Joy Villa has accused Scientology of being rooted in 'witchcraft' and 'extremely dark' practices, telling a US podcast that Jesus 'saved her life' after she left the controversial movement in Hollywood three years ago. The singer and outspoken conservative, who spent around 15 years in Scientology after moving to Los Angeles as a young performer, said on The Bible Bros Podcast that she is now a born-again Christian and is speaking out to warn others.
Villa first rose to wider fame not for her music but for her headline-grabbing red carpet appearances, particularly at US award shows where she wore pro-Donald Trump dresses and slogans that split opinion even among conservatives. Long before that, though, she says she was a minister's daughter in a Christian home, then a traumatised teenager chasing an acting and singing career in an industry she describes as cynical and predatory. Her account of being lured into Scientology sits squarely in that gap between faith and fame.
