Jerry Falwell Jr. is reportedly resigning as the president of Liberty University.
The Washington Post reports this afternoon that Falwell is stepping down amid recent personal scandals.
Falwell revealed in a statement that his wife had an affair a few years ago with a pool boy they befriended. He claimed that the pool boy, identified in reports as Giancarlo Granda, had subsequently blackmailed them.
Falwell’s public statement was followed by a report from Reuters featuring an interview with Granda, who claimed, “Becki and I developed an intimate relationship and Jerry enjoyed watching from the corner of the room.” Reuters also reported that he denied extorting the Falwells and said “he was seeking to negotiate a buyout from a business arrangement he says he had with the couple.”
Earlier this month Liberty University announced Falwell was taking an “indefinite leave of absence” after he shared an odd, since-deleted photo of himself with his pants unzipped and his belly sticking out at an apparently Trailer Park Boys-themed yacht party with his wife’s assistant. Falwell subsequently
UPDATE — 7:29 pm ET: Falwell is now disputing the reports he’s resigning. More here.