‘10 Things I Hate About You’ Alum Andrew Keegan Shocks Fans With the Truth Behind “Cult” Rumors and Unpaid Residuals

Los Angeles — Nearly 25 years after charming audiences as bad-boy Joey Donner in “10 Things I Hate About You,” actor Andrew Keegan is back in the cultural spotlight. A frank new podcast appearance and a fresh lead role in the psychological thriller “Healing Towers” have revived interest in the ’90s heart-throb, sparking a surge of web searches about his life, career and once-controversial spiritual collective, Full Circle. A cult label he wears “like a badge of honor” Speaking on the “Pod Meets World” podcast, Keegan dismissed decade-old headlines that painted Full Circle—a short-lived Venice Beach gathering space—as a cult. “For all intents and purposes, it was just a really cool community center,” he said, adding that the group hosted nearly a thousand events before closing in 2017. The actor admits media-training missteps helped fuel sensational coverage, but insists there was “no doctrine”—only yoga, music and kombucha. Back on screen in “Healing Towers” Keegan’s renewed visibility isn’t limited to nostalgia podcasts. He stars opposite Diana Uribe in “Healing Towers,” a digital-release thriller that follows a doctor trapped inside an offshore research facility. Early social clips show the 45-year-old tackling intense stunt work and revisiting the brooding charisma that made him a teen-magazine staple. Press interviews reveal he was drawn to the script’s exploration of trauma—an echo, he says, of Full Circle’s mission to “help people process life.” Why Gen Z is discovering Keegan now TikTok edits of Keegan’s ’90s roles, combined with streaming availability of “Camp Nowhere,” “7th Heaven” and “10 Things,” have introduced him to younger viewers. The actor leans in, using Instagram Reels to share behind-the-scenes trivia and fatherhood moments with his daughter Aiya, born in 2018. That personal access, plus the cult-rumor curiosity, propelled “Andrew Keegan” into Google’s real-time trending list this week. What’s next Keegan hints at developing a docuseries that revisits Full Circle with former participants and health-and-wellness experts. He’s also shopping a romantic-comedy screenplay and plans to appear at several ’90s fan conventions this fall. From misunderstood spiritual guide to thriller leading man, Andrew Keegan’s second act proves there’s still plenty the internet wants to know about one of Hollywood’s most enduring ’90s faces.