India Oxenberg is opening up about her experience with NXIVM. She also told Warren Beatty that he could be her father. Her first acting coach was, She is the second cousin, once removed, of, (As a model): "I'm lucky I don't have a [royal] title. It doesn't matter what you wear, who you trust, whether you drink or are at a party, there is nothing you can do to deserve to experience violence. "When I first confronted her at the end of May in 2017, I thought I could wake her up. Whether it happened recently or years ago, self-care can help you cope with the short- and long-term effects of trauma like sexual assault. And he's a predator.". Sleeping Beauty: Directed by Casper Van Dien. The second half of HBO's The Vow chronicles Catherine Oxenberg's quest to rescue her daughter India from NXIVM, the cult brought down in 2018 amid charges of sex trafficking and fraud. NXIVM was initially billed as a self-help group with 16,000 members, and it promised people the tools for personal success and empowerment. Catherine Oxenberg (born September 22, 1961) is an American actress. ", It was through a "line of questioning to help them start to think for themselves," that Catherine said helped her daughter. He will never be rehabilitated. [29], Through her maternal grandfather, Prince Paul of Yugoslavia of the House of Karaorevi, Catherine Oxenberg is a great-great-great-granddaughter of Karaore, who started the First Serbian Uprising against the Ottoman Empire in 1804. India softened to Patricks advances when she realized he wanted to get to know the real hernot the character he had read about in the news. And that was all strategic. Her first acting coach was Richard Burton. Catherine Oxenberg was born on 22nd September 1961 in New York City, U.S as the eldest daughter of Princess Elizabeth of Yugoslavia and her first husband Howard Oxenberg, an American Jewish businessman. [16] In December 1992, Oxenberg was living with her daughter in Coldwater Canyon, Los Angeles, California. They had enforcers; they had people who developed trust with young women. ", India Oxenberg said she hopes others can take away one thing from her story, that "you don't have to be in a cult to be coerced. She is best known for her role as Amanda Carrington on the 1980s prime time soap opera Dynasty. Force and coercion don't always refer to physical pressure. The series' main narrator, India Oxenberg, is the daughter of Hollywood and literal royalty (her mother, Catherine Oxenberg, was a star on the 80s TV show Dynasty and a descendant of British . Six months later, back in Malibu, India remembered the duffel bag and decided to see what was on the flash drives. Recently, she referred to the former as Genghis Khan, and the latter as a veritable drooling sinkhole of want., Tinas comments sadden me, Catherine tells T&C. India Oxenberg also told ABC News that she plans to attend Raniere's sentencing and deliver a victim impact statement as part of her closure. Im thinking, Okay, idiot, you just admitted everything that youve said you had nothing to do with.. But hes my cousin so I love him, and I understand that being a dummy doesnt make you a bad guy.. Catherine has been her daughters public mouthpiece for the past two years, while India has concentrated on healing. My mom had an affair with J.F.K. 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She had to work really, really hard to unravel all of this indoctrination.. After Raniere and Mack were arrested in 2018, India Oxenberg finally came around. In the book, Catherine Oxenberg gave an account of losing her daughter, India, to a sex cult and her own efforts to bring her back. Read Next: In Hollywood Contract Talks, the Push for Viewership Data May Become a Flash Point, Bridget Everetts Comedy Can Be Blue on Stage But Somebody Somewhere Leans Into the Tender Moments, Inside the Naomi-Verse With Ava DuVernay and Kaci Walfall, Clare Bronfman recently received just under seven years in prison, Woody Harrelson Slams COVID Set Protocols as 'Nonsense,' Urges Hollywood to 'Stop' Forcing 'Vaccination': Thats 'Not a Free Country', Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania Writer Surprised by Terrible Reviews: I Was in a Low Spot and Really Sad About It, Super Mario Bros. Movie Is Releasing Two Days Early, Michael B. 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Catherine fought for years to free her daughter from the cult and its leader Keith Raniere. As for the brand on her body, India Oxenberg had an evil eye tattoo put over the scar and wrote "ancora imparo," which means "still learning.". Because before, I just felt like everyone was interacting with me like cult girl, and not like India., India is still learning to navigate her relationship with Patrick, who is now her fianc, as residual NXIVM issues crop uprandom floods of repressed memories, or intimacy roadblocks. In 1988, Catherine Oxenberg made her big screen debut with the British comedy horror film The Lair of the White Worm which was loosely inspired by Bram Stokers 1911 novel of the same name. It was the first of three for her mother (who was also engaged to Richard Burton, in 1974, between his marriages to Elizabeth Taylor) and one of five for her father. For her to hear Keith say the things that he did in terms of designing stuffall the lies and the deceptionit was powerful, Catherine told Vanity Fair in a separate interview. ", Her mom added that, "Getting somebody out of a cult is very different than a drug intervention, for instance, because their critical thinking has been taken away. In 2018, she co-authored (together with New York Times bestselling author Natasha Stoynoff) a book Captive: A Mother's Crusade to Save Her Daughter from a Terrifying Cult. Siouan-Catawban family. It was only because she dug her heels in that I had to expand my strategy. In 2019 she executive produced and also narrated an original TV movie Escaping the NXIVM Cult: A Mother's Fight to Save Her Daughter on Lifetime Television. And when you're unaware, it's so easy to be led astray, especially by people who are masters