Queen Consort Camilla's Coronation Crown Will Pay Tribute to Queen Elizabeth. As Catherine fought for her daughter to see the light, she also prepared for that dayreadying a support system to be on standby, including a legal team, a deprogrammer, and a few FBI contacts. Because of the nature of the relationship, she explained that she felt like she could not turn down what was being asked of her. At least, until she heard the words come out of Ranieres own mouth on those flash drives. And he's a predator.". "I just know that [India] and her mother are very close again, and we're very relieved and grateful for that. The flash drives contained audio of Raniere masterminding DOSs darkest details. ", Princess Elizabeth told T&C via email: I am very proud of all my children and their accomplishments. India Oxenberg was not prepared for what she found on the flash drives. 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. She also refused to talk to her mother, though she did speak to her grandmother. . Variety is a part of Penske Media Corporation. In 2019, Catherine Oxenbergs story was dramatized for an original TV movie on Lifetime. Learning the warning signs for sexual violence in children, teens, and college-age adults is important, particularly if the perpetrator is part of a friend group, a classmate, or someone who is well-liked and well-known by other peers. [7][8][9], Oxenberg was the guest host on the May 10, 1986, episode of Saturday Night Live, making her the only descendant of a royal family to host the show. Obviously shes unblocked me, Oxenberg said, sounding mildly surprised. 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. From hair trends to relationship advice, our daily newsletter has everything you need to sound like a person whos on TikTok, even if you arent. She also executive produced and narrated an original TV movie Escaping the NXIVM Cult: A Mother's Fight to Save Her Daughter which tells the story of her fight to get her daughter, India, back from a dangerous sex cult. Targeted recruits were unprotected and malleable, but also people who provided value. But this October, India is opening up for the first time on-screen sharing intimate details about her journey, like the above flash drive account, in a four-part Starz docuseries called Seduced. I hope that my story serves as an example of how anyone, especially those in times of transition, can be vulnerable to coercion and manipulation. "You can learn from it. 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. ( 2019-09-21) Escaping the NXIVM Cult: A Mother's Fight to Save Her Daughter is a 2019 A&E television movie that aired on September 21, 2019, as part of its "Ripped from the Headlines" feature film. After Raniere and Mack were arrested in 2018, India Oxenberg finally came around. Her siblings include a sister Christina Oxenberg and a younger half-brother Nicholas Balfour from her mother's second marriage to Neil Balfour of Dawyck. 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. During the next decade, Catherine Oxenberg acted in more television movies including Road Rage (2000), The Flying Dutchman, The Miracle of the Cards (both 2001), The Vector File (2002), Premonition (2005) and The Dog Who Saved Christmas Vacation (2010). What I was learning was the opposite. 2023 BDG Media, Inc. All rights reserved. I was groomed for the leader of Nxivm through his higher-ranking members and the education that they taught. For my own sanity and safety, it was easier to accept the lies and not consider that it was nefarious or that the "lies" were not the truth. 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. She joined the cast of the show when it was at its peak of popularity and continued to be a part of it till 1986 (54 episodes). She is the daughter of HRH Princess Elizabeth of Yugoslavia and the granddaughter of Prince Paul, Prince Regent of Yugoslavia. ", May 8, 1999 - 2015 (divorced, 2 children), Escaping the NXIVM Cult: A Mother's Fight to Save Her Daughter, Margery Booth: The Spy in the Eagle's Nest. In his February 11 special, the comedian reflects on the loss of his partner, Lynn Shelton, while also tackling hot-button issues like abortion and fascism. I re-learned how to trust my instincts by practicing grounding exercises and to build confidence in my body through boxing classes. In the new STARZ documentary, Seduced: Inside the NXIVM Cult," that premieres on Sunday, Oct. 18 at 