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“Bishop Eddie Long Is Being Sued”

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By two men for sexual coercion. This is a mess!!

According to CNN.com, two Georgia men have filed a sexual coercion lawsuits against Bishop Eddie Long, Pastor of the mega New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Atlanta, GA.

The suits, filed Tuesday in DeKalb County, Georgia, allege that Long used his position as a spiritual authority and bishop to coerce young male members and employees of his New Birth Missionary Baptist Church into sex.

“Defendant Long has a pattern and practice of singling out a select group of young male church members and using his authority as Bishop over them to ultimately bring them to a point of engaging in a sexual relationship,” the suits allege.

Long took the other plaintiff, Maurice Murray Robinson, 20, to Auckland, New Zealand, in October 2008 for his 19th birthday and engaged in oral sex with him, Robinson’s suit alleges.

“Following the New Zealand Trip, Defendant Long regularly engaged in sexual touching, and other sexual acts with Plaintiff Robinson,” Robinson’s suit alleges.

The pastor took one plaintiff, Anthony Flagg, 21, on overnight trips to a half-dozen American cities in recent years, Flagg’s suit alleges.

“Long shared a bedroom and engaged in intimate sexual contact with plaintiff Flagg including kissing, massaging, masturbating of plaintiff Flagg by defendant Long and oral sexual contact,” the suit says.

 Art Franklin, a spokesman for the church, said Tuesday that “we categorically deny the allegations.”

“It is very unfortunate that someone has taken this course of action. Our law firm will be able to respond once attorneys have had an opportunity to review the lawsuit.”

According to CNN, both plaintiffs said the pastor, his church and church employees gave them cash and lavish gifts that ranged from cars to college tuition.

The suits also said that Long framed the sexual relationships as religious in nature.

“Defendant Long would use Holy Scripture to discuss and justify the intimate relationship between himself and Plaintiff Robinson,” Robinson’s suit alleges.

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“Aretha Franklin’s Son Severely Beaten”

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Aretha Franklin’s son was severely beaten at a gas station in Detroit, the singing legend’s spokeswoman said Tuesday.

Eddie Franklin was attacked Monday night and was undergoing surgery at a hospital, Gwendolyn Quinn said in a statement. She said three people may have been involved in the attack, but did not address a possible motive.

Quinn told The Associated Press she didn’t have any additional information beyond the written statement.

Detroit police spokeswoman Eren Stephens said a female acquaintance was with Franklin just before the beating took place. The woman walked into the gas station, and when she returned, the assault had taken place, Stephens said.

Police said the woman then drove Franklin to the hospital, dropped him off and headed to a police station to file a report.

Stephens said investigators want to talk to Franklin about the circumstances of the attack once he’s able to speak to them.

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“She Admitted – It Was All A Hoax”

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What people will do all for attention!!!

After launching an intense manhunt for a crazed black woman who threw acid in a Vancouver woman’s face, police announced that the “victim” admitted she made the whole thing up.

“She is extremely upset and very remorseful,” said police Cmdr. Marla Schuman. “In many ways, this just got bigger than she expected.”

“It seems clear to everyone that we have a person here who is in a fragile mental state,” she added.

Detectives said they began to suspect it was a hoax, after other aspects of the case just didn’t add up. For instance, investigators looked at the splash pattern of the acid, and the fact that the acid didn’t run down her neck.

The case turned when Storro’s story continued to change. On Thursday, Vancouver police served a search warrant on the residence where Storro was staying. They declined to say what they recovered inside the home.

The alleged race of the attacker sparked a barrage of racist comments on newspaper message boards all over the country. Some message boards were even shut down due to the violent content of the comments.

Police don’t believe Storro’s parents knew the attack was a hoax., but should have informed police that their daughter had a history of mental issues.

Charges against this sick, race baiting heifer, could include; making false or misleading statements to police, a gross misdemeanor that’s punishable by a maximum of one year in jail and a $5,000 fine.

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“He Was Fired from His Job at NJ Transit”

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Because he torched a Qur’an while off-duty according to the NY Daily News.

Derek Fenton, 39, tore pages out of a Qur’an and lit the Muslim Holy book on fire in front of the planned NY mosque near ground zero on the anniversary of Sept. 11.

Fenton told reporters that he was protesting the planned construction of the controversial mosque.

On Monday Fenton learned he was terminated from his job after 11 years at NJ Transit.

“NJ Transit said Fenton was fired but wouldn’t give specifics. “Mr. Fenton’s public actions violated New Jersey Transit’s code of ethics,” an agency statement said.

“NJ Transit concluded that Mr. Fenton violated his trust as a state employee and therefore [he] was dismissed.” [read more]

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“Shaquille O’Neal Engaged?”

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To Hoopz, Flavor Flav’s original overnight reality show celebrity.

A loyal reader emailed me the details like I needed to know and like I care.

Hoopz apparently confirmed their engagement via her twitter page.

And for the record ladies, the man is supposed to confirm the engagement not the woman!