Charles Manson Followers Buddy Day & Dianne Lake: ‘We Were All Under His Spell’ | Megyn Kelly TODAY

On Megyn Kelly TODAY, Megyn is joined by Buddy Day, director of the film “Charles Manson: The Final Words,” and former Manson family member Dianne Lake, author of the new book “Member of the Family.” Lake says that the murders masterminded by Manson were definitely motivated by his vision of a race war: “He was psychotically delusional.”
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Charles Manson Followers Buddy Day & Dianne Lake: ‘We Were All Under His Spell’ | Megyn Kelly TODAY

[@SL-vi4tk]

Every time I've heard Dianne tell her story, she told it exactly the same way, down to the smallest details. Unbiased truth.

[@Wildberryjamband]

but she is completely unaware that the Beach Boys stole one of Charlie's songs and didn't give him credit or money. Helter Skelter was a schizophrenics delusional prediction, but getting Bobby out of jail, scaring Melcher in retaliation for the music, and Tex Watson was sent to do it because Manson had to shoot Lotsapoppa. Diane Lake is a very minor character and she didn't really know anything at the time. She published a book when she reached retirement age for income purposes, but she doesn't have anything to offer that hasn't already been said and written a dozen times.

[@jcrocks6698]

@@Wildberryjamband She admits she was a minor "character" in the story. But that doesn't discount her book, which is much more about how a 14 year old could be pulled into a cult and how she personally was affected by that type of life. She was assaulted by him and testified against him in court. It's an amazing story. But a much more personal one. It's not a true crime book. It's a memoir. The first section about her own family is also wild.

[@idahardy4052]

@@Wildberryjamband They paid him $50 and changed the words to make them less creepy.

[@leximarie3808]

@@Wildberryjamband Agree with you except for the minor part. I have nothing positive to say about Lake and I call BS on her entire "recollection". She should never have been allowed to profit from a book. She's a liar, a manipulator and should have been prosecuted for something.....perjury? As a kid, I was working at 12 for a neighborhood farm. You don't even want to know what I think of this woman!

[@HALFBREEDxBILLYxGRAM]

@@idahardy4052 That's a total lie.

[@pipopipo6477]

"The most infamous mass murderer of all time"? Realy? What about Hitler or Stalin?

[@charisbybee998]

That's genocide, not mass murder. Totally different definition.

[@death3913]

Pipo Pipo >hitler yeah okay moron keep pushing your zionist lies

[@randysemenak2439]

@@charisbybee998 same diff murder, genocide,almost synonyms

[@brianlongshore3105]

Pipo Pipo good point.

[@davidperry7271]

Pipo Pipo right he wasn’t even close if this killing hadn’t involved a actress a coffee herress ect. - most people would have never heard of him

[@bass13mary]

I met Diane on a trip to Israel. She bore her testimony and it was very moving. She is very quiet and soft spoken. Fortunately a caring couple adopted her.

[@gavinbeansmama]

Megan Kelly is a horrendous interviewer.

[@d.kashbby7022]

Exactly

[@MirageMusicUk]

Total Milf though.

[@forreal245]

I can't stand her & don't know why I'm watching her "parade of freaks".

[@unknown-gn8sd]

Horrendous hahahahaha

[@kurdtacolbain731]

You're jealous. Where's YOUR show?

[@kholoudfaqi2430]

Meghan didn't handle the interview well. pushing words like evil, abusive rather than listening to the guest.

[@deborahhoffman7394]

Kholoud Faqi That’s because Meghan is a lousy interviewer, and should be reporting straight news on Fox.

[@DavidSmith-rv2hw]

just this interview bud?

[@johnmatyasz9962]

She comes off as opinionated. A good interviewer should try to stay neutral and hide their personal beliefs. She did them a favor by coming on there show to do a tough interview.

[@ExpressiveBeats]

her fake emotional expression responses annoy me.

[@travishaynes9682]

It's obvious she has an agenda and is trying to cram it down the peoples throats ?!!

[@thisutuber]

So many children without a safe home are susceptible to this type of character/group

[@laurenabcd1008]

LSD Google it, Might learn something!

[@bevrolee8887]

Lauren just proved your point lol

[@LadyVader33]

Read up on Atkins and Van Houten. Family dysfunction and absent fathers made them suitable prey for a monster

[@1catmac]

Hey Mister DJ no need to get upset and attack. It’s true. I’m assuming the “good homes” you’re referring to are highly dysfunctional behind the scenes.

[@rakesfunnyfarm]

Somewhat true.

