Jim Bakker, who lost his 'PTL Club' televangelism empire in sex and money scandals, dies at 86
Jim Bakker, who along with his first wife Tammy Faye built an evangelical empire around the hugely successful "The PTL Club" TV show, only to lose it all over a sex scandal and financial crimes, has died. He was 86.
TL;DR
- Jim Bakker has died at the age of 86.
- He co-founded the evangelical empire "The PTL Club" with his first wife, Tammy Faye.
- The empire was lost due to a sex scandal and financial crimes.