A woman sparked a massive debate on TikTok after she and her friend pulled off a stunt involving an ex’s American Express card at a bar. The video, which has racked up over 911,700 views, shows the woman attempting to pay her bar tab using the card through Apple Pay. After a moment of prayer, she celebrates when the payment actually goes through. She and her friend, Enisa Johnson, who goes by @ejthedj1999, shake hands before finishing their drinks.
The TikTok video was edited to look like a horror film, complete with foreboding music and text that reads, “Editing my friend trying to use her blocked ex situationship’s card at the bar like a horror movie.” The clip ends with the woman dancing while holding a framed photo of an unidentified man. The reaction online was split right down the middle, with people arguing over whether the move was a power play or a legal disaster.
According to Brobible, some viewers were clearly impressed, with one user writing, “you know what, hell yeah.” Another person said, “If anyone ask me anything I didn’t see NOTHING.” But several others were quick to point out the potential legal implications of using someone else’s card. One viewer stated, “This is illegal lol.”
The authorized user detail changes everything about this story
The creator behind the video provided some clarity in an Instagram direct message exchange. She mentioned that the man in question had previously made the woman an authorized user on his account. This one detail is what the people accusing her of a crime did not see coming. Bar situations involving men and women can go in unexpected directions, as seen in another viral story where bartenders stepped in when a woman felt uncomfortable.
She explained that it was a one-time thing and that the guy had treated her poorly in the past. She also mentioned that the man made his personality revolve around money, stating, “A lot of men want to reduce their entire existence to their net worth. Then it’s outlandish when we do it back.” She also noted that there is a new wave of feminism that encourages people to stand up against men who have wronged them.
This is not the first time drama involving exes and financial accounts has gone viral on social media. Last year, a TikToker named Ashley Scala posted a video claiming her boyfriend’s ex had canceled his gym membership. She thought she had the upper hand, but the ex, Gabriella Dellolio, quickly stitched the video to set the record straight.
Dellolio explained that she had been paying for her ex’s gym membership on her own card for two years. When she tried to remove her payment information, the gym told her the only way to stop the charges was to cancel the membership entirely. It turned out the ex actually saved the couple from paying a cancellation fee, which was an unexpected twist for anyone following the story.
Not all bar-related viral moments involve exes, though, and sometimes even a simple night out can take a strange turn, like when a man’s question ruined a woman’s bar night. These situations keep going viral because they tap into something a lot of people relate to, which is the messiness of breakups and shared finances.
The debate over who is in the right usually depends on how much someone values personal justice versus following the rules closely. Either way, the authorized user details in this latest story make it a very different situation from what most people in the comments assumed it was.
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