Pastor at SC Church denies all connection to TV show "The Real"

Last December, the monk of the mega-churches of South Carolina, who had made criticism when he had bought his wife a Lamborghini worth $ 200,000, had denied him the right to do so. have cheated on a participation in national television.

Sitting next to his wife, Aventer, John Gray answered a question from one of The Real's hosts about an affair.

"The answer is no, I did not do it," a YouTube TV show said in a video posted on YouTube, and he also denied that he had fathered a child following an affair. There's no baby, no that. "

Gray, whose Relentless Church is based in Greenville, said in the past that he had dropped his wife before giving him the luxury car, reported The State. On "The Real", Gray repeated that the couple had been "in a very difficult position in our marriage".

Gray admitted to having an "emotional affair".

He told the presenters that it had happened during marital problems "more than a year ago".

"It's important for me to take responsibility for the areas I have failed in," said Gray, speaking intimately about speaking with someone who was neither a counselor nor a pastor, video projections . "Sharing things about my marriage, apart from my wife and outside of trusted advisors, is a moving affair. It was wrong. I take responsibility for that. But I will not take responsibility for what I did not do. "

On the show, the pastor admitted that he was "in the presence of this person once". Gray quickly stated that it was not a sexual relationship. "But being in the presence of someone is not the same as sleeping with them. I did not sleep with anyone.

As the adventurer nodded, Gray told the hosts that he and his wife "had peace" with their relationship, even though the strangers did not agree.

The Lamborghini, extravagant gift from Gray to Aventer on the occasion of his eighth wedding anniversary, was raised. When asked if church funds had been used to buy the Italian sports car, Gray responded insistently.

"Not a dime. Not a dime, "said Gray waving a finger, claiming that the money to pay for the car did not come from a source other than its savings. "It's a husband who blesses his wife, because that's what a man should do – as far as he can."

In the video, Gray says that he has other sources of income outside the church, including money drawn from a book and from a TV show.

During his appearance in "The Real," Gray was also questioned about another minor controversy during his visit to the White House and meeting with President Donald Trump.

Gray was part of a group of black pastors from all over the United States, who sat down with the president in August 2018, at an event called "Meeting with the Pastors of the City Center" by the White House.

The relentless church pastor was criticized for leaving and admitted that the decision to sit, speak and pray with Trump was not an easy decision to make, saying that he was aware of the "optics" of the situation, reported the state.

During the talk show, Gray said he understood why some people would be hurt when he visited the White House.

"There are a lot of painful policies and initiatives that directly affect blacks and browns," Gray said on "The Real."

When asked if he would come back to see the president, Gray replied, "I do not think it would be wise, but I pray for the country."

Previously, Gray was a pastor at Lakewood Church in Joel Osteen Texas, WSPA reported. He is also the star of Oprah Winfrey's OWN reality show, according to his website.