When director Chris Smith first heard Hoyt Richards tell his story, he almost couldn't believe what he was hearing. "The mix of this world of fashion and modeling, and this other life that he was leading — it seemed hard…[Continue Reading...]
The summer Hoyt Richards was 16, his family made their annual migration to Nantucket, where he spent long, unstructured days at Nobadeer Beach. It was there, on the pale sand, that Richards first encountered Frederick von Mierers: older, lean, striking,…[Continue Reading...]
Documentary film-maker Chris Smith made the seminal 1999 film American Movie, about an indie director’s struggle to complete a horror film, which he hopes will then finance the completion of his dream project. More recently, he’s profiled well-known subjects in…[Continue Reading...]
Before Hoyt Richards became known as the first male supermodel in the late 1980s and 1990s, a mysterious, captivating man from Manhattan laid a towel down next to him on a Nantucket beach. Richards was 16 years old, hailing from…[Continue Reading...]
The night Hoyt Richards escaped the Eternal Values cult, after nearly 15 years spent in what he now calls a “mental prison,” he crept past the German shepherds guarding the group’s North Carolina compound. Once he was out of earshot,…[Continue Reading...]
Game of Thrones star Hannah Murray has opened up about being lured into a wellness cult, which led to her being hospitalised after having a psychotic break. Murray was introduced to an “energy healer” called Grace while filming Detroit in…[Continue Reading...]
At least once a week, Hannah Murray has this one overpowering thought: “Thank God I don’t act any more.” She might be climbing her stairs, mug in hand, or at her desk opening her computer, she might be taking a…[Continue Reading...]
Sarah Edmondson is a normal working mum. She spends her days rushing around after her sons Troy, 11, and seven-year-old Ace, taking them to baseball games and working on her podcast with her husband. However, a trace of her former…[Continue Reading...]
The three-part documentary series “Bring Me the Beauties: A Model Cult” will debut June 1 on HBO and will be available to stream on HBO Max. The remaining episodes will be available on subsequent Mondays. Directed and executive produced by…[Continue Reading...]
For too long, coercive control has been the "invisible" reality of domestic abuse, leaving thousands of Australian women without clear legal recognition of their experiences. While NSW, Queensland and South Australia have now criminalised coercive control, other states and territories…[Continue Reading...]
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