Allison Mack , the "Smallville" star who pleaded guilty to her role in the sex trafficking case linked to NXIVM , has admitted she used her fame as a "power tool" in her first public comments since leaving federal prison two years ago.

In a new seven-part podcast produced by CBC’s Uncover , "Allison After NXIVM," Mack chronicles her journey from child actor to top lieutenant in NXIVM, a purported self-help group in upstate New York led by Keith Raniere that prosecutors said was a sex-cult pyramid scheme that enslaved and branded women.

Mack, 43, was sentenced in July 2021 to three years in prison for her role in the group after pleading guilty to several crimes, including extortion and forced labor . She was released from a federal prison in California early in July 2023.

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