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New reports that Michael Cohen, Donald Trump’s longtime personal attorney, helped squash the release of x-rated photos of antigay activist Jerry Falwell Jr. mere months before the Christian extremist endorsed Trump for president in 2016 have surfaced.
According to new reporting by Reuters, in the months before Falwell endorsed Trump’s presidential bid, he contacted Cohen seeking help regarding an “embarrassing personal matter.”
Reuters reports:
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Falwell, president of Liberty University, one of the world’s largest Christian universities, said someone had come into possession of what Cohen described as racy “personal” photographs — the sort that would typically be kept “between husband and wife.”
Cohen later told actor Tom Arnold about the photographs, who shared a recording of their conversation with The Washington Post yesterday.
In the recording, Cohen is heard saying, “There’s a bunch of photographs–you know, personal photographs–that somehow, the guy ended up getting.”
Cohen goes on to say that the man was demanding cash from the Falwells in exchange for the photos being destroyed.
“I actually have one of the photos,” Cohen said. “It’s terrible.”
Reuters continues:
Reuters was unable to determine who made the demand. The source said Cohen flew to Florida and soon met with an attorney for the person with the photographs. Cohen spoke with the attorney, telling the lawyer that his client was committing a crime, and that law enforcement authorities would be called if the demands didn’t stop, the source said.
According to the source, the matter was “resolved” and the photos were “destroyed.”
Or were they?
Since the story broke late yesterday, an attorney for the Falwells rushed out a statement calling the whole thing “not accurate.”
“While the Falwells have a long-standing friendship with Michael Cohen,” the statement read, “Cohen did not ever resolve any legal matter on their behalf.”
In a follow up text, the attorney insisted “there are no compromising or embarrassing photos of Falwell, period!”
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Vince
What’s going on with that suit with the 21 yo poolboy he made part owner of a Miami hotel? Cohen the fixer is also part of that. I’m sure I won’t be surprised by any of it since we all know these are nothing but hypocritical con men.
IWantAFullBeard
It’s Vince the Bigot!
ShiningSex
the biggest con man is the president and idiots are those that support such a vile person.
fur_hunter
Vince…..That’s right….You got it!
paulmodibe
CALM, BE AT PEACE. WHEN THE EVANGELICAL RELIGIOUS RIGHT SIN, IT IS QUICKLY FORGIVEN, AND FORGOTTEN. DAMN IT, I WANT TO SEE THE PICTURES. NOW. LOL
rbernard
You are exactly right,
The poolboy’s name is Giancarlo Granda and is very handsome.
Falwell gave him a $1.8M loan to start a business after meeting this poolboy during a 1 week stay at a hotel.
Why would anyone do that?
We keep seeing a repeating pattern that most rabidly homophobic religious zealots are hypocrites with secrets to hide.
Jerry Falwell Jr is a hypocrite.
Vince
Yes. A very hot boy. All I’ll say is good for him. That was a well paid f*ck. Now it’s our turn to f*ck this Trump licker.
fur_hunter
It’s a typical case of….”The lady doth protest too much, methinks.”
Bryguyf69
Furthermore, Granda currently operates the business, a hostel, with Fallwell’s son, Trey. And it is apparently gay-friendly…
This is getting curiouser and curiouser…
paulmodibe
BRAVO, RBERNARD.
fur_hunter
Chicka Boom! Chicka Boom! Don’t ya jest luv it!???? Couldn’t happen to a nicer person. He’s a piece of Shit Hypocrite.
Brian
So what’s in the pics? Is it him and his wife in a proper Christian missionary position? Or is it him getting fisted by the pool boy?
fur_hunter
Brian….I can’t stop laughing. Absolutely incredible post. Fantastic! Love it. Just to let you know again about the website I was telling you to check out. It is called JoeMyGod. I don’t think you will be disappointed………..Thornton
theafricanwiththemouth
You always live up to expectation with comments like this Brian. LMAO!
Kangol2
Whatever was in those photos Falwell Jr. got Trump’s ex-fixer Cohen to cover it up, but, surprise surprise, Cohen allegedly kept a copy of one of the pictures! If it gets out there, oh well….
Bryguyf69
Kangol2 – yeah, apparently Cohen was pretty paranoid and kept recordings and other evidence of his transactions. I believe him when he says he still has the photo. Cohen has hinted at more revelations, i.e. a tell-all book, upon his release. He’s gotta make a living, right?
