Tag Archives: Sex scandals

Armstrong Williams goes in on Herman Cain

Posted on December 2, 2011 by jreid

Black Republicans are peeling away from the Hermanator, and fast.

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A little perspective on Anthony Weiner **UPDATED**

Posted on June 8, 2011 by jreid

I can’t believe we’re still talking about this, but since we are …

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Is it possible the feds will prosecute John Edwards … but not John Ensign?

Posted on May 25, 2011 by jreid

ABC News has learned that an indictment of former Senator, vice presidential and presidential candidate John Edwards is imminent.

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The John Ensign report: this. is. not. good.

Posted on May 12, 2011 by jreid

Getting out of the Senate didn’t help John Ensign stop the Senate ethics committee from reporting its findings, or from referring them to the Justice Department. Uh-oh…

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Eddie Long’s wigs: the sin of pride

Posted on September 30, 2010 by jreid

Among the “Seven Deadly Sins” — lust, gluttony, greed, wrath, sloth and envy, perhaps the worst of them is pride. The sickness and sadness of the Eddie Long story has focused on his alleged lust, darkly directed at vulnerable teenage … Continue reading →

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(Video) Eddie Long accuser speaks out, plus: ex-wife’s charges

Posted on September 29, 2010 by jreid

Two of Bishop Eddie Long’s accusers spoke to the Fox affiliate in Atlanta, and they’re telling a tale that’s becoming all-too familiar: a religious leader allegedly seducing young men, after grooming them from a young age. Bossip snagged the video … Continue reading →

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The Eddie Long scandal: sexy cellphone pics, ‘sensual massage’ and a fourth accuser

Posted on September 26, 2010 by jreid

The Bishop Eddie Long scandal just keeps getting weirder. Now that a fourth young man has come forward to claim the megachurch pastor coerced him into a sexual relationship when he was barely out of his teens, attorneys for one … Continue reading →

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Bishop, we have a problem … third man files sex suit against Eddie Long

Posted on September 23, 2010 by jreid

And then there were three. Bossip.com reports: Just as we expected, a third young man has filed suit against Bishop Eddie Long, claiming the notoriously homophobic pastor coerced the young man into sexual acts. The third suit was filed Wednesday … Continue reading →

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Young men say anti-gay Bishop Eddie Long, who wrote of ‘sweaty, dirty men,’ coerced sex

Posted on September 22, 2010 by jreid

If you haven’t heard of Bishop Eddie Long, you don’t know your megachurches. Long’s New Birth Missionary Baptist Church near Atlanta is the mother of all Black churches; home church to Martin Luther King Jr’s daughter Bernice, with a congregation … Continue reading →

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Confirmed! Mark Sanford was with girlfriend in Fla (and you paid for it) **UPDATE**

Posted on May 12, 2010 by jreid

The South Carolina love-gov confirms the sightings last week of him with his girlfriend Maria Belen Chapur in the Keys were the real deal. And he got protection from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. You’re welcome, taxpayers! UPDATE: Looks … Continue reading →

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