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. Join our Culture Gang! Email us at [email protected] and follow us on instagram @culturehangpodcast, twitter @CultureHang, TikTok @culturehangpodcast or support our Patreon to access cute monthly bonus episodes! 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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