Juanita Bynum Stories Only Second To Weather When It Comes To Web Searches
While the mainstream media continues to pay scant attention to the explosive domestic violence allegations involving popular televangelist Juanita Bynum and her husband Bishop Thomas W. Weeks III, black bloggers and savvy Internet users can't seem to get enough of the salacious details and juicy tidbits floating around cyberspace about the high-profile ecumenical couple.
In viewing the seach patterns of one million users during the week of August 25th, the percentage of folks looking for stories about Bynum and Weeks placed second, and it was the number one story on Google Trends. Last week, the story continued to remain in the top ten.
In viewing the seach patterns of one million users during the week of August 25th, the percentage of folks looking for stories about Bynum and Weeks placed second, and it was the number one story on Google Trends. Last week, the story continued to remain in the top ten.
In the latest details to emerge over the controversy, Bishop Weeks still holds out hope that he and his wife can reconcile. In a statement released today by his attorney, Weeks said,“If that is not possible, I am committed to working things out amicably and will only litigate as a very last resort,”
Weeks hired family law firm Kessler, Schwarz and Solomiany on Aug. 22, hours after police responded to a call at an Atlanta hospital, where Bynum accused him of choking her, pushing her down, then kicking and stomping her in a hotel parking lot. Although Weeks is not planning to file for divorce, he was worried that his wife might, divorce attorney Louis Tesser said.“It is his strong preference to remain married,” Tesser said.
Reports of Bynum’s intention to file for divorce have been in the media for days, but no court documents to support the claim have surfaced in Gwinnett County, where the couple lived, or in Ware County, where Bynum has a home.Tesser and divorce attorney Randall Kessler said they have not been contacted by a divorce attorney on Bynum’s behalf.
“If she has hired an attorney for a potential divorce, we invite her and her attorney to meet with us privately whenever they like,” Weeks’ statement ends.Bynum said earlier this week that she wanted to go from being a victim of domestic violence to an advocate.“I believe domestic violence will be my new mantle,” Bynum said during a news conference.
Weeks is charged with aggravated assault and making terroristic threats.As a condition of his bond, he is not allowed to have contact with Bynum, and so has not been able to attempt to reconcile with his wife.“He would if he could,” Kessler said. [AP]
Weeks hired family law firm Kessler, Schwarz and Solomiany on Aug. 22, hours after police responded to a call at an Atlanta hospital, where Bynum accused him of choking her, pushing her down, then kicking and stomping her in a hotel parking lot. Although Weeks is not planning to file for divorce, he was worried that his wife might, divorce attorney Louis Tesser said.“It is his strong preference to remain married,” Tesser said.
Reports of Bynum’s intention to file for divorce have been in the media for days, but no court documents to support the claim have surfaced in Gwinnett County, where the couple lived, or in Ware County, where Bynum has a home.Tesser and divorce attorney Randall Kessler said they have not been contacted by a divorce attorney on Bynum’s behalf.
“If she has hired an attorney for a potential divorce, we invite her and her attorney to meet with us privately whenever they like,” Weeks’ statement ends.Bynum said earlier this week that she wanted to go from being a victim of domestic violence to an advocate.“I believe domestic violence will be my new mantle,” Bynum said during a news conference.
Weeks is charged with aggravated assault and making terroristic threats.As a condition of his bond, he is not allowed to have contact with Bynum, and so has not been able to attempt to reconcile with his wife.“He would if he could,” Kessler said. [AP]