Zobrist have been in a healthy and emotionally secure relationship,” Bellamy wrote in his brief. Yawn’s attorney said Yawn and Julianna consider themselves a couple now. The motion also said Zobrist missed the window of time to file his claim. Late last month, Yawn’s attorney filed a motion to dismiss the case, denying that any fraud was committed and arguing that the “meritless” suit was an attempt to blame Yawn for Zobrist’s marital problems. Zobrist had sought $6 million in punitive and compensatory damages through a jury trial. More: Ben Zobrist's divorce case rooted in $30,000 party for his pastor. Former Chicago Cubs star Ben Zobrist has alleged his wife Julianna Zobrist had an affair with their former pastor Byron Yawn, according to lawsuit documents published. He also alleged that Yawn fraudulently collected on his $3,500-per-month salary as executive director of Patriot Forward, a support group for athletes, cashing at least two months of checks after his termination in March 2019. Zobrist first filed the lawsuit May 6, alleging that Yawn’s affair with Julianna - which she admitted to having during a deposition for the divorce - constituted “intentional infliction of emotional distress.” Yawn is the current CEO of a Nashville-area business-consulting firm named Forrest Crain & Co. Byron Yawn is accused of having an affair with former MLB star Ben Zobrist wife. The Tribune attempted to reach Crain via email but didn’t immediately receive a response. Ben Zobrist, the 2016 Chicago Cubs’ World Series MVP and devout Christian, dropped his lawsuit against Byron Yawn, a former pastor and elder at Community Bible Church in Nashville. Byron Yawn is a former pastor at the Community Bible Church in Nashville Credit: YouTube. The notice did not list a reason why Zobrist decided to drop the case. “I’m suspicious for their reasons but I’m optimistic that he’ll continue to do the right things.” The suit claims that Yawn and Zobrist began talking over the phone every day in 2018, which later developed into a sexual relationship in the spring of 2019. “It’s a step in the right direction,” Yawn’s attorney, Christopher Bellamy, told the Tribune. First reported by the Journal Star, the lawsuit revealed that Yawn had an affair with Julianna Zobrist while pastoring the family at Community Bible Church in Nashville. Here's what's at issue for the former Chicago Cub More: Ben Zobrist's divorce trial begins. This comes as the Zobrists are engaged in a divorce trial this week in a Franklin, Tennessee, court. Former Chicago Cubs utilityman Ben Zobrist dropped his lawsuit against pastor Byron Yawn that sought $6 million in damages stemming from Yawn’s extramarital affair with Zobrist’s estranged wife, Julianna, and an allegation that Yawn defrauded his charity.Īccording to a court document the Tribune obtained, attorney Larry Crain filed a notice Thursday in Nashville (Tenn.) Circuit Court voluntarily withdrawing the claim, though the type of notice - “without prejudice” - leaves it possible for Zobrist to refile the lawsuit within a year.
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