Allison Mack: New Details Emerge on Sadistic Treatment of Sex Cult Slaves

Former Dynasty star Catherine Oxenberg’s daughter, India, was one of the reported sex slaves within NXIVM and DOS. With the arrest of the cult leaders, that nightmare is over.

Within the organization, women were allegedly blackmailed and branded at the behest of Keith Raniere and Allison mack.

In Catherine’s new book, she shares the harrowing details of what has been revealed to her about life within the nightmarish sex cult. Take a look:

Catherine Oxenberg’s new book is titled Captive: A Mother’s Crusade to Save Her Daughter from a Terrifying Cult.

That might sound like it’s melodramatic or, worse, the title of a Lifetime movie. But having a child trapped in a sex slave cult in which you don’t know what’s happening to them is frightening.

The only thing worse, perhaps, is when you finally learn what is happening. And that is what Catherine did as she consulted with multiple women about what they say happened.

Keith Raniere may be the leader of NXIVM, but Allison Mack was a “master” within the sex-slave cult.

“I would hear from many slaves that Allison was also very territorial about Keith,” Oxenberg writes in her book.

She was allegedly his fanatical servant, determined to please him by selecting women and ordering them to have sex with him.

But apparently this task made her feel jealous of the women who were, after all, obeying her orders.

“And,” Oxenberg writes, Mack “felt threatened and jealous of each woman she sent to have sex with him.”

“Which resulted in her being very punitive and sadistic as a master,” Oxenberg reports.

That makes a twisted kind of sense. If you’re providing someone with lovers because you’re devoted to him, you might also resent those lovers if you feel that you should be the one in bed with him.

Combine that with Mack being allegedly in charge of “discipline” for the slave women and you get a recipe for suffering.

In fact, Mack was said to be an incredibly strict taskmaster.

Oxenberg writes that Allison Mack is “obsessed with penance and weight.”

The slave women were reportedly subject to blackmail and other punishments while required to make themselves “perfect” for Raniere.

“They also had to give collateral every month,” Oxenberg writes. “And keep closely to their starvation diets.”

As we all learned late last year, Mack and the other women are said to keep themselves to starvation diets, limiting their caloric intake to an alarming degree and also exercising.

This is allegedly part of what they need for self-improvement or whatever, which makes it curious that Raniere himself does not do any of that.

Oxenberg also reveals some details of the tasks that Mack would allegedly assign to the slave women.

There was more to it, it seems, than a simple instruction for a woman to bed Raniere.

For one thing, it’s said that Mack would give them permission to enjoy the sex.

Additionally, Oxenberg writes that Mack would instruct the women to “let him take photos of you naked afterward.”

This was apparently “to prove you’ve completed this assignment.

Mack would allegedly order the women with naked photos to “send them to your master.”

Oxenberg apparently learned this from speaking with multiple former “slave women” from NXIVM’s internal group, DOS, which is an acronym for a latin phrase meaning “dominance over the slave women.”

We can only imagine the heartache that she must have felt — and must still feel — knowing that her own daughter was recruited and, incrementally, manipulated step by step until she was one of these women.

The heiress who bankrolled Keith Raniere and NXIVM tried to suggest that the abuse allegations are just sex-shaming, but the allegations aren’t that Raniere engaged in sex.

The allegations are that, through blackmail and brainwashing, Raniere and Mack gave this women no choice but to allow themselves to be branded and bedded at his will.

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Allison Mack: How She Went From Actress to Sex-Slaver and Cultist

Now that Allisom Mack has been arrested along with alleged cult leader Keith Raniere, she is facing at least 15 years behind bars if convicted.

But how did she go from a charismatic young actress to an alleged monster who used blackmail to force women to obey their cult leader?

It didn’t happen overnight.

The Hollywood Reporter describes how Allison Mack went from a bright eyed teen actress to one of the leaders of a sex slave cult infamous for blackmail and branding.

When Mack landed the role of Chloe Sullivan on what would turn out to be the long-running series, Smallville, she moved to Vancouver, where most good television is made.

Unfortunately, she moved alone and had no real friends with her. At the same time, she was anxious about skipping college to pursue her acting career.

