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Finally, we are beginning to get the truth about the marriage of Juanita Bynum and Bishop Thomas Weeks, III.  For the first time since the attack, the popular television evangelist spoke publicly to the media.  In a very informal press conference at the Atlanta Intercontinental Hotel, Bynum, surprisingly dressed in a pink sweatshirt with white letters saying Daytona Beach Florida and a denim skirt, shared her position.  It seemed that Bynum was as comfortable speaking about her new calling as she was dressed.  The very attractive pulpit princess was painted to perfection with every hair in place.

Bynum said she did not want to be seen as a victim or as a damsel in distress. 

“I did not prepare a written statement because I felt like whatever I said today I wanted it to come from my heart,” said Bynum.  “This is such a difficult moment for me because this is my first time speaking out publicly about what I’ve been through, but I just wanted to first go on record to say that I forgive my husband and I wish him all the best.” 

Clearly, this is not the first tumultuous marriage the prophetess has had nor, according to her books and sermons, is it the first time she has been physically abused by a man that she loved.  Bynum is known and admired by thousands as a fiery evangelist whose no-nonsense, lead-by-less-than-perfect-example ministry was seemingly personified by a fairytale marriage to a Godly mate that has gone bad. 
The story book romance, which included a million-dollar wedding, became a nightmare the other week after Thomas Weeks traded in the scripture Proverbs 18:22 says “Whoso findeth a wife, findeth a good thing, obtaineth favor of the Lord,” when he allowed himself to become so unglued that he now finds himself charged with wrapping his hands around the throat of his wife and squeezing the life out of the dynamic and inspirational preacher-wife.  He then flung her to the ground kicking her then raising his foot and stomping her in the Renaissance Concord Hotel Parking Lot in Atlanta, Georgia.  Obviously, Bishop Weeks laid down his religion and transformed into Ike Turner and gave Juanita a pimp like old fashion whipping. 

Juanita Bynum’s example now shifts from empowered single-turned-spouse to spouse-turned-survivor, which can be considered another feather in her preaching cap. 

“I got a lot of phone calls wishing me well and people were saying they were praying for me and I think at that point I began to feel week and helpless and I came out today because I made a decision to choose my position and I don’t want to be seen as a damsel in distress or the victim,” Bynum said. 

Although, it is still very unclear why Bishop Weeks became so violent and attacked his wife, it is not a shadow of a doubt that Juanita Bynum will not allow this unfortunate situation to hold her back—she declared domestic violence now has a face--and it is the face of Juanita Bynum.  The prophetess added that it is her new mantel.  True to the very strong and assertive Juanita Bynum form while she responded to questions about her marriage and what actually happened on the night of the attack.  The preacher did say that she is now focused herself again. 

Bynum has been no stranger to struggle.  It was her life and mistakes that catapulted the former hairdresser and flight attendant onto the national stage after she preached at a Christian singles event about breaking free of sexual promiscuity. 

After having tried her best to be strong and show little or no emotion during her press conference, Juanita eventually broke and began to shed tears.  She might be rough and tough in the pulpit, but this situation cased her to break.  “I’m not crying just because I was kicked or I was choked.  There’s more to it than that for me.  I know that scars heal, but I lost somebody that I loved very much.  I know people go through this saying I loved him.  No, I love him,” Bynum.

Juanita Bynum said she will probably never stop loving her husband, but she is finished with what she has finally admitted to being an abusive marriage.  “My love for Bishop Weeks I don’t think will ever die.  I said this to someone yesterday, my love for him, separating what I experienced in that parking lot, I have enough love.  It’s so much until I think I can marry him twice, but this one is over,” Bynum said. 

She loves him so much that she gave her attorney the go-ahead for divorce proceedings last week, and she is cooperating fully with the prosecution.  Now I guess that is some serious unconditional love. 

However, it was good to hear someone finally tell the truth that all the rumors and speculation was right.  Juanita Bynum admitted she had been lying for sometime now and covering for her and Weeks abusive marriage.  “This is not the first time that we had a physical altercation.  It’s never been to this degree, never.  Shoving, yes—He’s never physically drawn a fist back and hit me, but it’s been pushing and shoving,” Bynum confessed. 

Juanita would not say weather or not if she felt that Bishop Weeks should go to jail, but she did say that he has some redeeming qualities.

“He’s a brilliant man and I believe God is going to get that purpose out his life.  Maybe he wasn’t meant to be with me and so that’s why I wish him the best.  I wish him the best,” Bynum said passionately. 

