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Topics: Celebrity, Crime, Film and TV, Podcast
Callum Jones
Topics: Celebrity, Crime, Film and TV, Podcast
Allison Mack has detailed her current financial situation after being released from prison early in July 2023.
It was back in 2021 when the disgraced actor pleaded guilty to seven charges including racketeering and racketeering conspiracy after she'd manipulated women into becoming sex slaves for Nxivm cult leader Keith Raniere.
The organization marketed itself as a self-help support network, but was soon revealed to be a dangerous pyramid scheme, which ultimately saw Raniere sentenced to 120 years in prison for his crimes.
Mack, meanwhile, was released over two years ago after serving just 21 months of her sentence.
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The Smallville actor is now trying to put the past behind her, and touched on her financial situation since being released on an episode of the Inside of You podcast with Michael Rosenbaum.
"I have moments where I'm like, 'Man, this is hard.' Because I lost everything," Mack said. "I lost everything.
"I have residuals, which is amazing. And [that] has afforded me a lot of freedom, but it's not what I used to have."
"Yeah, for all those years—you were on Smallville for ten years—and probably, every cent was gone," Rosenbaum then said, to which Mack confirmed.
Recalling how things are now compared to how they were in the past, Mack said: "I used to ride my bike to and from school, and I didn't have my own bike, so I borrowed my mom's bike. And I remember biking uphill to school, thinking, 'Maybe for Christmas this year, I'll get my own bike.’”
As a result of her conviction, Mack's acting career seems to be over, so she's decided to take improv classes because she is missing working in the industry.
"It's really nice to act without having to worry about what I look like," Mack explained. "It's really nice to act without having to worry about whether or not I'm gonna get a callback. Like, just to act for fun. It's just so fun to do."
Mack has since opened up on her experience in a seven-part podcast series with CBC, titled Allison After NXIVM.
The former actor said that she 'capitalized on the things that I had', including her celebrity status, which she said was 'a power tool that I had to get people to do what I wanted'.
If you've been affected by any of the issues in this article, you can contact The National Sexual Assault Hotline on 800.656.HOPE (4673), available 24/7. Or you can chat online via online.rainn.org