Bishop T.D. Jakes has elected to end his defamation lawsuit against the former Pennsylvania minister who accused him in a YouTube talk show last year of alleged attempted sexual assault in the 1980s.
The attorney who formerly represented Duane Youngblood, whom Dallas’ Bishop T.D. Jakes is suing for defamation, will have to pay a $5,000 fine along with other sanctions, a judge ruled this week, ...
2:57 p.m. Oct. 23, 2025: Updated to include a response from Youngblood's lawyer. Bishop T.D. Jakes has elected to end his defamation lawsuit against the former Pennsylvania minister who accused him in ...