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Yahoo
14-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Attorneys reveal settlement amount between Marjorie Taylor Greene's ex-husband, 3 Muslim women
New details have been revealed about the settlement between three Muslim women and Perry Greene, who is the ex-husband of Georgia U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene. On Monday, attorneys said Greene paid $75,000 to the group of college students, which they said they donated to their local mosque. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] On March 30, the women stopped to pray in the parking lot of Avalon at Alpharetta when they were approached by Greene. The women say the verbal attack went on for minutes before they started recording, but what was captured later resulted in Greene issuing a public apology. Alpharetta police said they determined a crime had not been committed. The department added that both the women and Greene were legally expressing their First Amendment rights, though the department called the commentary 'disgusting.' TRENDING STORIES: 1 dead, 4 in critical condition after crash at busy Atlanta intersection Georgia Police Academy instructor charged with child molestation 2 GA officers critically injured after wanted suspect leads law enforcement on high-speed chase At a news conference on Monday, the women recounted the moments as everything happened. 'Honestly just shock there wasn't really much we could say, our words were not really forming correctly. It was definitely a scary moment,' said Amira, who did not provide her last name. 'It is important that people understand this type of speech will not be tolerated and it needs to be addressed,' attorney Ali Awad said. 'Today we believe it has been held accountable.' Greene did apologize to the women privately. He also attended a Friday sermon at the women's mosque and apologized publicly in the days after that video went viral. 'I came today just to meet with the young ladies that I was mean to and treated disrespectfully about their religion and about what they were doing,' Greene said on Friday. 'I just wanted them to know that I humbly apologized to them because no one should be treated that way, and that's not the right way for us to treat anybody.' [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
Yahoo
07-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Marjorie Taylor Greene's Ex-Husband Owns Up To Hate Incident With Muslim Women
The ex-husband of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) apologized Friday to three Muslim women for an incident police called 'disgusting.' Perry Greene was caught on video heckling the women in a mall parking lot just north of Atlanta on March 31. The women said they were praying at the time. In a clip of the incident, Greene talks out the window of his Tesla Cybertruck to tell them they were 'worshipping a false god' and reportedly ordered the U.S.-born trio to 'go back to your country' multiple times. 'All of it was just out of pure hate,' one of the women said, per Atlanta News First. The victims said to CNN that they had gone to the mall in Alpharetta for a treat to mark the end of Ramadan. Their legal team demanded an apology, according to the outlet, and Greene met with the women at their mosque before he issued his public mea culpa. 'I came today just to meet with the young ladies that I was mean to and treated disrespectfully about their religion and about what they were doing,' Greene said during a news conference in Johns Creek, Georgia. 'I just wanted them to know that I humbly apologize to them because no one should be treated that way, and that's not the right way for us to treat anybody. ... We shouldn't allow that in our society.' Greene didn't take questions. In a statement to CNN, Alpharetta police said Greene's verbal attack was 'disgusting' but was protected by free speech and did not constitute a crime. The victims' attorney, Ali Jamal Awad, said a lawsuit is on the table but could be dropped if Greene donates to an anti-Islamophobia organization. 'People do make mistakes,' Awad said, per Fox 5 in Atlanta. 'But you have to ask yourself, why? Why is it that Muslims are so targeted and so attacked in this community?' Anti-Muslim incidents in the U.S. rose to an all-time high in 2024 amid the war in Gaza, according to the Council on American-Islamic Relations. Meanwhile, the far-right congresswoman, who married Greene in 1995 and had three children with him before their divorce was finalized in 2022, made headlines recently for berating a British journalist in a similar tone. 'Go back to your country,' she told the Sky News reporter. Fast-forward to 2:07 for Perry Greene's remarks: Fasting During Ramadan Is Challenging — But 1 Thing Makes It Especially Complicated JD Vance Says Anti-Muslim Policies Just 'Common Sense' In Joe Rogan Interview Mayor Of First U.S. City With All-Muslim City Council Endorses Trump
CNN
05-04-2025
- CNN
Video shows Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's ex-husband berating three Muslim women
Three young Muslim women say they were praying in an empty parking spot at Avalon Mall in Alpharetta, Georgia, when they were interrupted by a man driving a Tesla Cybertruck who began hurling profanities and racist epithets at them. The man driving the Tesla, Georgia GOP representative Marjorie Taylor Greene's ex-husband Perry Greene, issued a public apology at a press conference.
CNN
05-04-2025
- CNN
Video shows Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's ex-husband berating three Muslim women
Three young Muslim women say they were praying in an empty parking spot at Avalon Mall in Alpharetta, Georgia, when they were interrupted by a man driving a Tesla Cybertruck who began hurling profanities and racist epithets at them. The man driving the Tesla, Georgia GOP representative Marjorie Taylor Greene's ex-husband Perry Greene, issued a public apology at a press conference.
