H THE EYES OF OUR FAVOURITE STARS
Originally an 18th century
secret society, the Illuminati
is today believed to be a
group of elite individuals
who mastermind world
events in secret. Conspiracy
theories that Beyoncé and
Jay-Z, along with Kanye
West, are part of the ‘secret
society’ have run rampant
for years – and some even
claim that when Kanye stole
Taylor Swit’s microphone at
the 2009 Grammys, it was
her inauguration into the
group! We’re not buying it...Winona Ryder, now
46, was only seven
years old when she,
her writer parents
and younger brother
Urimovedtothe
Rainbow Family
commune in
California. For three
years, the Ryders
were one of seven
other families who
lived on a 121-hectare
self-sufficient
property, which was
sometimes had ‘no
heat and electricity’.
Not considered
dangerous, the
group’s aim is to
create ‘peace and
love on earth’.From 1971 to 1979, David, Rosanna, Patricia, Alexis and
Richmond Arquette grew up in the Skymont Subud
commune, thanks to their parents, who founded the
group with friends. But according to David,
46, they had a ‘difficult’ childhood, while
Rosanna, 58, says it was no place for a child.
She claims they experienced ‘terrible
physical abuse’ at the hands
of their alcoholic parents.SKYMONT SUBUD
RAINBOW FAMILYS
ecret societies, hush-hush
religions... A-listers get linked
to all sorts of intriguing groups.
From conspiracy theories
surrounding Beyoncé and
Jay-Z’s alleged membership in
an elite society to an admission by actress
Michelle Pfeifer that she was convinced
to only eat fruit before being encouraged
to live of air as a Breatharian, these
groups range from the mysterious to the
unbelievable. hen there’s Rose McGowan,
whose entire family packed up and moved
to Italy, where she reveals she had a ‘really
idyllic’ upbringing in the Children of God
cult – and Joaquin Phoenix reveals his
family were members, too. Here, we go
behind the scenes of the celebrity crazes
ILLUMINATI you don’t want in on...