Eligio Bishop, who spent many years in Atlanta and was arrested in DeKalb County, is the subject of a new Hulu documentary “The Cult of Natureboy.” (Hulu screenshot)
Cult leaders often follow a familiar pattern: a promise of Shangri-La with idyllic communal living that morphs into sexual, mental and physical abuse.
Former Atlantan Eligio “Natureboy” Bishop found a modern twist using YouTube, Instagram and the livestreaming platform Bigo Live to attract new followers and showcase his appeal and power. His story is chronicled in Hulu’s disturbing new four-part docuseries “The Cult of Natureboy.”
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Aaron Dixon, a former member of Eligio Bishop’s group Carbon Nation, spoke with Benjamin Zand for Zand’s Hulu documentary “The Cult of Natureboy,” accusing Bishop of running a cult. (Hulu screenshot)
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Rodney Ho writes about entertainment for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution including TV, radio, film, comedy and all things in between. A native New Yorker, he has covered education at The Virginian-Pilot, small business for The Wall Street Journal and a host of beats at the AJC over 20-plus years. He loves tennis, pop culture & seeing live events.
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