It’s hard to believe that One Tree Hill first premiered almost 20 years ago!
11.08.2023 - 02:47 / etonline.com
Bethany Joy Lenz is opening up about her time in a cult. In a new interview with, the 42-year-old actress reveals that her castmates on tried to get her out of the cult she was a part of while starring in the teen drama.Lenz, who joined the unnamed cult «within a year or two» of the show's 2003 premiere, notes that she was «open» with her co-stars — who included Sophia Bush, Hilarie Burton Morgan, Chad Michael Murray and James Lafferty — about the group with which she was involved, a topic she first discussed on her podcast in July.«It was the whisper behind the scenes, like 'You know, she's in a cult,'» Lenz recalls.
«For a while, they were all trying to save me and rescue me, which is lovely and so amazing to be cared about in that way. But I was very stubborn.
I was really committed to what I believed were the best choices I could make.»The actress explained that because «the nature of a group like that is isolation,» it makes «you distrust everyone around you,» the situation «built a deep wedge of distrust» between Lenz and the show's cast and crew.«As much as I loved them and cared about them, there was a fundamental thought: If I'm in pain, if I'm suffering, I can't go to any of these people,» she says. «So you feel incredibly lonely.»Looking back, though, Lenz credits, on which she starred as Haley James Scott, with saving in her in many ways.«A lot of the people in that group lived there and were in it day after day.
So in a lot of ways, saved my life, because I was there nine months out of the year in North Carolina,» she said. «I had a lot of flying back and forth, a lot of people visiting and things like that, but my life was really built in North Carolina.
It’s hard to believe that One Tree Hill first premiered almost 20 years ago!
Hilarie Burton is calling out her former boss for a creepy AF thing he once did!
Hilarie Burton recently recalled an uncomfortable situation on set with “One Tree Hill” creator Mark Schwahn.
“Drama Queens” podcast, which she hosts with former “One Tree Hill” costars Sophia Bush and Bethany Joy Lenz. In the episode titled “Echoes, Silence, Patience, and Grace,” Schwahn plays the role of Max. In addition, there was also physical contact between his character and Burton’s on-screen alter-ego, Peyton Sawyer.“I wasn’t speaking to him in real life, and so he wrote himself into the episode of me hugging him.
Hilarie Burton is looking back at a very uncomfortable day on set of One Tree Hill with the show’s creator Mark Schwahn.
published in WSJ Magazine.The Post reached out to Aniston and Sandler for comment. In November 2022, the “Friends” alum got candid about her struggles with In vitro fertilization (IVF) and her infertility.“If it wasn’t for going through that, I would’ve never become who I was meant to be,” Aniston told Allure mag for their December cover story. “That’s why I have such gratitude for all those sh- – -y things.”“I was throwing everything at it.
https://t.co/F7qO8RynN0 #OTH @Represent pic.twitter.com/WX7LLc89K4— Chad Michael Murray (@ChadMMurray) November 12, 2020Chad Michael Murray, who played Lucas Scott on “One Tree Hill,” went through many changes since his days on the show. Murray left the series at the end of Season 6, but returned to make a cameo in Season 9. Since then, he and his wife, Sarah Roemer, have welcomed three children, the newest a baby girl in 2023.
Chad Michael Murray and his wife, Sarah Roemer, are officially parents of three! Roemer shared the happy news on Saturday, sharing that they welcomed a baby girl.
Chad Michael Murray and Sarah Roemer have announced the arrival of their third child. Sarah announced the new arrival on Instagram, where she shared a sweet snap of the tot's heart-shaped birthmark, Captioning the photo, she wrote: "Our baby girl arrived last week with a heart on her ankle.
It’s been over a decade since One Tree Hill aired its final season in 2012, and its talented cast of stars is all grown up.
Chad Michael Murray and his wife, Sarah Roemer, are officially parents of three! Roemer shared the happy news on Saturday, sharing that they welcomed a baby girl.«Our baby girl arrived last week with a heart on her ankle,» she wrote, sharing a pic of her heart-shaped birthmark.
Bethany Joy Lenz is looking back at a dark time in her life and hoping to use her experiences to help guide others and to reclaim her own happiness.Lenz recently say down with ET's Nischelle Turner to talk about revelations she made last month about how she spent a decade in an unnamed religious cult, and how she managed to finally leave the cult and recover from the emotional trauma.Now, Lenz is working on her memoirs as part of her healing process, which she thinks might be able to shed light on the issue and help others stuck in similar predicaments.«There are a lot of people that get caught up in things that are abusive and bad for them and we all have these weird pockets inside of us that are vacancies that are susceptible to something from an outside source that's gonna take advantage of us in some way,» Lenz shared. «I think going through that, finding those places in me, and then being able to… put that on paper, and talk with other people who have been through that, [it's] been very cathartic and meaningful.»«I just really hope it helps somebody,» she added.
Bethany Joy Lenz is sharing new details on her time in a cult — and the role her One Tree Hill co-stars played!
Bethany Joy Lenz' "One Tree Hill" co-stars attempted to "rescue" her from the cult she was a part of for 10 years and the alleged "spiritual abuse" she faced. "It was open with them. It was the whisper behind the scenes, like, 'You know, she’s in a cult,'" Lenz told Variety in a new interview.
Bethany Joy Lenz is grateful that the cast and crew of One Tree Hill tried to get her out of a cult she belonged to while filming the show.
Bethany Joy Lenz will open up about her experience in a religious cult in her new memoir that is on the way.
Bethany Joy Lenz is working on what promises to be a bombshell memoir, expected to arrive early next year.
Bethany Joy Lenz is ready to tell her story. The actor, best known for her main role on “One Tree Hill,” is in the process of writing a book about her experience in a cult. “Why I wanted to talk about it is because I think it can be really healing for a lot of other people.
From 55 hours to 13 months, Hollywood has seen its share of shortly lived marriages. Sophia Bush recently filed for divorce from her second husband, Grant Hughes, weeks after celebrating their first wedding anniversary. Prior to saying "I do" in 2022, the actress married her "One Tree Hill" co-star, Chad Michael Murray, in 2005 before calling it quits five months later.
Bethany Joy Lenz is writing her memoir.