9 p.m. I remember those feelings clearly. She is best known for her role as Amanda Carrington on the 1980s prime time soap opera Dynasty. "Dynasty" actress Catherine Oxenberg fought for years to free her daughter India from the group and, for the first time, broke her silence after breaking free from the so-called cult NXIVM in an exclusive interview with ABC News. You're being trained into believing what serves the perpetrator and the way the perpetrator thinks. She made her debut as an ivy-educated model, her face graced the . I think he is somebody who is a danger in society. She is the daughter of Princess Elizabeth of Yugoslavia. At this time Henry was a young, handsome, highly intelligent and educated Renaissance prince, yet he still chose to marry Catherine. They need to want to. Oxenberg left Dynasty in 1986, following a salary dispute after the end of her second season, and the role was recast with Karen Cellini. Van Dien and Oxenberg have two daughters, Amanda Maya Van Dien (2001) and Celeste Alma Van Dien (2003). of the product. India with her mother Catherine Oxenberg in 1992, 1999, and 2007. Id love to continue writing and doing work like this, she said, referencing the Starz series. The series, which India executive produced with female filmmaking team Cecilia Peck and Inbal B. Lessner, allows India to explain how sheas a 19-year-old looking for directionfell for the organization Raniere pitched as a self-improvement program, along with an estimated 17,000 other members. She speculates that Epstein and Maxwell, known for drawing influential and wealthy people into their orbit, saw a high-status target in Prince Andrew, her second cousin once removed. President Kennedy, meanwhile, died believing that I was his child, the poor thing.. The 56-year-old bon vivant is the daughter of a Serbian princess; cousin to the .css-gegin5{-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-thickness:0.0625rem;text-decoration-color:inherit;text-underline-offset:0.25rem;color:#9a0500;-webkit-transition:all 0.3s ease-in-out;transition:all 0.3s ease-in-out;}.css-gegin5:hover{color:#595959;text-decoration-color:border-link-body-hover;}British royal family, and sister of the Hollywood actress, Catherine Oxenberg. Catherine had spent years on a hellish crusade to save India from NXIVMs clutchesstaging interventions, pleading with authorities, telling the press about NXIVMs criminal underbelly, counseling with legal experts, and even writing a heart-wrenching book appealing to India. When you visit this site, it may store or retrieve information on your browser, mostly in the form of cookies. 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. Its everything Ive been asked never to repeat, she tells T&C from her home in Palm Beach, where she has lived since Hurricane Irma destroyed her Key West residence in 2017. I wont say anything disparaging about my sister," but, she added, "I do not consider my sister a reliable or truthful source. She Not Only Escaped She Helped Catch Him, How to Know If Your Loved One Is at Risk of Sex Trafficking, According to a Survivor and Activist, Evan Rachel Wood Says Marilyn Manson 'Essentially Raped' Her in 2007 Music Video: 'I Was Coerced', India Oxenberg Was 'Afraid' of Former Nxivm 'Master' Allison Mack 'But She Can't Hurt Me Anymore', Aly Raisman on the 'Power' of Supporting Those Who've Been Abused: 'Most Survivors Don't Get That'. To revist this article, visit My Profile, then View saved stories. Over the years she has run with an uptown-downtown cross section of New York society from Andy Warhols Factory crowd to the Kennedys, and her address book is full of movie stars. Additionally, Catherine Oxenberg acted in a crime horror thriller movie Sanctimony (2000), lent her voice to a video game Starship Troopers (2005) and appeared as herself in the family reality show I Married a Princess (along with her then husband Casper Van Dien, 2005) and another reality show American Princess(2007). Princess Elizabeth is the only daughter of Prince Paul of Yugoslavia (who served as regent for his cousin's eldest son King Peter II of Yugoslavia) and Princess Olga of Greece and Denmark. With Finn Jones, Grace Van Dien, Olivia d'Abo, Catherine Oxenberg. Learning how to trust myself again has been an essential part of my healing and growth. Triggers happen from time to time and it's a part of healing from trauma. 