[@enekervis]

Omg Ms. Lake was there and they're treating her firsthand account like simple gossip. Such disrespect.

[@surfleopard]

Manson apologists and the conspiracy theorists are a joke. They want to disregard every shred of firsthand testimony of the people who were actually THERE. It is so desperate and so hilarious.

[@juancpgo]

There should be an ethic code to never publish stuff on killers. I'm pretty sure there would be many many less people like that if they weren't treated almost like celebrities.

[@rcchristian2]

This is interesting because I agree with you're idea... but I feel we all have to be as open as possible and talk about everything. I think the key is attacking this at it's root, rather than the scraps after the fact... We should be putting our efforts towards our prison system and actually trying to reform people rather than stuffing them away and services that make parents more accountable for their kids... Unless we do, there will always be worse and worse Mansons in a never ending line. Ethics will not even hinder these people. They don't think that far down the line. These types of people live for the day... and until we address the root of how people like Charles Manson are manufactured by our society, it will only increase as time goes by. Great comment and insight though...

[@shanalacey1]

Juan That's called censorship. We as people have the right to know everything.

[@msvick66]

Yeah, but there's a difference in reporting news and shaping the narrative. No news media that I know of actually just report what happened without showing bias towards how they expect or want the listener to feel about it. Real news reporting shouldn't carry within the message itself emotionalism, judgment or moralizing. Should be just the facts and the facts should not be selected based on whether they support the narrative they are telling.

[@valhalla1240]

+MalicelnWonderland the problem is that often with these cases, the media reports on them so much, that it's almost impossible for the accused to get a fair trial with an un-biased jury (see for example the case of Pamela Smart). Also: I don't think it's necessary to publish everything, e.g. photos of the crime-scene, police-investigations, surveillance-camera-footage, photos of the murder-weapon. In part, because it is extremely disrespectful to the families of the victims, because these pictures stay on the internet forever and they have no chance to escape them. But also because it sensationalizes crime and murder and that's exactly what sociopaths respond to. Most serial killers, in part, want to be famous, no matter what. If we give them that, we encourage them to murder more people.

[@fiyahflysugahigh]

Knowledge is power, I want to learn the mind of a killer and see their reasoning. Is it racism? Sexism? Discrimination? Mental illness? Better knowing could push for positive change. There should be a code of ethics to never publish stuff on the Kardashian’s... for my daughters sake and her IQ....

[@trapslime16]

Maghan kelly putting words in their mouths

[@laurenabcd1008]

Soooo Glad to FINALLY see some intelligent comments! Thank You, LOL!

[@intrepidtomato]

let them talk Megan, you stepped all over the important parts of teh narrative

[@laurenabcd1008]

YEP!

[@Meganthamac]

The director sounds like a fan. Sips ☕️

[@cultfilmfreakreviews]

diane sawyer interviewed manson for the same reason.

[@KalkiS88]

Yea "the most infamous mass murderer of all time"...Hardly!!!

[@nikradik]

U just took the words outta my mouth

[@wrigleyville]

@@heartlights Yep!

[@patricias5122]

why even hand the microphone to a sick pig like that, Buddy Guy?

[@because0011]

Charles Mason had no life in his eyes. Very sad!

[@lepettitchateau8047]

because0011 Charlie was life... lmao just kidding 😊

[@imalwaysright]

This guy seems a little too fascinated with Charles Manson

[@jessicaevans7187]

It almost seemed like he was falling under Charlie's spell. So scary that he still had the ability to manipulate others even from prison.

[@michellearseneau8119]

Hence why he was a follower plus drugs will make you do anything

[@WonkaVator72]

Agreed. It felt like "Whoa, I just got a call from a celebrity. An insane killer, sure. But still a celebrity. That must mean that *I'm* cool and have celebrity qualities too. I always thought so."

[@Bookishmumoftwo]

Not really I’m strangely fascinated by cults and how people fall into them and it was because in my second last year of school we had to start our last year history exam project and I care across Charles Manson and bought the book helter skelter and was fascinated by it all

[@ExpressiveBeats]

Jessica Evans ur real dumb.

[@cory604]

The segue to the story was weird... "We've got giveawayyyyysssss!!!!" Okay lets talk about the terror of Manson"

[@dimpsbiliou5478]

They dont feel it. For them is just another boring day in the job.

[@rundbaum]

Diane's book is incredible. it's like a day-by-day account, it is amazing. the detail about the acid trips was wild, i had never read anything like that before in works covering manson. anyone interested in this subject matter should read her book . . .

