In an exclusive published yesterday, the New York Post revealed that Tawana Brawley has at last begun making payments on a settlement reached in 1998 with the man she falsely accused of being part of a mob of white men whom she claimed kidnapped and raped her in 1987. The Rev. Al Sharpton, who loudly and famously championed Brawley in the ’80s, had his share paid off by a group of supporters in 2001, and has moved on to other high-profile projects, but Brawley is just now finding her wages garnished.
Post reporter Michael Gartland notes that Brawley, who still owes $431,000 in damages (the original settlement of $190,000 plus 15 years of interest payments), remains “defiantly unapologetic,” like Sharpton himself.
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25 yrs. after accusing innocent man of rape, Tawana Brawley is paying. Can she get @TheRevAl to pay his back taxes? http://t.co/9o7FJgQhke
— Larry Elder (@larryelder) August 4, 2013
Sharpton stoked the flames of racism, but Tawana Brawley is left holding the bag of excrement. #tcot #kjrs #teaparty http://t.co/xRo2trKSA5
— Kevin Jackson (@Theblacksphere) August 5, 2013
Sharpton’s “career” is the only one that doesn’t seem to have suffered. Will the MSNBC host step up and cut a check for his former “client”?
Why won't @TheRevAl pay Tawana's debt? I mean, come on! He used her to get famous! Cough it up, ungrateful prick! http://t.co/yKFgBQaJmT
— Yes, Nick $earcy! (@yesnicksearcy) August 5, 2013
If @TheRevAl has a show on @msnbc, why not OJ Simpson?He has as much credibility as Tawana Sharpton. Come on, y'all! http://t.co/yKFgBQaJmT
— Yes, Nick $earcy! (@yesnicksearcy) August 5, 2013
Does this mean that in 20 yrs the Duke Lacrosse team will get their judgement paid? #TawanaBrawley
— Stuart (@Ringo6) August 5, 2013
When will TM's parents start paying Zimmerman?: Tawana Brawley starts paying man she falsely accused of rape in 1987 http://t.co/lTWnLhDNHw
— Dat's Racis' (.com) (@hope_and_chains) August 5, 2013
Whole Zimmerman affair was pretty much 'Tawana Brawley 2' for Sharpton — but with media and Obama chipping in to help. #RaceHoax
— John Nolte (@NolteNC) August 5, 2013
