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Bethany Joy Lenz Reveals How Her Daughter Influenced Her Decision to Leave Cult After 10 Years: 'We Gotta Get Out'


Bethany Joy Lenz is a mom to daughter Rosie, whom she welcomed in 2011 with her ex-husband Michael Galeotti. The actress revealed how Rosie motivated her to escape the cult she was a part of for 10 years.

), in which she shares the full story of her time spent deeply devoted to a small, ultra-Christian group led by a shady pastor in Idaho, who controlled her career, life choices and, eventually, her bank account. While a part of the group, Lenz married musician Michael Galeotti in 2005 and welcomed one child, daughter Rosie, in 2011. Actress Bethany Joy Lenz-Galeotti (L) and daughter Maria Rose Galeotti attend the premiere of Hasbro Studios' "My Little Pony Equestria Girls Rainbow Rocks" at the TCL Chinese 6 Theatres on September 27, 2014 in Hollywood, California.

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