„Smallville“ actress Allison Mack reveals how NXIVM cult leader Keith Raniere manipulated her into physical intimacy under the guise of therapeutic help.
„Smallville“ actress Allison Mack broke her silence Monday about working with NXIVM cult leader Keith Raniere.
In the seven-episode CBC podcast, „Allison After NXIVM“, the former child actor described how Raniere convinced her that a physical relationship was required to „heal“ her.
Raniere, a self-improvement guru whose organization attracted millionaires and actresses among its supporters, was sentenced to 120 years in prison in 2020 after being convicted on seven counts that included racketeering, racketeering conspiracy, wire fraud conspiracy, forced labor conspiracy, sex trafficking, sex trafficking conspiracy and attempted sex trafficking.
After Mack confided in a NXIVM friend that she was struggling with her sexuality, the actress was encouraged to speak to Raniere about her personal life.
„So that’s when I approached Keith and I said, ‘I feel like I really struggle with my sexuality,’“ Mack remembered. „‚I think that there were things that happened when I was a kid that weren’t OK. I can’t feel myself connecting to my sexuality.
