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Bethany Joy Lenz Discusses Decision to Leave Cult on ‘Call Her Daddy’


Bethany Joy Lenz claimed in 2023 that she was a member of a cult, later identified as The Big House Family, for a decade

Bethany Joy LenzJamie McCarthy/WireImage“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 summary reads on publisher Simon & Schuster’s website. “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.” ( Us Weekly has reached out for comment.) From the moment that Hilarie Burton, Bethany Joy Lenz and Sophia Bush launched the “Drama Queens” podcast, they started spilling One Tree Hill secrets.

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