
Allison Mack – the former actress best known for her role as Chloe Sullivan on Smallville – made headlines several years ago when her involvement with a far-reaching cult was revealed. The group in question was NXIVM, a sex-trafficking organization founded by Keith Raniere in 1998. Mack became a high-ranking member and was arrested and charged with various offenses, before beginning her prison stint in 2021. Now, Mack is shedding light on her duties within the cult and the impact those responsibilities had on her.
The 43-year-old Wilfred alum’s account of her experiences with the cult is being chronicled in a seven-part limited series podcast called Allison After NXIVM. As part of the show, Mack took part in conversations with Vanity Fair correspondent Vanessa Grigoriadis as well as her podcasting partner, Natalie Robehmed. During the talks, Mack gets candid about having been tasked by Keith Raniere to recruit other young women to their cause. On the podcast, Mack describes herself as the link between Raniere and the victims: