Pastor Carl Lentz’s wife claimed she felt ‘security’ in marriage and gave him ‘freedom’ as he was ‘secretly cheating’
JUSTIN Bieber’s pastor Carl Lentz was given “freedom” by his wife who felt it was important for a healthy marriage.
In May, Laura Lentz shared a video with fellow pastor Chelsea Smith, and the pair discussed the importance of keeping your indivduality during marriage with Laura claiming that she knew “a lot of wives struggle with this.”
“It’s really important that as a married couple you also have your own friends – your girlfriends, and he has guy friends – and you give them freedom to have their guy time,” she said.
“For me, letting my huband go play basketball three or four times a week,if you dont let them have that time and take that as a knock on your security or whatever, I think you are really in some trouble there.”
Laura continued: “I get this question a lot, as Carl plays video games, right? Which a lot of wives can get really upset at the amount of time at home they are doing that.
“But my thing with that is I am quite happy he plays video games, if that is his time to switch off and get out of the real world, and he’s at my house, he’s home, I know where he is, there is way worse things my husband could be doing so, perspective.”
In early November Carl admitted to cheating on his wife, sharing the news a day after he was fired from Hillsong New York church.
Carl found fame in recent years as an Instagram influencer in the controversial church, and for also mentoring singer Justin as he moved forward in his faith.
The father of three shared a personal statement on Instagram, revealing that he had made choices that have “real and painful consequences.”
The worship leader was axed for a “a recent revelation of moral failures,” according to a statement that was sent out to church members on Wednesday.
Laura’s comments were made in May, when Carl first began the sectet affair with New York beauty Ranin, a 34-year-old designer from New York City.
“Communication’s the biggest thing,” she said, adding: “People change and desires change, and the person I married 17 years ago he’s different now because of the stress of life, stress of kids, and everything we do.
“People change, so in some ways you have to always be talking about ‘what do you need? How can I help you?'”
Ranin spoke exclusively to The Sun about dating the married church leader for over five months before their emotional breakup just this week.
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Ranin, whom wishes to keep her last name private, revealed to The Sun she wanted to tell her story so Carl’s followers know “there was another person on the other side of his statement that got hurt.”
She said his Instagram post about his firing was “offensive,” and made it seem like they “just had a fling.”
The stunning brunette said: “I wasn’t there for just sex, we both found comfort and a deep, special connection with each other. I am very hurt because we both feel the same way about each other.
“He loves me and I love him. It was a love relationship that wasn’t planned. It wasn’t just a fling or just a sexual relationship.”