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I'm sure it's the least of Michael Irvin's problems, what with the lawsuit against him and his counter suit stemming from years-old rape allegations, but the former Dallas Cowboy won't be speaking at an event scheduled for April.
Irvin was scheduled to be the guest speaker for an April 8 lecture called “An Evening With ...” conducted by Worth the Wait, an Amarillo organization that promotes abstinence education.
I spoke with Amy Christie, executive director for Worth the Wait, last week after the suit was filed Feb. 4, and she wasn't sure if he would be coming to speak.
I called her again today, and here's what she had to say on the matter. Well, part of what she had to say. News columnist Jon Mark Beilue is working on a piece to be published later.
But I'll let this leak early ... Christie said she stands by her initial decision to bring him to town for the event, something I don't necessarily agree with.
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Why not? A big name always brings people out. More people to hear a good message. Nothing wrong with that. Plus he is a good example of what not to do, perfect counter-example for them to work with!
ReplyDeleteYeah, I get all that. I just don't know how many kids listen to the "do as I say, not as I do" message. I'd have tried to find someone who actually waited and still had a very successful life.
ReplyDeleteThen again, such a celebrity probably doesn't exist, haha. And I don't know how many actual kids would have heard him speak. It may have just been parents for the fundraiser.
Either way, the invitation backfired on the poor WTW people, who I do feel sorry for whether or not I agree with the initial decision.