Jessica Chastain Invites AIDS Activist Who Met Tammy Faye In 1985 To Oscars Luncheon

Jessica Chastain celebrated her Academy Award nomination on the arm of a very special guest this week. Chastain is nominated for her portrayal of televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker in “The Eyes of Tammy Faye,” co-starring Andrew Garfield. Her date for Monday’s Oscar nominees luncheon in Los Angeles was Steve Pieters, who enjoyed a relationship with the real-life Tammy Faye during her lifetime. Advertisement A pastor and early AIDS activist, Pieters was interviewed by Tammy Faye on her “Tammy’s House Party” talk show in 1985. At the time, his appearance made headlines given that “Tammy’s House Party” aired on PTL, a… Read Full Article