Bethany Joy Lenz spent years trapped in what she calls a cult — and her One Tree Hill costars could tell something was wrong. The actress behind Haley James Scott detailed her time in a high-control religious group in an…[Continue Reading...]
Robson Green and Jerome Flynn, the stars of ITV's drama Soldier Soldier, never anticipated their rise to pop stardom. Their rendition of 'Unchained Melody' on the show in November 1994 captivated audiences and caught the attention of a young Simon…[Continue Reading...]
A woman who grew up in Hasidic Jewish community where she was taught her only goal should be to 'bear as many children as possible' has recounted her harrowing escape after she was 'sold' by her own parents to an…[Continue Reading...]
Fresh off his success at the 2024 Paris Olympics, Noah Lyles is shedding light on his childhood. “I actually grew up in a cult,” the track-and-field star, 27, revealed during a recent episode of the “Everybody Wants to Be Us”…[Continue Reading...]
We dressed modestly, like a prairie family you might see on TV. My five pregnancies were close together and I gave birth at home. My husband Allan and I homeschooled our kids when it was still unusual to do so.…[Continue Reading...]
Busted star Matt Willis are the hosts of new UK dating show Love Is Blind - a spin off of the chaotic and much-loved US Netflix series. The pair will be on hand to dish out words of wisdom to…[Continue Reading...]
A CHANCE encounter between a dancer and a paraplegic man in a strip club saw a family ensnared in Scientology for 35 years. It was a confusing time for five-year-old Natalie who watched her mother marry the Scientologist who came…[Continue Reading...]
An ex-Jehovah's Witness who felt "shunned" by her church after her divorce believes leaving her congregation was the best decision she's made. Ieva Brown, 41, joined the Jehovah's Witnesses - a Christian-based religious group - in 1996 at just 14…[Continue Reading...]
Learning that veteran Los Angeles Times reporter Bob Pool died, I remembered how he had transformed from a sinner to a saint in my eyes. In the 1980s, he covered the Church Universal and Triumphant led by Elizabeth Clare Prophet,…[Continue Reading...]
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