CultureJim Bakker, TV preacher felled by scandals, dies at 86, NYT reports

U.S. televangelist Jim Bakker died on Monday at 86, the New York Times reported. He built a multimillion-dollar evangelical empire and lived opulently before being disgraced by a sex scandal, a fraud conviction for bilking followers and his divorce from television co-host Tammy Faye.

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