So when her costar Kristin Kreuk uninvited her to what was presented as some women’s empowerment classes, 

Mack was apparently already seeking “alternative sources of wisdom.” She believed that she had found it with an organization called Nxivm.

12 years before Mack would be arrested shortly after cult leader Keith Raniere, the self-described “Vanguard” already had a harem.

But that wasn’t the side of Nxivm that Mack saw at first. And Kreuk never made it that far into the cult.

Instead, it’s said that Raniere and his inner circle rolled out the red carpet for Mack as part of something that they call “love-bombing.”

Mack was then invited to meet Raniere — something that she would not have expected, and something that would normally have involved investing thousands of additional dollars in classes.

On her blog in 2007, Mack wrote: “The truth is … I am an eternal student, and I am loving all the opportunities I have to grow.”

Growth often means change, and it’s undeniable that Mack went through a stunning transformation during her time with Nxivm.

But … for the worse.

Because once you get past the vague ramblings about empowerment, Nxivm is all about the cult leader … and his harem.

Women like Mack eventually became part of what is called DOS, which stands for Dominus Obsequious Sororium, which means Master Over Slave Women.

That doesn’t get less creepy because it’s Latin, folks.

It also doesn’t help that this alleged sex-cult-within-a-cult has also been referred to as “The Vow.”

These women were branded — prosecutors say without their foreknowledge or consent — with a symbol that turned out to be an amalgam of Mack and Raniere’s initials.

Refusal to follow the orders of a “master,” and particularly Allison Mack, was allegedly answered with physical punishments and with threats to release blackmail materials.

But it took years before Mack attained that status or took on the role of enforcer. She was introduced to that side of Nxivm in stages.

Some of Mack’s former friends believe that she was simply brainwashed and is yet another victim. But it is difficult to make that argument when her initials were branded onto other women’s.

Mack was reportedly the “master” of all of these “slaves,” answering only to Raniere.

If anyone balked at her instructions, she would reportedly berate them.

Mack would reportedly scream at them: “You made a lifetime vow!”

One of THR’s sources says: “Mack was incredibly intimidating, cruel, and punitive.”

If these “slaves” refused her orders, dated other men, left the group, or refused to have sex with Raniere, Mack would apparently threaten to destroy them by releasing their collateral.

“She berated them and told them they were worth nothing, that they were weak and couldn’t uphold their word.”

Initially, it was not Mack’s potential as an enforcer of Raniere’s will over a group of slaves that made her appealing.

It was her charisma and, of course, her status as an actress that made her such a catch for Nxivm.

According to Rick Ross, a self-described cult deprogrammer:

“There were other women who were pretty, but she was the one who was so poised, so good on camera. She was somebody who could really sell it.”

This isn’t just a horrifying story — it is a cautionary tale.

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Allison Mack: Watch Her Recruit More Sex Slaves

Now that Allison Mack has been arrested for her alleged role as a “master” in a sex slave cult that masqueraded as a women’s empowerment pyramid scheme, people are taking a harder look at her history.

There are videos of her out there praising the organization, and it seems likely that prosecutors are going to look into that.

She’s being charged with sex trafficking, and her recruitment videos could be key evidence in that case.

Allison Mack is charged with sex trafficking, sex trafficking conspiracy, and forced labor.

Like alleged cult leader Keith Raniere, known as “Vanguard” within the cult and to whom Mack answered, she was hiding out in Mexico prior to her arrest.

Mack was returned to the US and charged.

She has since been released from jail on $ 5 million bond — which some find curious, considering that she was arrested in another country.

She has also been ordered to stay away from everyone else involved in Nxivm.

In the video that we included for you at the top of this article, you can listen to Allison Mack sing the praises of Jness.

This was in 2013, before the world had heard what Mack was really up to.

According to the explosive reports about Mack, Nxivm begins as a series of seemingly innocuous courses for women — referred to as Jness.

When Mack’s Smallville costar Kristen Kreuk was involved with the organization, that’s as far as she got. She then parted ways with them, while Mack became hooked.

Per the accusations, Jness is theself-help stepping stone that leads someone from a person seeking empowerment to being a Nxivm sex slave with Keith Raniere’s initials branded onto their body.

So it is alarming to hear Mack singing the praises of this cult, knowing that fans who feel directionless or out of inspiration might be drawn in by seeing their celebrity talk about it.

