Actor Christa B. Allen is opening up about her experience dating a cult leader.
The 33-year-old — who famously played the younger version of Jennifer Garner’s character, Jenna Rink, in 13 Going on 30 — shared a TikTok video of herself running outdoors with her arms outstretched. She wrote, “how it feels rebuilding your life after being in love with a charismatic wealthy cult leader who burned it to the ground,” while the lyric “She got away” from Chappell Roan’s song “Subway” played in the background.
In the caption, Christa opened up further about her experience. “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 began.
“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 truth is, he was selling fairytales and from luxurious penthouses and private jets, I foolishly bought in,” she 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. 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,” she wrote, adding that she’ll “share the full story” at some point in the future.
Christa’s video quickly went viral on TikTok, with several users begging her to drop the name of the ex she was referring to.
Christa has not been publicly linked with anyone romantically since she shared a kiss with rapper The Game in a 2022 TikTok.
Before long, Christa shared a series of follow-up videos, in which she detailed her experience further. While she did not drop the name of the mystery ex, she accused him of “lying, cheating, and manipulating” while alleging that he has done the same to “so many women.”
“he makes major motions to get them to move house, lose their income, be dependent on him in some way, or just be so damn busy building for him they can’t sustain anything else, all while selling the fairytale of a soulmate connection… and then goes and gets with any and everyone else who will have him. to him it is funny, to others it is life-altering,” she claimed.
While gushing about their initially “beautiful” and “magical” connection, Christa revealed that she moved in with her ex just three days after they met. Admitting that, in hindsight, this was “probably not a great idea,” the Revenge star took “responsibility” for the decisions she made, too.
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You can watch Christa’s TikTok videos right here, and we’ll keep you posted if more unfolds. Let us know what you think in the comments.
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