[@BaltimoreAndOhioRR]

I listened to the audiobook. It was fantastic. I felt like I grew up with Dianne. I was sad when it ended, I wanted it to keep going on with more!

[@rundbaum]

her book really did a number on me + i thought i was impervious to all things 'manson.' super unnerving. the only reference to 'snake' i ever knew was when paul watkins mentions meeting her in the robert hendrickson doc 'Manson," i think the family decided to sort of disown her b/c she was so young--sad story . . .

[@timmaloney283]

What's the title?

[@derekmoody1358]

Lynettes new book REFLEXION is a worthy read.

[@amberdibble6788]

@@derekmoody1358 I am almost done with the book.

[@simphiwegoso]

lady...the fact you were there in the cult for two years...you indeed would've been one of the killers...he just didnt choose you! EVERYONE at that ranch wouldve...

[@nursejen3702]

I don't think everyone at the ranch would have been capable of murder. The night after Sharon & her friends were murdered, Linda Kasabian who was part of the cult, deliberately screwed up Manson's plan to commit a third set of murders. Some people were living on the ranch because they didn't have anywhere else to go, they were not all evil killers. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying the cult was a good thing.The vile, evil creatures that brutally murdered those innocent people, in my opinion deserved the death penalty, shame it was abolished.

[@riobrasilsambashowssambist1453]

Totally agree, it's only sheer luck that she didn't wield a knife and end up a killer in jail now too

[@whimsical_willow]

Nurse Jen very true. I read Dianne Lake's book and don't think she would have been able to commit murder. That's why Charles Manson didn't have her do his dirty work. He groomed them and knew exactly which ones would be capable of doing it.

[@thatgardeninggirl2864]

@@nursejen3702 if only kasabian had ran screaming "they are killing people" maybe it would have stopped

[@winniejohnson5559]

Brandye Nycole looking back it’s easy to say but being there in the muddle of it and living it was traumatic on some level for her.. glad she did what she did.. drugs can alter people..no it’s not an excuse but it has a bearing,.

[@lailahroga7988]

Why does Al Roker have to shout happy follow us suggestions at the end of every tragic/horrific story? t's really inappropriate and desensitizing.

[@cagurl9113]

Somebody clue Megan in that she is not Oprah no matter how hard she tries! Whole show is rehash of ancient history that these people have lived off long enough!

[@annlanders978]

She's not much different than Oprah. Stop idolizing Oprah.

[@cagurl9113]

ann landers. She doesn't empathise w people way Oprah does, so her show is in ratings pits. She belongs back at FOX news, heard they r hiring again!!

[@shonaharris9328]

Carol Loman Yes it would have been a much more perceptive interview had it been Oprah.

[@cagurl9113]

Shona Harris Agree feel it was really about his failed music career n fact Beach Boys stole his song!! He had murdered others on ranch, just kept on going!!

[@TheHardTruth315]

Lofl! Like Oprah empathizes with anyone.. LOL! omg!

[@mymooseknuckle8877]

I hate how Meg leads her guests. Just let them talk for themselves.

[@marianne22222]

"Mass murderer" lmao

[@gysmo68]

charles manson was not in the jail...in his mind he was free..jail was just a house for him...

[@jackbevis7435]

When he was relased in 1967 before the Tate/Labancia murders for other crimes he asked the police not to let him go because he liked life better in jail than the outside world.

[@Firefoxy-rz1nw]

awesome. There was obviously therefore no reason to release him. Let him be as free as he wants to be as long as he's locked up in a 6X6 cell. Suits me fine.

[@jackbevis7435]

Firefoxy9090 Charles Manson died in 2017

[@Firefoxy-rz1nw]

wha? NO! Serious? Next thing you're gonna be telling me John Lennon's dead!

[@jackbevis7435]

Firefoxy9090 You already know John Lenon is dead. Stop kidding

[@californiakev1071]

Who would threw there daughter out at 14 in the late 60’s when everybody was on drugs 🤦‍♂️

[@Christrulesall2]

Sick parents that were on drugs.

[@largelester]

There are some evil people in this world. And, sadly, many if not most have kids.

[@josephrivett6158]

I love it !!!! Another Charlie fan boy, who is pushing a film claiming Manson "was framed by the DA".... having to sit there, and hear someone who was actually there, telling what happened, that Charlie WAS pushing Helter Skelter, and he can't argue other wise !!!!

[@mjlucey-zm7wp]

Or....he ordered the killings Tate et al, and the Lobiancas to cover up other killings he was involved in. That's Day`s theory. But manson supposedly decided to tie the them with black folks, hoping it would go OFF!

[@rakesfunnyfarm]

Was you there?

