The "teenage idol of the 90s, Andrew Keegan, avoids rumors that he has become a" cult leader "
The 10 things I hate at home star denies that its spiritual organization are a cult.
Andrew Keegan went from Teen Idol to chief of the sect - or so many people believe. In the late 90s and early 2000s, the actor came to glory through roles 10 things I hate about you ,, 7th Sky , And Five years old, as well as appearances on sitcoms for adolescents such as Sabrina the teenage witch ,, Moesha , And Boy meets the world . Although he continued to act - although in less known projects - reports began to emerge 10 years ago that Keegan had also launched a spiritual group which was characterized by some as a cult.
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As indicated by Variety ,, Keegan appeared on The February 12 episode of Boy meets the world Rewatch Podcast Pod meets the world To talk about his role with the guest in an episode in 1996. He also addressed rumors that he has become a "head of worship", which is linked to what he says is a "community center" that He founded in Venice Beach, California.
In 2014, Vice published an article on Keegan and its organization, Full Circle, entitled " One of the stars of 10 things I hate about you Started a religion "The article refers to the complete loop as a church and reports that it was based in an old church which has become the temple of Krishna. By vice, there were eight basic members, who said that Keegan had" had " An ultimate saying on all things ". These members described what they did in the middle of a circle as an" advanced spiritualism "and" the highest spiritualism based on universal knowledge ". The article notes that the Church organized events, including political meetings, concerts and a workshop on a cleaning of the colon. Services. Services. involved the meditation and the use of crystals.
On Pod meets the world , Keegan called the article and the gossip that began to spread on his new "Clickbait" adventure. AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB
"There were this interesting group of hippie types, if you want, in Venice," he said on the podcast. "I was connected with people and we had this opportunity. This old Hare Krishna temple, he was sitting there and we said to ourselves:" Why not bring people together and open this place? "", He continued, "looking back, it was crazy. I placed tens of thousands of dollars, but we opened it and spent three years and really built an incredible group of friends . We went through something really significant from 2014 to 2017. "
The 45 -year -old actor said the complete loop was actually "the opposite of what you imagine" on the basis of cult reports. "There was no doctrine. We were just people together," he said. "" The co-creator manual "was the manual we used ... for all useful purposes, it was a really cool community center for a group of people in Venice for a few years."
Keegan admitted that it was perhaps a mistake to name the group's full group. He joked: "I look at him now and I am like, I do not know anyone else who is called head of worship, so it's a bit like a badge of honor."
The 45 -year -old man tried to fight cult accusations in the past. In 2015, he said to Los Angeles Times that He was creating A "spiritual community center". He added: "There are a lot of 'woo woo' in the new age. I call him the spiritual ego. Even the whole guru that they continue to associate with me. It is the old paradigm, Having someone to follow who is more enlightened than you. It's over. "
As indicated by Variety , Keegan also explained Pod meets the world that he filed a defamation complaint linked to the complete loop against the examiner and Anschutz Entertainment in 2015. The Hollywood Reporter , the church was Based on Kombucha sales . Keegan explained that he was not there at the time, although the article published by the examiner said he had been arrested. The trial was rejected.
As indicated by Entertainment tonight , the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control has learned that Full coucle served Kombucha During a collection of funds without a license, it is illegal, because the fermented drink contains a small amount of alcohol. The organization has received a quotation of offense for having sold alcohol without license. Keegan said to Argonaut (via AND ), "Kombucha is something that we would never imagine being an illegal substance."
