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Old 03-13-20, 08:46 PM
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Re: Smallville's Allison Mack has been identified as a high-ranking member of a sex cult

I did listen to Routh. Also gave both Zach Levi episodes a go as well as Stephen Amell. Between those four, they're pretty heavy in regards to discussion. Lots of rough childhoods, broken homes, and therapy sessions. I need to get to Tom Welling next.

My favorite thus far was the first I listened to. Dominic Monaghan and Billy Boyd. It was just lighthearted entertainment. Lots of LOTR stories and they're best friends and it comes across in the interview. Just all around fun.
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Old 08-03-20, 05:19 PM
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Re: Smallville's Allison Mack has been identified as a high-ranking member of a sex cult

If you want to go even further down the rabbit hole, the financial backers connected to NXIVM, the wealthy Bronfman family, have connections to Jeffrey Epstein.
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Clare Bronfman was sentenced to 6-3/4 years in prison. She was the major source of capital behind the cult. With hundreds of millions of dollars at her disposal, I expected her to get a lot less prison time.
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Nxivm leader Keith Raniere sentenced to 120 years in prison
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He got off light.
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Re: Smallville's Allison Mack has been identified as a high-ranking member of a sex cult

So there's two different streaming docu-series about the cult, am I right? Recommendations pro or con on either one?
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Re: Smallville's Allison Mack has been identified as a high-ranking member of a sex cult

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So there's two different streaming docu-series about the cult, am I right? Recommendations pro or con on either one?
I am enjoying The Vow on HBO. Made by a documentarian who was heavily involved with NXIVM and a close friend of Keith. He recorded all his calls so you get a lot of information as it happened as opposed to just talking heads recalling events
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Re: Smallville's Allison Mack has been identified as a high-ranking member of a sex cult

Mack was sentenced to three years in federal prison:
https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/all...re-1235008085/
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I get that her testimony helped convict others but wasn't she really really high up there? Three years seems like nothing.
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Typical celeb sentence, but maybe she can actually be rehabilitated/de-programmed in that time.
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She got really lucky with only getting three years if she does the entire three years.
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Re: Smallville's Allison Mack has been identified as a high-ranking member of a sex cult

Originally Posted by Michael Corvin View Post
Typical celeb sentence, but maybe she can actually be rehabilitated/de-programmed in that time.
Cute female? Check
white? Check
Celebrity? Check

She hit the trifecta for a light prison sentence.
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Cute female? Check
white? Check
Celebrity? Check

She hit the trifecta for a light prison sentence.
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Considering her large role in these crimes - AM's sentence of three years is a slap on the fucking wrist, and she may not even serve the entire three years. Unfortunately, I'm not at all surprised.
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Yeah that an absurdly light sentence given her culpability in these heinous crimes. I hate this outcome almost as much as I hate myself for still being attracted to her.
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Yeah, it's really weird. She was so "girl next door" cute that it's hard to wrap your head around her being a ringleader in a rapey sex cult that branded people. She looked like that girl you wanted to date when you were in high school, but she was sweet and nice she was intimidating.



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Re: Smallville's Allison Mack has been identified as a high-ranking member of a sex cult

Originally Posted by Michael Corvin View Post
Typical celeb sentence, but maybe she can actually be rehabilitated/de-programmed in that time.
If she was a male I'm not sure we'd be thinking of her being de-programmed....
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Re: Smallville's Allison Mack has been identified as a high-ranking member of a sex cult

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If she was a male I'm not sure we'd be thinking of her being de-programmed....
Agreed, they'd throw the book at her (him?). That said, this is federal prison, which on average means you serve 85% of the sentence according to Google, so that's about 2 1/2 years. They usually give credit for "time served" so I don't know if she has been incarcerated this whole time or not.
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Re: Smallville's Allison Mack has been identified as a high-ranking member of a sex cult

Didn't she plead guilty and testify against others? Surely she got some sort of deal.
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.....so I don't know if she has been incarcerated this whole time or not.
I believe AM has been out on bond prior to this sentencing, so I don't think she's done any time beforehand. But, I haven't been following the case as closely as some.

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Didn't she plead guilty and testify against others? Surely she got some sort of deal.
I think that's right. It seems she "rolled over" on others so she could get a deal & a lighter sentence.
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Re: Smallville's Allison Mack has been identified as a high-ranking member of a sex cult

Did she bronze her feet?

Originally Posted by Josh-da-man View Post
Yeah, it's really weird. She was so "girl next door" cute that it's hard to wrap your head around her being a ringleader in a rapey sex cult that branded people. She looked like that girl you wanted to date when you were in high school, but she was sweet and nice she was intimidating.


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Re: Smallville's Allison Mack has been identified as a high-ranking member of a sex cult

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I get that her testimony helped convict others but wasn't she really really high up there? Three years seems like nothing.
I know in terms of prison sentences "three years seems like nothing," but consider this...we just went through a pandemic where most things were shut down for a little over a year. Now imagine if that had gone on for three years. Three years is a long time to be in prison if you're actually doing the time.
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Originally Posted by Shannon Nutt View Post
I know in terms of prison sentences "three years seems like nothing," but consider this...we just went through a pandemic where most things were shut down for a little over a year. Now imagine if that had gone on for three years. Three years is a long time to be in prison if you're actually doing the time.
Of course I wouldn't want to be in prison for even a month, and this being a federal sentence, meaning that it's not going to be commuted to 3 months or something, is good. But she was really really high up in the cult and they did a lot of damage for many many years, so three years does seem light to me. Again, I understand she helped the prosecution and all of that.
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Re: Smallville's Allison Mack has been identified as a high-ranking member of a sex cult

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Yeah that an absurdly light sentence given her culpability in these heinous crimes. I hate this outcome almost as much as I hate myself for still being attracted to her.
Don't feel bad, I still want to smash that Casey chick who killed her daughter in FL and the Arias chick who stabbed her BF in AZ.

We need a "She's a Criminal but I'm still attracted to her" thread in Other...

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