A vicious love triangle is at the center of the controversy around the “orgasm cult” OneTaste, according to supporters of founder Nicole Daedone, who was sentenced Monday to nine years in prison for forced labor conspiracy — coercing employees of her wellness company into sex acts with clients and investors. And now supporters say the … Read more
Allison Mack is blaming her “Smallville” co-star Kristin Kreuk for her involvement in Nxivm. During the first episode of her new “Allison After Nxivm” podcast, Mack, 43, claimed that Kreuk, 42, introduced her to the purported self-help organization that has since been exposed as a sex cult. Mack served 21 months in prison for her … Read more
Allison Mack, the former “Smallville” actress convicted for her role in the notorious NXIVM cult, has revealed what she’s doing with her life following her early release from prison. The former TV star, who played Chloe Sullivan on the hit WB series, is now pursuing a master’s degree in social work as part of her … Read more
“We all have an idea of what constitutes a cult,” writes author Jane Borden in “Cults Like Us – Why Doomsday Thinking Drives America” (One Signal Publishers). “The word cult conjures a mental picture: a group of beautiful young people dancing trancelike in the sun, probably aspiring actors in Los Angeles who took a wrong … Read more
“One Tree Hill” star Bethany Joy Lenz says she was given a straightforward synopsis of the hit teen drama series before her final audition. Lenz, 43, who payed the role of Haley James Scott, claims she had an awkward phone call conversation with her manager just hours before her last chemistry read for the show. … Read more
Bethany Joy Lenz is opening up about her experience being in a cult. The actress, 43, spent ten years in a small, ultra-Christian group during her time starring on “One Tree Hill.” She told PEOPLE in an interview published Monday that she defended being in the cult to the other actors on the show. “I … Read more
Country singer Rory Feek is speaking out following his older daughters’ concerns over their 10-year-old sister Indiana’s well-being. On Aug. 31, Feek shared a lengthy blog post titled “love, dad” and wrote that his youngest daughter “has never been more loved or better cared for than she is right now.” He also noted that his eldest daughters’ claims … Read more
A trans-woman has spoken for the first time of how she escaped an evil cult led by her father who kidnapped and raped fellow members. Yaya DeCloud, 42, was born as a male on December 14, 1981. She was forced to live in a compound of 30 people known as the ‘DeCloud family’ who rarely … Read more
“One Tree Hill” star Bethany Joy Lenz has revealed the name of the cult that she used to be in, accusing them of “draining” her TV income, and using “manipulation, abuse, and fear” to keep her loyal. Lenz, 42, announced on her Instagram on Thursday that her memoir, called “Dinner for Vampires,” is “about the … Read more
Actor Andrew Keegan has finally addressed rumors that he started a cult. Appearing on iHeartRadio’s “Pod Meets World” podcast Monday, the “10 Things I Hate About You” actor said he became “immersed in the culture and the community” of Venice Beach after moving to California in his 20s. “There was this interesting group of hippie … Read more
Pleasure has a dark side — at least according to prosecutors. The glamorous founder of the once trendy “sexual wellness” empire OneTaste, Nicole Daedone, 56, and its former CEO Rachel Cherwitz, 43, are to go on trial next year, accused of running a cult which forced workers into sex and followers into debt. The duo … Read more
India Oxenberg is attempting to live a normal life after leaving what some have called a “sex cult.” In 2018, the 32-year-old escaped NXIVM with the help of her mother, former “Dynasty” actress Catherine Oxenberg. The so-called self-help group subjected Oxenberg to physical and mental abuse, including branding, forced sex and starvation, People magazine reported. … Read more
The days of the Fyre Festival, “Tiger King,” and NXIVM might be over, but there’s still plenty of docuseries covering scams and oddball topics. As many scripted shows went on hiatus in the now-resolved writers and actors strikes, 2023 boasted an embarrassment of riches for unscripted TV. And, it wasn’t your mother’s classy Ken Burns … Read more
Stephen Root gives a tip of the old cap to buddy Mike Judge for his lead role in the new animated comedy “Praise Petey,” premiering July 21 (10 p.m.) on Freeform. Annie Murphy headlines the series as Petey, a millennial “It Girl” who, through a series of events, takes command of New Utopia, a small-town … Read more
In February of this year, Aaron Rodgers signed up for a darkness therapy session: For four days, the four-time NFL MVP contemplated his football future in isolated darkness in a 200-square-foot room at Sky Cave Retreats in Southern Oregon. “The darkness invites us into a core-splitting honesty where we are moved beyond our constant posturing,” Sky … Read more
A Brooklyn building known for being the site of multiple homicides is no more. Early Wednesday morning, a four-story Crown Heights rowhouse erupted in flames, incinerating the home’s interior. The two-alarm fire at 222 Brooklyn Ave. began around 5 a.m. and took over 100 FDNY firefighters to put out, four of whom were injured in … Read more
Miranda Otto, who plays the heroic Eowyn in “The Lord of the Rings” movies, takes a darker turn as a sinister cult leader in the new Hulu series “The Clearing.” “I’m really fascinated by cults,” Otto, 55, told The Post. “My auntie was actually in the [Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh] cult in the ’80s, when I … Read more
Guinevere Turner woke up Jan. 5, 1975, feeling fine. It was the morning of the last day on Earth, the end of the world. But all was OK. After all, Mel Lyman — lord and savior — had said a spaceship was coming to take her and everyone she cared about to Venus, where they … Read more
Adam Driver’s mother-in-law — Cynthia May — was revealed to have allegedly been a part of a NYC cult that “emotionally abused & pressured members to commit infidelity,” reports The Sun. May, 67, — the mother of Driver’s wife, Joanne Tucker — allegedly taught classes for the Odyssey Study Group (OSG) which was allegedly founded by … Read more
PARK CITY, Utah — In the 1980s, Shoko Asahara recruited young Japanese men and women to his little yoga and meditation group. By 1995, the man had devolved into a dangerous cult leader, selling vials of his own blood for followers to drink, and acquiring and manufacturing weapons of mass destruction to prepare for the … Read more