Roommate Drama x2″ by Matt Walsh – Ep. 8

This week on “JUDGED by Matt Walsh,” the honorable judge delved into the messy world of renters, nightmare roommates, and broken dreams.

With Judge Walsh on the bench, involved parties are guaranteed to have their disputes settled with a healthy dose of sanity, even if that’s almost never what they bring to the table.

First up, plaintiff Athena Puharic sued her former roommate Mollie Jones for $1,500. Puharic claimed the defendant re-signed a lease with her but then did something “really shady” which forced them to break the lease and pay the price for it.

“I was seeing this man named Tommy and we had met on a Saturday night, and we hit it off,” Puharic began. “And then the next day me, Mollie, and Tommy and a few other friends were all out doing Sunday Funday, as one does in Nashville.”

“Sunday Funday,” Judge Walsh repeated. “What is that?”

“Where you go to a bar with a group of friends, and you drink lots of beer or other liquids of your choice,” Puharic replied.

“And why can’t you just say you’re going to the bar?” the judge wondered.

“Because it’s Sunday Funday. It’s on a Sunday. It’s a thing. Have you never done it?” the plaintiff asked.

Judge Walsh said it sounded “like something that a child might say to describe going to Chucky Cheese.”

Puharic went on to describe how while she was at the bar with her friends, Mollie told Tommy she had a boyfriend, which she insisted wasn’t true. The plaintiff said she had broken up with her boyfriend, Jacob, four months prior and that even though they were trying to “work things out,” she didn’t consider her actions to be a form of cheating.

She went on to describe getting into a screaming fight with Jones and Tommy outside the bar. As for her relationship with the defendant now, Puharic said, “I just don’t really trust her. And we’ve been trying to maintain a good friendship, and I just feel like, at the end of the day, until she gives me this money, I can’t fully be best friends with her again.”

Next, Jones told her side of the story. She said she was “not guilty” of betraying and sabotaging her friend and former roommate.

She added that they were all “having a good time” when she decided to tell Tommy, “I don’t know why you’re wasting your time. She’s going to get back with her ex.”

Judge Walsh asked if Jones had planned on saying that and she said no, it was a “spur of the moment” decision.

Jones said she decided to give up the apartment, which she was subletting from one of Puharic’s former roommates because Puharic had been there longer and it felt more like her apartment.

“I think that this is in the past we have moved past it. We have mended our relationship and holding on to this is a petty grudge.” Jones said.

The defendant concluded, “Let’s move forward. Let’s have a great many more Sunday Fundays without petty male drama… Forgiveness is great. Grace is great. That’s what I’m asking for here.”

After deliberating, Judge Walsh returned with his wise and fair verdict.

“I want to tell you that listening to your squabble has proven to be one of the most immensely unpleasant experiences of my life,” the judge began. “Now, Miss Puharic, you may be upset that Tommy found out what sort of person he was with. But make no mistake that that is what you’re upset about. Not that Miss Jones lied to him, but that she told him the truth.”

He continued, “On the other hand, Miss Jones, you chose to live with this person. You waited until she was gone to tell the truth about her. You were speaking ill of your friend behind her back. Perhaps she deserves to be spoken of that way. But if you feel that way about her, then why are you her friend in the first place?”

Tune in to Episode 8 to find out the final verdict.

Next up, two former roommates were at odds for a different reason. Judge Walsh opened by reminding the plaintiff and defendant that in his courtroom, they have heard “arguably the most pivotal cases in American history.”

“Does your case live up to that standard?” Walsh asked.

“Arguably,” the plaintiff replied.

Troy Davern went on to describe how he convinced his ex-best friend, Elijah Barney, to move in with him to disastrous results. He said the defendant wound up going to jail and therefore broke his lease and agreement to split everything 50/50.

“Then he goes to jail, and then he’s in jail for 40 days,” Daven said. “And this entire time he’s not paying rent at all. Got out. Within days of him being outside of jail, he says he wants to go live with his sister, rent free, which she was already doing.”

After asking for clarifying details, Judge Walsh calls out Davern for how he’s answering questions. “Why are you speaking in riddles? I feel like I’m talking to a Batman villain,” the judge said.

There was a fair amount of back and forth to determine the exact amount Davern was suing for, which was eventually determined to be $2,500.

Next, Judge Walsh addressed the defendant. “It’s been a very complicated path to get us here. But I think amid all the extraneous details, what we’re left with, it sounds like, is that you moved in with a guy and said you’d pay half the rent and you didn’t,” the judge said.

“I was broke when we moved into the apartment. When I went to jail, I was still broke. So there wasn’t much change that happened other than the fact that I was living in the apartment with Sir Troy,” Barney said.

The defendant described going on a “bender” with the plaintiff which involved both of them getting drunk for six days at a time. Barney said he’d wake up and drink cold beer and do two shots of tequila.

“Tequila in the morning. That’s the issue,” Judge Walsh observed.

“It is an issue,” Barney agreed.

“But my point is, you could avoid that issue by just not doing that,” the judge replied.

“I actually think that’s the easiest thing in the world to not do,” Walsh added when Barney claimed it was “hard” to avoid. “There’s nothing that’s easier to avoid than taking two shots.”

Davern admitted to funding the benders but said he’d changed his ways and was “filled with the Holy Spirit.”

Then Barney said the situation was further complicated when Davern had sex with his sister a decade prior. Judge Walsh said the story wasn’t relevant to the situation at hand.

“Why would I pay rent to someone who had sex with my sister?” Barney asked.

“Why would you move in with him?” Judge Walsh retorted, which inspired a round of laughter from the courtroom.

After a short deliberation, Judge Walsh came back with a quick and decisive verdict. Tune in to this week’s episode of “JUDGED” to find out what he said, and be sure to check back every week for exciting new cases, premiering Tuesdays exclusively on DailyWire+.

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