Anytime Fitness wants me to pay $60

Hi everyone. So basically I woke up with a message from AF asking me to pay $60 because of tailgating, and of course I was confused since I never recalled bringing in anyone into the gym without scanning the key fob.

They showed me cctv footage of me scanning my key and walking into the gym and another person that just walked in after i scanned. Mind you, in the footage the person was searching through her bag as i was approaching the gym, so at that time i assumed she was searching for her key so she could scan in, so i walked into the gym first without realising she walked in without scanning. Throughout the whole time i was listening to music on my phone so i definitely did not notice nor hear her walk in without scanning.

And now Anytime Fitness wants me to pay $60 for a mistake i did not even do? Even as i explained that i had no ties with the person that tailgate, they still stood firm and said it is their terms and conditions and i had to pay in 7 days or else i would get banned from all AF outlets

Anyone here can give any advice on what to do😭. Should i just suck it up and pay or just dont pay and never go AF ever again. Also anyone else share the same experience?

Update: They called me and said after further investigation, they decided to waiver the fee and all this happened was due to a new staff's inexperience.🫠