Stovall and Kerri Weems are now suing several Celebration Church trustees and the church’s lawyer, accusing them of defamation in the wake of the church releasing findings in late April ofThe report alleged narcissistic behavior, emotional abuse and financial misconduct claims against Weems, who denied the allegations.
According to the complaint, the “outrageous, libelous attack” was launched after the pastor had resigned and separated himself from Celebration Church, and the Weemses have “brought this action to clear their names; establish the falsity of the scandalous narrative and statements published about them” and among other things seeks to “expose how the seditionists now in control Celebration Church maliciously and unjustifiably ruined” their ability to work in their profession.
The complaint said Weems have “suffered humiliation, mental anguish, emotional distress and embarrassment” as a result of Celebration Church’s investigation and statements. Another reported that Stovall Weems instructed an employee to drive to a liquor store late at night and deliver a bottle of bourbon to his house because he “did not want to be seen purchasing liquor.”
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I worked at Celebration for five years. There is no defamation. The assessments of narcissism and reckless behavior by other employees is absolutely true.