When Martin Luther King’s widow Coretta Scott King died in 2006, her funeral was held at Bishop Long’s church. Julian Bond boycotted the funeral because of the location.
Bishop TD Jakes of The Potter’s House megachurch in Dallas has addressed the sex abuse allegations against Bishop Eddie Long of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church. Click here to see what Bishop Jakes said.
Standing before thousands of supportive congregants Sunday, embattled Bishop Eddie Long vowed to “vigorously” defend himself against the accusations of four young men who claim he coerced them into sex. “This thing I’m gonna fight,” he said.
A fourth young man alleges he had sexual relations with Bishop Eddie Long when he was a teenager. Spencer LeGrande, named in a civil lawsuit filed Friday, claims he was 17 the first time the two had a sexual relationship while vacationing in Nairobi, Kenya.
This video, which doesn't have a creation date was posted on YouTube yesterday. Maurice Murray Robinson, and Anthony Flagg, the accusers of Bishop Eddie Long, repeatedly drop the "N" bomb, talk about drugs and girls and making it rain, all while tossing $5 bills into the air.
On Thursday (September 24th), Bishop Eddie Long sent a message to his Facebook friends and Twitter followers. Click here to see what the pastor said.
Photos of Bishop Eddie Long on a cellphone, in his bathroom, were released by the attorney who is representing the three young men who have filed a lawsuit against the pastor claiming that he sexually abused them. Attorney BJ Bernstein released the two pictures in which the Bishop is dressed in a muscle shirt holding his phone up in the bathroom.
Click here to see the actual court documents filed against Bishop Eddie Long by Anthony Flagg and Maurice Robinson in DeKalb County over sexual assault allegations. WARNING: They are quite graphic and detailed.
