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‘One Tree Hill’ Star Names the ‘Sinister’ Cult She Was in for 10 Years

Bethany Joy Lenz fell under the control of “a domineering minister” who “drained millions of her TV income,” her memoir’s description reads.

“An only child who often had to fend for herself and always wanted a place to belong, Lenz found the safe haven she’d been searching for in a Bible study group with other Hollywood creatives,” the publisher’s description continues. “However, the group soon morphed into something more sinister—a slowly woven web of manipulation, abuse, and fear under the guise of a church covenant called The Big House Family.” Lenz first spoke out about her history on the Drama Queens podcast last July, where she told her co-hosts and former One Tree Hill co-stars Sophia Bush and Hilarie Burton Morgan, “You know, I was in a cult for 10 years.

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