Celebrity Cults: Jared Leto, Mars Island & the Children of God Abuses

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03/02/21 • 83 min

Content Warning: discussion of child sexual abuse

This week we look at some cults with celebrity ties. Hannah takes us through the potentially cultish mentality of Jared Leto and his expensive Mars Camps and now Mars Island and his obsession with looking like a white Jesus. Holly looks at the incredibly disturbing history of the Children of God and the testimony of the children who managed to escape their abusers. Pop culture moments of the week include Gwyneth Paltrow vs the head of NHS England, Lady Gaga's dog walker attack and James Charles groomer accusations.

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Links:

https://www.grunge.com/215715/the-truth-about-jared-letos-bizarre-cult/

Epic TV Series 'What is the Echelon? [30 Seconds To Mars]'

https://www.distractify.com/p/jared-leto-cult

https://www.rawmusictv.com/article/2019/Jared-Leto-has-started-a-CULT-on-an-island-and-his-followers-call-him-Prophet

https://www.vulture.com/2015/06/30-seconds-to-mars-summer-camp.html

https://www.lofficielusa.com/pop-culture/jared-leto-cult-croatia-thirty-seconds-to-mars-gucci

https://blendmag.online/lifestyle/2019/11/1/everything-we-know-about-jared-letos-cult-y7555

Cruel World Happy Mind 'Jared Leto's Cringe Worthy Cult'

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-44613932

READY TO GLARE ‘Veil Lifted: Children of God’

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/mar/11/children-of-god-church-sex-cult-texas-mexico-fbi

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-53448774

https://www.marieclaire.co.uk/opinion/children-of-god-586410

http://www.laweekly.com/remembering-river-phoenix-new-book-revisits-the-actors-too-short-life/

https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/a29374581/children-of-god-cult-joaquin-phoenix-rose-mcgowan/

https://www.distractify.com/p/joaquin-phoenix-cult

Content Warning: discussion of child sexual abuse

Links:

https://www.grunge.com/215715/the-truth-about-jared-letos-bizarre-cult/

Epic TV Series 'What is the Echelon? [30 Seconds To Mars]'

https://www.distractify.com/p/jared-leto-cult

https://www.rawmusictv.com/article/2019/Jared-Leto-has-started-a-CULT-on-an-island-and-his-followers-call-him-Prophet

https://www.vulture.com/2015/06/30-seconds-to-mars-summer-camp.html

https://www.lofficielusa.com/pop-culture/jared-leto-cult-croatia-thirty-seconds-to-mars-gucci

https://blendmag.online/lifestyle/2019/11/1/everything-we-know-about-jared-letos-cult-y7555

Cruel World Happy Mind 'Jared Leto's Cringe Worthy Cult'

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-44613932

READY TO GLARE ‘Veil Lifted: Children of God’

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/mar/11/children-of-god-church-sex-cult-texas-mexico-fbi

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-53448774

https://www.marieclaire.co.uk/opinion/children-of-god-586410

http://www.laweekly.com/remembering-river-phoenix-new-book-revisits-the-actors-too-short-life/

https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/a29374581/children-of-god-cult-joaquin-phoenix-rose-mcgowan/

https://www.distractify.com/p/joaquin-phoenix-cult

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https://www.womenshealthmag.com/life/a33336398/britney-spears-conservatorship-timeline/

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