A school affiliated with Bishop Eddie Long’s Lithonia megachurch — New Birth Christian Academy — is shutting down. Parents received letters just two days before Christmas, telling them the school would close on January 4th. New Birth Christian Academy, which enrolls students in kindergarten through the 12th grade, has been struggling financially for years. A […]
Bishop Eddie Long’s New Birth Missionary Baptist Church supporters are die-hard. So die-hard in fact that some of them are willing to run down people protesting Eddie Long. Watch the video below, then let us know what you think! RELATED: View The Eddie Long / Vanessa Long Divorce Papers Here! [PHOTOS] Bishop Eddie Long Taking […]
As we previously reported, Bishop Eddie Long’s wife, Vanessa, filed for divorce on Thursday. She later backtracked on the divorce only to have her lawyers release another statement hours later saying the divorce was back on. Click here to see the official divorce papers. RELATED: Bishop Eddie Long Taking Leave From New Birth [VIDEO] Vanessa […]
New Birth Missionary Baptist Church pastor Eddie Long told his congregation on Sunday that he was taking a brief leave from the Lithonia megachurch. Long said he plans to use the time off to heal his family. “I’m still your pastor. You’ll still receive my direction,” Bishop Eddie Long said Sunday. “You’ve given me some […]
After releasing two conflicting statements in one day, Vanessa Long has once again decided to divorce her husband, Bishop Eddie Long. Her lawyers released the following statement Friday evening: “Consistent with her original statement made this morning, Mrs. Long continues to hope that this matter may be resolved expeditiously, harmoniously and fairly; however, she has […]
Literally hours after filing for divorce from her husband, Bishop Eddie Long, his wife Vanessa Long issued another statement saying she has withdrawn her petition. Vanessa Long made the announcement in the following statement: Upon prayerful reflection, I have reconsidered and plan to withdraw my petition for divorce from my husband, Bishop Eddie L. Long. […]
Bishop Eddie Long’s wife, Vanessa Long, has filed for divorce! Vanessa Long made the announcement today in the following statement: “After a great deal of deliberation and prayer, I have decided to terminate my marriage to Bishop Eddie L. Long. Accordingly, I authorized my attorneys to file for divorce on December 1, 2011. It is […]
Three of the five young men who accused Bishop Eddie Long of sexual abuse were well aware they risked losing their settlement money by speaking out about the case, and it now appears that Long and New Birth have set the wheels in motion for that to happen. According to the AJC, attorneys representing New […]
Channel 2 Action News has obtained a surveillance video that shows the June 2010 break-in at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church that preceded the sexual misconduct lawsuit against Bishop Eddie Long. Burglary charges were dropped against former church security guard Anthony Boyd, who told Channel 2 that the video proved he was not involved. Boyd […]
Jamal Parris and Spencer LeGrande are not the only Eddie Long accusers at risk of losing their settlement money by speaking out against the embattled bishop. Eddie Long’s fifth accuser Centino Kemp took to Twitter to vent his frustration about the entire ordeal. Judging by one of his tweets, Kemp may have been drunk while […]
Bishop Eddie Long has released a statement in response to two of the men involved with the sexual misconduct case brought against the New Birth Missionary Baptist church pastor. As we previously reported, despite Long vowing to fight the chages the case was settled out of court for an undisclosed sum, but accusers Jamal Parris […]
Photo courtesy of WSB-TV For the first time since settling sex abuse lawsuits with Bishop Eddie Long, two of his accusers are speaking out about the case in an exclusive interview with WSB-TV. By speaking out about their alleged relationship with Long, Jamal Parris and Spencer LeGrande risk losing the unspecified money they were awarded […]
