A HOLLYWOOD actress is among 70 to 80 women “trapped” in a terrifying secret cult in which members are blackmailed, branded and beaten with paddles, according to the group’s former publicist.
Frank Parlato claims the women feel they cannot leave the cult – after leaders allegedly brainwashed them into handing over nude photos and confessions as “collateral” to prove their lifelong loyalty to the group.
It comes just days after Dynasty actress Catherine Oxenberg, who claims the group has brainwashed her young daughter India, met with prosecutors in New York and presented evidence against alleged cult leader Keith Raniere, Page Six reported.
Parlato, who was the first to make claims about the cult’s allegedly sordid activities on his website The Frank Report, told Sun Online that the women – apparently including India – are terrified to break free from the cult fearing their secrets will be made public if they ever leave.
NXIVM claims to be a self-help group but Parlato says there is a secret dark side to the organisation.