Bethany Joy Lenz Reveals How She GOT OUT OF CULT
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- Опубліковано 10 лют 2025
- Bethany Joy Lenz is sharing her story. The "One Tree Hill" actress sat down with Access Hollywood guest correspondent Emily Orozco to discuss her new memoir, "Dinner for Vampires: Life on a Cult TV Show (While Also in an Actual Cult!)” and detailed her experience getting involved with and breaking away from a cult during her time on acting on her hit WB series. "Dinner for Vampires: Life on a Cult TV Show (While Also in an Actual Cult!)" is out now.
0:00 - Introduction to Bethany's Story
2:15 - Her Early Experiences on 'One Tree Hill'
6:30 - The Allure of the Cult
10:45 - Life Inside the Cult
15:00 - Breaking Free: The Journey Out
19:30 - Reflections and Lessons Learned
22:00 - Conclusion and Book Release
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She’s so naturally beautiful and well spoken. Softly spoken, but confident and graceful.
Bethany Joy Lenz is one of my favorite Hallmark actresses, plus she has a beautiful singing voice. Im reading her book now.
Really mature conversation. It’s actually in an odd way reassuring? To see someone like Joy revealing she was deceived too. Whether someone watching with depression, addiction, cults. Whoever. Definitely encouraging for young people to not feel shame about some things they’ve done may not feel the best about… thank you Joy for opening up ❤
What a great conversation. Both women are empathetic, vulnerable and honest which is such an incredible and riveting conversation.
She's such an effortless beauty.
I love her! And her 2023 movie A Biltmore Christmas on Hallmark was adorable. Fantastic interview. Oh and Guiding Light days! Loved her there as well!
What a wonderful interesting and thought provoking interview. Kudos to Joy for being so candid and honest and also to the interviewer for drawing her out and giving her the space to speak honestly and from the heart.
So glad you enjoyed the interview!
Her Christmas movies are my favorites! Such an effortless actor as well as a grounded level headed person.
I’m so happy for Joy. I love her movies, her personality and now her honesty. Sending lots of hugs your way. New chapters. New beginnings. Love you
I have watched this interview over and over, crying happy tears. I’ve always loved watching Joy in movies and now I just love her not as a character but a strong woman. ❤🤗💕
Bethany thank you for this ❤❤❤❤ it was hard for me to leave a charismatic cult in St Louis County Missouri but finding the love and non judgement of the Catholic Church in Belleville Illinois really helped me come a long way keep talking about this let people know what is going on God love you
Wonderful interview! I got deceived into a charismatic Christian cult for 14 yrs.. very much like her story. It is very sad but it happens. Thank God we both got out!! I love her acting and hope to see her in more movies and shows! She’s beautiful and so talented
Please don’t use the words Christian and cult together. They CANNOT coexist.
@@LisaBeetsKSThey can actually because, a Christian is someone who follows Christ.
And followers of Christ can be deceived and they can most certainly sin, and also- sry they can also not actually be saved.
We have Judas for example. And we have all the letter Paul wrote to the churches. Paul addresses the churches many times as “Brothers” and “sisters” and “Brethren.”
These terms are all confirmed with other scripture to mean fellow people who claim to follow Christ.
We see in these letters, that Paul often rebukes sin and in particular several types of sin. He is constantly telling people not to be deceived and led astray by false doctrine etc as well.
LOVED her in Snowed Inn Christmas (Hallmark)! She is so beautiful, intelligent, and brave. Bless you, Bethany. 💖
She is just stunning and sweet and I am so glad that she thought so much of motherhood and what that meant that her daughter gave her the courage and strength to leave. It is so wonderful that her parents were there for her as well as her castmastes. What a brave, strong woman and I just know her book will help thousands of other people find their way out of any cult they may find themselves in.
Thank you for this post I just love to watch movies with Bethany Joy. She is awesome. Always had good feeling about her. Watching her makes me feel good and happy!! May Abba bless you and keep you always under His wings!❤
Great interview! If I ever had to choose a celebrity biography, hers would be the one I would read. She's very relatable and I hope this book can give hope and strength to those who are in cults and those who want to leave it. I hope she does more speaking engagements and advocacy for this 🙏
Bethany is beautiful inside and out. Glad the scales came off her eyes and she was able to discern truth. Give is faithful!
❤BJ I feel that you have been blessed to be able to play that interim in your life enabling you to grow into the strong angel that you are. The strength shows through your ability to share your lessons with others guiding them through similar experiences. Thank you for expressing your journey in a way that others can understand.❤❤😊
She’s the most beautiful, love this actress!!!
Great interview! Access Hollywood has been tackling these subjects with great intelligence. Great work!
