Recently, there have been some nasty allegations against Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson concerning the misuse of funds from his charity. The media has grabbed ahold of this story, using words like “orgy” and condemning his charity for funding such activities.
This prompted Adrian Peterson to take to Twitter in an effort to defend himself, and his organization, against these claims. Here’s what Adrian Peterson posted late Tuesday night to his personal Twitter account:
If you find that difficult to read, here is a transcript from the twitter photos:
Journalism 101:
- My uncle and I never owned a Foundation Credit Card
- ESPN contacted the CORRECT Foundation to clarify issues
- ESPN found: STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART based in California confirmed receiving donations, NOT S.F.T.H based in Maryland. A fired CPA incorrectly listed MD but ESPN followed up by contacting the CORRECT Foundation.
- California Straight From The Heart confirmed receiving donations!!!
- East Texas Food Bank confirmed donation received . North Texas was incorrectly listed on the 990 by a firm later fired by the Foundation (ESPN reporter confirmed.)
- Make headlines by calling something an orgy (even though it was not) and incorrectly saying a Foundation card was used even though my uncle and I never owned one. (All Day INC is a TOTALLY different entity than the A.P All Day Foundation.
- Do not retract the false allegation because everyone believes the false allegation because it was printed first.
- Do not repost the ESPN story from August when I admit I was promiscuous, made mistakes and had to change my ways.
- Instead, repost the story about fathering children out of wedlock..creates more buzz and retweets.
- I guess never let the truth get in the way of a good story
- Take time to be GREAT and get it right.
Here is a link to the ESPN article that Adrian Peterson referenced in his twitter response: http://espn.go.com/espn/otl/story/_/id/11540237/status-adrian-peterson-charity-foundation-unclear
This is a story that I’m sure will be in the news for a long time considering the high profile of Adrian Peterson and his current legal situation. More details will come out, but for now this looks like another situation where nobody will come out looking good afterwards.