Overview
- Polanco made the comment during a conversation with fellow participant Shiky following a nominations episode, according to broadcast clips shared online.
- The short exchange was captured in a video that spread quickly on TikTok, prompting calls from viewers for her to elaborate on her experience.
- She did not specify when she was involved or what her role was, and media reports note she moved on to other topics without further explanation.
- NXIVM’s founder, Keith Raniere, was convicted in 2019 on charges including sex trafficking and racketeering and is serving a 120‑year sentence, with associates also prosecuted.
- Reporting notes the group operated in Mexico in the 2000s under Executive Success Programs, and Raniere was arrested in Puerto Vallarta in 2018 after earlier exposure by major U.S. media.