Vezmar asked her to “take it outside” when the texting persisted, and Cruz got up, left, and never returned.
Vezmar contacted Cruz the next with a message demanding that she repay him the ticket price (the elusive $17.31) or he would file a case in small claims court.
However, Cruz was apparently texting during the movie, which became a distraction to Vezmar.
Crystal Cruz and Brandon Vezmar met on the dating app Bumble, where they arranged to have a first date at a 3D showing of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 in Austin, Texas.