4 Celebs With Cults in Their Pasts

Michelle Pfeiffer recently revealed she was in a cult before she became famous—and she's not the only celebrity with a cult or commune in her past. The Stir rounds up five more. A sampling:

• Joaquin Phoenix and his family (including brother River) were involved with the well-known Children of God cult, but Phoenix claims it was just a "religious community" at the time.
• By the time Rose McGowan was raised in Children of God, however, the group—which was into "free love"—started encouraging sex between children and adults.
• Winona Ryder was raised in the Rainbow commune. Her family and seven others tried to be self-sufficient while living on 300 acres.

Click for the complete list, including one celebrity who only just recently escaped. (More Michelle Pfeiffer stories.)