News about Bethany Joy Lenz

Bethany Joy Lenz says she was forced to have a 'sex schedule' during marriage to 'cult' leader's son

www.dailymail.co.uk, October 19, 2024
Bethany Joy Lenz said she was put on a 'sex schedule' when she was married to the son of a 'cult' leader. The actress, 43, opened up about being married to a man, whom she referred to as QB, while she was in the 'Big House Family,' which she called a 'high-control group.' On Wednesday's episode of Call Her Daddy, Lenz explained that she felt like she 'married the wrong person' during that time when she got involved with a 'cult' for 10 years in the early 2000s.

One Tree Hill star Bethany Joy Lenz addresses 'feud' with former co-star Hilarie Burton

www.dailymail.co.uk, October 16, 2024
Bethany Joy Lenz addressed the rumored feud with her One Tree Hill co-star, Hilarie Burton Morgan. The actress, 43, admitted that there were 'some bizarre misunderstandings' recently but cleared the air on Wednesday's episode of the Call Her Daddy podcast. 'I love Hilarie,' Lenz said. 'I have always and will always and I don't have any problem with her.'

One Tree Hill star reveals how she got roped into cult for 10 years: 'I was looking for a place to belong'

www.dailymail.co.uk, October 15, 2024
One Tree Hill star Bethany Joy Lenz has revealed how she got roped into a religious cult - which she remained part of for 10 years. The 43-year-old is about to release a memoir called Dinner For Vampires, in which she alleges that she experienced 'manipulation, abuse and fear' at the hands of what she thought was a church covenant. In the official description of her book, she said she was under the control of the 'domineering minister' of The Big House Family for a decade before she finally left.

Bethany Joy Lenz, the author of One Tree Hill, has finally revealed the identity of the 'cult' under which she lived for ten years, as a result of her forthcoming memoirization

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 2, 2024
Bethany Joy Lenz revealed the name of the 'cult' in her forthcoming book, Dinner for Vampires. On Thursday, the One Tree Hill actress, 42, announced the unveiling of her tell-all, in which she recalled the'manipulation, abuse, and terror' she felt in what she considered to be a church covenant. She wrote an article in which she described her 'life on a cult TV show while also in a cult cult,' referring to her that she was under the custody of the 'domineering minister' of The Big House Family for a decade before she left.

On the 20th anniversary of One Tree Hill's 'The ultimate love tales', Hilarie Burton, Bethany Joy Lenz, and Sophia Bush honor 'female relationships.'

www.dailymail.co.uk, September 25, 2023
On The WB, there was a preview of the hit teen drama series Over the weekend. Hilarie Burton, Bethany Joy Lenz, and Sophia Bush were among the cast members to attend the love-fest but they didn't bother to mention it by name. The clever move was made in accordance with the ongoing WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes; rather, the trio decided to honor the 'female friendships' that had existed during the nine-season run. Bush, now 41, carefully selected her words for her column, and she wrote that she would not speak about the fact that the job is turning 20 this year while the union is on strike.' 'I'll instead celebrate 20 years of female friendships as the best love stories and the restoration of our good, bad, ugly, and beautiful by @dramaqueensoth.' Thank you to our #fanfam, who has aided us in discovering and using our voices both onscreen and off. #Lucky23 #20years.'

FEMAIL lays bare the horrific tales from within a CULT on One Tree Hill's 20th anniversary

www.dailymail.co.uk, September 23, 2023
It's been 20 years since the teen stars of One Tree Hill first graced television screens. However, reports of sex crimes against some of its female actors, writers, and crew members suffered at the hands of showrunner Mark Schwahn have surfaced in those 20 years. Hilarie Burton, Chad Michael Murray, Sophia Bush, James Lafferty, and Bethany Joy Lenz followed their young adult characters' lives through their four years as they shape their careers and their friendships change. Audrey Wauchope, a writer from One Tree Hill, took to Twitter in 2017 to accuse Schwahn, 51, of sexual harassment and emotional abuse. Hilarie Burton, Sophia Bush, and Bethany Joy Lenz, three of the show's female leads, joined Wauchope's allegations, as did fifteen other actors, female writers, and crew members, who spoke out about their personal experiences of being'manipulated physically and emotionally.' On top of all this, the cast members' personal lives have been similarly turbulent. Here are all the wild tales about One Tree Hill, from Benz's admission to being in a cult for ten years to Murray's roller coaster love story.