“Working for Jness I think is the most gratifying thing that I’ve ever done,” Mack says in a recruitment video disguised as a Q&A.

And she has a lot more to say.

“It’s the most challenging thing I’ve ever done because it consists of working with a group of people in a way that is totally interdependent.”

Well, there’s a whole hierarchy of “masters” and “slaves.” At the top is Raniere, followed by Mack.

“Meaning we’re all working together and no one is ever punished and no one is ever told that they’re wrong or they’re bad.”

That is contrary to what reports have claimed, which say that Mack herself doles out punishments to disobedient “slaves,” including forcing them to take cold showers or more obvious physical punishments.

“The most important thing in working on Jness is the relationships in Jness.”

That’s just about word salad.

Mack continues.

“I would say that working for Jness is the most satisfying and purposeful thing I’ve ever done.”

Some say that she’s a vicious predator, but others have come to her defense, saying that she’s been brainwashed and is a fellow victim.

“Watching the women who are involved with Jness completely transform and evolve in a way that is so pure is such a privilege.”

It’s said that every “slave” in Nxivm is required to go on what some describe as a starvation diet to keep themselves pleasing for Keith Raniere.

That goes for Mack, too.

Mack is said to have risen through the ranks of Nxivm because of her devotion to Raniere, but also because her celebrity status would help draw in more members.

In fact, it appears that she was even instructed to try to lure other celebrities to join.

Mack may have not seen any success trying to recruit Emma Watson and Kelly Clarkson as sex slaves.

But how many other victims did she lure to be brainwashed, blackmailed, and threatened with physical punishment?

Videos in which she praises Jness seem designed to do just that.

Prosecutors are sure to look into all of this at her trial.

It has been reported that she and Raniere could each be facing anywhere from 15 years to life in prison … if they’re convicted.

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Allison Mack Tried to Recruit Emma Watson, Kelly Clarkson to Sex Slave Cult

Last week, former Smallville star Allison Mack was arrested for sex trafficking over her alleged role as a “master” in a sex-slave cult that masquerades as a women’s self-help pyramid scheme.

It has now come to light that she solicited other celebrities to join Nxivm.

Was she trying to turn Emma Watson and Kelly Clarkson into sex slaves for Keith Raniere?

On Friday, Allison Mack entered a plea of “not guilty” for sex trafficking and forced labor.

See, even if you pretend that it’s “empowering,” it is in fact illegal to coerce people to have sex through blackmail and the threat of beatings.

Yes, it’s still illegal even if the  initials are already branded on that woman’s body.

Mack is, of course, accused of recruiting women to join the pyramid scheme and then selecting which women would be ordered to Raniere’s bed.

And now it’s come out that she may have very brazenly tried to recruit two very familiar names over twitter:

Beloved Harry Potter star Emma Watson and sometimes controversial American Idol winner Kelly Clarkson.

“I’m a fellow actress like yourself and involved in an amazing women’s movement I think you’d dig,” Mack wrote.

Her tweet continued:

“I’d love to chat if you’re open.”

A month later, when Watson still hadn’t taken the bait, Mack wrote:

“I participate in a unique human development and women’s movement I’d love to tell you about.”

Well … it certainly is unique as far as women’s movements go.

Allison Mack also wrote to Kelly Clarkson.

With Clarkson, she used a somewhat vaguer approach, apparently hoping to dazzle the Since You’ve Been Gone singer with her “star power.”

“I heard through the grapevine that you’re a fan of Smallville.”

Smallville ran for 10 seasons. Its fan base was relatively small yet very dedicated.

“I’m a fan of yours as well! I’d love to chat sometime.”

Those are deceptive friendly words for such an ominous tweet.

While it doesn’t look like Watson or Clarkson fell for Mack’s invitation, that doesn’t make this any less bizarre.

It’s not surprising, however.

Mack was said to have quickly become one of Raniere’s favorites because he liked having a celebrity (or close enough) to recruit more people to Nxivm.

It only stands to reason that, either of her own volition or acting on Raniere’s orders, Mack would seek other celebrities with whom she might have an “in.”

Emma Watson is an outspoken feminist, so Mack clearly hoped that calling Nxivm a “women’s movement” would help to draw her in.

