Han Hak-ja, the 82-year-old leader of the Unification Church and widow of its founder Moon Sun-myung, is back in the headlines. She faces a major bribery and lobbying scandal in Korea, while her movement confronts a historic court-ordered dissolution in…[Continue Reading...]
“Allison After NXIVM” — the podcast featuring “Smallville” star Allison Mack, who became both a perpetrator and victim within Keith Raniere’s NXIVM sex cult — concludes on Dec. 15 with the release of its seventh and final episode. The podcast,…[Continue Reading...]
The bribery trial of Unification Church leader Han Hak-ja began on Monday in South Korea. Han, 82, is accused of offering luxury gifts, including Chanel handbags, a diamond necklace, and wild ginseng, to former First Lady Kim Keon Hee in…[Continue Reading...]
A British neo-Nazi fanatic who led a Hitler-worshipping cult and penned his own ‘White Man’s Bible’ calling for race war is about to be sprung early under a government scheme to ease jail overcrowding. Hitler Devotee Behind Bars for Inciting…[Continue Reading...]
Lauren Salzman didn’t have long as an adult before she became part of NXIVM, the self-help sex cult led by Keith Raniere. She had only graduated college a couple months before her mother, Nancy Salzman, brought her into the group.…[Continue Reading...]
A tragic story has emerged from the notorious ‘Children of God’ cult, infamous for its abusive and cruel practices. Serena Kelly, born into this cult, lost her chance at a normal life even before birth. The cult, known for its…[Continue Reading...]
The founder of a religious sect has been granted bail after he allegedly told a nine-year-old girl it was her mission to have sex with him. William Kamm, known to his followers as 'Little Pebble', is accused alongside his wife…[Continue Reading...]
Michail Chkhikvishvili, a self-described cult leader who called himself “Commander Butcher”, did not look like a Hollywood vision of a contemporary terrorist, despite the bizarre, almost made-for-TV extremist actions he planned, such as having people dressed as Santa Claus hand…[Continue Reading...]
“I got slapped with reality,” a 32-year-old Carlos Santana told Rolling Stone in 1980. Ironically, he wasn’t referring to the moment he broke ties with the controversial Indian spiritual leader Sri Chinmoy; that would come a year later. Instead, the…[Continue Reading...]
Smallville fans still remember Allison Mack as the energetic and loyal Chloe Sullivan. Who could forget her? She was the young teen who secretly fell in love with Clark Kent before he was Superman. Now at 43, she’s speaking about…[Continue Reading...]
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