[@Wildberryjamband]

the copycat motive to free Bobby, and scaring Melcher and Wilson for stealing his song without payment were also part of the motives. Watson was sent to do it because Manson had shot Lotsapoppa for him and now Watson owed him the favor of starting Helter Skelter; freeing Bobby and scaring Melcher. Its a triad of motives and Diane didn't know anything about the Hinman, Lotsapoppa and Terry Melcher motives.

[@patrickpepin8577]

Glorifying a killer only in American

[@nosson77]

Patrick Pepin I'm pretty sure killers are glorified in most countries

[@sonyagraske376]

Patrick Pepin pathetically SICK, for glorifying a killer

[@christopherramon-reid2000]

I agree. This is disgusting.

[@shadow6543]

Butchering the English language only in a 3rd world shithole

[@MarcosJ-mq4lk]

Do you even English?...)

[@theoriginalroxanne9333]

What are the odds that a Rosemary and a baby were killed 🤔

[@TheLaurahar]

I always thought that was creepy. Everything is connected.

[@fionahamilton7231]

I still think roman had something up do with tge murders

[@Wildberryjamband]

candice bergen was considered for Valley of the Dolls, but Sharon Tate got the role. Bergen and Melcher were a couple at the same address a few months before the murders. That's a wild connection.

[@sofialovesbubblegum]

I genuinely think there’s something wrong w anyone that joins any kind of cult.

[@greenbeans575]

I agree. Dump's followers definitely have something wrong with them.

[@alyssaj.2659]

That Dianne woman is saying "you know" to much. When indeed, we don't know..

[@laurenabcd1008]

No, We don't Thank God! We were not their age nor were we kicked out of home and left to fend for ourselves, were We? I wasn't were you?... and on psychedelic drugs to boot were WE? YOU? I wasn't! At least have a modicum of intelligence or knowledge on something BEFORE You post Ignorant comments! SMH!

[@HermanMelendez]

Alyssa, you should read Dianne Lakes book, then you might know

[@Ausomedays]

You’re an airhead.

[@jenkinsljenkinssquire9137]

Just not taking responsibility. Own up and quit blaming it on a 'spell'

[@timothydraper3687]

@Respect/Walk She was 14 when she first met him, and approx 16 when she left him, and didn't take part in any of the killings. What is it she's responsible for that she's not accepting?

[@timothydraper3687]

@Respect/Walk What does that mean?

[@timothydraper3687]

@Respect/Walk It doesn't mean she was responsible for what happened, which is what I was talking about.

[@IR17171717]

I think the guy thought she was part of the killings.

[@MrSwinefuzz]

Why does the video's title say that documentary filmmaker Buddy Day was a follower?

[@joannajamerson35]

Swinefuzz same....totally confused

[@anas.5688]

Probably a lack of punctuation in the title.

[@anas.5688]

Actually never mind, I just looked and no; it’s just a fail.

[@kopec82]

Swinefuzz well he sounds like one

[@joannwilderman8921]

He was duped by Manson..no race war..

[@KillDozer44]

only the weak can be manipulated like this

[@courtneycoley8487]

Or neglected and misguided

[@Canyon2023]

Manson followers Paul Watkins and Leslie Van Houten talked at great length and in great detail about the race war. These interviews are on KZbin. Buddy Day is trying to sell his film.

[@elitedrumlessons6174]

Yes exactly! I read Tex Watson’s book and he really thought that the Abyss was going to open up in the desert during Helter Skelter, the family would escape the mayhem from the race war.

[@youmeuswe9723]

Good Lord that manson horse has been beaten to death for 50 years!

[@nancymarkiewick3557]

He was jealous of the rich people, and people that had something that he didn't.

[@antonioacevedo5200]

@tinwoods Exactly my thoughts. Thank You.

[@redlinep.r.a8368]

Meggan do you have no remorse for what you have done?

[@WaterMan-ss6eb]

Leslie vanhouten and all the other folks associated with this crime should be executed immediatly

[@No1KCfan6]

i don't think buddy day was a manson follower, as the title suggests.

[@classicsurvivor]

No1KCfan6 he sounds like a follower/ fanboy.

[@simphiwegoso]

wrong answer..."i wouldnt say i was talking to evil..." tell that to Tate's family....how awful...this dude is suspect

[@cutelittleReis90]

I don't think he meant it like you make it out to be. Im sure he knows of the evil inside manson, but in thr conversations it wasn't like "omg this is the voice of the devil"

[@ashleyscoble9023]

Evil isn't evil all the time

[@cultfilmfreakreviews]

he's a jouralist basically. when diane sawyer interviewed manson she was laughing with him. people are people.

