'13 Going on 30' star Christa B. Allen says she fled cult after dating its charismatic leader

"13 Going on 30" star Christa B. Allen shared that she ran away from a cult after ending her romance with its leader. 

The 33-year-old actress made the revelation in a video that she shared on TikTok Thursday. In the clip, Allen was seen wearing a beige sweater, a cream-colored miniskirt and brown boots as she spun around with her arms outstretched on a lawn. 

The video was set to a part of Chappell Roan's song "Subway" in which the singer repeats the lyrics "She got away."

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"How it feels rebuilding your life after being in love with a charismatic wealthy cult leader who burned it to the ground," the "Revenge" star wrote over the clip. 

In the caption, Allen further detailed her experience with her former boyfriend, whom she did not name. 

"Let me be very clear: nobody can burn down your life unless you give them access to it. That’s the part I’ve had to own," she wrote. 

Allen continued, "So I’ve sat with the hardest questions: why did I trust him? Why did I hand over my power? Why did I silence my own inner knowing?" 

The actress reflected on her ex, recalling how he dazzled her with his lavish lifestyle but later showed himself to be deceptive.

"The truth is, he was selling fairytales and from luxurious penthouses and private jets, I foolishly bought in," Allen wrote.

"What I learned is that even if you spend every waking moment with someone— studying, eating, traveling, working, building, dreaming— you still may not KNOW them," she continued. "Especially when you’re dealing with someone who lies as easily as they breathe."

"That realization shattered me, but it also forced me to rebuild from the ground up. And fire is also cleansing," Allen added. 

Allen promised her fans that she would reveal more details about her experience in the future but currently plans to focus on the next chapter of her life. 

"One day I’ll share the full story but for now I’m walking forward with feet on solid ground and a heart that knows its strength," she wrote. 

In a TikTok video that she shared on Aug. 19, Allen appeared to refer to her ex, accusing him of infidelity. 

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"When the ‘spiritual’ guy you were dating forced you to quit your job because he promised to take care of you… then left you with zero income while cheating and sleeping around with countless women while lying about it all…," she wrote over a video in which she was seen behind the wheel of a car. 

,"But then you remember — he knows the laws of the universe, and the universe don’t miss," she added. 

Allen's first movie role was playing the younger version of Jennifer Garner's character Jenna Rink in the 2004 romantic comedy "13 Going on 30." 

The actress once again played the younger version of Garner's character Jenny Perotti in the 2009 fantasy romantic comedy movie "Ghosts of Girlfriends Past," which was a modern retelling of Charles Dickens' 1843 novella "A Christmas Carol."

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She went on to star as socialite Charlotte Grayson in the hit TV drama series "Revenge" from 2011 to 2015. 

Allen has also made appearances on Disney Channel TV shows and TV series, including "Grey's Anatomy" and "ER." 

In recent years, Allen shifted away from acting and moved more toward social media influencing. 

Rosie O’Donnell apologizes after falsely claiming Minneapolis church shooter was Republican, MAGA supporter

Rosie O’Donnell, the liberal actress and comic, apologized on social media Sunday after falsely claiming the Minneapolis Catholic church school shooter was a MAGA supporter, a Republican and a white supremacist.

Last Thursday, O’Donnell posted a video after learning about the attack that left two children dead and 18 others injured, 15 of them kids.

The comedian said the violence reminded her of the Columbine massacre in 1999, when she struggled to comprehend that American students were shooting each other in schools.

Regarding the Minneapolis shooting, O’Donnell pointed out it took place inside a Catholic school and added: "What do you know? It was a white guy, Republican, MAGA person. What do you know? White supremacists."

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By Sunday, O’Donnell walked back her comments, admitting she was wrong about the shooter’s identity.

"I knew a lot of you were very upset about the video I made before I went away for a few days," she said in a new video, adding that she did not have time to read through the comments until Sunday. "You are right. I did not do my due diligence before I made that emotional statement, and I said things about the shooter that were incorrect.

"I assumed, like most shooters, they followed a standard MO and had standard, you know, feelings of… you know, NRA-loving kind of gun people," O’Donnell continued. "Anyway, the truth is I messed up, and when you mess up, you fess up. I’m sorry. This is my apology video and I hope it’s enough."

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Her apology drew sharp criticism online. One user called it "the most unapologetic apology ever." Another wrote, "She’s not sorry, she still means exactly what she said." A third said she was "trying to save face, because she opened her mouth and was so wrong."

In the comments, O’Donnell replied to one critic, writing, "I was wrong - and I apologize - what more do [you] want?"

Others said the misstep reflected a bigger problem. "It’s good that you apologized, but this is what is keeping this country so divided," one person wrote. "So much mistruths being spread by both sides. People need to fact check every single political thing that they see because the majority of it is a lie."

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O’Donnell’s remarks came less than a week after the gunman opened fire during a Mass at Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis, where students from the attached school were gathered.

The gunfire shattered stained-glass and pew-side windows as students and parishioners ducked for cover.

FBI Director Kash Patel said Thursday the "barbaric" attack appeared to be an act of domestic terrorism "motivated by a hate-filled ideology."

Patel said the shooter’s manifesto and writings on firearms expressed anti-Catholic and anti-religious themes, along with violent antisemitic messages. Among them were phrases such as "Israel must fall" and "Free Palestine," alongside Holocaust-related slurs.

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