The Newsboys are suing the Roy's Report. I'm Julie Roy's, founder of The Roy's Report, which is both the name of this podcast and our independent online news site. And last night, I learned online that the Newsboys filed a lawsuit in Tennessee District Court against the Roy's report, me and our reporter, Jessica Morris.

I still haven't been served, but I saw the post on the Newsboys Instagram yesterday announcing the

lawsuit. My phone also started blowing up as people began texting and instant messaging me.

And thank you so much for those of you who reached out said you're praying for us and

you support us. Those messages mean an awful lot. So thank you so much. But it's not just us

who are being sued. The once mega popular band is also suing more than two dozen companies

in individuals in contemporary Christian music, including Mercy Me and Bart Millard.

According to the lawsuit, the Roy's reports groundbreaking reporting on alleged sexual abuse

by former newsboy's frontman Michael Tate was part of a vast conspiracy to defame the band

and steal business. If you followed our reporting, you know that Jessica Morris was a reporter

who broke this huge story for us. Over a two-and-a-half-year period, Jessica interviewed more

than 50 sources. These included multiple men and women who alleged they were assaulted by people

associated with the Newsboys. These sources also claimed officials in the newsboys organization

knew about the misconduct, but covered it up. However, the lawsuit claims that our publication

of, quote, defamatory articles destroyed the ministries of West Campbell and the four musicians

comprising the newsboys. If you're not aware, West Campbell is the owner of the newsboys.

So since this has become a legal matter, I need to be careful about what I say,

but I will note that the threat of this kind of ungodly retaliation is precisely

why the truth about Michael Tate and the Newsboys remain buried for so long. And joining me

today to talk about some of that is our reporter, Jessica Morris. So Jessica, welcome. It's a

pleasure to have you join me. Oh, thank you for having me today. I wish it was under a bit of

circumstances, but I'm still glad to be here with you. Yeah, well, I do too,

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