[@DaniellesMicoMarley]

did you see the way he was looking at the former follower. I got the vibe he wanted to choke her or something...I bet CM totally manipulated him too.

[@chello70]

This is absolutely disgusting.

[@generyan1633]

Exactly

[@tallulah2]

Only Megyn Kelly could make a Manson family interview boring.

[@2030matrix]

there is no story - Manson was insane but good at controlling young drugged up people

[@rakesfunnyfarm]

Because he had no one in his life when he was growing up.

[@mittenbear]

I don't know why people are so obsessed with this evil man. He murdered one of the most sweet beautiful women and her unborn baby. I'm glad he's finally gone. I guess it's like they say. Only the good die young, I think the opposite is true too at times.

[@danamaupin8318]

Sarah Beara Do some actual research on Charlie before shooting on ignorant comments..Charlie didn't murder anyone...He wasn't even there the night Sharon Tate and her friends were killed by Tex Watson, Susan Adkins and Patricia Krenwinkle...

[@annlanders978]

Do you really think Roman Polanski ever got over this? I am sick to death of the media trying to slander him over and over and over again.

[@lilsamantha1]

Atkins actually killed her and the baby soo

[@michillene]

Not just Sharon and her baby...but he was the reason so many other innocent people were slaughtered...and who knows...maybe more we don't know about..

[@dionfriant]

Not to knock the dead but ,how sweet and innocent can you be when your house guests include 2 of the biggest dope peddlers to Hollywood. Just sayin

[@karengrace4309]

I’ve been involved in prison ministry since my youth & went to visit Charlie hours before he passed . I left him a silver cross I bought him at the gift shop and a prayer I’d written .

[@rjsampsonrs]

God bless A.T.W.A

[@skawashers]

A.T.W.A was and is a scam to make money. ATWA when it suited them. after they took cars and then burnt them out . gun Target practice into trees. Dumpster diving then burning the trash or leaving in piles around the ranches . They was not ATWA at all. Doing all those is hardly conservation concerned..Its nothing more than another manson scam No mention of ATWA at all while they was out of jail. He only started all that crap when he was inside to win favour from the newly forming ecology movement ..

[@amchthompson]

Michael Dunetz Amen. My Bible says that every sin is equally bad. I'm a sinner. Sure I'd never ever do what he did, but in God's eyes Charlie and I are the same. Except that I'm forgiven and I'm sure he never was because he didn't think he had done anything that needs forgiving.

[@sunnydae8521]

Karen Grace Did you bring any flowers for the graves of the people who were murdered by his order?

[@amchthompson]

Sunny Dae She has probably spent countless hours praying for the families of the victims and possibly has reached out to them. Why must you come here with such negativity? It's one thing to have a civil dialogue with Karen and question her actions but to use sarcasm makes me wonder if you care more about sounding clever than you do the victims.

[@carmensidari5288]

Please tell me this show has been cancelled

[@brendalovesmariah]

Let's look up what is a murderer a person who commits murder ,a killer serial killer slaughter hit man gunman hired gun that's not charles manson if he put a seed in them and they did it, he has part of it, but that don't make him a serial killer or mass murdered

[@aprilgosa5779]

Brenda Burditt if you plan a murder you are just as guilty as the person who did it he planned it and got girls that he knew were as evil as him and would do it to carry the murder out and Tex

[@jessiecotton1802]

that thanksgiving dinner had to be awkward afterwards... lol

[@hironed]

"Charles Manson Followers Buddy Day & Dianne Lake..." Buddy Day was never a follower, he's a journalist who wasn't even born when Manson went to prison. Dianne Lake left the family to testify against him at his trial 50 years ago. Megyn do you really need bs like this to attract clicks?

[@nancymarkiewick3557]

Who buddy holiday

[@PSYCHOLOGYZOOM]

Spahn Ranch: Now hiring, dune buggy mechanic needed. A good knowledge of Death Valley is a plus.

[@kaseylee3378]

Manson got into trouble for stealing VW and making doonbuggies.

[@travishaynes9682]

Paid up front , finish job when convenient !!

[@harperfamilyharper3146]

That's wild. Alot of testimonies describe being "under his spell" that's wild.

[@robinkeiger2208]

I don't have to go see "Once upon a time in Hollywood". I lived through it. But the younger generation should understand what this man did to these innocent people. By watching this movie, they will know how evil this man really was. I was only a little girl, but I remember hearing about it as I got older, and it really upset me.

