Jessica Hahn (born July 7, 1959) is an American model and actress. She frequently appeared on ''

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'' throughout the late 1980s and into the 2000s.

Jim Bakker scandal

Hahn first came to public attention in 1987 after the disclosure that televangelist

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had paid for her silence in response to an allegation against him of

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, which led to Bakker's announcement that he was stepping down as head of PTL Satellite Network and

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. According to Hahn, on the afternoon of December 6, 1980, when she was a 21-year-old church secretary, she was drugged and raped by Bakker and another

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, John Wesley Fletcher. Hahn was given a $279,000 () pay-off for her silence, which was paid with PTL's funds to Hahn through Bakker associate Roe Messner. Bakker, who made all of the financial decisions for the PTL organization, allegedly kept

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to conceal the accounting irregularities. Reporters from ''

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'', led by Charles Shepard, investigated and published a series of articles regarding the PTL organization's finances. This precipitated Bakker's resignation and the publication of Hahn's claims. In his 1997 book, ''I Was Wrong'', Bakker disputed Hahn's account, claiming that he was "set up" and that the sex was consensual.

Acting and modeling career

After the public revelation of the Bakker scandal, Hahn posed nude for ''

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'' (November 1987, December 1987 and September 1988) and videos appeared in several television shows, including '' Married... with Children''. She was also known for her frequent appearances on ''

'' throughout the late 1980s and into the 2000s.

Personal life

Hahn was born in

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, and graduated from Massapequa High School. She had a relationship with comedian

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and appeared in his music video for "Wild Thing" in 1988. In 1991, she began a relationship with the co-creator of '' Married... with Children'',

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, which continued until his death in 2008. In December 2017, Hahn disclosed that she is married to Frank Lloyd (a film stuntman), is no longer active in show business, and lives on a ranch north of Los Angeles. In July 2023 ''People'' magazine reported that Hahn's husband Frank Lloyd had filed for divorce, citing irreconcilable differences and stating the couple had been separated since 2018.

Filmography

* "Wild Thing" music video by Sam Kinison (1988) * "Critical Mass" music video by Nuclear Assault (1989) * '' Married... with Children'' as Ricki (1 episode, 1991) * ''Bikini Summer II'' (1992) as Marilyn * '' Dream On'' as Reporter 1 (1 episode, 1992) * ''

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'' as Girl #1 (1 episode, 1992) * "Runnin'" music video by Brittania, directed by

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(1994) * '' Amanda and the Alien'' (1995) (TV) as TV Host * ''

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'' as Miss Taylor (3 episodes, 1995) * ''Hollywood: The Movie'' (1996) (V) as Esther

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