“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

Bethany Joy Lenz.Amy Sussman/Getty Images

Amy Sussman/Getty Images

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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