[@groovygamers1]

"i lived in long beach as a little girl so i know everything about the manson murders" dummy

[@brigidvanparys2062]

I loved that movie

[@Benjamin_Gellman]

Charlie did nothing wrong bud.

[@dano3952]

I too grew up terrified of Manson and hippies. My mother was totally freaked out by hippies as deviants who could at any second harm you. Because of Manson's facial similarity to photos of Jesus I was often terrified when staying overnight at my Christian cousins home because they had an illuminated portrait of Jesus on the hall wall outside the bedroom. All night I could not sleep as I would fearfully stare at the Jesus picture thinking that it was Charles Manson. Shivers!

[@sacredsounds4234]

Hearing about it and actually experiencing it for yourself are two different things.

[@helloandgoodmorning3596]

Why did he call him a mass murderer?? That is false.

[@VelvetCyberpunk]

No it isn't. Technically he's a mass/spree murderer.

[@coolkidd151]

Why does it seem like she’s hiding something?

[@CT2507]

probably because she doesn't want to be associated with what happened back then.

[@KloudtheKiller]

What kind of question was that!?

[@lovemelmel]

She is a mean girl. To this day. That's you, Megyn.

[@katherinemcarrick8190]

There's no way I'd leave the turkey for Charles Manson!

[@emmafox6351]

I swear Megyn Kelly is a sociopath lol, she seems to have no emotions, all seem so fake. I really hope she gets fired..

[@martinweihrauch2379]

Interesting that you mention that! I was also wondering from other interviews why she is so cold and unempathetic when interviewing victims of crime!

[@joebarret3181]

People like her are journalists really. They want that juicy story and to profit from it and people's trauma n pain.

[@antonioacevedo5200]

@@joebarret3181 If you feel that way about Megyn Kelly and journalists, why did you tune into this video? Also, it is amazing to me that the entire topic of this video is Charles Manson and how evil he is but Emma Wiley seems to be more grossed out over Megyn Kelly. It makes no sense.

[@SocialStoicYouTube]

You sound like a jealous sociopath yourself

[@joebarret3181]

@@antonioacevedo5200 it somehow came on when I was doing something. I had my share of experiences with journalists and the media and a lot of those people just want the hype and ratings. They don't care how they get it and it is the victims who suffer. No compassion whatsoever. Plus they like twisting your words and exaggerating to make the story more interesting. Charles Manson was a nut and he begged the parole board to keep him in 1967 when they let him out. If they only did what he asked.

[@sandrawarner4981]

Tragedy on an epic scale-dark times in the 60’s. Peace and love became hatred and destruction. Light dies in darkness. A true horror story.

[@TiMalice2009]

BuddyDay wasn’t a follower. Just a filmmaker.

[@chandlerwhite8302]

TiMalice2009 He acts like a follower.

[@wrigleyville]

Leave it to no good megyn kelly to interview a Manson follower. Probably felt right at home since megyn worshipped a cult leader who also gave orders.

[@sambradley2975]

Her show was cancelled!

[@JonesyFit]

I don't think that lady really knows anything

[@peterian588]

@Greg Hubbard if she knew anything she wouldnt be sat there claiming she was under his spell, she doesnt know anything.

[@eyeonart6865]

Manson never did anything himself he always had others do his dirty work. He told them what they wanted to here they were just to stupid and high to know they were being used.

[@lumenpierce8583]

Not true. He shot a guy, cut someone’s ear off, tied people up before they were murdered, etc.

[@ekaterinabalderdash31]

I am just finishing reading Dianne’s book right now. I’ve read Susan’s book. Tex’s book. Helter Skelter. Manson in His Own Words. All very interesting. Add to that the book CHAOS. 😮 In the end - as with anything, we’ll never know the whole truth. But I do think Charlie told them what to do. He and Tex had both been at the Tate house. Charlie and the girls had partied at the house next door to the LaBianca’s house. They chose houses that they knew the layout of and the surroundings. I am pretty confident that Charlie was at both scenes but let his followers do the dirty work for him. He still put them up to it. That’s my take after much reading.

[@sharonc9259]

If you are interested in learning more about Manson and the family, Coming Down Fast by Simon Wells is a very detailed, easy to read and informative book.

[@gabrielgomez4259]

Do glad they canceled her show , well Deserved cancellation

[@bass13mary]

I met Diane in Israel. She is a devout Christian. Very nice. She got up and told her story. She was only 14 when her parents let her go with Charlie. I know someone who was in prison with him.

[@sufferyetgain]

what was she doing in Israel?

[@Benjamin_Gellman]

You should've stayed there.

