{"id":574848,"date":"2021-06-27T12:05:37","date_gmt":"2021-06-27T16:05:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=574848"},"modified":"2021-06-27T12:05:39","modified_gmt":"2021-06-27T16:05:39","slug":"former-smallville-actress-speaks-out-before-sentencing-for-role-in-sex-cult-biggest-mistake-and-regret-of-my-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-smallville-actress-speaks-out-before-sentencing-for-role-in-sex-cult-biggest-mistake-and-regret-of-my-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Former \u2018Smallville\u2019 Actress Speaks Out Before Sentencing For Role In Sex Cult: \u2018Biggest Mistake And Regret Of My Life\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">38<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fformer-smallville-actress-speaks-out-before-sentencing-for-role-in-sex-cult-biggest-mistake-and-regret-of-my-life%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=574848&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-954632818.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>Allison Mack, best known for playing Chloe Sullivan on \u201cSmallville,\u201d is about to be sentenced for her role in recruiting and blackmailing women into joining the NXIVM sex cult.<\/p>\n<p>In a letter to the court, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/news\/general-news\/allison-mack-speaks-out-days-before-sentencing-nxivm-cult-1234974428\/\">obtained<\/a> by The Hollywood Reporter, Mack addressed \u201cthose who have been harmed by my actions,\u201d apologizing for what she had done.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is now of paramount importance for me to say, from the bottom of my heart, I am so sorry,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI threw myself into the teachings of Keith Raniere with everything I had,\u201d she added. \u201cI believed, whole-heartedly, that his mentorship was leading me to a better, more enlightened version of myself. I devoted my loyalty, my resources, and, ultimately, my life to him. This was the biggest mistake and regret of my life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mack added that she would dedicate the rest of her life to undoing the harm her actions have caused.<\/p>\n<p>Her attorneys argued in a memo that the actress be spared prison time because she has recognized that she \u201ccommitted grievous wrongs and that she has earned her punishment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat is made clear by Ms. Mack\u2019s plea allocution, her decision to cooperate completely and fully with the government, and is further underscored in her letter to this Court as well as her efforts to demonstrate her remorse to the public generally and more specifically to those she harmed. There is thus no need to impose an additional sentence of incarceration on Ms. Mack to achieve specific deterrence,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>THR reported that \u201cMack was arrested in 2018 and charged with sex trafficking, sex trafficking conspiracy and forced labor conspiracy.\u201d The Daily Wire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/breaking-smallville-actress-allison-mack-pleads-amanda-prestigiacomo\">reported<\/a> in 2019 that Mack pleaded guilty to manipulating women into joining the cult and becoming sex slaves for its leader, Keith Raniere.<\/p>\n<p>Mack said at the time that Raniere told her to obtain \u201ccompromising information and images\u201d for two women in order to threaten them into performing \u201cacts of love\u201d with Raniere.<\/p>\n<p>The Associated Press <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/6cfea4d3f5d642e1bc11da464bb99930?utm_medium=AP&#038;utm_source=Twitter&#038;utm_campaign=SocialFlow\">reported<\/a> in 2019: \u201cCourt papers allege NXIVM formed a secret society of women who were branded with Raniere\u2019s initials and forced to have sex with him. Defense attorneys have insisted any relationship between Raniere and the alleged victims, including an unidentified actress and other women expected to testify against him at trial, was consensual.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Raniere was sentenced to 120 years in prison for his crimes.<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire previously reported on messages Mack sent to \u201cHarry Potter\u201d actress Emma Watson and singer Kelly Clarkson, in what appeared to be attempts to recruit them into NXIVM. As The Daily Wire reported:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"23\">\n<p><em>For example, Mack tweeted messages to Watson on two occasions in 2016, appealing to the \u201cHarry Potter\u201d star\u2019s noted feminist sensibilities.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI\u2019m a fellow actress like yourself &#038; involved in an amazing women\u2019s movement I think you\u2019d dig. I\u2019d love to chat if you\u2019re open,\u201d posted Mack.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Another tweet from the actress directed at Watson read, \u201cI participate in a unique human development &#038; women\u2019s movement I\u2019d love to tell you about. As a fellow actress I can relate so well to your vision and what you want to see in the world. I think we could work together. Let me know if you\u2019re willing to chat.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Addressing Clarkson in 2013, Mack tweeted, \u201cI heard through the grapevine that you\u2019re a fan of Smallville. I\u2019m a fan of yours as well! I\u2019d love to chat sometime.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Mack is supposed to be sentenced on June 30.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a<\/em>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Allison Mack, best known for playing Chloe Sullivan on \u201cSmallville,\u201d is about to be sentenced for her role in recruiting and blackmailing women into joining the NXIVM sex cult.In a &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2281450,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-954632818.jpg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"Former \u2018Smallville\u2019 Actress Speaks Out Before Sentencing For Role In Sex Cult: \u2018Biggest Mistake And Regret Of My Life\u2019","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-574848","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-954632818.jpg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"Former \u2018Smallville\u2019 Actress Speaks Out Before Sentencing For Role In Sex Cult: \u2018Biggest Mistake And Regret Of My Life\u2019","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/574848","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=574848"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/574848\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2281450"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=574848"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=574848"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=574848"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}