Thousands of organizations around the world can be classified as cults. It might be tempting to assume that people who join a cult are not ‘normal,’ but in reality, anyone can join a cult — even famous people.
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The word “cult” gets thrown around to describe all manner of organizations. But according to Harvard psychiatrist Robert Jay Lifton, a group needs to meet three specific criteria in order to be classified as a true cult:
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- A charismatic leader who is worshipped by their followers. This leader is usually living, wields absolute power and authority over their followers and is not held accountable for any wrongdoing.
- A “process of indoctrination,” a.k.a. brainwashing, in which followers’ thoughts and beliefs are reshaped to fit the organization’s mindset. This will often result in followers doing things for the benefit of the group and the leader, which are against their own best interests.
- Economic, sexual and other exploitation by the group’s leader and/or senior members of the group.
Several celebrities grew up in places just like these. Others might not have been raised in a literal cult but still experienced severe abuse and indoctrination that affected them for years. Others grew up in circumstances that people labeled “cults” but were really just unconventional lifestyles.
Here are 9 celebrities who were members of cults at one point in their lives.
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