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Podcast: Cults to Consciousness
Episode: How Cult Leader Found a Following in Hollywood (One Tree Hill Star Speaks Out)
Description: In the early 2000s, after years of hard work and determination to break through as an actor, Bethany Joy Lenz was finally cast as one of the leads on the hit drama One Tree Hill. Her acting career was set to soar, but her personal life was beginning to unravel in ways her fans could never imagine. Unknown to the millions of viewers and even her costars, Lenz led a secret double life within a cult.
As an only chiId seeking belonging, Lenz thought she found a safe haven in a Bible study group with fellow Hollywood...