Allowing no more than thirty minutes to speak to press, the television evangelist had to make her way to TBN (Trinity Broadcasting Network) for her first taping since her attack.  Not short of a celebrity, Juanita Bynum entered a black stretch limo Complete with a police motorcade to escort her to the station in Decatur, Georgia.  Surrounded by her usual over aggressive female staff and tons of security to enter the station that boasts of spreading the love of Christ was rude and belligerent about no media being allowed.  An older bleached blonde white woman that had on more make up than Tammy Faye Baker and false eyelashes long enough to knock me down, did not greet me with any love and kindness that is talked about in the Holy Bible when she yelled “Absolutely no media allowed.”  Later I learned that the woman was not a Mary Kay distributor complete with a pink caddy, but actually the station manager.    While on the inside Juanita was working her television debut, gripping the mic yelling, marching, and throwing her long luxurious weave, and declaring what thus say the Lord to a packed studio audience.  The very beautiful woman was flawless and working her new found platform. 

To members of his congregation, Bishop Tomas Wesley Weeks, III is a charismatic, straight-talking preacher whose compelling sermons have garnered him followers across the nation.  But behind the scenes, Weeks is not all that he appears to be and had some very big financial troubles.  It has been discovered that his financial troubles preceded the very public assault charges.  Weeks now faces charges for allegedly stomping and beating his estranged wife, Evangelist Juanita Bynum.

It seems that Bishop Weeks and his wife moved to Atlanta from Washington, D.C. in 2006 to escape his past.  The power couple was allegedly expanding their ministry or fleeing some unwanted history.  They moved into a $2.5 million home that was leased and had big dreams for the future in the Bible Belt Atlanta, but Weeks left several unpaid creditors behind. 

Weeks’ financial past includes several civil judgments against the 40-year-old bishop.  Court document show that before moving to Duluth, Georgia, Weeks led a ministry in Washington, D.C. called Center of Hope Community Development Corporation.  Court records reveal a $63,000 judgment against Weeks from copier giant, Xerox Corporation, a $22,000 judgment against Weeks from jewelry store Tiffany and Company, a $13,000 judgment from a credit card company and a $6,000 judgment from Ford Motor Credit.  In total, there is more than $100,000 in judgments against Weeks.  Three of the creditors say Weeks still has not paid the debt. 

When Weeks moved to Duluth in early 2006, family members confirmed that he and his wife, Juanita Bynum began leasing a $2.5 million home with six bedrooms in the St. Marlo Golf Community in Forsyth County.  Earlier this summer, a Georgia court gave the order to serve an eviction notice on the good bishop.  Dispossessory documents dated for June 26, 2007 indicate Weeks owed $54,000 in past due rent on the luxury home.  According to the eviction notice issued at the magistrate court in Forsyth County, when deputies went to Week’s home to serve the eviction notice, Weeks and all his furniture was gone. We also learned that he defaulted on the first contract and had entered into a second agreement to purchase the high-end home by April of 2008.  

Bishop Weeks’ attorneys continue to remind us that we have only heard one side of the story and it might get really ugly if he begins to reveal some possible hidden dirt on his wife that would not explain his actions, but shed light on how he could become so angry at what has been called a meeting for the couple to reconcile turned into a BATTLE ROYALE.  It might be safe to assume that the couple was arguing about money and Bishop Weeks might have been pleading with his estranged wife, Evangelist Juanita Bynum, to take him back and give him a loan of about $100,000 as we previously reported.  It is a well known fact that Juanita returned from her “Women on the Frontline” Conference in Orlando, Florida with her pockets fat.  An argument might have ensued when the Lord revealed to Juanita that vicious night at the Renaissance Hotel that she was nothing more than a pretty meal ticket.  Weeks may not have ever really loved her as much as she loved him at all.  Perhaps the good-looking, sharp dressing, charismatic, smooth talking bishop played the pretty vunerable prophetess like she has admitted to playing so many men in her past.  I think it is recorded in the Holy Bible that “God is not mocked, whatsoever a man soweth that shall he also reap.” 

Enough of my philosophy on this subject, everything we want to know and more will come out on Juanita Bynum and Bishop Weeks in his trial.  It is rumored that he beat his first wife to the point to that he broke her arm.  Weeks allegedly body slammed and physically removed a secretary that he fired from his church and I have recently learned that he publicly embarrassed an usher by calling her stupid over the pulpit in a Sunday Morning Service.  Weeks might have a history for being abusive.  However, this is not the first beat down that Juanita Bynum has taken. In fact, there are whispers that all three of her husbands have roughed her up. 