[@GeorgeVreelandHill]

Manson should have never been allowed to talk to the public.

[@dorothykay100]

Wow!!!

[@osama144]

Just got done reading her book it’s amazing!

[@ezekieljarek7705]

"most infamous mass murder" 🤦‍♂️ Nice "reporting"

[@austingode]

You know, you know ???

[@RochelleEskue]

Does anyone know if Dianne was in the 1973 documentary?

[@mthorntonwolfe]

Taking phone call ftom Msnson while celebrating Thanksgiving is actually pretty fitting.

[@kylemcmullan]

Manson seems drunk or on downers in the phone calls

[@Wildberryjamband]

he was suffering from cancer at the age of 80 to 83 when he would have been speaking on the phone.

[@philsooty5421]

Lets all clap and cheer about a mass murderer on TV, these people shouldn't be given airtime at all

[@hipretty]

The title to this video is deceptive... reading as if Buddy AND Diane were both followers!

[@Danimal77]

I would have much rather have sat down with Charlie and had a conversation with him, than I would with this fake woman (aka Megyn Kelly).

[@cultfilmfreakreviews]

she's as fake as any TV show host.

[@mrspock1994]

Ugh why is this in my recommended videos?

[@meme7591]

Where was Diane's parents?

[@Matthew-ve7uv]

Wow, Buddy Day gets a bad rap in the video title

[@JohnDoe-fz5cz]

nobody is under anyone else's spell. they excuse themselves by claiming they were under manson's spell. but that is just an excuse. it's their way of trying to absolve themselves for the things they did. and many of those things they did have never been punished.

[@kit2130]

Well said!!!

[@greenbeans575]

I like your tough love approach, however young people can definitely be profoundly influenced in harmful ways and for many reasons. Opinions are great, and nowadays some people think opinions are as good as anybody else's facts. However it may be best to consult experts in the field when we are looking for answers.

[@Brancaalice]

It seems weird this man had such power, nobody can force another adult person do what they dont want, there is freedom to say no, freedom to run away, freedom of get together and oppose him. He didnt treat them with gun, do it or be death.

[@greenbeans575]

@Brancaalice Jim Jones had power over the lives of hundreds of his followers. So much so that everyone in the congregation packed up their belongings, said goodbye to all of their families and friends and moved out of the U.S to Guyana. Once there, he convinced hundreds of people to drink cyanide laced punch in order to leave this cruel world and move into the next dimension. Some had to be convinced (at gunpoint), but in the end, 900 people followed him to their deaths. So yes, brainwashing can and does happen whether people understand or acknowledge it. It could be argued that brainwashing is a component of most religions.

[@AJTramberg]

Oops, one of my guests just destroyed the premise of my other guest's documentary hes promoting. Lol

[@mjlucey-zm7wp]

A twofer. All the better, now you gotta read the book and see the movie. Decide for yourself.

[@Animalfarm6cats]

Excuse me guys! I have to take a call from Charles Manson. A great way to ruin Thanksgiving dinner.

[@jjhkjhgkjh]

can we stop talkin' about him please?

[@90sboy64]

Pathetic, everyone else moved on or passed away including manson. These, lowlifes should do the same helter skelter and whatever manson had plan died with him. Without him, its like the flame dying out or the electric spark that made it move is gone, these people could never be him.

[@paulashman4844]

Charlie don't surf anymore!

[@Atmanmahatma]

Charlie didn't have anyone under a spell do your own research people

[@Forget1987]

Yup he said watch these people make money off of me

[@joshueabelis473]

Ive been taking acid for almost ten years. Even had a vile and held my own acid test for a while... Never have i ever. Idiots do what idiots done. Dont blame the drug.

[@yomomsahoe5797]

Well said

[@DevotedDisciple-x]

And this is how our society now stands, or is collapsing, depending on how you look at it. In a decent society, one would wish yo distance themselves from being known for their connection with Charles Manson. But in our society, one embraces it for they know they will garner sympathy, fame, interviews on the Today show, book deals and the like. No wonder we treat one another so poorly.

[@eyeonart6865]

Manson was a conman, a manipulator, nothing more. Raised in prison, he learned the games.

[@BetrayerSlayerMusicTV]

Youll never get truth from shows or the channels theyre on like these. Shun them.