We may be seeing this photo yet.
tjack47
The way it read to me it sounds like these were photos of Jr. and his wife. I may be mistaken, but if they were marriage photos, and I don’t care how kinky or freaky or fetishist these photos are, I’d have to side with privacy on this one dagnabit. Photos and videos of anyone of notoriety, famous or infamous, are bound to get out. I wouldn’t give a shit if pics of me got out, but I don’t have anything to lose nor would anyone care to see them. If he were simply not such an asshole, he wouldn’t have anything to worry about.
fur_hunter
HEY…..Not so fast!….I might like to see some of your pictures and videos. Yeah. I can share, too. EHEHEHH AHAHAHAHAHAH…….Thornton
Bryguyf69
Well, I only partially agree with you. First, Falwell denies that there are any photos: “there are no compromising or embarrassing photos of Falwell, period!” As such, they have nothing to fear so any released photos would expose the hoax and give them a defamation lawsuit. So why not release those alleged photos? Second, they are essentially accusing Cohen of lying. Falwell is then asking Cohen to defend himself. The recording and photos are the only way to do this. Third, this possibly implicates Trump. Falwell’s support for him might have been tied to Cohen’s actions. Do we even know if Trump might have been behind the extortion to get Falwell’s support? Cohen might have made the deal without knowing that it was his boss who acquired the photos.
Finally, as is often the case in similar situations — there might be hypocrisy. If you are going to preach morality and condemn sodomy, don’t do it, not even in privacy. The strictest Christians, which fundamentalists claim to be, only allow for procreative sex. So any oral, anal or even masturbation would be hypocritical. Some will even disallow recreational sex within marriage.
So no, he is not entitled to privacy since he wants to ban private acts among gays (and others). That extends to what we can read and watch. I agree that no one has a right to steal those photos. But once they’ve leaked, privacy is a very hard argument to swallow.
Bryguyf69
And might I point out that if such photos existed of a student at Liberty University, their “morality code” would probably result in expulsion. At the very least, s/he’d be disciplined. The students deserve to know that their leaders are hypocrites, if that’s the case.
fur_hunter
Those that scream the loudest in protest against something are usually the most guilty of it. “The lady doth protest too much, methinks.” (Thank you William Shakespeare.)
baal61
They are both Hypocrites.
Geeker
Sounds like someone got photos of the pool boy cleaning Jr.’s “filter”.
Bryguyf69
For more info on the weird connections between poolboy Giancarlo Granda, Michael Cohen, Falwell, his wife, and his son Trey search for the Buzzfeed article, “Jerry Falwell Jr. And A Young Pool Attendant Launched A Business That Sparked A Bitter Dispute.”
Apparently, this hostel that Giancarlo and Trey operate is gay-friendly…
fur_hunter
Read your responses here. Have to say, you are one smart cookie. Very logical in your thinking. Excellent comments. Kudos to you. I will be looking forward to reading more of your postings in the future…………Thornton
enlightenone
“…only allow for procreative sex…” What human two-legged human in the history of mankind could say they followed this “rule?”
Gary Q VV
Sin? Who cares about sin? Certainly not a hateful Falwell Jr. With all of his focused hate to his god’s children, he’ll get his due by his god’s wrath in hell.
batesmotel
There’s nothing wrong with him having x-rated photos. Who cares. Let him do what he wants at home. Although the bigger issue would be that we’re assuming they were “gay” oriented photos that would contradict is vocal anti-gay stance. At least shut up about the anti-gay stuff if you’re worried you won’t get votes. But the hypocrisy exists on both extreme sides.
Bryguyf69
Er no, it’s not just being antigay that’s the problem. Having any ANY racy photos, regardless of sexual orientation, violates Liberty University’s code of conduct. If students can be disciplined and expelled for such behavior, so should its leader. Indeed, the university is quietly forming a response. Queerty has an article about this very topic today.
curiobi
Has anyone considered the other possibility that this is about covering up a long-lost son either his or hers, you know a child born out of wedlock shock blah blah. I mean it explains why they keep insisting they were not in a sexual relationship with him but they have given him all that money? The only thing that is clear is that they are absolutely lying about giving him that money for no reason and they can’t really expect us to believe they did!