And since Kelly Clarkson apparently likes Smallville, well, who wouldn’t want to hear from an actor from a show that they love?

It’s not clear if she was determined to rope them into joining the sex slave cult, or was just trying to get them both in the “normal” self-help part of the organization to draw in more members.

There’s no doubt that Allison Mack was a major recruitment tool for Nxivm.

But some have called into question how much a willing participant she was in the abuse that she allegedly doled out.

We don’t know all of the evidence that the prosecution will present, but prosecutors may find themselves in a tricky situation.

If they successfully prove that the women in Raniere’s DOS program were unwilling participants and sex trafficking victims because of abuse and blackmail and brainwashing …

… Might Mack’s defense team use that to argue that she herself was also a victim?

They might also try to argue that, if Mack was capable of making her own choices, that the victims were all there of their own free will?

We’re not saying that we believe those arguments, but this is definitely a complicated case.

We’ll see how things work out.

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Allison Mack: Arrested for Role in Sex-Slave Cult

In November, an explosive expose outed Smallville actress Allison Mack as a “master” in a sex slave cult and pyramid scheme that allegedly masquerades as a self-help group for women.

In the wake of that, both Allison Mack and accused cult leader Keith Raniere fled.

Now, however, they have been found and arrested on multiple charges that could put them behind bars for many years.

Allison Mack will reportedly appear Friday in Brooklyn court over her role in the Nxivm sex slave cult known as DOS.

Keith Raniere was arrested for sex trafficking and forced labor while hiding out in Mexico and shipped back to the US.

Allison Mack has now also been arrested.

The two of them will face charges including sex trafficking, sex trafficking conspiracy, and forced labor conspiracy.

(It is very much illegal to allegedly torture people and blackmail them into having sex, folks)

They could both be looking at 15 years in prison.

Per the stunning report last November, Allison Mack was responsible for recruiting “slaves” to serve Raniere, who was known as “Vanguard” within the cult.

Reportedly, Allison would have sex with Raniere but also select women within the cult to have sex with him — and use her celebrity status to recruit new women to join Nxivm.

DOS is a program within Nxivm, in which women were reportedly made to give up blackmail material and were then branded with Raniere’s initials as part of a “self-improvement” program.

Everyone lower on the pyramid was a “slave.” Anyone higher was a “master.” An interesting play on what sounds like, structurally, a classic pyramid scheme.

Failure to obey orders was met with punishments like food deprivation, cold showers, or even corporal reprisals handed out by a master.

And Allison Mack was apparently a “master” who answered only to Raniere.

For a decade, the 35-year-old actress played the adorable and brilliant Chloe Sullivan on the cult favorite TV series, Smallville.

(This was before shows like Arrow came along to remind people that live-action superhero shows could be genuinely good, but it did run for 10 years)

People who once admired her have a hard time reconciling the sweet, bubbly woman they saw on their screens with a woman who would allegedly blackmail or paddle women to coerce them into having sex with a cult leader.

According to some statements, it sounded like Mack was deeply devoted to Raniere.

… To the point where she was said to seem jealous of women whom she herself sent to Raniere’s bed.

Some question Mack’s culpability.

On the one hand, she’s a grown woman who has allegedly been overseeing a sex slave cult on behalf of a deranged lunatic.

On the other, she has appeared obsessed with weight loss, keeping herself to an unhealthy weight through exercise and starvation — above and beyond what is expected from all of the “slaves” below her.

Depriving someone of things like food in a “self-help” setting, and grooming someone over the course of years to obey you unquestioningly, can have a powerful effect.

That said, from what is reported, Mack was never kidnapped by Raniere. Whatever psychological hold he may have on her, it sounds like she did everything of her own free will, every step of the way.

She may be both a victim and a victimizer, but for now, it sounds like she’s culpable for her actions.

Perhaps something will come out at trial that will change people’s minds.

Every part of this story is bizarre, sensational, and alarming.

By the way, even though Kristin Kreuk is the one who allegedly recruited Allison Mack, at the time, Nxivm was apparently just a mildly creepy self-empowerment group for women.

So we don’t expect Kristin Kreuk, who took a simple course and then left, to face charges for the crimes committed by others when she was not in any way involved.

Allison Mack’s former Smallville costar is horrified by what she’s heard.

