Current:Home > Scams10 Things I Hate About You Actor Andrew Keegan Responds to Claims He Ran a Cult-LoTradeCoin
10 Things I Hate About You Actor Andrew Keegan Responds to Claims He Ran a Cult
View Date:2024-12-23 17:09:01
Andrew Keegan hates the way people think he's a cult leader.
The 10 Things I Hate About You actor recently set the record straight on claims that he started his own religion after he bought an abandoned temple in 2014 to host a series of spiritual gatherings.
"There was this interesting group of hippie types, if you will, in Venice," Keegan clarified on the Feb. 12 episode of Pod Meets World. "I was connected with some folks and we had this opportunity. This old Hare Krishna Temple, it was sitting there empty and we were like, ‘Why don't we get some people together, and let's open this place up?'"
Calling the group Full Circle, the 7th Heaven alum and some friends organized a string of dinner parties and other spiritual events at the temple over the course of three years—but Keegan said defining that group as a cult is simply "click-bait central."
"There was no doctrine," Keegan insisted. "We were just getting people together."
The 45-year-old added, "For all intents and purposes, it was a really cool community center for a bunch of people in Venice for a few years."
Of course, not everyone saw it that way at the time, and the strange rumors continued. But while Keegan—who shares daughter Aiya Rose, 7, with partner Arista Ilona—admitted he could have been "a little more media trained" during interviews about the group when all the cult allegations first started, he doesn't regret that period in his life.
"We opened it up and spent three years and really did build an amazing friend group," Keegan shared. "We went through something really significant from 2014 to 2017."
In fact, people still reach out to him to gush about how significant the events were for them, according to the Party of Five actor.
"It was really beneficial to a lot of people," Keegan said. "I still hear about it now, where people are like, ‘That was such a great time.'"
For the latest breaking news updates, click here to download the E! News AppveryGood! (2662)
Related
- The Best Gifts for Men – That He Won’t Want to Return
- Taiwan presidential frontrunner picks former de-facto ambassador to U.S. as vice president candidate
- 'Fargo' Season 5: See premiere date, cast, trailer as FX series makes long-awaited return
- Horoscopes Today, November 19, 2023
- Kelly Rowland and Nelly Reunite for Iconic Performance of Dilemma 2 Decades Later
- Rosalynn Carter: Advocate for Jimmy Carter and many others, always leveraging her love of politics
- Want to save money for Thanksgiving? Here are some ideas for a cheaper holiday dinner
- The tastemakers: Influencers and laboratories behind food trends
- Bluesky has added 1 million users since the US election as people seek alternatives to X
- Body of hostage Yehudit Weiss recovered in building near Gaza's Al-Shifa Hospital, IDF says
Ranking
- Gisele Bündchen Makes First Major Appearance Since Pregnancy
- No more Thanksgiving ‘food orgy’? New obesity medications change how users think of holiday meals
- Want to save money for Thanksgiving? Here are some ideas for a cheaper holiday dinner
- Test flight for SpaceX's massive Starship rocket reaches space, explodes again
- Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul VIP fight package costs a whopping $2M. Here's who bought it.
- DC combating car thefts and carjackings with dashcams and AirTags
- North Carolina field hockey, under 23-year-old coach Erin Matson, wins historic NCAA title
- Jordan Travis' injury sinks Florida State's season, creates College Football Playoff chaos
Recommendation
-
Padma Lakshmi, John Boyega, Hunter Schafer star in Pirelli's 2025 calendar: See the photos
-
Who pulled the trigger? Questions raised after Georgia police officer says his wife fatally shot herself
-
When should kids specialize in a sport? Five tips to help you find the right moment
-
Ousted OpenAI leader Sam Altman joins Microsoft
-
As the transition unfolds, Trump eyes one of his favorite targets: US intelligence
-
How to avoid talking politics at Thanksgiving? Consider a 'NO MAGA ALLOWED' sign.
-
DC combating car thefts and carjackings with dashcams and AirTags
-
Body of hostage Yehudit Weiss recovered in building near Gaza's Al-Shifa Hospital, IDF says