The lawyer for the family of a gay man who went overboard on a cruise ship is now saying that he did in fact intentionally jump despite his earlier claim that the man had fallen over the balcony of his room. Michael Winkleman admits that Bernardo Elbaz, 35, did not accidentally go into the water at around 1am last Friday while a passenger on Royal Caribbean's Oasis of the Seas, but at the same time is saying the man did not commit suicide. Instead, Winkleman - who is representing the family of Elbaz - claims that the man jumped because he was mistreated by members of the staff and guests on the ship.New video shows Bernardo Elbaz shortly before he went overboard on Royal Caribbean's Oasis of the Seas around 1am on FridayElbaz, 35, can be seen arguing with security on the video, which he shot on his cell phone, allegedly over homophobic comments that were made'I have a husband, I’m not a pedophile,' Elbaz says at one point to the two members of security in his roomMichael Winkleman, the lawyer for Elbaz's family, now admits that after this he did intentionally jump off the balcony in his roomWinkleman however claims it was not suicide or because of a domestic dispute with his husband Eric as Royal Caribbean has claimed'This was an act of protest based on the way that this legally gay, legally married couple was mistreated by Royal Caribbean,' said Winkleman
'Our ship's security officers responded to reports of domestic dispute loud enough to be heard from several staterooms away,' _ said in a statement.