I don’t remember the first time I realized I was in a cult. Like most things in childhood, it felt normal—because I didn’t know anything else. I was born into it. My parents were devoted, and in our world, the…[Continue Reading...]
Quantum Witch developer Nikki Jay grew up in a cult. It was a heavily religious environment, with strict rules and harsh teachings. Most medical assistance was shunned, and there were constant lectures about the end of the world, how she…[Continue Reading...]
IT sounds like a scene from a Hollywood horror film - a terrified 12-year-old girl locked up and surviving on just scraps of food in the rusty, dark, damp hull of a ship. But this was the harsh reality for…[Continue Reading...]
The author welcomed her first baby, a daughter, in September with husband Patrick D'Ignazio India Oxenberg is giving a glimpse into her life as a new mom. On Monday, Dec. 2, the podcaster and author, who's a survivor of the…[Continue Reading...]
I HAD MY FIRST PANIC ATTACK inside a massive white tent while surrounded by hundreds of members of a church with no name. A bead of sweat dripped down my back. I was 17, and my red flip phone was…[Continue Reading...]
Emily Watson's upbringing in a cult-like group helped her to prepare for 'Dune: Prophecy'. In HBO’s prequel series to the 'Dune films', Emily, 57, plays Valya Harkonnen, leader of a controlling religious sect, and she admitted that her childhood in…[Continue Reading...]
ONE TREE HILL star Bethany Joy Lenz is discovering a new relationship with faith after escaping a cult. “I got involved in something that seemed very rote,” she explained in an interview with Variety. “I grew up in a Christian home…[Continue Reading...]
One Tree Hill star Bethany Joy Lenz has issued an emotional apology to her parents after spending 10 years in a cult.The American actress, 43, appeared on the podcast I've Never Said This Before With Tommy DiDario when she thanked…[Continue Reading...]
Joaquin Phoenix’s life has always been unconventional. Born in Puerto Rico, the 50-year-old actor was raised by parents, Arlyn and John Lee Bottom, who shared a strong countercultural spirit. The couple met while hitchhiking, married soon after, and, disillusioned with…[Continue Reading...]
"One Tree Hill" star Bethany Joy Lenz said that the cult she was part of for 10 years took $2 million from her checking account, leaving her with $220,000 and struggling to make ends meet. Lenz wrote about her experience…[Continue Reading...]
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