Former Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. might be ready to return to his old haunts, suggesting that the campus community has been welcoming to him, despite his resignation in 2020.
Falwell, who sued the school in October 2020 after he was ousted following allegations of his and his wife’s involvement in a sex-related scandal, “definitely” plans to have more of a presence at the Virginia-based private college once he recovers from blood clots, he said.
“The employees and the board have been nothing but supportive, 100%. The students all want to get their picture with me. They thank me,” Falwell told Politico.
Falwell came to a resolution with the school about a disagreement in his severance payment, saying he was owed $10.5 million and the contract was terminated without cause.
“I’m entitled to full severance,” Falwell said. “And the university board admitted there was no fireable offense, and they were reacting more to the press and the Twitter mob than anything else.”
The 58-year-old led Liberty University for 13 years before he resigned in August 2020. He claimed his ousting was politically motivated. Though he initially filed a defamation lawsuit against his former employer shortly after his departure, Falwell dropped the suit in December 2020. Liberty University was founded by his father in 1971.
Falwell posted a photo of himself with his wife’s assistant on Instagram with both their pants unzipped. Falwell, who appeared to be holding an alcoholic beverage, said the picture was meant to be a joke. After the post, the university board urged him to take an indefinite leave of absence.
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Falwell later said his wife had an affair and that the man he alleged of having a yearslong sexual relationship with her had been trying to blackmail them.
Shortly after his dismissal, Falwell alleged that anti-Trump forces helped fund and promote the allegations against him.
Liberty University declined to comment to the Washington Examiner.