[@angelicamimosa]

The interesting thing about Charles Manson is that he was an advocate for saving the environment; an environmentalist. Hitler was a vegetarian Interesting other side of Psychopaths

[@matildadhumxoxo5801]

They obviously needed something from him. He spent countess hours in prison studing self help gurus like Norman Vincent Peale. By the time that he was let out of prison he understood how to act to get people to go along with him and respect him I also think that the kids who followed Manson's (they said that he was Man's Son) because he had such a rough life. A lot of these kids were not from backgrounds like his. Had both parents, went to school and did a lot of average American things that people did at that time. They respected him because he was worldly and said things that people just did not say in the open. He suppossebly had his followers go on rampages because Doris Day's son Terry Melcher renegade on an album deal with the miniscule monster. But I still think that if Manson's album had been a success he still would have had people murdered. : Look at Your Game Girl" was one of the songs that he wanted to put on an album.

[@ragnarlothbrok938]

No, I don't think he would have had anyone be murdered if he went onto be a success. My understanding, that was the final push. He would have got the attention and fame he wanted. Probably would have left his followers in the dust and hung out with people he admired. He was an obvious narcissists, so when he didn't get his way the murders were a way to regain control.

[@largelester]

@@ragnarlothbrok938 This mean SOB spent half his life in jail Before the Hinman and Tate-LaBionca murders. If (Big If lol) he was as successful as the Beach Boys the only difference would have been instead of stealing cars and staying on old ranches he'd be chauffeured in expensive limos, have his own professional hit squad and all the girls to himself in a playboy mansion.

[@nickhaghi1476]

Hearing the name Charles Manson don’t give me the chills, however hearing your name make me sick

[@bloomoggi]

how anyone can laugh is beyond me america is weird

[@gysmo68]

i'm fascinated by the man "Charles Manson" by his plans, his stategies an not by what he did i mean indirect crimes that he probably committed cos i was not there i just was 1 year old ahahah , all he did was not good sure Charles was a bad boy i confirm ! my question is : "why he paid for others!" others poeples must be in the jail with him i mean important poeples...political poeples, buisness men mansons knews a lot of things he couldn't staying free! i'm fascinated by all enigmes round crimes an poeples. i'm fascinated by the manson machine he made all arround all those crimes! a stange game..

[@valhalla1240]

I'm a bit disappointed by the interview... a woman that spend her life to step out of the wickedness of a mass-murderer and cult-leader, combined with a man that is clearly fascinated by that exact same person and somewhat under his spell... there could have been so much interesting tension! So many questions were left unasked. Like: "how come somebody today still wants to write a book - not just about Charles Manson - but out of his perspective?" "How can one reconcile this project, with the remorseful destiny of the woman sitting next to him?" "Are these two people under the same spell of Manson, just at different times?" "What exactly is it, that people respond to?" "Why does Manson remain a person of public interest even post mortem?" ...

[@sandracastersen8371]

Valhalla the

[@glendale6]

Also, why was she hanging around this guy? Where are her parents?

[@candicehoneycutt4318]

glendale6 They said it right at the beginning. Her parents threw her out at 14, so she likely had nowhere to go.

[@ExpressiveBeats]

how is he "under his spell"? because he made a documentary?

[@nancymarkiewick3557]

@@candicehoneycutt4318 You're right. Hello Candy I know you from Mt.Clemens, Mi. In Macomb County. 30 yrs. ago. I'm Nancy

[@robertdavidson9393]

Oh a family show!

[@pistolvixens]

Imagine Manson met 2020 👀

[@keeganirvine7294]

I wonder if Dianne wrote her book awhile ago and waited till Charlie's last days to have it released?

[@theesweetscience2500]

Keegan Irvine i thought the same thing. It was either released post death due to fear. Or its cuz theres bs in it that he is now not any longer to be able to defend himself

[@Wildberryjamband]

she waited until retirement age because she needed the money from a publishers' advance. She offers absolutely nothing as far as "stories" or experiences.

[@costealucia5357]

Dead man cannot deny what she wrote there....

[@joshsimonak]

charles m wasn't evil, hard childhood, few ilnesses obviously, and very smart....misguided very, but again, way worse then him outhere..not that it justifys what he and his bunch did

[@1m2a3t4t5]

I find him lovable, though an idiotic individual who was immature and needed supervision. But also a very smart philosopher/thinker and sometimes songwriter. No doubt a criminal though. And as smart as he was, definitely could see how he was psychotic and illogical at times.

[@aprilgosa5779]

joshismonak not evil? are you freaking serious

[@claudeperkins4412]

No more fascinated than the people reading and watching this

[@terrysigmon3119]

Stupidity got the Manson family busted. Bobby was driving Hinmans car after he killed him and was caught in it. Susan Atkins was telling people she just met in jail what happened. So if yoi commit crime do it alone and tell nobody.