Stars Who Escaped Cults: Bethany Joy Lenz, Glenn Close, Joaquin Phoenix and More Tell All

Stars Who Escaped Cults: Bethany Joy Lenz, Glenn Close, Joaquin Phoenix and More Tell All

Some of Hollywood’s most famous faces lived through unconventional experiences in tight-knit communities they later described as “cult-like” — and they haven’t been afraid to talk about it. Whether it was a “bible-based” group that swallowed up a decade of one star’s life, or a fundamentalist upbringing that spawned a hit reality show, the following stars are pulling back the curtain on the allegedly controlling communities they once called home…