This is the most informative interview. I never really understood how you could get into a cult
I am delighted she is shining light for others to be cautious and learn from her journey what to avoid.
Money control and manipulation are deadly. This has nothing to do with sacred scripture,or biblical spirituality.
Throwing religion and Christian titles can overshadow the beauty of her journey and what she can teach and share.
Let’s give honor and space for her book to chart a better way.
Love her in her hallmark movies as well!
So much wisdom here.
I love how she included motherly insticts in biological, adoptive and pet mothers. That carer instinct in knowing and protecting your charge,.your child is in all mother figures.
Great interviewer and interviewee.
What a fantastic interview. I had no idea she was going through this! Kudos for writing this book
Love you Bethany Joy. God bless you. ❤
My favorite Hallmark actress! ❤ Thank you for sharing your story! Wow!! Great interview!🙌🏼🌹
I have some really love the way she speaks about things. It’s so thought out an eloquent, but it seems like it just comes natural to her but also I believe it does.
those were some amazing questions. great interview, thank you
I just saw her in a Hallmark movie - it was the best and funniest one ever - I watched it 3 times - she is stunning.
Is it the one where they're stranded in a christmas town? If so, it's great! I've seen it twice haha
Wow, she is absolutely stunning.
She seems like such a good person
This was so good! I love Joy! Such a sweet soul❤
Wow great interview ❤
100% motherhood wakes us up and activates our instincts as to what is right and wrong
BJL , you have one of my favorite actors since OTH to Hallmark movies . Thanks for showing people your gift on the screen. All the best on your next endeavor, not a reader , but I do want to read your book. Much Love ❤❤❤
I have some really love the way she speaks about things. It’s so thought out an eloquent, but it seems like it just comes natural to her but also I believe it does. Fight or flight
I love Bethany Joy Lenz!! Always have! Want to see her more!
I remember watching her not only from the Hallmark movies now, but in as the world turns, I think that’s the one it could’ve been guiding light, but I’m pretty sure it was as the world turns soap opera back in the day
She was in guiding light. She played Michelle Bauer
My daughter also 'saved' me..... I continued looking to God for strength to be there for her... She is now 12:)
I did not know her background but was not surprised to find out that she had a christian upbringing because her acting is very appealing.
Wow!! Saturday night @ a Bible Study - no wonder she is so stunning and lovely - she is anointed - feel that!
Love her
The leaders of these cult groups are motivated by either money or sex or both. I read your book, this man running this group was a master manipulator as all of them are. You were a victim of this predator, I'm so glad you had the strength to escape. God bless you and your family.
So important!!
Truly the financial abuse aka millions of dollars stolen from her, we need to be financially literate. Especially women
Wow, incredible. I can relate.
America is mad for cults hey 😂
Fair play to her though, she went through all of this and still smacked it out of the park acting wise in OTH at the same time!
👌👌👌 She is the real deal
A very beautiful and amazingly talented woman who has been through the sh!t and is still slaying
Necesito una nueva temporada con ellos ahora! ❤️
As a former Jehovah’s Witness cult member I resonate with this so much !
I always love watching all movies the Joy pace in, so glad she's from from that cult...
Oh my God. She hasn't aged a day. She still looks the same as she did on One Tree Hill.
Maravilhosa Joy ❤love ti 💜❤️🔥❤️💯💃💐
She looks exactly like her beautiful mother!
Our children save us 100%
I thought this was an Olsen sister 😮
I would have sat her down and been like " joy, you in danger girl" lol
I feel like I’m overstimulated by all of the people who are trying to be relevant in this world. I don’t know what is useful, helpful, harmful, necessary, it’s all just too much. I really think adopting Luddite practices is needed. We need to step forward by stepping back.
Made me think of 7m 😢
So brave and beautiful
Did the group have a name?
What was the cults name?
Wild Branch Ministries
pastor Mike Galeotti
@@BookishMiliso she married the cult leaders son because that was her ex husband's last name
Yes! Exactly. Michael Galeotti is the son, Mike Sr is the dad. It was all super twisted. I just finished the book last night.
My fiance Ron was kicked out of last church after 6 years. He basically kicked me out to
MAGA
She really, really looks so much like Kay Lenz. I find it hard to believe they're not related, they should get their DNA checked.
She looks like a combination of Kay Lenz, Hilary Duff, Diane Lane, and Mandy Moore.
😮😢❤
Question is she still a Christian or did she leave the faith completely or o lay left the cult?
I just read the book and I believe she is still a Christian.
Just saw her interview with Annie F Downs on “That Sounds Fun” podcast, and she talks about still being a Christian
Any cult is not Christian, even if it claims to be one. There is no room for cult behaviour in true Christianity - it is fully against God's Word, the Bible and biblical teaching. The way to stay out of a cult is to weigh all teaching against the Word of God in the Bible.
