Over the weekend (November 24), Bishop TD Jakes appeared to undergo a medical emergency onstage throughout a sermon. He is now in steady situation, per an announcement from the church. “Throughout as we speak’s service, Bishop T.D. Jakes skilled a slight well being incident and obtained fast medical consideration following his highly effective hour-long message,” the assertion learn. “Bishop Jakes is steady and beneath the care of medical professionals. the whole Potter’s Home household is grateful for the outpouring of affection, prayers, and assist from the neighborhood. Thanks in your understanding and continued prayers.”
Now, in line with AllHipHop, he is alleging that the incident was a results of stress brought on by some accusations made towards him by fellow pastor Duane Youngblood. Youngblood is being represented by Tyrone Blackburn, the identical lawyer representing Rodney “Lil Rod” Jones. Earlier this yr, Lil Rod sued Diddy for alleged intercourse trafficking and extra. On the Larry Reid Stay podcast, Youngblood alleged that Jakes tried to sexually abuse him when he was 18 or 19.
TD Jakes Sues Duane Youngblood For Alleged Defamation
T.D. Jakes attends 2022 Black Music & Leisure Stroll Of Fame Induction Ceremony at The House Depot Yard on June 18, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photograph by Prince Williams/Wireimage)
Jakes denies these allegations and has since fired again with a lawsuit accusing Youngblood of defamation. “These accusations are obviously false,” it alleges. “Bishop Jakes by no means kissed or tried to kiss Youngblood, by no means cornered him or compelled him into any state of affairs (sexual or in any other case), and definitely by no means instructed him that he needed to sleep with him or had any dialog of a sexual nature in any respect with him. The interactions described by Youngblood throughout his LRL interviews on October 28 and November 3 by no means occurred—interval.”
“This lawsuit is meant to deliver that scheme to a halt,” it additionally alleges. “To finish the acute emotional, bodily, and non secular toll Defendants’ conduct has triggered Bishop Jakes, to set the document straight so the world understands the patent falsity of the accusations, and to revive Bishop Jakes’s status.”
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