In a recent interview, actor Colman Domingo discussed everything from Hollywood’s elite habits to the importance of community. But it was his recollection of a run-in he says he had while in Mexico that has folks shook.
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Domingo sat down with Josh Scherer on an episode of “Mythical Kitchen” which came out Tuesday (August 19). While sharing a meal, the pair were discussing how some celebrities seem to live secluded lives, almost “cult-like,” after finding success in Hollywood. Scherer asked Domingo in jest, “You haven’t joined a cult yet now that you moved to Malibu?”
That’s when the “Euphoria” star admitted: “I almost joined a cult in Mexico City, but that’s another story.”
He went on to explain exactly what almost went down. “It was just a group of nice people, and then I was like, ‘Wait a minute. This is weird,’” he said. “I was like, ‘What’s up with you guys?’ This is my first encounter, but as I did research and found out more about them, I’m like, ‘Oh, that’s a cult.’”
After Scherer joked that they still “should join” the cult, Domingo referenced the podcast itself, asking: “Is this a cult? It might be.”
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Historically, Black people have been both victims and leaders of cults. Groups like the multiracial organization Peoples Temple (led by Jim Jones, a white man, with a 80% – 90% Black membership by the 1970s) and the Black Hebrew Israelite group Nation of Yahweh (founded in the late 1970s by Hulon Mitchell Jr., who called himself Yahweh ben Yahweh, was classified as a Black supremacist cult by the Southern Poverty Law Center), offered an escape from poverty and racism.
Some cults, especially those with Black leaders, gave members a sense of power and control over their lives in a world that often made them feel powerless. We’re glad Domingo didn’t join one so we can enjoy his talent on the silver screen, especially his highly-anticipated portrayal of Joe Jackson in Michael Jackson’s biopic in 2026.
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