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International Business Times UK
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Ria Pathak

Who Is Nicole Daedone? 'Orgasm Cult' Leader Once Endorsed by Gwyneth Paltrow Sentenced to 9 Years in Prison

One Taste founder and leader Nicole Daedone (in beige clothes). (Credit: Instagram/Nicole Daedone)

Nicole Daedone, the controversial founder of wellness company OneTaste, has been sentenced to nine years in federal prison — bringing a dramatic end to a years-long case that transformed a once buzzy 'female empowerment' brand into a criminal prosecution centred on coercion and exploitation.

Daedone, whose teachings on 'orgasmic meditation' once drew attention from celebrities like Gwyneth Paltrow, was convicted of running what prosecutors described as a forced labour scheme that targeted vulnerable women under the guise of healing and personal growth.

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