All About 'Smallville' Star Allison Mack's NXIVM S*x Cult Scandal And Her Husband Frank, Ex Neo-Nazi

Allison Mack was once known and loved as the bright, bookish ‘Chloe Sullivan’ on the 2001 series Smallville. However, from being a Hollywood sweetheart, she eventually earned the infamous tag of being the enabler of NXIVM leader Keith Raniere, a convicted racketeer and sex offender. Her off-screen spiral away from fame has been one of the most shocking transformations among celebrities. 

After being convicted of being a recruiter in the infamous cult in 2021, Mack’s prison release in 2023 sparked countless debates regarding accountability and whether the stress’s redemption was even possible. Mack has long sparked gossip column interest, with everyone wondering about her whereabouts after the infamous conviction. Now, two years after her prison release, the actress opened up for the first time about her controversy, revealing details about her mystery husband, Frank Meeink.

Allison Mack opens up about the infamous sex cult controversy: ‘I don’t see myself as innocent’

On November 10, 2025, CBC aired all episodes of Allison After NXIVM, a seven-part podcast under the Uncover series, and it has already created a stir online. The podcast marks Allison Mack’s first public interview since her release from prison in 2023. She finally addressed what fans have long wondered: her role in NXIVM, the so-called women’s empowerment group that operated as a secret society where members were coerced into serving founder Keith Raniere’s sexual demands.

In the opening episode, the 43-year-old actress recounted the day she was sentenced for her NXIVM involvement in June 2021, tearfully remembering her family having to listen to everything she had done. An emotional Allison shared:

“Oh, my God, my poor brother behind me, having to hear this about his sister. My poor mom! I’m so sorry, you guys. I can take it, but like f–k, you guys, I’m so sorry. I don’t see myself as innocent, and they were.”

After her long-talked-about involvement in the sex cult scandal, the podcast has portrayed Mack as both a victim and a perpetrator. The Smallville alum shared how she entered Keith Raniere’s secret harem, deeply brainwashed into enduring daily coerced sex, abandoning her glittering Hollywood career to live near NXIVM’s Albany base. Despite the torture, she became Raniere’s enforcer as well.

Allison eventually became Raniere’s deputy within the controversial self-help subgroup known as DOS, recruiting women, controlling their movements, food, and obedience. As Raniere’s right hand, she pushed the women toward the same ‘sexual guidance’ she received, effectively perpetrating their abuse. In 2018, Mack was arrested, and in 2021, she was convicted of racketeering and conspiracy. Her original sentence was three years, but she served 21 months at FCI Dublin, released in 2023 under the First Step Act.

Who is Allison Mack’s husband, Frank Meeink?

In June 2025, Us Weekly confirmed that Allison Mack had quietly tied the knot in an intimate ‘backyard wedding’ in Los Angeles. Photos from the wedding that surfaced showed the actress in a white gown, standing with her groom before a traditional Jewish chuppah. However, the identity of the groom remained a mystery until the seventh episode of the explosive Allison After NXIVM podcast.

The mystery man is Frank Meeink, a 50-year-old reformed neo-Nazi, who has had his own share of a complicated past. If the name sounds familiar, yes, we are talking about the same Frank Meeink whose life story partially inspired the 1998 Edward Norton and Edward Furlong starrer American History X. 

Besides his activist past, Meeink is also known to be a convicted kidnapper and attempted murderer, who was imprisoned at 17 for kidnapping a man and nearly killing another. However, he had since turned his life around. Today, Frank is a public speaker who often speaks out on tolerance, civil rights activism, and de-radicalization. He is also involved with a nonprofit serving unhoused communities.

A glimpse into Allison and Frank’s romance

For two individuals with complicated pasts, Allison and Frank’s meet-cute was oddly normal. They met in 2024 in Los Angeles, after Mack’s release from prison. Mack, who was walking her dog one day, met Meeink, a heavily tattooed stranger in his late 40s from the East Coast with slicked-back hair. Later, Frank invited Allison to a Thai restaurant where he worked, and the latter walked in with her mother.

With time, the two bonded over shared trauma and past prison reform, Frank’s survival of a brutal gang life, de-radicalization, and ultimately, survival. Speaking about how they connected on hopes for positive changes in their lives, Allison revealed in the podcast:

“He was like, ‘Oh, I'm a public speaker,’ and I was like, ‘What do you speak on?’ and he was like, ‘Oh, just like tolerance and de-radicalization and police reform. And I was like, ‘No way. I have done time, and I'm really passionate about prison reform. That's crazy.’" 

The one thing that truly made Allison fall for Frank was the fact that, despite knowing everything about NXIVM and its secret subgroup DOS, including every explicit detail, the latter never judged her. His response, which has now taken over the internet, reflected the emotional spine of their relationship. Meeink recalled:

“I just looked at her and said, you know, I’m a former neo-Nazi who used to kidnap people. Do you think I have any room to judge you? … No, I don’t judge you at all.”

Now, with her infamous past behind her, Mack has started over with someone who understands darkness. Their unexpected yet fitting pairing is deeply rooted in shared experiences only a few can comprehend.

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