at manipulation," she said. Ironically, this group did the complete opposite, by eroding your pre-cult persona until you were merely a robot or a lure to recruit others. Oxenberg is the one who introduced India to NXIVM, which billed itself as a self-help group. Please have your ticket ready for inspection.' "I was too deeply in -- I was scared. Through her dedication to get her daughter out . The interview Catherine Oxenberg granted Amer and Noujaim shortly after that event turned into a year of their cameras capturing her plight. She also authored a book that gave an account of her fight to bring her daughter back. the four attended a london book party for. Catherine Oxenberg fought to save her daughter India after introducing her to the alleged sex cult NXIVM in 2011, now the former "Dynasty" actress is sharing her story. And you can have love. And for the first time in a while, India also sees a future for herself. At least, until she heard the words come out of Ranieres own mouth on those flash drives. And I wasn't gonna do that.". Earlier she began her career as a professional model and thereafter took up acting as a career. To revist this article, visit My Profile, then View saved stories. Catherine's been vocal about the cult's impact on her family, releasing a book, Captive: A Mother's Crusade to Save Her Daughter From a Terrifying Cult, in 2018 and producing a Lifetime movie,. I was asked if I wanted to share what happened to me a few times before I felt mentally and emotionally ready. You would think sitting in the hell-hole of MDC, as hes done for over two years, that something would percolate as far as what hes done nothing. She also graced the covers of magazines like Cosmopolitan, Glamour and Interview. For her education, she went to Lyce Franais Charles de Gaulle in Kensington, London, and then returned to USA to go to St. Paul's School in Concord, New Hampshire from where she graduated summa cum laude in 1979. In 2014, Catherine Oxenberg played Queen Violet in the adventure fantasy horror film Sleeping Beauty. All I wanted was to get her back, and that took a while, Catherine Oxenberg says. Im like, Why do I still have this hang up? It was inhumane," India Oxenberg said. At this time Henry was a young, handsome, highly intelligent and educated Renaissance prince, yet he still chose to marry Catherine. Its this mandala-type shape and an evil eye pointing outward. When someone tries to coerce you, it is difficult to actually see the reality of the situation when you're conditioned and gaslighted into questioning your own instincts. After Mack was arrested, India even agreed to box up Macks property and put it in storage. I dont want him to look at me in certain places or things like that. After I left Nxivm and processed my experiences, there were moments where I felt shame and guilt. Catherine Oxenberg (born September 22, 1961) is an American actress. In June 1991, Oxenberg had a daughter, India Riven Oxenberg, whose father was later revealed to be the convicted drug smuggler William Weitz Shaffer. (REUTERS/Brendan McDermid) Leer en Espaol India Oxenberg, a former member of the NXIVM cult led by Keith Raniere, denounced him during a sentencing hearing on Tuesday. Don't let it take you down forever; you are not alone, you are not broken. [2], Oxenberg was educated at the Lyce Franais Charles de Gaulle in Kensington, London, St. Paul's School, and Columbia University, though she did not finish college. Catherine Oxenberg has a fond memory of the first time she met Queen Elizabeth . "I had all their numbers," Catherine said of the FBI agents. India hopes that Seduced might give audiences a more three-dimensional portrait of her than media headlines that dismissed her as a cult girl or a sex slave., If you really knew me and if you just sat down and talked to me, you would realize that Im not just that one-dimensional tagline, said India, speaking via Zoom from her mothers sunny living room in Brentwood. Catherine Oxenberg produced this film to show the viewers the experiences that her daughter India has gone through. "And we were sleep deprived. Later, she once again portrayed Princess Diana in the ABC television movie Charles and Diana: Unhappily Ever After. In between, she studied improv with Stanley Zaraff. India Oxenberg spent nearly seven years in the organization and paid them nearly $100,000, now saying that she had been slowly brainwashed but at the time couldn't see it while it was happening. Speaking out is a personal decision and it's up to you how you share your story and what you're comfortable with. Van Dien and Oxenberg have two daughters, Amanda Maya Van Dien (2001) and Celeste Alma Van Dien (2003). Oxenberg, the daughter. If [India] had listened to me in 2017, we would have walked off arm-in-arm, but Keith Raniere would be still up and running, branding, having sex and exploiting women. And the way they laid out the case so that a jury would understand coercive control, which is not well-defined in this country specifically, was brilliant and made it crystal clear that these women did not have consent. She was admitted to Harvard University. Back in 2011, 1980s Dynasty actress and royal descendant Catherine Oxenberg thought that NXIVM's Executive Success Programs would be a good tool for her 19-year-old daughter India. [22] In August 2018, Oxenberg revealed that India had left NXIVM in June, after the arrest of Raniere, and they were working on their relationship. If you feel ready to speak with someone who is trained to help, call the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 800.656.HOPE . Yes, there are frequent interrobangs that go through my head on public transport, normally preceded by the same acronym as you have cited above. A good partner or friend will honor your level of comfort and get consent. We were starved. Overall, the perpetrator creates an incurable problem that only they can fix. She also acted in an episode each of television series Baywatch (2000) and Out of Practice (2005) and appeared as herself in television documentaries E! Family