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...]
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...]
At the age of 13, Luke Evans faced an impossible choice – either be true to himself and embrace his sexuality, or stay true to God. If he told his Jehovah’s Witness parents that he was gay, they would be…[Continue Reading...]
With cloudy gray skies and autumn neigh, students flocked to Claremont McKenna College’s Athenaeum on Oct. 16 for Michelle Dowd PZ ’90’s talk “What I Learned from Foraging (And Surviving a Family Cult).” A Pitzer College alumna, Dowd is a…[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...]
Video clips related to the Shakahola forest cult, linked to controversial pastor Paul Makenzie, were shown in court for the first time, revealing numerous malnourished followers unable to escape from police during a raid. The footage depicts women lying helplessly…[Continue Reading...]
Bethany Joy Lenz is opening up about her experience in an ultra-Christian cult — and how her daughter motivated her to escape after a full decade. On Tuesday, Oct. 22, the One Tree Hill star, 43, joined Good Morning America…[Continue Reading...]
As the One Tree Hill alum has continued to share her experience as a member of The Big House Family organization, which she'd described as a "cult," the ministry's founder and her former father-in-law Michael Galeotti refuted the allegations. "Everybody…[Continue Reading...]
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