Brooklyn Bishop Lamor Whitehead addresses lawsuit filed by former parishioner, defends lifestyle

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Brooklyn Bishop Lamor Whitehead addresses lawsuit filed by former parishioner, defends lifestyle
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A Brooklyn bishop who was robbed during a Sunday service while it was streamed online is being sued by a former parishioner. As AndreaGrymesTV reports, the bishop says there's been too much focus on his lifestyle and not enough on the crime.

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"Why is Fendi, Louis and Gucci, why can't we wear that in the church?" he said."I'm not on a salary with my church. It's about having multiple streams of income. That's it."He also addressed a lawsuit filed against him last September by a church member. The suit alleges Whitehead promised"in exchange for $90,000, he would assist plaintiff in purchasing and renovating a house.

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