don't even share.
So I agree with you about the lie,
but then again, he was scared.
Plus you said that if he'd come out to you,
you wouldn't have treated him the same.
As for the money, listen.
Your father left you a property.
The property belonged to both of you.
It was in your name, because he was a minor.
I gave him money when I left Mexico.
I left him money so he could support himself.
How much did you leave him? You didn't tell me.
I left him $5,000.
Oh!
So you left him $5,000, but you sold the property for $50,000.
Each of you were entitled to $25,000,
because if you split $50,000 evenly,
each brother gets $25,000.
You left him $5,000 when you left Mexico
and then sent him $20,000 for his surgery.
That was his inheritance.
I deny you your claim. It's final. Case closed!
Be kind, be careful, get educated,
give respect to get respect, and may God help us!
See you next time and thanks!
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