#PASTOR CARL LENTZ TMZ INTERVIEW FULL#

I’m grateful to our partners at Scout Productions, and to FX for helping us bring this eye-opening story to light.” “Thanks to stellar reporting by Alex French and Dan Adler, and the courage of those who stepped forward to share their experiences, we know that power -and its systemic abuse over people seeking faith and community - is central to the Hillsong collapse. “Uncovering stories that contend with power and the people who hold it is core to Vanity Fair’s mission,” said Chu, president of Condé Nast Entertainment. “Because of these voices, along with unprecedented access to Carl and Laura Lentz, ‘The Secrets of Hillsong’ offers new insights into how decades of scandal and corruption went unchecked within the church, and more importantly, at what it meant for the community left in their rubble.” “With the depth and clarity of this project owed to the excellent reporting of Vanity Fair, and the perspectives of those speaking out for the very first time, we have been committed to telling a well-rounded and definitive story of Hillsong,” said Chiodi, who serves as head of documentary at Scout Productions. Executive producers include French, Adler, David Collins, Joel Chiodi, Michael Williams, Rob Eric, Agnes Chu and Sarah Amos. The celebrity preacher was known for his battles with depression, an insight he used to help others.Stacey Lee directs the docuseries, which hails from Scout Productions and Vanity Fair Studios. There was tragedy last year when another well-known pastor, Jarrid Wilson, committed suicide in southern California.

The 41-year-old Pastor has always been considered unusually hip and fashionable for a man of God. Lentz’s church has also been visited by U2 frontman Bono, the Jenner sisters, Selena Gomez, and Kevin Durant. Lentz claims he baptized the Canadian singer in the New York bathtub of NBA veteran Tyson Chandler. Pic credit: Lentz was known for his association with various celebrities Justin Bieber reportedly even lived with the pastor and his family for a brief time. One name that was tossed about on Twitter was New York sports anchor Kayce Smith.īut these rumors are completely unfounded. It is currently unknown who Carl Lentz had an affair with but, of course, that hasn’t stopped the internet from speculating. Love you brother.”įormer Cleveland Browns linebacker Emmanuel Acho told Lentz he was “Praying for you and your family brother.” Who did Carl Lentz cheat with? Pastor Lucinho wrote: “You and your family will come out of this restored and stronger than ever! Praying for you all.”īasketball player Josh Duinker thanked Lentz for the impact he had had on him: “thankful for your ministry that has impacted so many including myself. Pastor Stephen Chandler of the Destiny church wrote: “Love you Praying God’s best over you and your family!!” He finished his statement by asking his parishioners for forgiveness: ” I pray you can forgive me and that over time I can live a life where trust is earned again.” Pic credit: the time of this article, his post had over 100,000 likes, and he was inundated with messages of support from fans and colleagues. I now begin a journey of rebuilding trust with my wife, Laura and my children and taking real-time to work on and heal my own life and seek out the help that I need.” Carl Lentz asked for forgiveness for cheating on wife

#PASTOR CARL LENTZ TMZ INTERVIEW FULL#

Lentz then said he would take responsibility for his actions and try to rebuild trust with his family: “This failure is on me, and me alone, and I take full responsibility for my actions. I was unfaithful in my marriage, the most important relationship in my life and held accountable for that.” When you lead out of an empty place, you make choices that have real and painful consequences. He started by stating it had been an “honor” to lead the church and that he and his family had “given all that we have to serve and build this church.”Īnd then he dropped a bombshell: “I did not do an adequate job of protecting my own spirit. Lentz took to Instagram last night, and in a lengthy post, he explained what had happened. However, those who wondered if he had cheated on his wife were bang on the money. Some crazy theories were touted online, ranging from Lentz coming out as gay to having dodgy political leanings.

Pastor carl lentz tmz interview