He copied this email to Keith Raniere. Photo: HBO. I believe shes just as wicked as Keith and deserves life in prison. The cults unraveling is now the subject of an HBO docuseries called The Vow. Sarah, who Nippy met at the 2006 NXIVM V-Week and tied the knot with in 2013 (recycling the vows that Keith had written for Mark and Bonnie), was eventually invited to join one of NXIVM's most exclusive women-only secret society: DOS. . In the company, people would say Nippy was defiant. But I also realize now that he was in his own grind with everything Keith was demanding of him. In addition to their son Troy, who was born while the couple was still devoted to NXIVM, Sarah and Nippy have a second son, Ace. It was prophetic, it was well written; it was a clear warning and it all occurred before the worldwide publicity had commenced. This episode is sponsored by Better Help. He has been married to Sarah Edmondson since May 4, 2013. Parenthetical observations () are those written by Ames and were included in the email. Big eyes watching it all from the first pitch. With the same alacrity I pursued justice through SoP [Society of Protectors], I will pursue it outside SoP. Regardless, it has to be obvious to you by now that you are on a sinking ship NOT by the hands of defectors, but by your compliance. We all wish Nancy had never started this scheme with Keith. Its two steps short of being Luciferian: having inverted values and actively trying to interfere with members evolution or the entire Mission. I strongly considered Harvard Law School and pursuing law. Here is a previously unpublished photo on Frank Report of his arrest: Perhaps Nancy was certain that, with Clares money and Keiths genius, that they would prevail. Its founder and leader, Keith Raniere, became an international sensation in 2017 after many former members of the group decided to speak up about the illegal and immoral activities happening inside of it. Similarly-now follow me here Nancy- if you had gone to most of the women who have Keith Raniere and Allison Macks initials branded in their pubic region, and asked them, Hey! He has been married to Sarah Edmondson since 4 May 2013. Want to know the signs? That picture of the anorexic woman at the end is a youtuber who has nothing to do with this. Youve clearly done so much work on accepting one another and yourselves. People had to do penance planking and getting up at 5 a.m. and [taking] cold showers, all these bullshit punishments and I never did any of that. The only language she will understand is the threat of prosecution, fines, and jail time. She chickened out. So theres a lot of things that take us out of the mindset of We just left a cult, what do we do? and puts us into day-to-day life. Outrage is a good thing. Dont. S: Its been really challenging, but I dont think I know anyone my age in a relationship who isnt in some sort of couples counseling. That wont change the facts about what she DID for years and why she did them. And these women did not give a damn. All Rights Reserved. N: They leveraged your values against you. The fact that we got together and then decided to get married against that kind of showed that we didnt listen to them. Time and Pete Davidsons Love Life March On. Parlato has been prominently featured on HBOs docuseries The Vow and was the lead investigator and coordinating producer for Investigation Discoverys The Lost Women of NXIVM. In addition, he was credited in the Starz docuseries 'Seduced' for saving 'slave' women from being branded and escaping the sex-slave cult known as DOS. Sad. Why am I not surprised someone who goes by the name Nippy gets hoodwinked by a smelly Hobbit cult leader who seduces, bangs and brands his wife? Anthony "Nippy" Ames, a former Ivy-League Quarterback and actor, was a major part of NXIVM at one point. Join Sarah Edmondson and Anthony "Nippy" Ames to talk about things that are.a little bit culty. Is there a limit to what a man accountable to no one would ask of a gaggle of young, impressionable, and vulnerable girls? How did they try to come between you? At 26 years old, Iwasoutraged! I have seen women looking anorexic and sick. As time went on, Sarah and Nippy had their fair share of troubles, but the one thing that they always agreed upon was their love for each other and the fact that they wanted their son, Troy, to grow up in NXIVMs communal environment. I was seeing options, and asking questions. That would be an impossible, ridiculous, and morally reprehensible thing to do, but your crime rate would go down.. KARs brand and, failing that, Clares criminal charge frame-ups, etc. All Rights Reserved. It is amazing to me how you can have the body of work on Keiths behavior that you have, dismiss decades of sexual scandal, and not make allowance for their validity. He copied this email to Keith Raniere. You in? I know for sure, Sarah would have said no. It was nothing personal on my part. But, before that, he drove to Lauren Salzmans place (Sarahs best friend, the woman who recruited her, and their sons godmother) to record one final conversation. LOL. We were jaded with how things worked in the organization. In this clip from the Sickboy podcast, Sarah and Nippy sit down with the Sickboy hosts to dive deep into their experience with escaping a cult and how it affected their mental health. Like most of the people who got sucked in, the message of We are going to save the world! resonated with Nancy. You dont have to jump into anything right away.. The Death of Outrage leads to the Death of Civil Liberties. [He stormed into a Nxivm group and challenged his wifes master, Lauren Salzman, and recorded the meeting]. When Sarah told her husband about the branding and how uncomfortable she was feeling about having joined DOS, Nippy stood by her and decided to leave NXIVM and SOP forever. Does another girl have to go into pre menopause at age 27 (India Oxenberg)? Unfortunately the knife is lost, but all other pieces are included. Sarah Edmondson and Anthony "Nippy" Ames are cult escapees and whistleblowers featured in Escaping NXIVM. Nevertheless, I suggest turning that question on yourself, and really