Bethany Joy Lenz is sharing new details on her time in a cult — and the role her One Tree Hill co-stars played!
03.08.2023 - 15:25 / variety.com
Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Highly touted singer-songwriter Joy Oladakun will headline the AB Block Party, a new Nashville festival taking place over Labor Day weekend at Hillsboro Village with a focus on diverse musicians from Tennessee and across the South. Taking place on September 4, the all-ages event will also feature performances by Daniel Nunnelee, Southern Avenue, Brooke Alexx, Denitia, Jack Schneider, Leon Majcen and Nashville’s Grace Bowers, Paul McDonald, and comedian Josh Black. Nashville mayoral candidate Freddie O’Connell will do a special DJ set, and WKRN anchor Blake Eason will serve as emcee.
Produced by AB Hillsboro Village co-owners Marcie Allen and Derek Van Mol, the AB Block Party will take place in the Belcourt Theatre’s parking lot at 2102 Belcourt Avenue. The festival is free, with a suggested donation of $20 to support the Belcourt Theatre’s ongoing mission to provide independent cinema and arts education. Tickets are available at AnzieBlue.com, and are required for entry.
In addition to music and comedy that runs from 1-11pm on Labor Day, the AB Block Party will also feature food trucks and many vendors from around the city. Independent Nashville radio station, Lightning 100, is the event’s media partner. “We’re excited to bring an inclusive array of performers to the festival as we celebrate the return of live music to Hillsboro Village,” says Allen.
“Folk, rock, pop, R&B, soul, and country are just some of the genres represented. And It’s no accident that the artists are even more diverse than their genres. One thing they do have in common, though, is that many hail from Nashville, with most of the rest from other points in Tennessee and the South.
Bethany Joy Lenz is sharing new details on her time in a cult — and the role her One Tree Hill co-stars played!
We kind of laughed it off last week when Snooki opened up about her years-long feud with Joy Behar… but it turns out this thing is serious! And STILL going!
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.
Bethany Joy Lenz will open up about her experience in a religious cult in her new memoir that is on the way.
Nick Viall and his fiancée Natalie Joy are gushing about becoming first time parents.
Nick Viall has trust issues. The former and father-to-be admitted as much in the latest episode of his podcast, .The 42-year-old and his fiancée, Natalie Joy, shared they've learned the sex of their baby, but Viall has chosen to lie about it to a few of his friends to see who has «a big mouth.» Viall said he lied about the baby's sex to see if he can «weed out the moles.»«We already know the gender. We're not revealing that yet,» he shared on his podcast.
Nick Viall and pregnant Natalie Joy are taking certain precautions before welcoming their first baby.
Bethany Joy Lenz is writing her memoir.
"One Tree Hill" star Bethany Joy Lenz says she suffered "spiritual abuse" during the 10 years she spent in a cult. The 42-year-old told People magazine that she went through "lots of therapy" after getting away from the unidentified cult, which she said overlapped with her time on the show. "Recovery looks different for everyone, depending on your experience of trauma," she said in an interview published this week.
We couldn’t be happier for Nick Viall and his fiancée Natalie Joy!
Nick Viall is celebrating a new bundle of Joy! The former star and his fiancée, Natalie Joy, have announced they're having a baby.Viall, 42, and Joy, 24, each took to Instagram on Tuesday to announce the baby news with a carousel post that included the couple posing in elegant outfits while cradling her baby bump. They're somewhere out on the fields, with Viall wearing a classic black-and-white suit (sans tie) and she's wearing a flowy white dress while showing off her baby bump and engagement ring.The next photo shows a sonogram pic while the third photo offers a close-up look at the baby bump and, again, her engagement ring.
Nick Viall is going to be a dad!
Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Philadelphia’s long-running Made in America festival has been canceled for 2023, organizers announced on Tuesday, citing “severe circumstances outside of production control.” The festival was to feature Lizzo and SZA as headliners, along with a stacked lineup featuring Ice Spice, Miguel, Latto, Coi Leray, Doechii, Metro Boomin, and others, with a joint set from veteran rappers Mase and Cam’ron. It was scheduled for Sept.
Former Bachelor Nick Viall is going to be a dad! Natalie Joy is pregnant with the couple’s first child.
Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi named Joy Behar the “rudest celebrity” she’d ever interacted with during a recent interview.
Who could be rude to a meatball?!?!
Nicole «Snooki» Polizzi isn't holding back when it comes to sharing stories of how some other stars allegedly treated her throughout her career on. The 35-year-old reality star and her castmates were guests on Thursday's episode of and were asked about their rudest celebrity encounters. Though the cast seemed hesitant to spill the tea at first, Snooki eventually shouted, «Joy Behar!» «Joy was so mean to me.
With the Venice, Telluride, Toronto, and New York Film Festivals right around the corner, it appears to be an opportune time for January’s major film industry event, the Sundance Film Festival, to provide an update for 2024. This celebratory 40th edition under the Sundance moniker is Eugene Hernandez’s first as Festival Director and he’s written a letter to the film community providing an update on this year’s event.
Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music The American Association of Independent Music (A2IM) has announced its new A2IM Artist Pro program, which includes access to health insurance and multiple other benefits. The program, with annual membership dues of $99, provides access to the A2IM Benefits Store, which includes health insurance programs and an array of a la carte insurance options, including dental, vision, personal items protection, renters and home insurance, legal services, pet insurance and much more, according to the announcement.
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