I must inform you that I received a call from a very irate Tina Trice Culpepper, who is the alleged sister of Juanita Bynum and the individual that I spoke with in detail about Juanita being attacked.  Tina, who is actually a very close friend and assistant to Bynum, was very angry with me about my report on Juanita being attacked and sharing that she was my source.  Tina and Juanita have been friends for a long time and actually meet some years ago when they were both flight attendants with Delta Airlines.  The friend of Bynum is also an evangelist that laid her religion down when she made the following comments:  “Why in the f*ck did you say everything I told you?  I should have followed my gut and never spoke with you,” Tina yelled.  “I still have to live after all this sh*t is over William!”  Well, they all must have this pick it up put it down Pentecostal religion.  No worries, your boy remained the true essence of style, class, and intelligence while reminding her that she was a Woman of God and that I was merely doing my job.  Although, it fell on deaf ears as Tina continued to speak to me in other tongues, I kindly gave her a fond farewell and released the call.

Juanita Bynum will be renting the late Elder Nathan Simmons church, Citadel of Hope Evangelistic Church of God In Christ, where Angelic DeWitt Simmons, widow of the great evangelist is currently serving as the interim pastor.   Starting on Sunday, October 12, 2007, Juanita Bynum can be found at Citadel at 4:00 p.m. weekly teaching her mentoring class.  Only 800 people can register for the $150 weekly sessions with the prophetess.  Juanita will be walking away with a whopping $120,000 a week for eight weeks straight.  Now that is a hunk and a chunk of money. 

Click her to watch a clip of Juanita Bynum describe herself as ghetto and explain in detail how she was going to bash Bishop Thomas Wesley Weeks, III in the head with a brick (http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1138363732/bclid1155327276/bctid1173355442)!
Look for Obnoxious to keep you posted on Ike and Tina, I mean, Thomas and Juanita.

Everything is going down but the Word of God News…Randy White and his wife Paula White, Co-Pastors of Without Walls Church in Tampa, Florida, told congregants on a Thursday Night Church service that they were getting a divorce.  The well known preacher/conference speaker, Paula appeared to be choked up as she approached the podium, according to friends in the audience.  Like Thomas and Juanita they had been lieing for months about the speculation that their relationship had been deteriorating.  But on that night they acknowledged the unfortunate reality of their relationship before an audience of close to twenty thousand.  The White’s came clean after years of counseling and a day after the highly publicized separation and beating of Prophetess Juanita Bynum by her husband, Bishop Thomas Weeks, III. 

Randy White responded to rumors about a possible divorce in and expose’ reported by the Tampa Tribune in May.  The co-pastor was asked whether they were contemplating divorce.  He replied, “No one can predict the future.”  Through the challenges of Randy’s 29-year-old daughter reportedly was diagnosed with a mature brain tumor and their callings taking them in obtuse directions.  Paula, an evangelist, conference host, T.V. host, and author is away frequently causing the glue in their marriage to dissolve.  Lauding Pastor Paula for being an exceptional woman, preacher, and mother, Randy White said he takes 100% of the responsibility for the split.

According to sources very close to Paula and Randy the divorce was inevitable for the co-pastors of the mega-church.  The couple is said to have a very private life far from the life they preach about, and one that is very close secret that has destroyed their marriage.  A number of high profile individuals and people you never would imagine enjoy swinging.  Rumor has it that Randy introduced his lovely wife Paula to the lifestyle that might have consumed the both of them.  The insider said the couple attends parties with other high profile married couples where they swap wives and husbands and have sex in an orgy type of setting.  Purportedly it was not that Randy liked swinging, but that he was having too much of a good time indulging in the life of sexual promiscuity while his wife was away being the bread winner of their family.  Now these rumors seem very hard to believe, but it is a well known fact that swinging is a very popular lifestyle in America, so much so that Oprah did a wonderful show on very unsuspecting people actively participating in orgies with other married couples. 

The rumors do not stop with the White’s being swingers, but that Paula has a thing for black men.  My insider said that Paula had developed very close feelings for a young African American gentleman that was her Minister of Music and traveled extensively with the popular evangelist to play the organ for her when she was on the road preaching.  Purportedly, the young man named Javen was playing a little more than the organ for Paula, but was giving her something that she could feel and was letting her know his love for her was real.  According to my source, things were getting serious and it was no way Paula and Javen could hide their feelings for each other any longer.  About two years ago, Javen was relocated to Los Angeles to pursue his music career, which was heavily financed by Paula White.  This young man could often be found accompanying Paula at high profile African American events like MegaFest, Trumpet Awards, and BET Awards. 

