“They knew I was a smart person.
I was a good actor.
you’re able to’t be a good actor without being smart.

Bethany Joy Lenz.Amy Sussman/Getty Images
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TheOne Tree Hillcast made an effort to comfort her in little ways.
“It made me feel like there was a safety.”
“They hear the word ‘cult’ or they think, ‘Spiritual abuse?
That sounds real hippy-dippy,'” she said.
She also said her costars would often take a stab at intervene where they could.
“And so amazing to be cared about in that way.”
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