Julianne Hough Addresses ‘Work Session’ Exorcism Controversy

Julianne Hough continues to defend her viral “power work session” from 2020, regardless of the exorcism comparisons it drew.

In a current interview, the dancer and actress recalled when social media customers made weird claims, saying she had “demons and an exorcist popping out of her b-tthole,” after footage of Dr. John Amaral working together with her on the World Financial Discussion board in Davos, Switzerland, went viral.

Within the clip, the actress’s physique convulsed, and he or she emitted what gave the impression to be involuntary screams as Dr. Amaral hovered his hand above her.

4 years later, Julianne Hough is standing by the “work session” whereas additionally poking enjoyable on the exorcism claims.

The weird video of Julianne Hough had followers speculating she might need undergone an exorcism. Within the 2020 clip, posted by a blogger, the previous “Dancing with the Stars” professional is seen mendacity on a desk whereas a physician waves his palms over her physique. As her physique begins to maneuver in a wave-like trend, she shouts uncontrollably.

“Gonna inform my youngsters that is ‘The Exorcist’…(Coverage Guideline (sic) Disclaimer: I aspire to such flexibility and mind-body connection and hope to have an analogous org-smic expertise at Kinrgy. Love and Gentle.)” blogger Jackie Schimmel, who filmed the video, mentioned, per Fox News.

“What the precise…” “Vanderpump Guidelines” star Stassi Schroder mentioned after seeing the clip.

“The demon is trapped in her little physique. Within the title of Jesus I rebuke this lady. Bye. Take it Jesus,” comic Heather McMahan wrote.

Years later, Julianne Hough is talking out concerning the claims.

When on Kaitlyn Bristowe’s “Off the Vine” podcast earlier this week, Julianne Hough talked in regards to the controversial apply that had followers saying Julianne had “demons and an exorcist popping out of her b-tthole.”

Whereas individuals mocked her on the time, Julianne says the occasions have modified, and now extra individuals perceive what that video was about.

“In fact, that was virtually 5 years in the past and now it’s a lot extra accessible,” she famous on the podcast, per Page Six. “Individuals perceive what’s taking place. Vitality is all the things.”

Whereas Julianne admitted that whereas she felt “liberated on the within,” she says she “can converse my fact clearly, stand in my energy and never really feel overtaken by emotion, my thoughts and I be at liberty inside myself to simply be.

“Our physique is our vessel to carry our power and that’s the most outstanding factor that we will maintain,” the “DWTS” host added.

Within the 2020 video with Julianne Hough, Dr. Amaral detailed how the therapy impacts the physique’s nervous system.

“There’s all the time an enormous dissipation of power and a sense of aid, launch, freedom,” he mentioned, although he by no means named the precise methodology of therapy demonstrated. “Expression of emotion could occur when the system strikes. When power that was saved or certain up within the muscle tissue begins to dissipate, and if we’re actually free to precise and permit power that we now have in our our bodies to maneuver.”

“This lady is like an unimaginable dancer, actress, simply human being, and he or she has practiced simply permitting issues to maneuver by,” he added, referring to Julianne. “However even with that, issues get certain up.”

On a current episode of “The Jamie Kern Lima Present,” Julianne Hough opened up in regards to the childhood trauma she endured, revealing she is a victim of sexual assault. 

“My first expertise was after I was about 4 years previous,” she mentioned, per Us Weekly. “[It was] a neighbor in our cul-de-sac. I’ve really by no means mentioned that out loud to somebody in an interview earlier than. That was a really complicated time, as a result of rising up within the Mormon tradition, all the things must be excellent.”

The “Dancing With The Stars” host continued, “And by the best way, I’m not the one one in my household that had gone by comparable issues. And in order that was a really difficult factor to return to phrases with, which is that no person did something. Being so younger, and people being your first experiences — whether or not or not it’s bodily, psychological, sexual — these abuses of energy to somebody who’s susceptible to it — it instantly units a precedent of: different individuals have the facility.”

She went on to speak about her difficult childhood, revealing a very powerful time when she and her brother, Derek Hough, have been despatched abroad by their mother and father to dwell and practice with dance coaches Corky and Shirley Ballas.

She admitted that reconciling together with her mother and father wasn’t easy, as they “felt responsible” about how they initially managed the state of affairs.

“We each are experiencing various things even when it’s the identical circumstances,” Julianne mentioned. “For myself, it was all of my experiences about what occurred to me, and of their expertise, they’ve their very own guilt and disgrace of different issues that they have been making an attempt to do within the second. To allow them to’t hear what occurred as a result of they have been having their very own expertise.”