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Allison Mack Says Kristin Kreuk Introduced Her to NXIVM, Admits Abusing Power in New Podcast

The former Smallville actor, released from prison in 2023, gives her first detailed account of recruiting for Keith Raniere.

Overview

  • On CBC's Allison After NXIVM, Mack recounts that Smallville co-star Kristin Kreuk encouraged her to take courses and brought her into the group.
  • Mack acknowledges she was abusive, describing herself as mean and forceful, and says she leveraged her celebrity to recruit women.
  • She describes pressuring a woman to have sex with Keith Raniere by framing it as necessary for growth and warning of consequences for refusal.
  • Mack says she also slept with Raniere after he told her it would help her process childhood sexual exploitation.
  • Kreuk has said she left years earlier and denies recruiting or illegal activity; Mack pleaded guilty in 2021 and was released in 2023, while Raniere is serving a 120-year sentence.