And so is everyone else.

We can only imagine what more we’ll all learn as this case goes to trial.

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Has anybody else been having weird cult nightmares since hearing that Allison Mack is a “master” in a self-help sex cult? It’s only been a week and I’ve had two such dreams. Two.

The thing is that while we sort of understand how Allison Mack slid up the ranks to allegedly become the second- or third-in-command of DOS, we’ve never really had a clear picture of how she got started in it.

As it turns out, she was recruited … by Smallville costar Kristin Kreuk.

Allison Mack is reportedly either the second or third in command of a master-slave sex cult called DOS.

According to an alarming expose by The New York Times, DOS is a cult that operates within NXIVM

NXIVM is a “self-help” organization that features programs that allegedly promote female empowerment … in exchange for a large chunk of money. Oh, and recruiting new members.

Based upon descriptions and reports, one might think of NXIVM like what would happen if the Church of Scientology had a baby with a more run-of-the-mill pyramid scheme.

At some point, certain women start going on starvation diets (seriously — no reputable doctor would recommend this) and taking only cold showers … and submitting incriminating photos that could later be used against them as blackmail.

And then these women are required to submit to branding, having Keith Raniere’s initials branded into their pubic region. They are “slaves,” each serving a “master,’ all the way to the top.

Brainwashing and corporal punishment are reportedly standard fare for these members of DOS.

And while Raniere is at the head of this alleged cult, Allison Mack is said to be right below him. Having undergone brainwashing herself, Mack is described as “both a perpetrator and a victim” of the cult’s abuse.

But how did she get started with all of this?

That’s where Kristin Kreuk comes in.

Kreuk is best known for her work on Smallville, playing Clark Kent’s adolescent romantic interest, Lana Lang. She was eventually written out of the series in a particularly goofy way.

Kristin Kreuk also starred on Beauty and the Beast, the 2012 series, which … was not a great show and finally came to an end in 2016.

And it’s now reported that she was the one who first recruited Allison Mack to NXIVM.

A woman named Susan Dones told HollywoodLife about Kristin Kreuk’s involvement with the cult.

“Yes Kristin Kreuk and Allison Mack were members of Nxivm. Kristin recruited Allison.”

Dones herself was a member.

Before you worry, it doesn’t sound like Kristin Kreuk has anybody’s initials branded near her genitals.

“But Kristin left shortly after I left in 2009. She got out before it became really bizarre and wasn’t involved with anything sexual.”

Dones speaks about when and why she left:

“I joined in 2000 and left in 2009 when I found out that Keith Raniere was manipulating women into having sex with him. He wouldn’t approach the women for sex directly. He would send one of the women working for him, a woman named Pat, on his behalf.”

It sounds like a precursor to Allison Mack’s current job.

“Pat would say to the chosen woman, ‘Keith wants to spend some one on one time with you.’”

And when you’re in a cult, you want to spend time with the leader.

“Whatever they were doing with their lives, whether it was acting or business or a sport they were good at, they would be told Keith can help you if you spend some one on one time and she could set that up. He would meet them and do his seduction thing.”

We don’t care to imagine what Keith Raniere’s alleged “seduction thing” looks like.

These days, Allison Mack is still submitting to Keith Raniere’s will.

She reportedly eats only 500 to 800 calories per day, which is absolutely not enough food.

She is also said to run 40 miles a week.

All of this is to keep herself incredibly thin, per DOS’ requirements. With authority comes very high standards.

Women within DOS who fail to obey Allison Mack’s orders are reportedly paddled as punishment, reinforcing Keith Raniere’s will.

As for Allison’s particular responsibilities?

Why, she’s allegedly in charge of selecting women to be Keith’s sex partners.

All the while, Allison Mack continues to praise NXIVM and recruit more “slaves” to the cause.

There is, unfortunately, no part of this story that isn’t gross an alarming.

So both women were recruited while filming Smallville in Vancouver.

Kristin apparently got into it because her boyfriend was part of NXIVM. There are a few men involved in the organization, but it sounds like DOS is made up entirely of women.

And Keith Raniere.

We’re glad that Kristin got out as early as she did, but so saddened that Allison Mack did not.

