Jim Bakker, Controversial Televangelist and Ex-Husband of Tammy Faye Bakker, Dies at 86

Jim Bakker, the controversial televangelist and ex-husband of Tammy Faye Bakker, died on Monday evening. He was 86. Bakker's wife, Lori, confirmed his passing in a statement shared to the Instagram account belonging to his show, "The Jim Bakker Show." His cause of death was not immediately revealed. "It is with a broken heart that I share that my beloved husband, Jim Bakker, went home to be with the Lord this evening," Lori wrote alongside a photo of the TV minister. "For 66 years, Jim gave his life to preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ. He was a pioneer of Christian television, . . .