By March 30, according to a report by Eppes, almost a dozen returning students had symptoms of COVID-19, eight students had been told to self-isolate, three had been tested, and one student (who lived off campus) had tested positive for the virus that causes COVID-19. [42], After Liberty University's spring break, without the knowledge of city officials,[45] Falwell reopened Liberty University on March 23 to students to physically return to the campus despite calls for the campus to stay closed to limit the spread of COVID-19. It is entirely fictitious. Transactions that personally benefit an individual could jeopardize Liberty's tax-exempt status. When Mrs. Jerry Falwell Jr. was asked to comment, she simply said that she does not play golf, nor does she know any golfers. He also said he's bored with the job and wanted to move on.

Granda alleges he was taken advantage of by the conniving pair. [21][non-primary source needed], In April 2009, following the Miss USA 2009 same-sex marriage controversy, Falwell offered a full scholarship to Carrie Prejean, a beauty pageant contestant who spoke out against LGBTQ rights during the Miss USA pageant. Falwell purportedly tells Granda, “You’re going to make her jealous.”, Granda replies, “I’m not trying to do that.”. The decisions were rooted in each's personality: Jerry Jr. had aggressive business instincts, and Jonathan was more charismatic and interested in ministry. He said that he was astounded that Barack Obama believed more gun control was the best response to the attack. Granda said the pair had trysts “multiple times per year” in hotels in New York and Miami, as well as the Falwells’ home in Virginia. He stood by his claims some of his sexual encounters with Mrs. Falwell were witnessed by her husband. Apart from revealing his relationship with Mrs. Falwell, Granda also said Jerry Falwell Jr. was sometimes in the bedroom watching as he made love to his wife. [18] In June 2017, Falwell confirmed to the Chronicle of Higher Education that he would be one of 15 college presidents participating in the task force.

President Trump is Ready To Sign a Presidential Executive Order Trading Puerto Rico to Denmark for Greenland, President Trump Loves QAnon But Many Proud Republicans Including Mitch McConnell and Chris Christie Hate It, The National Enquirer Announces They’ve Permanently Laid-Off Trump's "Fixer" CEO David Pecker, The First Day of the RNC Convention Will Feature Scott Baio, Melania Trump, and Monica Lewinsky. (September 1, 2020), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jerry_Falwell_Jr.&oldid=986800587, University of Virginia School of Law alumni, Wikipedia articles needing factual verification from August 2020, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 3 November 2020, at 02:20. Falwell said his indecision over his resignation from Liberty was because he wanted to avoid giving credibility to Granda's claim he liked to watch his wife make love to another man. We are in the midst of a public health crisis. She continued, "[Falwell's] public comments on the pandemic have manifested bravado, self-congratulation and callousness in the extreme, as ... he spewed far-fetched, unsubstantiated and misleading information about the coronavirus outbreak.... By continuing to flout the danger of this novel coronavirus, Falwell also encourages reckless behavior in the university's students. FORMER MIAMI POOL BOY CALLS FALWELL JR 'PREDATOR,' CLAIMS EX-LIBERTY UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT SENT HIM PIC OF STUDENT EXPOSING HERSELF. Beginning in 2001, Falwell had established two companies for the purpose of making property deals with Liberty-affiliated nonprofits, and his two sons and their wives were on Liberty's payroll. The scripture-spouting, anti-LGBTQ leader offered to go into business with Granda — by buying a gay-friendly Miami hostel in 2013 and giving the former pool worker a share for managing it with Falwell’s son, Trey. The golfer, who was not named, said that, yes, he definitely knows Becki, whom he calls “Bunny Teeth”, but added that he has never once seen her naked or even semi-naked. Insiders revealed their discomfort with Liberty University president Jerry Falwell, Jr. discussing his sex life in graphic detail, and their suspicions about a sweetheart real estate deal struck with a personal trainer.. Falwell is “very, very vocal” about his sex life, according to multiple current and former university employees and officials, reported Brandon Ambrosino for Politico. He was replaced by former chair Jerry Prevo, who will remain acting president until a new leader is found. He served as the president of Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia, appointed in 2007 upon his father's death. AP/GMA “I believe now in hindsight they spotted these weaknesses and made me an ideal target,” he said.

Granda’s threats placed an enormous amount of strain on the Falwells’ well-being–the constant anxiety contributed to Mr. Falwell losing 80 pounds over just two years.

Chief among those, per the filing, is The Lincoln Project’s Kurt Bardella—who reportedly organized media interviews for Granda. ©2020 FOX News Network, LLC. The lawsuit claims that Granda had sensitive pictures and “illegal” recordings of the family that he promised to circulate if his monetary demands–allegedly in excess of $2 million near the end–were not met. “I’ll never forget that,” he told the site. What happens if no presidential candidate gets 270 electoral votes? Trump was asked by CNN’s Anderson Cooper if he has ever had relations of a sexual nature with Mrs. Falwell. Can't decide? [24][25] In August 2013, Falwell announced that if the federal government forced recipients of its aid to comply with LGBTQ discrimination protections, he would forgo the money. According to Reuters, Granda produced screenshots of what he said was a FaceTime call last year between him and Becki — a prominent female voice on the conservative scene herself — as they discussed their relationship. He joined the Board of Trustees of the university in 2000. Jerry Falwell, Jr., the disgraced former president and chancellor of evangelical-focused Liberty University, sued the school founded by his own father, the late Jerry Falwell, for defamation on Thursday over the circumstances of his forced resignation earlier this year. [53][54], In 2019, Reuters reported that Falwell asked Trump fixer Michael Cohen for a personal favor: to help get rid of photos described by Cohen as being the kind that would typically be kept "between husband and wife. The man, now 29 years old, said he began a sexual relationship with the Falwells when he was 20. Giancarlo Granda (left) and Jerry Falwell Jr. HONG KONG – A Hong Kong tourism company has moved... Jerry Falwell Jr., the son of late evangelical leader Jerry... Post was not sent - check your email addresses! [6], From 1987 until 2007, Falwell served in private practice in Virginia and as the lawyer for Liberty University and its related organizations. Granda also produced an audio tape he said captured a conversation between him and the couple in 2018 — in which Becki allegedly gripes about her young lover’s other women.

Mr. Falwell did not participate in the affair and he certainly did not watch Granda having sex with his wife.”. Jerry Falwell Jr., right, and his wife, Becki during after a town hall at a convocation at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber). He claimed that the affair started the same month he met the couple, in March 2012, and continued into 2018.

Jerry Falwell Jr. (right) and Rebecca Falwell (second from right) with Giancarlo Granda (in the red shirt).