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. Variety and the Flying V logos are trademarks of Variety Media, LLC. Earlier she began her career as a professional model and thereafter took up acting as a career. ", "I started working with a de-programmer who helped me tremendously," she said. There are also gossipy stories about John F. Kennedy Jr. and being snubbed by Jackie Onassis when Robert F. Kennedy Jr. took her to a family wedding. 2023 Cond Nast. Unfortunately, those feelings of vulnerability led me to trust the wrong people and that's how I ended up in a cult. "So I did not have the option to say no. "I had all their numbers," Catherine said of the FBI agents. The filmmakers Oscar-nominated stop-motion film captures his own feelings of being adrift in the world as an anomaly., Its Going to Be a Circus: The GOPs House Oversight Takeover Has Democrats Bracing for Partisan Warfare, Members like Marjorie Taylor Greene and Lauren Boebert have vowed to inflict maximal pain with probes into Hunter Biden, the origin of COVID-19, and the border. She has dual citizenship, American and Serbian. Its this mandala-type shape and an evil eye pointing outward. And today I have her back, but I wont say that it was overnight. The decade of 1990s saw her starring in numerous television movies including Ring of Scorpio, K-9000 (both 1991), Sexual Response (1992), Rubdown (1993), Treacherous Beauties (1994), Catch Me If You Can (1998), Boys Will Be Boys, Arthur's Quest, Time Served, The Collectors and Thrill Seekers (all 1999). But I feel that after the age of 50, the gloves have to come off., Oxenberg is estranged from her mother, Princess Elizabeth of Yugoslavia, as well as her sisterwho remains best-known for a two-year run on Dynasty in the 1980sand writes unsparingly about them both. 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. You may feel and think those things, but those thoughts can also be damaging ideas your abusers wanted you to believe. .css-1du65oy{color:#323232;display:block;font-family:NewParis,Georgia,Times,serif;font-weight:normal;margin-bottom:0.3125rem;margin-top:0;-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;-webkit-font-smoothing:auto;}@media (any-hover: hover){.css-1du65oy:hover{color:link-hover;}}@media(max-width: 48rem){.css-1du65oy{font-size:1.0625rem;line-height:1.2;}}@media(min-width: 40.625rem){.css-1du65oy{font-size:1.0625rem;line-height:1.2;}}@media(min-width: 64rem){.css-1du65oy{font-size:1.3125rem;line-height:1.2;}}Kate Middleton Makes the Case for Houndstooth, Prince William & Kate Middleton Visit Wales, Courteney Cox Hasn't Read Prince Harry's Memoir, Historic Photos of King George VI's Coronation, William And Kate Cheer On Opposing Sports Teams, Prince Harry to Have Intimate Online Conversation, Lady Susan Hussey Returns to Royal Duties, King Charles Letter on Anniversary of Ukraine War. her mom, Princess Elizabeth of Yugoslavia, Princess Elizabeth unsuccessfully ran for president, last-ditch effort to get India to leave NXIVM. They took it for a self-help, business-oriented program; however, India soon became involved in the cult. Though the project did not yet have a home when they first approached Catherine Oxenberg about an interview, she saw the experience as an opportunity to tell her and Indias story so that it could be used to bring Keith to justice., To be honest, I was so focused on my goal that I dont even remember the cameras being there, I dont remember saying half the things I said, Catherine Oxenberg says of The Vow, adding that reliving it now is very painful., After Catherine Oxenberg confronted her daughter about her concerns in June 2017, she was dismissed and India Oxenberg returned to Albany, which was where she was living to be a part of the central hub of NXIVM. See the events in life of Catherine Oxenberg in Chronological Order, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6iz2hIZqNM, https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/catherine-oxenberg-45708.php, American Female Film & Theater Personalities, 20th Century Film & Theater Personalities, 21st Century Film & Theater Personalities, 20th Century American Film & Theater Personalities, 21st Century American Film & Theater Personalities. I thought I was totally asexual, when really I was just being abused and didnt feel any feelings of sexuality or interest towards men or women. Her first acting coach was Richard Burton. "And it was a ploy for Keith to enslave women for his own sexual desires.