A judge ordered "Smallville" actress Allison Mack not to talk to her sex cult friends

"Smallville" actress and alleged sex trafficker Allison Mack can’t talk to any of the people in the alleged sex cult she reportedly helped build, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday.

The judge also set her bail at $5 million during the hearing for Mack, who was arrested on Friday on sex trafficking charges. She was placed under house arrest at her parents’ home in California, pending her trial in New York, after her mother put up her house as collateral for the bail.

Prosecutors say Mack played a central role in recruiting members for Nxivm (pronounced “nexium”), a “professional development” organization that is also, according to prosecutors, a notorious sex cult centered around its leader, Keith Raniere. He was arrested in March after being apprehended in Mexico.

Prosecutors say Raniere kept women as sex slaves and branded them with his own initials, a practice that was reported by the New York Times in October.

Both Mack and Raniere have pleaded not guilty to the sex trafficking and forced labor charges.

It’s looking increasingly likely that Mack will cut a deal and flip on Raniere. Since her arrest, the defense and prosecution have been “engaged in plea negotiations, which they believe are likely to result in a disposition of this case without trial,” according to a court filing submitted Friday.

In the wake of Mack's arrest, Clare Bronfman, an heir to the Seagram’s liquor empire, is rumored to be running the Nxivm operation. The cult is apparently jam-packed with famous and semi-famous members, including “Battlestar Galactica” actresses Nicki Clyne and Grace Park, and India Oxenberg, the daughter of “Dynasty” star Catherine Oxenberg.

Before her arrest, Mack made no secret of her recruiting efforts, repeatedly tweeting propaganda at social media influencers like Emma Watson and Teen Vogue editor Samhita Mukhopadhyay.

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