Overview
- The three-part series The Cult of the Real Housewife premiered Jan. 1 on TLC and is streaming on HBO Max and Discovery+.
- Former members describe spiritual manipulation, intense donation pressure, and emotional control within Faith Temple Pentecostal Church.
- The film highlights a claim that former congregant Cameron Williams provided about $300,000, framed alongside broader allegations of financial exploitation.
- Dan Cosby recounts physical and emotional abuse, including kneeling on pins and an alleged shove by Robert Cosby Sr. during a prayer session.
- The documentary revisits Mary Cosby’s marriage to her step-grandfather as part of a disputed family succession narrative, while filmmakers say interviews were fact-checked and the Cosbys offered no comment.