Another day, another strange business dealing involving homophobic Liberty University president Jerry Falwell Jr. and a young man in his early 20s.
Real estate records and university emails show that in 2016 Falwell signed off on giving valuable property belonging to his non-profit Christian university to his personal trainer for almost nothing in return, Reuters reports.
23-year-old Benjamin Crosswhite was a recent graduate of the school when deals were signed. Today, thanks to Falwell’s generosity, he’s owner of a sprawling, milti-million dollar, 18-acre racquetball and fitness facility located on former university property.
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According to Reuters:
Around 2011, Falwell, president of Liberty University in Virginia, and his wife, Rebecca, began personal fitness training sessions with Benjamin Crosswhite, then a 23-year-old recent Liberty graduate…
…In 2016, Falwell signed a real estate deal transferring the sports facility, complete with tennis courts and a fitness center owned by Liberty, to Crosswhite. Under the terms, Crosswhite wasn’t required to put any of his own money down toward the purchase price, a confidential sales contract obtained by Reuters shows.
On top of asking for $0 down, Liberty University gave Crosswhite a $1.2 million loan with a super low interest rate to buy the property from the school, then paid him almost $650,000 to lease it back to them.
Sounds like a great deal for Crosswhite and a terrible one for the university.
When approached for comment, all Crosswhite had to say was, “My wife and I consult each other before every major business deal and we bought the complex from Liberty together. My wife and I both work around the clock to make our business succeed.”
Meanwhile, a spokesperson for the school said Falwell was merely trying to be “a business mentor” to young Crosswhite.
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But this isn’t the first time Falwell has been involved in what can only be described as clandestine financial dealings with a young man.
Earlier this year, it was reported that he once contacted Michael Cohen, Donald Trump’s longtime personal attorney, for help regarding an “embarrassing personal matter” involving him, his wife, and their 20-something pool boy, Giancarlo Granda, who they originally met a hotel while on vacation.
Rumor had it, Granda had somehow gotten his hands on scandalous photos of Falwell’s wife and was blackmailing them to the tune of $1.8 million, and Falwell needed Cohen’s assistance in navigating the situation.
Both the Falwells and Granda denied the whole thing, though the Miami Herald later confirmed that x-rated photos did, indeed, exist and that they were were taken at the Falwell’s farm in Virginia and at a vacation lodge in Islamorada, Florida.
Later, it was uncovered that the Falwells agreed to lend Granda a modest $4.7 million so he could purchase a youth hostel, which also included a restaurant and a liquor store, in the Miami area.
The similarities between the pool boy story and the personal trainer story are striking, to say the least. Both involve Jerry Falwell Jr. loaning large amounts of money to strapping young men in the early 20s for almost nothing in return.
We’re starting to notice a pattern here. Or maybe it’s just what, ahem, generous Christians do?
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Cam
Translation: The guy has proof Falwell sexually harassed him, or sleeps with young boys or something.
Vince
What you want to bet the pool boy and the trainer boy know each other.
Sister Bertha Bedderthanyu
I wonder what color Andrew Christian jock strap he was wearing when he got his salad tossed on top of Falwell’s desk while looking out the window. Falwell no doubt was in his black garter belt with black silk stockings and high heels. Have mercy on them.
Hussain-TheCanadian
ROFL!!
Sister Bertha I know you were there and caught the whole thing on video, gurl you better share with the rest of the group 😉
Hussain-TheCanadian
Hold on a second………….there is a place in Florida called “islamorada “???? Loool
Sister Bertha Bedderthanyu
I noticed the name too but for arguments sake I thought it better that I not be the one to mention it. lol
Vince
Well shit. I could use a business mentor like that. I’d even hate f*ck folwell for that kind of money. Of course I’m not a twenty-three-year-old muscle hunk. Damn. ?
Smith David
So, wait…uumm…did he uumm..okay. Okay!
RIGay
This is like a plot out of “The Righteous Gemstones” where Kelvin Gemstone (Adam Devine) is being crush on by Keefe (Tony Cavalero). They ended last nights episode with a vignette of the various characters; Kelvin and Keefe working out and a shot of Keefe’s ball sack from Kelvin’s vantage point on the weight bench. Priceless!
