AriZona Iced Tea billionaire allegedly promised masseuse $820K home a secretly recorded call is central to the case

AriZona Iced Tea co-founder John Ferolito is battling his longtime masseuse over an $820,000 Florida home she claims he promised to give her — and a call that was secretly recorded on a Ring doorbell has become a key bone of contention in the case.Over their decades-long relationship, Ferolito showered Fayssanya “Fay” Pratt and her family with other costly perks, according to court filings and interviews — including buying a car for her mother, paying off the mortgage on one of Pratt’s other properties and covering tutoring bills for her children.One of Ferolito’s longtime aides said in a sworn affidavit that he also picked up the tab for the family’s ongoing dental bills, “numerous family vacations” and visits to the Hard Rock Casino and Turnberry.Ferolito himself says in the affidavit he handed Pratt $180,000 to open an investment account and taught her how to invest — money he claims eventually grew to more than $600,000.Pratt separately told Atlanta Black Star that Ferolito once bought her a new Chevrolet Tahoe after calling her old car a “clunker” and paid for her son’s braces after noticing his crooked teeth.But Ferolito, 76, insists the Coral Springs house was one gift he never made — even as he acknowledges showering Pratt and her family with other costly benefits over the years.Pratt, who worked for Ferolito for roughly 23 years as a massage therapist and personal assistant, says the home was promised to her — and claims one of his top aides acknowledged as much while firing her in September 2022.“That was the boss again, and he has asked me to let you go,” executive assistant Kelly Aldrich said, according to a transcript of a phone call cited by Atlanta Black Star.“He said that we will sign the house over to you and pay for whatever he’s been doing for the rest of the year.”In other words, Pratt claims Aldrich was telling her that Ferolito was firing her but would still transfer the house to her and continue the fina...