Hallmark's Bethany Joy Lenz On What's Holding Her Back From Writing Tell-All About Life In A Cult

Bethany Joy Lenz got her showbiz start on an old soap, but she also had a two-episode arc on "Grey's Anatomy" that was very personal and relatable to her. She played a woman in an abusive relationship, and on Steve Harvey's show, Lenz opened up about being in an " ... emotionally, psychologically, and mentally and spiritually abusive ... " relationship herself. She said that she hopes other victims may see themselves in her "Grey's" character Jenny and realize they're in a bad situation too.

Although Lenz has not said which cult she was a part of, her time in a cult may have had religious ties and have coincided with her bad marriage to Michael Galeotti. In addition to the Steve Harvey interview where she described her family as "cult-like," she has also written a song called "Father Knows Best," the lyrics of which imply being in a bad familial and/or religious situation that is difficult to leave (via Distractify). An Instagram post calling out the Mosaic Church also points to the implication that Lenz's cult was religious in nature.

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