Bonnie Piesse, who starred in two "Star Wars" films before joining the controversial self-help group, has now been cast in the upcoming Disney+ spinoff series.
Dr. Danielle Roberts defended branding Lauren Salzman, Sarah Edmondson, and India Oexenberg, claiming the women asked for the markings to be burned into their skin.
Despite his wish to remain in Brooklyn lockup, alleged cult leader Keith Raniere has been transferred to USP Tuscon, which once housed Elizabeth Smart kidnapper Brian David Mitchell.
Keith Raniere was found huddled in a closet of an exclusive Mexico resort after leaving one of his most devoted female followers to face armed law enforcement officers on her own.
One of the most disturbing revelations about NXIVM's inner sex cult was the ritual branding of female "slaves." Now that most of those women, like India Oxenberg, have reclaimed their lives, will they have to carry that mark with them for the rest of their lives?
“In every aspect of his conduct, Mr. Raniere has acted like the law does not apply to him,” the judge said before handing down Keith Raniere's prison sentence.
India Oxenberg said that she had been indoctrinated so thoroughly throughout her time in NXIVM that she couldn't recognize the red flags around being made to serve her DOS "masters."