Jerry Falwell Jr.’s former personal trainer has just filed a defamation lawsuit against the multinational media conglomerate Reuters over an article it published about him in 2019.In August 2019, Reuters reported that Falwell gave 23-year-old Crosswhite a sprawling, multi-million dollar, 18-acre fitness facility that belonged to Liberty University plus an additional $650,000 for almost nothing in return.Shortly after the story broke, a weird video of Falwell and Crosswhite began circulating online.
It showed the personal trainer holding a camera out in front of him while shouting at the evangelical leader to “push it!” from behind as he huffed and puffed in response.The video first appeared on Crosswhite’s Instagram page, but has since been.