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07-10-07, 08:05 AM
i beat you up now i will contest your divorce application
looks like a fight in court
Evangelist's Husband Will Fight Divorce | World Latest | Guardian Unlimited
Evangelist's Husband Will Fight Divorce
Tuesday September 11, 2007 7:16 PM
By ERRIN HAINES
Associated Press Writer
ATLANTA (AP) - Attorneys for a minister accused of attacking his popular televangelist wife in a hotel parking lot said Tuesday that they will contest her petition for divorce.
Randy Kessler, one of the attorneys representing Thomas W. Weeks III, said they are considering whether their counterclaim will accuse Juanita Bynum of cruel treatment - the same charge her divorce petition levels at him.
``Cruel treatment is a very vague legal term,'' Kessler said. ``There's a possibility that there's cruel treatment on both sides, but we're not committed to that position.''
A lawyer for Bynum, 48, filed the divorce petition against Weeks, 40, on Monday.
The couple married in 2002 and, according to the petition, have been separated since June.
Bynum cited ``cruel treatment'' as grounds for divorce, and said the marriage is ``irretrievably broken.''
The filing came less than three weeks after Bynum accused Weeks of choking, pushing and stomping her in a hotel parking lot Aug. 21. Weeks, known to his followers as Bishop Weeks, has been indicted on felony and misdemeanor charges that could send him to prison for up to 27 years.
Whether Weeks' attorneys decide to pursue a cruel treatment claim against Bynum is up to him.
``He has to make a decision about whether he wants to do that, especially given that he would still reconcile with her at this point,'' Kessler said.
Bynum's divorce attorney, Karla Walker, did not immediately return a call seeking comment Tuesday. Bynum's publicist, Amy Malone, said in a statement e-mailed to The Associated Press on Sunday that Bynum never struck Weeks before the assault and that she did not physically retaliate during the assault.
Bynum is a former hairdresser and flight attendant who became a Pentecostal evangelist, author and gospel singer. Her ministry blossomed after she preached at a singles event about breaking free of sexual promiscuity, and she is known for her intense, no-nonsense style. Among her books are ``No More Sheets: The Truth About Sex'' and ``Matters of the Heart.''
Her album ``A Piece of My Passion'' had been listed in the top 10 gospel albums by Billboard magazine for several months. She also preaches through televised sermons. The couple married in a million-dollar, televised ceremony. Together, they wrote ``Teach Me How to Love You: The Beginnings.''
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