Allison Mack reveals moment she realised ‘slave master’ sex cult took ‘dark turn’ in new interview
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Former Smallville star Allison Mack has opened up about the moment she realised she was ‘in too deep’ in the NXIVM cult.
The 43-year-old was a prominent figure in the New York-based organisation led by Keith Raniere, which recruited people under the guise of offering self-help, as well as personal and professional development.
Allison Mack reveals moment she realised ‘slave master’ sex cult took ‘dark turn’ in new interview
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Updated 08:24 19 Nov 2025 GMT
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Allison Mack reveals moment she realised ‘slave master’ sex cult took ‘dark turn’ in new interview
The former Smallville star has reflected on her role in the ‘insidious little community’ known as the NXIVM cult
Olivia Burke
Olivia Burke
Warning: This article contains discussion of sexual assault which some readers may find distressing.
Former Smallville star Allison Mack has opened up about the moment she realised she was ‘in too deep’ in the NXIVM cult.
The 43-year-old was a prominent figure in the New York-based organisation led by Keith Raniere, which recruited people under the guise of offering self-help, as well as personal and professional development.
But the reality of NXIVM was a lot darker – as young women were horrifically ‘branded’ by the so-called ‘slave masters’ and forced to have sex with Raniere.
Mack used her celebrity status to entice people to join the group and due to her vast involvement, she ended up serving time in prison.
The 65-year-old, who was referred to as ‘Vanguard’ by his followers in NXIVM, was ultimately sentenced to 120 years in prison.
Mack has been speaking out about her pivotal role in the cult in recent weeks, confessing that she used her fame as ‘a power tool to get people to do what she wanted’.
And in a new interview, she has discussed how she was ‘manipulated’ into doing Raniere’s bidding and how she has since struggled with the feeling that she is the ‘worst human being on the planet’.
During an appearance on Inside of You with Michael Rosenbaum, Mack was quizzed about the moment she realised she was ‘in too deep’.
“I was involved for 12 years,” the Germany-born star said. “And stuff didn’t start to get really dysfunctional and illegal until the eighth or ninth year that I was involved.
“So, it was like a very stereotypical – now that I look back on it – grooming process that happened over a period of time.”
She compared her ascension into the cult to an ‘abusive relationship’ she had previously been in, saying: “It was a different form of an abusive relationship, where you make a decision to justify something that is a big deal at the time, but you’re like, ‘Oh, okay. I can figure out how to make this okay in my head’. And then, that becomes okay and normal.
“And so then the next thing that happens that’s extreme, you justify and figure out how to make it okay and normal. Then all of a sudden, you’re doing something totally different than what you ever expected yourself to do.”
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