Shaq has attacked his wife Shaunie and filed for divorce.  After close to five years of marriage Shaquille O’Neal, 35 years-old is splitting from his wife Shaunie.  The two seemed like the ideal couple to most.  This seemingly out-of-nowhere filing has people all over the sports and entertainment worlds in shock.  According to reports, Shaq suspected Shaunie of being unfaithful.  According to a source very close to Shaq, he is accusing his soon to be ex-wife of having and affair with her 27 year-old personal trainer.  The trainer is of Cuban descent and has been training Shaunie for close to a year.  Shaunie has been increasing the frequency of private training sessions ever since the Spring.  She started with weekly session, but now sees him almost everyday.  Shaq thinks Shaunie is working off a lot more then baby fat since her most recent pregnancy.  However, the insider says that the marriage may not be over and Shaq might calm down and not want to actually split--Although, Shaq also has some concerns that Shaunie might have been sticking it to him in his pockets while he has maintained a harem of women.  Shaq has requested that Shaunie O’Neal provide an accounting of all money, funds, stocks, bonds, and other securities that she has obtained during their marriage.  Shaq and Shaunie have four children together—Shareef, 7, Amirah, 5, Shaqir, 4, and MeArah, 1.  Shaq has a daughter, Taahirah, and Shaunie has a son, Myles, from previous relationships. 

Halle Berry is three months pregnant!  “Yes, I am three months pregnant,” Halle Berry wrote in an e-mail to TV news magazine show “Access Hollywood,” confirming reports of her condition that had been buzzing for some time.  The Academy Award winning actress and her model boyfriend, Gabriel Aubry, 31, are expecting their first child sometime in March, and the 41-year-old film star said she could not be happier.  She sounds like a fool.  Halle should be ashamed that she is about to give birth to a bastard child.  All that beauty, talent, and money for Halle to be insecure enough to allow herself to become pregnant by a man that does not even think she is worthy of marriage.  Someone please tell me what is up with all this unprotected sex?  People have we forgotten about AIDS and all the other STDs.  To say that I was disappointed in Halle Berry would not be enough!

According to my “Street Committee”…You all have been hearing the rumors that Michael Jordan was in Atlanta for Black Gay Pride and it is partly true.  Michael Jordan was actually in the city for Ludacris’ Birthday Weekend and was a special guest at one of his parties.  Luda does it up big every year for his birthday, but while in the city--Michael Jordan and Charles Oakley were spotted at a Pride event and it has caused major controversy.  The two gentlemen that both played for the Chicago Bulls hosted the “Girls in the Night All White Party” at the Park Tavern.  The lesbian party also has special guest Gabrielle Union, Stacey Dash.  Eve also made an appearance in the ATL during the pride weekend.  Beyonce’ is said to have gone to a gay bar when she was in Atlanta on the night before her concert.  Speaking of pride, Ne-Yo and the former Gospel singer Tonex, were spotted shopping together in both Lenox and Phipps Malls on that Saturday during the Pride weekend.  Now if you recall Tonex was seeing Jesse White, who has a baby by Ne-Yo that he claims is not his and now the two of them are boys and shopping together, WOW! 

Eddie Griffin should do a better job at recognizing what type of audience he is performing for when he does stand up.  Seems he did not know not to use the N-word.  During an event hosted by Black Enterprise last weekend, the comedian gave folks a healthy dose of the epithet during his stand-up routine.  However, the mostly African American crowd-including one of the word’s biggest critics, Al Sharpton—was apparently more than uncomfortable wit his repeated use of the N-word.  Griffin’s microphone was cut in the middle of his act, and Black Enterprise founder/publisher Earl Graves stormed onto the stage and addressed the crowd.  “We will not allow our culture to go backwards,” he reportedly said.  “We will pay Mr. Griffin all that we owe him, but we will not allow him to finish this show if that’s the way he’s going to talk.”  Graves’ words were met with a standing ovation, Rev. Sharpton, lauded Graves’ stand during a speech the following day.  However, Griffin lived up to the word by his actions when he attempted to have the last word.  In his inimitable style he walked onto the stage smoking a cigarette and yelled “F*ck y’all!” before walking off the stage.