She left a cult, not a faith.
@ exactly. There were many times listening to her book that I could tell right away she was falling into a more cultish situation
@@WaotJayAmen!
Would love to hear someone talk about surviving a strict Christian college and the toll it takes on you
Have you watched the Hillsong documentary on HBO/ Max? It touches on their schools some. Very interesting and eye opening
oth reboot will never work without the whole OG cast! Oth fans know its true
Some people are much more susceptible to falling prey to a cult than others.
Bethany Joy are you related to Kay Lenz?
Do you actually think she is here, reading and answering comments on the Access Hollywood UA-cam page? 😂😂
@@betsybabf748 Not really. lol
Relationship With God my dear one set apart for God’s Glory we need God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit Love God with all your heart Soul and Mind read the truth for yourself and Love All people everywhere God is real Jesus is real God and the Holy Spirit from God is real and we can be set free from all sin sickness and diseases that come from the enemy Know God for yourself today ask seek and knock God I am that I am the Holy one of Israel is still here with mercy and Grace forget religion we need Relationship communication with Father God our Creator!…
7:44
Shes gorgeous very talented actress.loved her on OTH. However, she was very sheltered and naive with a desperation to belong or feel connected. Maybe bc she is far removed from it now idk why she isnt more angry or why she didnt realize it was a cult sooner. I mean 10 years in a cult, she married the cult leaders son and had a daughter. So her daughters grandpa is the cult leader and they stole 2 million dollars from her. How does it work now, she left the cult but is still connected through family. Her ex is her daughters father.
BETHANY ❤ MY STORY IS SIMILAR …..YOUR WORDS RESOUND IN MY THOUGHTS TO KEP GOING AND WE ARE NOT ALONE!!! ABOUT MOTHERHOO IS DIRECTLY ON POINT FROM HEAVEN ABOVE 👆 🙌THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR YOUR BRAVERY AND HONESTY 🥹
I APPLAUD YOU AND TODAY CHOOSE YOU AS MY HERO AS I DO DAILY TO REMIND ME OF THE LOVE OF GOD!!!! I WILL NEVER FORGET YOUR WORDS THANK YOU FOR YOUR AUTHENTIC THRUTH YOUR BEAUTY IS FAR MORE EVIDENT IN YOUR ESSENCE THAN MERELY YOUR PHYSICAL!!! GOD BLESS YOU AND SENDING LOVE AND PRAYERS !!! Send on back for me please ❤
Not really
Zach Hanson, mmmmbop!
First!
Does she name the cult?
Not to my knowledge
In the book she does.
@@twinkletoes6290 do you remember
It is sad when people use one’s relationship with God as a to control people, it is the worsts of the worst and I believe they will receive the harshest sentence on judgement day.
She looks like a blend of Hilary Duff and Meghan Markle.
All religions and faiths are cults. If she's still a practicing Christian, then she never left the cult. She just went from one cult to another.
That’s not true. That’s very black and white thinking. All-or-nothing. Cults rely on secret or special knowledge which is revealed only to initiates by the cult's founder or his/her chosen representatives. Beliefs aren't normally published. Whereas religions aren’t secretive at all.
YeAH,....but they don't all still your money.
Religions don't necessarily isolate people and steal your money... only cults do.
This isn’t true. 👍
Not true at all
This IS WHY I'm not raising my daughter "in God" because I don't want her to become a gullible prude that can easily be lied to and taken advantage of! My God that makes me so Mad!
I mean a cult of rogue vampire males at Bible study is quite the mockery to Christianity. My brother fell victim. He did his time in jail. I still think he continues. Though he wouldn’t dare attack us again at least I think. But we know he isn’t allowed at said church I believe.
you think religious people are more likely to join a cult?
uhm
@ not necessarily A Cult but just being taken advantage of by others. In a very deep insidious way. Religious especially Girls will Always give second chances and do the most for others even sacrificing themselves for others. That’s ok if the others are your children but Religion tells you to do this for All and any Human being or Dog entering your life! So, you would end up like Her because people who have this trait attract Abusers!
Cults aren’t based on religion alone. There are tons of cults that have zip all to do w religion.
God doesn't take advantage of people that would be the devil he comes to lie deceive and destroy
It's decepption...
Thanks for sharing with us, Bethany Joy. When is the movie coming? I love your Hallmark movies. I've watched them many times. I'm so sorry you went through all that you did. I can relate to your story. I got away too. Thank God you have your beautiful daughter and found something positive. I still believe God loves us and Jesus is real. ✝️🫂❤