FILE - In this May 11, 2013, file photo, Bishop T.D. Jakes speaks during McDonald's Gospelfest 2013 at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. Essence Festival Durban on Thursday, July 6, 2017, said the festival’s Durban, South Africa edition will take place Sept. 28-Oct. 1, featuring Bishop T.D. Jakes, a talk-show host, entrepreneur and best-selling author based in Dallas, Texas, whose ministry is global. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)