Bethany Joy Lenz revealed the name of the ‘cult’ she spent a decade in in her upcoming memoir, Dinner for Vampires.
The One Tree Hill actress, 42, took to Instagram on Thursday to announce the pre-sale of her story, in which she recalled the “manipulation, abuse and fear” she experienced in what she thought was a marriage pact. church.
In his book, a memoir about his “life on a cult TV show and at the same time in a real cult,” he said he was under the control of The Big House Family’s “dominant minister” for a decade before he finally was gone.
In the description of his book on Simon and Schuster On the publisher’s official website, she said he convinced her to marry his son and stole millions of dollars of her television income from One Tree Hill, which ran for nine seasons from 2003 to 2012.
The Drama Queens podcast host previously revealed in July 2023 that she was working on a memoir about the 10 years she spent in a cult and the following decade she spent healing from ‘deep trauma.’
Bethany Joy Lenz revealed the name of the ‘cult’ she spent a decade in in her upcoming memoir, Dinner for Vampires. The One Tree Hill actress, 42, took to Instagram on Thursday to announce the pre-sale of her story, in which she recalled the “manipulation, abuse and fear” she experienced in what she thought was a marriage pact. church.
In his book, a memoir about his “life on a cult TV show and at the same time in a real cult,” he said he was under the control of The Big House Family’s “dominant minister” for a decade before he finally was gone.
The Drama Queens podcast host previously revealed in July 2023 that she was working on a memoir about the 10 years she spent in a cult and the following decade she spent healing from ‘deep trauma’; seen in September 2022
In her Instagram caption posted alongside an image of her newly revealed book cover, she announced that pre-orders were available for “my memoir about the decade I spent in an abusive, high-demand group.”
“Being a writer has been a great private joy in my life since I was 12,” she wrote. “This isn’t the first book I’ve thought about writing publicly, but as difficult as it is to untangle this topic, I’m grateful to be able to share my story, in my own way.
He called his story one of “forgiveness and a roadmap for how manipulation works” with “angst and humor” woven together.
He wrote the book because he wanted to remind people that everyone makes mistakes and that “no matter what strange paths you’ve taken, you’re not alone.”
The book’s description recalled that Lenz was cast as one of the protagonists of One Tree Hill.
Even though his career was on the rise, “his personal life was slowly beginning to fall apart” because no one, not even his fans or co-stars, knew he was living a “secret double life in a cult.”
The narrative described Lenz as “an only child who often had to fend for herself and always wanted a place to belong” and discovered what she thought was a “safe haven” in “a Bible study group with others.” Hollywood creatives.
However, he had become entangled in “a slowly woven web of manipulation, abuse and fear under the guise of a church covenant called The Big House Family.”
In the description of her book on publisher Simon & Schuster’s official website, she said he convinced her to marry his son and stole millions of dollars from her television income from One Tree Hill, which ran for nine seasons from 2003 to 2012.
The Drama Queens podcast host previously revealed in July 2023 that she was working on a memoir about the 10 years she spent in a cult and the following decade she spent healing from ‘deep trauma.’
She did not “find the courage to leave” until a decade later, when she gave birth to her son and became a mother because she wanted to “spare her son a similar fate.” She gave birth to her only daughter, 13-year-old María Rosa, in 2011.
In December 2005, the singer-songwriter married Michael Galeotti, former member of the band Enation. She shares his daughter María Rose with the late musician.
He wrote of the loss of his autonomy and his subsequent move to the sect’s compound in the Pacific Northwest, “overseen by a domineering minister who would convince Lenz to marry one of his sons and steadily drain millions of his television income without that she knew.”
In December 2005, the singer-songwriter married the late musician Michael Galeotti, formerly a member of the band Enation.
The couple gave birth to their only daughter, Maria Rose, now 13, in 2011.
Four years after their separation in January 2016, he tragically passed away at age 31 due to atherosclerotic heart disease.
Within the cult, she said, there were “caretakers” for the family who watched over her on set, as well as meetings inspired by “Maoist fight sessions” in a “dirty” basement.
In her book, she also talked about “regular counseling” with who she called “Leadership,” which she said kept her under his control.
She did not “find the courage to leave” until a decade later, when she gave birth to her son and became a mother because she wanted to “spare her son a similar fate.”
She also credited the “unlikely help” of a One Tree Hill superfan with helping her “escape the family’s control and begin to heal.”
Dinner for Vampires will be available in bookstores on October 22.
