SHOCKER!!! Bishop Eddie Long Wants His Hush Money Back….
As if we didn’t see this one coming! Bishop Eddie Long wants his settlement money back from at least 3 of the 5 men he paid to keep their mouths closed about those sexual coercion charges.
Two accusers, Jamal Parris & Spencer LaGrande spoke up on Channel 2 news last month, stating that they just wanted closure from the Bishop in the form of an acknowledgement.
Centino Kemp, the 5th accuser, was able to quietly get in on a piece of the “hush money” action in late May, but was outed by I-Team news reporters as they dug deeper into the case.
Attorneys for New Birth Missionary Baptist church have now informed Parris, LeGrande and Kemp that they intend to recover nearly $1 million from their financial settlement.
[Sidebar: Are there still any people who attend that church, because I swear just when you think it can't get any worse... POW!! Right in the kisser!]
Details below:
A letter sent earlier this week by the Atlanta law firm Drew Eckl & Farnham, alleges that Parris, LeGrande and Kemp all violated the terms of their confidentiality agreement outlined in the settlement between them, Long and New Birth Missionary Baptist Church.
A letter sent earlier this week by the Atlanta law firm Drew Eckl & Farnham, alleges that Parris, LeGrande and Kemp all violated the terms of their confidentiality agreement outlined in the settlement between them, Long and New Birth Missionary Baptist Church.
Because each of the three men spoke publicly about the case, the firm is seeking at least $900,000 already paid the three accusers.
According to the AJC, that figure is merely a portion of the total settlement between long and the three men.
Financial terms of that settlement have not been disclosed but, based on the letter and the fact each of the young men were paid equitably, the total comes to at least $1.5 million.
According to the AJC, that figure is merely a portion of the total settlement between long and the three men.
Financial terms of that settlement have not been disclosed but, based on the letter and the fact each of the young men were paid equitably, the total comes to at least $1.5 million.
The letter outlines the plaintiffs’ “demand for arbitration” though no legal documents have yet been filed.
The letter could simply be a threat, said Atlanta litigator Hayden Pace.
“No one’s going to turn over the money just simply because you’ve asked for it,” Pace said. “You’re going to have to earn it back by establishing your right to it in the courts.”
When Parris and LeGrande spoke about the case last month, they each acknowledged the risks involved but said that they didn’t care about the dough, stating:
“I’m going to tell the world – money does not buy happiness,” LeGrande said in August.
“When you sleep at night, the problems are still there. The money stuff, who cares about the number.”
“I feel like burning [the money].”
Parris, LeGrande and Kemp have all declined to comment on the letters and word on the curb is that each of them have plans to write a book.
Parris and LeGrande even revealed back in August that they were collaborating on a tell-all that will reveal intimate details of their relationship with Long. (Yessssss!!! I can’t wait!)
Parris and LeGrande even revealed back in August that they were collaborating on a tell-all that will reveal intimate details of their relationship with Long. (Yessssss!!! I can’t wait!)
I say give back the dough and recoup it all in book sales. I’ll even help them market that muthaflocka…. (for a small fee of course).
What’s the word? Should these 3 accusers give Long back his hush money since they can’t seem to hush?
I think they would probably make more money from a book deal. I don't know exactly how much money they got in the settlement though. I do think it's ridiculous for Long to ask for his money back but at the same time I guess he does have the legal right to the money back if they agreed to be quiet and didn't do what they said they would do to get and keep the money.
ReplyDeleteMy thing is why sue civillaly for the money if you aren't going to do what it takes to keep the money and secondly if it wasn't about the money and the money didn't mean anything to them then why didn't they sue Long criminally?
As for Long I still remember his very first statement; he said that he was not a perfect man but he wasn't guilty of what the media was accusing him of and that he was going to fight. Long did not fight; he settled! Why would he say he was going to fight while he was standing in his pulpit at his church in front of his congregation if he wasn't planning on fighting in the first place?
Diamond, he didnt fight because he knew if he did..all his dirty laundry would be put out on the clothesline. Mediated arbitration bought him to advantage of a "secret deal" to make all this go away...really now. And he knew that New Birth faithful would fund his follies and foils, so what did he have to loose??? A gamble yes but when you think you are God yourself, then you are UNTOUCHABLE.
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like a movie...where's Tyler Perry!
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