We can’t imagine how Kristin or any other former recruiter must feel, knowing what they got other women into. Even if they had no idea, it’s a lot to live with.

And we can’t help but wonder how many other familiar faces might be part of the organization.

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Allison Mack Praises Alleged Sex Cult, Recruits More "Slaves"

You know how Smallville star Allison Mack"s been outed as an alleged sex-slave cult master, second or third in command of the whole thing? We didn"t want to believe the allegations but … you have to see this.

In the video below, you can see for yourself how Allison Mack raves about Jness, one of NXIVM"s "empowerment" programs, in an effort to use her celebrity status to recruit more members.

And that"s not even the first time that she"s ranted, on camera, about how "wonderful" Jness is.

Allison Mack is accused of being an extremely high-ranking member of NXIVM"s alleged sex-slave cult, DOS.

According to extensive allegations about NXIVM and DOS, women who join the cult surrender nude or incriminating photos of themselves that could be used for blackmail, go on starvation diets, and are required to take cold showers.

Most sensationally, as first revealed by The New York Times" expose, the women are branded in their pubic region with the initials of Keith Raniere.

NXIVM presents itself as a self-help organization with a hierarchy, but was accused of being a pyramid scheme of sorts for ages — well before the abuses within were revealed.

The expose that came out this year detailed how the women are subjected to corporal punishment if they fail to do sufficient recruiting on their own.

To make matters more disturbing, Allison Mack is now believed to be Keith Raniere"s second- or third-in-command, and has been described as "both a perpetrator and a victim" of the brainwashing and abuse within the alleged NXIVM cult.

The video below, in which Allison Mack actively promotes NXIVM"s "empowerment" program, Jness, is pretty alarming in a number of ways. But she"s been speaking Jness" praises on camera for years.

In a 2013 Q&A, Allison Mack had a lot to say when "a fan" asked the "totally not planted" question of what it"s like to work for Jness.

She spews a lot of word salad — that is, she uses a lot of words without saying much that is concrete or sensible.

"Working for Jness I think is the most gratifying thing that I"ve ever done."

Again, this is an actress who starred on a TV show that ran for 10 seasons.

"It"s the most challenging thing I"ve ever done because it consists of working with a group of people in a way that is totally interdependent."

She tries to define what she means by that.

"Meaning: we"re all working together and no one is ever punished and no one is ever told that they"re wrong and they"re bad."

That seems at odds with everything that we"ve heard about NXIVM.

"The most important thing in working for Jness is relationships in Jness."

That"s something that you"d expect to hear from a cult member about a cult. If somebody"s discouraged from having close friends who aren"t part of their religion or self-help group, something is wrong.

"And I"m not used to that, I"m used to the objective being met, I"m used to having, like, strict hard fast deadlines and lots of fear and punishment if I don"t get it right."

What does she mean by "lots of fear and punishment," exactly? Was there some scary stuff going on behind the scenes on Smallville if actors forgot their lines? We somehow doubt it.

"And in working for Jness, there isn"t any of that, so it comes purely from a place of self-motivation and self-direction."

Again, part of the recent allegations is a claim that "slaves" who fail to properly obey Allison Mack are subjected to corporal punishment.

The creepy, cult-like language increases … in fact, Allison Mack is starting to feel a lot like NXIVM"s answer to Scientology"s golden boy, Tom Cruise.

"And that is really difficult. But I would say that working for Jness is the most satisfying and purposeful thing that I"ve ever done. Watching the women who are in Jness completely transform and evolve in a way that is so pure is such a privilege."

Now, talking about "transforming" is innocuous on its own, as lots of people talk about that when they talk about improving their lives.

But using the word "pure" in this context is … a red flag. It"s just creepy language that"s probably been repeated over and over.

"And really literally seeing people"s life paths completely turn … where in one moment, they felt that this was all that they had and all that they could do, and all of a sudden they come through Jness and they start working with us and in our community."

When someone is branded, fearful of punishment, and subjected to a starvation diet, we"d imagine that they do seem to "change" pretty suddenly.

"It"s like a whole "nother life is born out of their new experience of themselves. And that"s an incredibly satisfying, gratifying thing to do."

"I think it"s challenging because I think Jness is an organization that looks to all participants to be 100% responsible for themselves and for their lives, so it makes it hard to blame people for mistakes that are made when you"re always looking at your own responsibility and participation in the situation."