JackKirby
This sounds like the NJ Governor McGreevey 3-some party all over again.
fur_hunter
Soooooo….Jerry ‘Pool Boy’ Falwell, Jr. now has a TRAINER, too??? How interesting.
xanadude
The masseuse is next!
Kangol2
The weird thing is that the pool boy incident apparently involved Falwell’s wife. She’s the one whose nudes Michael Cohen (of course) help cover up. Around the time he was doing this Falwell switched his support from that drip Ted Cruz to Drumpf, who of course had Cohen as his fixer. If Falwell isn’t banging or getting banged out by these guys, is he doing the cuckolding thing? I know that terms “cuck” is a fixation among alt-right wingers, so maybe he decided to take it literally, with the pool boy and the trainer. Paul Manafort allegedly liked to watch his wife get turned out too, leading his daughters to complain on behalf of their mother.
CenterRight
If Falwell used the university money to cover the scandal or to satisfy his homosexual lust, he should be investigated thoroughly . However, what he does in his bedroom is his own business, even if he professes to live in a straight lifestyle. Not a big deal to me.
Sister Bertha Bedderthanyu
Speaking of Manafort did you see that American Greed episode on him a few nights ago on MSNBC? To use the expression like father like son is an understatement regarding the Manaforts. Lord, have mercy on those people.
Sister Bertha Bedderthanyu
@CenterRight……He has to be using university money because his father died broke. He (the elder Falwell) let a home builder sucker him into building an on earth utopia for the sanctimonious that went bankrupt and he was held liable for all of its debts. He was left the equivalent of nothing.
Bytemenow
Falwell will never see the pool boy as nothing more than a TGI Friday’s hostess, on Pro-Active, who lets him bend him over his desk, while he closes his eyes to avoid coming face to face with that framed photo of Falwell’s family trip to Aspen, while Falwell drowns his Little Mermaid back tat in a pool of jizz and admires his own reflection in it.
ShiningSex
IT’S HIS LOVER. DUH!!!
leecee
I am thinking that maybe Minister Falwell is more of cuckold, he enjoys seeing his wife ravished by young hot studs and then turns around and rewards them generously with his wife’s blessing. Some Sugar Daddies do that.
curiobi
I can not deal with this guy, he hates gays but can’t seem to keep himself from spending lavish amounts on handsome young men? …. He is completely straight? -Sure Jan.
Bryguyf69
Do a [Google] image search on “Benjamin Crosswhite.” There’s a photo on the crooksandliars website that looks like Falwell topping Crosswhite, doggystyle. The hilarious thing is that Falwell looks like he’s really into it while Crosswhite looks completely uninterested. And that’s exactly how many sugarbabies feel when they have sex with their older less attractive sugardaddies. Lol
Full disclosure: the photo actually shows Falwell working out behind Crosswhite, but seriously, it looks like he’s mounting him…
batesmotel
The only trend I’ve noticed is that Falwell Jr. seems to love to help the young hard-bodied toned men is all. Buying them homes and cars. I’m sure they’re just….friends. :/
PLAYS WELL WITH OTHERS
And yet thousands of “parents” will pay thousands for their children to attend his hack university.,
It boggles the mind these ignorant bigoted right-wing nut bags continue to support these smcubags only because they spew hatred upon the Gay community
johnnymcmxxx
I smell down-low Gay with enough money to shut down any scandal, so far.
mgconlan
The part of this story I particularly like is the one in which Benjamin Crosswhite keeps referring to “my wife” and saying they make all their business decisions together. Methinks Benjamin Crosswhite doth protest too much!
GayEGO
Oh my! Falwell Jr. is not so righteous and fools around with young men? Uh……that is the underlying story I get from this article!
Rex Huskey
i am not a fan of this fraud or his SOB daddy…. but just gotta warn y’all queens most of this is conjecture. if there is more here, it will leak out
Cambriaguy
The gift worth millions of dollars of the University’s money to a Personal Trainer seems improper. He knew Falwell personally in some way to get this gift and there are videos of them together. The younger man seems to have done nothing to receive such a generous gift other than spend time with Falwell. However Falwell gave away the University’s money and property to do this. It does not sound like the University Board was was consulted or approved this. It does seem creepy overall. Another reason Falwell had to step down.
okedokie
Islas Morada is beatiful place