Televangelist Jim Bakker dies at 86
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CBS News ↗ — Headline and lede stress "fell into disgrace" after building PTL empire, then devote multiple paragraphs to sex scandal admission, 1988 fraud conviction, 45-year sentence, and Tammy Faye divorce.CBS News — Headline and lede stress "fell into disgrace" after building PTL empire, then devote multiple paragraphs to sex scandal admission, 1988 fraud conviction, 45-year sentence, and Tammy Faye divorce.
Daily Mail ↗ — Headline opens with "Scandal-plagued preacher"; body emphasizes 1987 resignation after $265k hush-money payment and Jessica Hahn's sexual-assault allegation.Daily Mail — Headline opens with "Scandal-plagued preacher"; body emphasizes 1987 resignation after $265k hush-money payment and Jessica Hahn's sexual-assault allegation.
Jim Bakker, who co-founded "The PTL Club" but fell into disgrace, dies at 86
Jim Bakker, who along with his first wife Tammy Faye built an evangelical empire around "The PTL Club" TV show, only to lose it all over a sex scandal and financial crimes, has died at 86.
Scandal-plagued preacher Jim Bakker, who built a television empire with ex-wife Tammy Faye, dies at 86
Jim Bakker, who built a Christian television empire, died Monday at the age of 86. Bakker was best known for hosting The PTL Club.