division. Rather than working with a plastic surgeon to partially remove her branda process that would have taken a year, and wouldnt have restored her skin pigmentation anywayIndia went a different route. If I was the judge I would send him to the supermax underground in Colorado where he cant influence anybody.. Abusers will attempt to separate a victim physically and/or emotionally from those protecting them and will often seek out positions in which they have contact with minors and college-aged adults. In my experience, leaders tried to normalize sex and intimacy as part of my duties to the group, telling me that my issues had to do with intimacy and that I didn't have the choice to not "complete the assignment.". her mom, Princess Elizabeth of Yugoslavia, Princess Elizabeth unsuccessfully ran for president, last-ditch effort to get India to leave NXIVM. Oxenberg's first marriage was to the producer Robert Evans, in Beverly Hills, California, on July 12, 1998, but the marriage was annulled nine days later. She has acted in an action-adventure series Acapulco H.E.A.T and in the drama series Watch Over Me as well as movies like The Lair of the White Worm. I trusted them; these people seemed like they had it all together. I will fiercely never let that happen again, and be much more watchful and mindful of people., Catherine has endless empathy for her daughters ordeal. It can be difficult to establish boundaries in relationships, but I've found that each time I do it, it gets a little bit easier and I feel more confident. You're coerced into being branded.". He also writes the "No Regrets" column for the New York Times. Im scared to do it, but I feel like I need it., The only appropriate punishment, in Indias mind, is life in prison. In her debut appearance, she played Princess Diana in the CBS television movie The Royal Romance of Charles and Diana.Later, she once again portrayed Princess Diana in the . Telling my story for the first timewasn't easy, but I'm motivated by the hope that my story can help stop abusers and hold them accountable so that this never happens to anyone else. Johnny Depp is a very talented actor who knows how to speak more than one language. Still, there are times when Catherine Oxenberg wrestles with the guilt she feels over attending introductory NXIVM classes with her daughter and later putting her story in the media spotlight without her approval even though that latter part meant saving her from further psychological and physical harm. The depiction of certain characters (the protagonists mother is described as a self-centered, gold-digging tart, and her father as a shameless social climber) placed a chill on her family relationships that endures to this day. I had to rebuild that. After NXIVM, said India, I had a few hookups with guys just to kind of test it out., India resisted dating for a while before meeting a sous-chef named Patrick in New York when she was managing a different restaurant. I was still desperately convincing myself that what I was doing was good, because I wasn't allowed to think otherwise or ask any questions. Last fall, Dynasty actress Catherine Oxenberg, who also appears in The Vow, turned her true story of losing her daughter, India, to the cult and her long fight to rescue her from the . I remember. The same year she also acted as Monika Blackbird in a couple of episodes of romantic comedy drama series The Love Boat. All Rights Reserved. Being a princess can work She sounded relieved to finally be taking a step back after waging such an exhausting, public battlethe fractures of which the family is still trying to mend. Oxenberg is the daughter of Princess Elizabeth of Yugoslavia and her first husband, Howard Oxenberg (1919-2010). India Oxenberg said that "Smallville" actress Allison Mack was the first person to introduce her to the society under the guise of female empowerment. Catherine Oxenberg Is Writing a Book About the Group She Claims 'Brainwashed' Her Daughter Mack, 38, was arrested in 2018. She also refused to talk to her mother, though she did speak to her grandmother. 'Ticket checks are in operation at this station today. They took it for a self-help, business-oriented program; however, India soon became involved in the cult. I am very happy to have her want to have kids. Her mother chimed in adding, "And you had no idea that it was Keith's initials. And I didn't want to for a long time. You may feel and think those things, but those thoughts can also be damaging ideas your abusers wanted you to believe. Oxenberg spills the tea on the Kennedys, Jeffrey Epstein, her cousin Prince Andrew. Especially as you move away and live on your own for the first time, it's important to get consent for any activity that may interact with another person's boundaries. Most of the scenes were filmed in Nova Scotia (The cafe and music school scenes filmed in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia Canada). "I lived in fear for probably two years, but my faith is -- has always been stronger than my fear, always," Catherine Oxenberg said. Hopefully, a veteran Oversight Committee member tells, She wants people to know who she is beneath the glam: Theres no pretending with me.. She holds a copy of her book, Kate Middleton Makes the Case for Houndstooth, Richard Burton, in 1974, between his marriages to Elizabeth Taylor, Your Privacy Choices: Opt Out of Sale/Targeted Ads. In 2011, the Catherine and India attended leadership seminar for a leadership organization called NXIVM. They both had a lot of affairs and were very naughty, very badly behaved. I actually have full-on muscles that Im really proud of, India said, flexing. Photos from Shutterstock and Getty Images. People go, Well, Ill never be sucked into a cult. But quite frankly, the dynamic is very similar to a controlling, abusive relationship, she said. "It's very gentle. Catherine Oxenberg. Raniere, according to prosecutors, blackmailed those women with what they called "collateral" like family secrets and nude photos. 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