'Smallville' Star Emmanuelle Vaugier Talks Allison Mack's Involvement In NXIVM Cult

"Smallville" actress Emmanuelle Vaugier has shared her thoughts over her former co-star Allison Mack's involvement with NXIVM, an alleged sex cult-like organization based in upstate New York.

Vaugier, who played Dr. Helen Bryce on "Smallville," told Page Six that she did not know much about the organization and was never coerced by Mack to attend any seminar held by NXIVM, which billed itself as a self-help organization.

"I remember hearing about some sort of group that was empowering and the way I heard about it, it was more of a self-help kind of personal growth kind of program," the 44-year-old actress told the outlet.

Vaugier also said that Mack's involvement with the group came as a "complete shock" to her. Last year, Mack pleaded guilty to racketeering and racketeering conspiracy charges related to her role in NXIVM.

"I had no idea of the depths of the darkness of what was going on there and it’s just incredibly sad and scary," Vaugier added.

NXIVM was in the spotlight recently due to HBO's nine-part documentary, "The Vow." The documentary featured the rise and fall of the organization founded by Keith Raniere, who was convicted of a number of charges, including sex trafficking, last year.

Mack is not the only "Smallville" star who has a history with NXIVM. Actress Kristin Kreuk was once a part of the organization, but she has denied any involvement in a secret subgroup called "Dominus Obsequious Sororium" (DOS), in which women were allegedly forced to become sex slaves.

In 2018, Kreuk, who played Lana Lang on "Smallville," opened up about her involvement with NXIVM after a report claimed she recruited women as "sex slaves." Denying the claims, Kreuk said she joined a program that helped her deal with shyness.

"When I was about 23, I took an Executive Success Programs/NXIVM ‘intensive,’ what I understood to be a self-help/personal growth course that helped me handle my previous shyness, which is why I continued with the program," Kreuk wrote in the statement posted on Twitter. "I left about five years ago and had minimal contact with those who were still involved."

"The accusations that I was in the ‘inner circle’ or recruited women as ‘sex slaves’ are blatantly false," the statement continued. "During my time, I never experienced any illegal or nefarious activity. I am horrified and disgusted by what has come out about DOS."