T.D. Jakes

Tyrese Gibson has received help overcoming the death of his good friend and "Fast and Furious" film franchise star Paul Walker by Bishop T.D. Jakes.

While Walker, 40, was an experienced driver, he was the passenger in a vehicle driven by his friend and business partner Roger Rodas before both lost their lives last Saturday. Tyrese, the 34-year-old singer and actor, has been mourning his friend's death both at the site of the crash and on social media.

However, the entertainer recently let some of his Instagram followers know that he was dealing with the loss with the help of Bishop T.D. Jakes, the lead pastor at The Potter's House in Dallas, Texas. more >>

Pastor Wayne Chaney of Antioch Church of Long Beach is also a star on the Oxygen docu-series "Preachers of L.A." is defending his decision to promote being "saved, sanctified and sexual" on television screens.

Chaney and his wife Myesha, have showcased their union on the show where the pastor has controversially promoted their intimacy.

"We want people to know you can be saved, sanctified, and sexual," he said on the show. "God made us that way." more >>

Bishop T.D. Jakes is not completely ruling out the possibilities of starring in his own reality television series in the future.

However, the senior pastor of The Potter's House megachurch in Dallas, Texas, made it clear that he is not ready to bring his family into that venture anytime soon.

"Your home life and your private life is the final frontier. Its the only thing that you have left, and some people can cast it away quite easily,"Jakes explained to HipHollywood.com recently. "But I really enjoy my family life without bringing cameras into it. [It's] a place that refuels me, and reinvigorates me." more >>

Bishop T.D. Jakes, the senior pastor of The Potter's House megachurch in Dallas, Texas, is defending Christian film executive Tyler Perry, after the latter laid hands on him earlier this year.

Perry attended The Potter's House earlier this year where he announced a $1 million donation to the establishment and laid hands on Jakes while praying for the bishop. While some criticized the exchange where Perry laid his hands on the bishop and seemed to preach, Jakes is defending Perry in JET magazine.

"When you start talking about prayer, no one is exempt from the need of it," Jakes told JET. "It doesn't matter who it comes from as long as it comes from a place of purity." more >>

Bishop T.D. Jakes recently took to the pulpit to speak out against the new Oxygen docu-series "Preachers of L.A."

Jakes, the senior pastor of The Potter's House megachurch in Dallas, Texas, wanted to make sure his congregation knew that he is not using their financial contributions on personal gain after the first episode of the controversial show aired.

"Now, I know you been watching that junk on TV. I want to tell you right now, not one dime of what you're sowing right now will buy my suit. I want you to know my car is paid for," Jakes told his congregation Sunday, according to EEW magazine reports. "I want you to know I got my house on my own. I want you to know I'm not bling-blinging. I am not shake and bake. I had money when I came to Dallas and I plan to have some when I leave." more >>

Bishop Noel Jones, the senior pastor of the City of Refuge Church in Gardena, Calif., recently revealed what his best friend and fellow megachurch pastor Bishop T.D. Jakes thought about his appearance on the upcoming docu-series "Preachers of L.A."

Jones revealed that Jakes, the senior pastor of The Potter's House megachurch in Dallas, Texas, was his best friend and was not exactly happy about the decision to be featured on the Oxygen network's upcoming show with six other high-profile preachers.

"My best friend (Bishop T.D. Jakes) said when he heard I was doing this – because I didn't call him – but when he heard I was doing this, he said that he swallowed his tongue," Jones told thejasminebrand.com recently. "So when he said he swallowed his tongue when he heard I was doing it – and rightfully so – because from his perspective, we're two different people." more >>