Allison Mack, Former ‘Smallville’ Star,โข Details NXIVM Involvement adn Life Afterโข Prison in New Podcast
Allison Mack, the actress bestโค known for her role on the television series “Smallville,” is speaking publicly โฃfor the firstโค time about her involvement in the NXIVM cult and โher experiences since โคbeing released from prison. In a newโ podcast series,”Allison After NXIVM,” an installment of CBC’s “Uncover,” Mack โaddresses her role in the organization and its secretive โฃsubgroup DOS,where women were branded wiht the initials of NXIVM leader keith Raniere and subjected to coercive โcontrol and sexual abuse.
Mack, who was consideredโ a “master” within DOS, tasked with recruiting and controlling other women, โขwasโฃ sentenced to three yearsโ in federal prison in 2021 andโ released in 2023. She acknowledges the truth of the allegations against her,stating,”100% all those allegations are true,” but alsoโ asserts she acted with a desire for personalโ and collective growth. “Both of those things are โคtrue about me,” she says in the podcast.
“I definitely recognize and admit that I was abusingโ myโค power,” Mack admits. “But I also can’t negateโ the fact that there was a part of โme that was altruistic and was desperate toโ help people. [I] wanted to be better, and I was willing to do anything to โbe better in myself andโ to help other people be better.”
As her release, Mack has been pursuing a master’s degree in social work and exploring PhDโค programs in expressive arts therapy. She is currently working at a nonprofit bringing creative โขarts programs to prisons. she โrecently married Frank Meeink, a former neo-Nazi who now advocates for racial diversity and acceptance, after meeting him at a dog park in 2023 and now goes by Allison Meeink.
The podcast originated after Mack reached out to journalist Vanessa Grigoriadis, who had previously interviewed Mack before her arrest, hoping to share her story. Grigoriadis serves as an executive producer on the series.
The NXIVM case has garnered significant media attention, previously explored in the HBO documentary series “The Vow” and the Starz series “Seduced: Inside the NXIVM Cult.” Raniere is currently serving a 120-year sentence after beingโฃ convicted ofโฃ sex-traffickingโ and other charges.