More Raniere weirdness, Nxivm in pop culture and anything else I didn’t know where else to put. As The Man With the Highest IQ once said “…the main thrust of this has been the oppression but really a different issue, which is hard for me to express.” Same Keith, same. Coming soon…
During a rewatch of all things Nxivm, I made revisions to my recaps.
Part 2 of “Crime and Punishment.” Post-verdict. The loyalists fight for their guru, Nancy grapples with her past, Keith does his usual bullshit and the judge delivers his sentence.
Part 1: Keith’s trial begins and his psychopathy is further exposed, Nancy offers insight to Allison, and the verdict is in.
Keith’s calculated predatory manipulations get further exposed in this episode.
Ex-girlfriend Lauren Salzman testifies about her 20 year relationship with Keith Raniere and it’s as shitty as you would expect. Nancy Salzman struggles with her denial and responsibility. Nicki Clyne, Michele Hatchette and Keith talk about The Brand.
We meet Isabella and Marc who got treatment for their Tourette’s through ESP, with mixed results. Nancy Salzman gives insight into her relationship with Keith Raniere. As much as she can at this point, anyway. Keith gives a demonstration of his idiocy.
We meet Keith Raniere’s number one enabler, co-creator of Nxivm/ESP and partner in crime (in a way) Nancy Salzman. The 1st day of trial begins and I analyze the paradoxical method of Keith’s manipulations.
We meet Keith Raniere loyalists, Nicki Clyne and Michelle Hatchette, ex-girlfriends of Keith’s Vero and Karen and lawyers for and against. And, as always, Keith offers some bullshit.
It’s going to get biblical. Keith Raniere has the audacity to bring up “Paradise Lost” like he’s actually read it. He discusses evil, because it's a subject of which he is very familiar. Finally, with the FBI closing in, he scurries off to Mexico, but it’s Game Over for Vanguard.
Misogynist thy name is Keith Raniere! Keith really lets his woman hating flag fly. It's a trip.
Keith Raniere’s opposition comes together to consolidate. We meet Toni Natalie, Keith’s ex-gf who knew him and Nancy Salzman, Keith’s partner in crime, from the early days. Toni shares her story of years of targeted harassment by Keith and his groupies.
The NYT article exposing Keith Raniere and the secret group DOS is published. We meet Barbara Bouchey, ex-member of ESP (ExSPian) and ex-girlfriend of Keith, who he exploited and then harassed. We also meet ExSPian Susan Dones who Keith went after, too. Catherine Oxenberg works with cult expert, Rick Ross.
Catherine Oxenberg and company go to the New York Times to expose Nxivm and Keith Raniere with the hope of getting the attention of the authorities. We also learn the countermeasures Nxivm and the wretched Bronfman sisters attempted to repair Keith’s shitty reputation.
We meet Catherine Oxenberg, whose daughter India is in the secret group DOS. We meet "Jane Doe" who shares her story of being in the group. Keith Raniere baits the line to catch Allison Mack.
Sarah Edmondson is starting to wake up. We meet Lauren Salzman, daughter of the co-head of Nxivm/ESP, who is only partially living in the same reality as the rest of us. We also meet Nippy Ames, Sarah's husband.
Bonnie Piesse and Mark Vicente share their experiences with ESP and Keith Raniere. And they explain the why, the when and the how of waking up and getting out of Dodge.
What is NXIVM? ESP? Is it really a sex cult? Who the hell is Keith Raniere? How did people get pulled in? Former members Sarah Edmondson, Mark Vicente and Bonnie Piesse explain how it went down.
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