No surprise here…Bishop Eddie Long is seeking to get some of his original settlement
money back due to 3 of the men speaking publicly to the media. Besides, we all know Eddie needs the money.
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Attorneys representing Eddie Long’s church have informed three of the five young men who accused the pastor of sexual coercion that they intend to recover nearly $1 million from their financial settlement, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution has learned.
The letter, sent this week by the Atlanta law firm Drew Eckl & Farnham, alleges that Jamal Parris, Spencer LeGrande and Centino Kemp violated terms of a confidentiality agreement outlined in the settlement with Long and New Birth Missionary Baptist Church. The firm is seeking at least $900,000 already paid the three accusers, according to people involved in the settlement but not authorized to speak publicly. That figure is a portion of the total settlement with 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.”
Parris and LeGrande, who broke their silence in an interview with the AJC last month, said at the time they were aware of the risk.
“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],” he said.
Pace said the state’s courts take violations of confidentiality agreements seriously.
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5 responses to “Bishop Eddie Long Wants Some Settlement Money Back”
Interesting, Mo! Looks like we’ll end up hearing the full sordid details after all. Sometimes there is not enough money to hold down truth.
And that’s the beauty of it all. 🙂
What’s done in the dark will come to the light.
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Eddie Long need to repent and get delivered from his “undercover brother mess.” How sickening. If I were your wife I would sue him and your lovers.
Those that are still members of his church are just as wrong as he is. Eddie is suppose to step down. Money will not get you into God’s kingdom. Not judging, just speaking truth, which always comes to light. Like they say, “God is the ONLY boss that will fire you and let you keep working.” In reality Eddie has been fired….and too wrapped up in his sins to realize it.