Clare and Sara allegedly also used Raniere’s influence to make multiple lucrative real estate deals, and have been accused of using their influence to silence NXIVM critics.The bookkeeper of NXIVM had initially displayed extreme loyalty to Raniere and NXIVM during a preliminary trial. The NXIVM cult used a series of psychologically powerful concepts to brainwash a number of famous celebrities into joining their ranks. On the premise of offering self-improvement courses, federal officials say Raniere recruited several influential and wealthy personalities into NXIVM.A trained practitioner of hypnotism and neuro-linguistic programming, Seagram heiress Clare Bronfman; her sister, Sara; and their father, the late Edgar Bronfman Sr. joined the group in the early ‘00s. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)The New York native was born to a New York City advertiser and a ballroom dance instructor. When he Bouchey dated Raniere for nearly nine years before leaving the group in 2009. But the controversial cult Nxivm has also attracted many rich and famous followers over the years.Formerly known as Executive Success Programs, Nxivm is the brainchild of Keith Raniere, who was just arrested in Mexico on sex trafficking charges. From a Smallville actress turned alleged top recruiter to heiresses and billionaires, the cult Nxivm has cycled through a host of famous and influential followers.. The company has been widely described as a cult, and is alleged to have been a recruiting platform for a secret society (variously called "DOS" or "The Vow") in which women were branded and forced into sexual slavery. As The Daily Beast Salinas is listed as “VP Ethics” on Executive Success Programs’ While Raniere appears to have long courted wealthy and high-profile followers, there’s a wide range of involvement, from those who took Executive Success Programs to long-term believers who are alleged to have been involved in Raniere’s more nefarious machinations. Sir Richard believed the booking was for Sara Bronfman’s family and friends.The booking was not in the NXIVM name and Raniere was not listed as a guest on the island.”While the Dalai Lama did initially cancel his visit, according to a 2010 Although the aforementioned Bronfman sisters may not be Raniere’s most A-list associates, various reports have made them out to be an invaluable resource to Raniere. She later got Clare into the organization.

Its founder, Keith Raniere, was just arrested in Mexico. Actress Allison Mack leaves the Brooklyn Federal Courthouse with her lawyers after a court appearance surrounding the alleged sex cult NXIVM on February 06, 2019 in New York City.

We’ve all heard about former Smallville actress Allison Mack’s involvement with the cult, but the list of celebrities involved with NXIVM doesn’t stop there. She Together with her mother, prosecutors say Lauren recruited women into the group under the guise of providing effective women empowerment classes. She also allegedly lured many victims to the group.Hollywood cinematographer Mark Vicente was a loyal follower of Raniere who rose through the ranks of NXIVM over a span of 10 years. NXIVM is a self-described American multi-level marketing company based near Albany, New York, which offers personal and professional development seminars through its "Executive Success Programs". Together with Nancy Salzman, he founded NXIVM (pronounced “Nexium”), a multi-level marketing organization on the outside and alleged abusive sex cult on the inside. NXIVM cult: Who are all of the rumored celebrity members? After their personal and professional relationship ended, Natalie accused Raniere of harassing her with civil lawsuits. Together with Raniere and Nancy Salzman, she launched the group’s Executive Success Programs. She claims that when she first joined NXIVM, she was taken in by Raniere’s charisma and the self-help classes.

Despite the dark goings-on of the NXIVM cult, that isn’t what has piqued the curiosity of so many people.

Edgar later distanced himself from NXIVM and reportedly called it a cult. She has said she was unaware that it was a sex slave cult until the recent revelations.Shortly after Rochester native Natalie and her then-husband joined the group, she had grown closer to Raniere. Necker Island is available for hire by members of the public and Sara Bronfman hired Necker Island several years ago. NXIVM, pronounced NEKS-ee-əm, was a multi-level marketing company– which is just what people call their pyramid schemes.However, many have also classified this pyramid scheme as a cult. The Smallville actress-turned-unassuming top recruiter for Raniere joined NXIVM in 2006.She’s accused of pressuring several of Raniere’s “slaves” to have sexual relationships with him, branding them with his initials, and looking for celebrity members. He also expressed concern about the vast amounts of money his daughters were investing in Raniere’s group. Raniere’s conviction is the likely the final blow to NXIVM, a self-described self-help community that attracted heiresses and famous actresses but was described by a former member … According to reports, Lauren had even recruited the Canadian actress Sarah Edmondson, Lauren’s ex-best friend who later escaped the cult.Sara was the first of the Bronfmans to join NXIVM when she was introduced to it by her family friend. She moved to a place near him with her son and had separated from her husband before dating Raniere for eight years. Allison Mack, Born July 29, 1982. Along with Clare Bronfman, heiress of the Seagram’s liquor empire, Mack and other defendants were arrested last year and accused of having helped operate a criminal enterprise for self-help guru Keith Raniere, who has been charged with sex trafficking.