Jim Bakker, who lost his ‘PTL Club’ televangelism empire in sex and money scandals, dies at 86
Jim Bakker was a prominent televangelist who built a successful evangelical TV show called The PTL Club with his first wife Tammy Faye. His religious empire collapsed after he became involved in a sex scandal and financial crimes. Bakker has now died at age 86.
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