That is barely intelligible.

"But that"s just hard for my ego and my pride."

It sounds like Allison Mack has been told that some of her original thoughts are just the products of ego and pride and need to be suppressed for her own well-being. That"s just a guess, though.

"Once I started the program I realized what I was looking for wasn’t a relationship, it was an experience about myself and in my life."

Well, allegedly seeking out sex partners and ordering them to Keith Raniere"s bed, which is what the claims say is one of her responsibilities, sure sounds like an experience.

"And once I  understand how to have that experience about myself and in my life for me, then I can have the relationship I want or not, but I’m okay in either circumstance."

That"s just an overly complicated way of saying "I need to know myself before I date," but … there seems to be a lot more behind the scenes.

"Going forward into my life from this place with that recognition I feel like the possibilities are endless and there’s no fear of shooting what I want for ideally, there’s not reason to settle because any way I look at it I’m going to be good, and that’s awesome."

If you"re noticing that she"s using words and phrases in strange ways, a lot of cults have insulated language habits that they use to exclude outsiders, reinforce their ideas, and forge a sense of belonging.

"We have a much more joyful and a much more efficient existence."

Yeah, that sounds like a line that aliens would say right before they extract your brain.

"Working for Jness is grounding and satisfying and humbling and wonderful."

Again, we don"t think that Allison Mack is deliberately behaving in a predatory manner.

There"s nothing sinister to her intentions.

Accusations suggest that she was recruited at a vulnerable point in her life and probably started off in the "normal" self-help parts of NXIVM, and it"s claimed that she was gradually brainwashed like the others — and, because of her celebrity status, promoted.

As you"ll see in this video, though she"s always been a slender gal, Allison Mack looks shockingly gaunt.

We"re not body-shaming her or concern-trolling, we"re just alarmed by the starvation diets that have been reported to go on within NXIVM. It"s claimed that Allison Mack consumes only 500 to 800 calories a day.

Though Allison Mack is accused of perpetrating abuse to other cult members, we have to wonder where — after brainwashing — accountability begins and ends.

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Allison Mack: Accused of High Rank in Self-Help Slave Cult

Well, this is completely bonkers. But also a pretty serious 

Do you remember that story about the self-help group having a cult where women are branded with the cult leader’s initials?

Well, Smallville actress Allison Mack is now accused of being one of the highest ranking members of that cult. Which is actually super serious.

Allison Mack is an actress whom you probably recognize.

She was a main character on Smallville, the Superman prequel TV series that ran for, and this is neither a joke nor an exaggeration, ten seasons.

Before she played Chloe, Clark Kent’s high school classmate and friend, Allison Mack started off doing commercials as a child.

She got her first big break as an actress when she played a teenager on the Christian family drama 7th Heaven, portraying a self-injuring teenager.

(That 7th Heaven thing involves a weird coincidence and we’ll come back to that)

More recently, Allison Mack had a recurring role on Wilfred. She’s also done voice work for DC animated films, just in the past several years.

The fact that she’s a familiar face to so many makes these accusations against her shocking.

When the NXIVM story broke, there was zero mention of Allison Mack.

The New York Times published a stunning expose of NXIVM and their alleged sex cult.

A woman interviewed described how she had left the organization, which is ostensibly a self-help group (and has been characterized as a pyramid scheme in the past), after being held down and branded.

Yes, branded — like the thing that they do to cattle-thieves in cowboy movies. The thing with a hot iron. being pressed into someone’s skin until the burn is so thorough that the mark is permanent.

(In the case of NXIVM, a doctor is accused of giving the brands with a cauterizing tool … which, to be clear, is not better)

The brands, by the way, are of the cult founder’s initials.

So, yes, we’d leave and tell everything, too — even though this alleged sex cult apparently forces all of its members to sign non-disclosure forms and requires inductees to turn over nude, potentially embarrassing photos that could be used as blackmail.

There are an estimated 16,000 members of NXIVM, but most of them are involved in the self-help side of things. They take “success classes,” which basically sounds like the sort of “give us money and obey us and you’ll succeed” nonsense that you’d expect from the Church of Scientology.