EXCLUSIVE: Bethany Joy Lenz, 42, discusses the 'excruciating' decade she lived in a 'abusive' sect, revealing horrific ways to control her and how 'encounters with powerful men' as a child actress compelled her to join

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 20, 2023
Bethany, 42, had previously admitted that she was a member of an unidentified religious group that used 'isolation' to'manipulate' her for more than a decade. Now, she has spoken out about her time in the Dead Secular, even further, to DailyMail.com, and she has admitted that being in the spotlight as a child made her a more dangerous target for them. She also spoke out about the institution's 'excruciatingly painful' tactics, which included how acting roles she took. She said the authorities coerced her to abandon one of her 'dream' parts, leaving her 'weeping' for days.

Bethany Joy Lenz of One Tree Hill admits she was unable to save' her from the cult she was a member of for ten years and compares the organization's'sociopathic' leader to NXIVM's Keith Raniere

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 15, 2023
Lenz, 41, has spoken out more about the decade she spent in a religious cult, acknowledging that the leaders used 'isolation' and'manipulation techniques' to control her. When she announced it in July on an episode of her Drama Queens podcast, she shocked her viewers that she would be writing a book about the experience. In an interview with Variety, the actress revealed that she was in the cult for the majority of her time on the show and that her co-stars had attempted to help her learn about her personal life.

Bethany Joy Lenz of One Tree Hill says she spent ten years in a CULT: "There's a lot to tell."

www.dailymail.co.uk, July 11, 2023
Bethany Joy Lenz, a singer from One Tree Hill, made a shocking revelation this week that she had lived in a cult for a decade. She said she wished to write a book about the ordeal when chatting on her Drama Queens podcast on Sunday, July 9, she said. However, the 41-year-old television actress kept the details of her cult period deliberately vague, partially to save them for her forthcoming book but also to avoid any potential court problems.

Chard Michael Murray, according to Hilarie Burton, stood up for her against Mark Schwahn

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 16, 2023
Hilarie Burton has recalled how Chad Michael Murray, her co-star, stood up for her after being allegedly attacked by disgraced One Tree Hill showrunner Mark Schwahn. Burton, a teen actress and singer, reacted on her podcast Drama Queens with former co-star Sophia Bush and Bethany Joy Lenz, who revealed that the alleged assault took place after they both traveled to Honey Grove, Texas, to notify a high school that they had won a competition to have One Tree Hill film on their campus. Burton, who has been outspoken about Schwahn's suspected physical abuse, has never named him on the show, but instead described him as their 'boss.'

Sophia Bush and Hilarie Burton, both actresses of One Tree Hill, are 'threatened' for the Maxim gun

www.dailymail.co.uk, November 29, 2022
While appearing on the drama series One Tree Hill actresses Sophia Bush and Hilarie Burton say they were preparing for a Maxim shooting. Bethany Joy Lenz, the co-star, was told not to attend Maxim with her colleagues because she was 'too fat.' On a recent episode of their re-watch podcast Drama Queens, the women outlined their allegations against their bosses. The three actresses joined a group of cast and crew members who received an open letter accusing One Tree Hill creator Mark Schwahn of sexual assault five years ago.

At the iHeartRadio Music Festival, Hilarie Burton, Bethany Joy Lenz, and Sophia Bush meet Pat Benatar

www.dailymail.co.uk, September 26, 2022
When Hilarie Burton, Bethany Joy Lenz, and Sophia Bush attended the 2022 iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas, Nevada, over the weekend, they had a reunion of sorts. The One Tree Hill actors, who have been close friends since the drama series ended in 2012, will perform Pat Benatar and her partner and colleague Neil Giraldo. The three ladies have since taken to their respective Instagram pages to gush over their weekend in Sin City, particularly their time with the Hit Me With Your Best Shot actress Miranda Mayer.