Before she was cast on the early-2000s hit series, “One Tree Hill,” actress Bethany Joy Lenz was already in the clutches of a religious group she calls the “Big House Family.” In her new memoir, “Dinner for Vampires,” Bethany describes the calculated isolation a man named “Les” put her through in order to manipulate her and pilfer over $2 million of money she’d earned. Bethany discusses with me how her family dynamics forced her to become independent at a young age, how her aversion to the “small talk” culture of L.A. initially led her to the “Big House Family,” and how ultimately her love for her daughter gave her the strength to leave its clutches.

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