But NXVIUM allegedly has a dark side — a sex cult known as DOS (believed to stand for the Latin phrase, dominus obsequious sororium, meaning “master over the slave women”).

Within this cult, these “slaves” each report to their “master” in a pyramid reaching up to NXIVM’s founder, Keith Raniere.

The women within this hierarchy are said to go on starvation diets, take cold showers, and send their “masters” regular nudes. As part of this, they leave friends and even family behind and devote themselves to this cult.

These serious allegations involve a lot of brainwashing, folks. Also, corporal punishment inflicted upon women who fail to meet expectations.

Reportedly, Allison Mack is part of this cult.

And she is very near the head of it, reporting directly to Keith Raniere.

According to these reports, women who fail to obey Allison Mack are beaten with a paddle, and she is responsible for selecting Keith’s sexual partners as well as doing “normal” recruiting for the cult.

But it’s not all fun and dominion for Allison Mack, who is described as “both perpetrator and victim.”

She, too, has to stay as thin as possible — consuming as little as 500 to 800 calories per day and running 40 miles a week.

It is believed that she was a prize addition to Raniere’s cult because, as a celebrity, she added a degree of polish to Raniere’s image and to his organization.

No one accuses Allison Mack of setting out to do all of this, though — it’s believed that she was brainwashed, just like the many other victims.

Allison Mack’s representative is “passing” on responding to questions, which is … really not a good thing.

These are damning accusations … but we have to bring up something that immediately jumped out at us.

Andrew Keegan is known for being a cult leader. Before that, though, he was an actor — he was in 10 Things I Hate About You and had a recurring role on 7th Heaven.

And we all know what 7th Heaven‘s lead actor, Stephen Collins, has been accused of.

So we have to ask … why is the common point for a cult leader, a high-ranking cult member, and an accused child-molester the same TV series?

And how did Jessica Biel turn out so normal?

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Packers" Geronimo Allison -- Cops Release Pot Pics ... Fatty Burbatty Blunts (PHOTO GALLERY)

TMZ Sports has obtained photos of the blunts that got Green Bay Packers WR Geronimo Allison arrested back in September … and we gotta say, dude needs some work on his rolling skills.  Allison was pulled over for speeding in Wisconsin back on…

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Allison Williams, Star Of HBO"s Girls, Weds Boyfriend Of Three Years In Unexpected, Star-Studded Wyoming Ceremony!

So happy for the couple!

Allison Williams, the star of HBO‘s Girls, and Ricky Van Veen wed in an unexpected, star-studded ceremony on Saturday in Wyoming!

[ Photos: Allison Williams & The Girls Are Headed To The Simpsons! ]

The two, who had been dating for three years and were engaged in February, had kept their wedding plans pretty quiet right up until now.

The event was an affair for the stars, with Katy Perry, John Mayer, Bruce Springsteen, Andy Cohen, Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson, and Lena Dunham in attendance at the wedding on the frontier!

Ch-ch-check out an adorable pic of the couple on their wedding day (below) via Instagram:

9.19.15 Dress by @oscar.de.la.renta Photo by @christianothstudioA photo posted by Allison Williams (@aw) on Sep 20, 2015 at 12:05am PDT

Stunning!!! Williams wore a handmade couture gown made by Oscar de la Renta — not exactly roughing it out on the Great Plains of Wyoming!! LOLz.

We’re very happy for the couple!

[Image via Alberto Reyes/WENN.]

Allison Williams Married Ricky Van Veen!

A Girl has been made into an honest woman.

Allison Williams married Ricky Van Veen on Saturday evening, wearing a dress by Oscar de la Renta and exchanging vows Brush Creek Ranch in Saratoga, Wyoming.

According to People Magazine, well-known names in attendance included Lena Dunham, Jemima Kirke, Zosia Mamet, Katy Perry, John Mayer and Seth Meyers.

We’re gonna go out on a limb and assume Allison’s famous father was also on hand.

Williams and Van Veen, who met through mutual friends, dated for over three years prior to the latter shocking the former with a proposal in February 2014.

The gorgeous actress has said in the past that she’s “obsessed” with her engagement ring and also that she’s excited to start a family.

I want to “create a career I can walk away from and become a mom,” Williams once told Glamour.

We send the newlyweds all of our best wishes!

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