consider you might be wrong. They have confirmed it. First time I ever watched a bunch of naked women and was totally nauseated. Furthermore, if there is not a place in our society, if we have yet to earn a process where a woman can go who has been through these abuses (yourself included), peoplesoutrage will inspire one be formed. When the fury died down and the fight had been going on for months, with Raniere and Clare Bronfman set to destroy his wife, he took the time to write a letter to Nancy Salzman, Keiths longtime second in command. Their story is documented in HBOs The Vow. Otherwise, it is just the bleats of ignorant sheep. Regardless, it has to be obvious to you by now that you are on a sinking ship NOT by the hands of defectors, but by your compliance. And then to destroy what youre working on and not having anything really to build and being in scramble mode, not knowing where youre going to earn money or what youre going to do next thats hard. Like, even just the similarities between the sociopathic behavior of both of our respective leaders and the names of the different ranks that you have to climb, she says, adding they were able to find the humor in this dark content.. Yeah, Nancy can do the right thing now. The past is written and the extent of what was done, the wasted time and money, loss of dignity, etc., isnt simply fixed by ratting people out when shit hits the fan. Once Ames found out about Edmondson's branding, he also left, but not before he and Edmondson recorded a final conversation with Lauren Salzman, in which she tried to get him to understand what. [] Editors note:A reader took exception to Anthony Ames email to Nancy Salzman. Join Sarah Edmondson and Anthony "Nippy" Ames to talk about things that are.a little bit culty. This video is unavailable because we were unable to load a message from our sponsors. Keith would say that women indulge their emotions to get attention. Other than Dones, Keefe and Bouchey, who were the previous departures before the banding and why? by Sarah Wasilak I have seen nude pictures and texts that are blackmail. This became known as the Jonestown Massacre and bequeathed to the world the term drinking the Kool-Aid. I am quite certain Jim Jones did not start his pitch with selling you on the possibility and merits of drinking cyanide laced Kool-Aid. 14 hours ago. Apparently, Anthony was not so deeply SOP conditioned as to fall for Keiths attempts to blame the victims, including his own wife, which has always been part of Keiths wife-nabbing, family destroying MO. Distractify is a registered trademark. If you believe the narrative that Keith knew nothing about a secret womens group,that women he is mentoring started, then you need to evaluate his mentorship skills. Of course most or all want out when the building is crumbling. Once we figured out what was going on and that it was the medication, I said to him, Why was that so hard? Ahead of its return with season 2, ET has an exclusive preview of the all-new episodes, which includes guests, like former LuLaRoe retailer Roberta Blevins, who shared her story in the Amazon docuseries LuLaRich; Stolen author Elizabeth Gilpin and more. When Nippy found out about DOS and his wifes branding which she herself wasnt happy about he decided to take his family and leave NXIVM forever. Everything We Know About the University of Idaho Murders. Anthony Ames, you sound like a total tool. That takes courage, which is far harder than anonymously making fun of someone on the internet. Nancy has seen first hand what happens to good people like the Toni Natalies of the world when they run from the little gnome. 8 hours ago, by Samantha Brodsky The pair met through an ESP group in 2006 and were married seven years later at a wedding full of NXIVM members. Keith sleeping with all of these girls is an abuse of his position and a conflict of interest. She chose to ignore it and perhaps even more grotesquely, her daughters future was tied into this as well. Why did you include a totally random woman with an eating disorder into this and implicate her as if she was part of this cult? In his 12 years with the organization, he rose steadily up the ranks as a teacher, built centers in New York and Vancouver, and even met his now-wife, "A Little Bit Culty" co-host, Sarah Edmondson, there. Thankyou. See our favorite looks from outside the shows. didnt turn or chase off Anthony as was most likely intended in especially Sarahs case. From his social media account, it looks like he and his family are all happily residing in Canada right now. And the results are that Keith is in prison, Clare is in prison. I remember thinking, How could the generation that experienced JFK, MLK, and Vietnam be satisfied with this gigolo as their best representative?. You are missing an opportunity to stand up for what is right! How many women does Keith need to abuse for you to say something? During the branding, how much pain was Sarah in again? Sarah Edmondson & Anthony "Nippy" Ames The head of Vancouver operations, Edmondson was the lynchpin in bringing down DOS. The stories on the Frank Report [I had written hundreds] had essentially helped to crater the cult, as hundreds fled and distanced themselves after revelations of secretly branding women and taking collateral [which many saw as blackmail] came out on this website. What are you going to do when one of these girls dies? She was arrested this week. Sarah Edmondson and Anthony "Nippy" Ames fell in love in a cult, though neither of them knew it at the time. SOP was a male-only group that purported to be about commitment and honor, and encouraged its members to put forth the best version of their masculinity in order to better the society as a whole. And compared to the first season, Edmondson saysit is timelier and more topical. Get the daily inside scoop right in your inbox. We were walking around thinking that we had the best thing in town we have the best tools, the best method for personal growth, says Edmondson. He did a respectable thing and threw out a warning. Stop justifying it! Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. Think you might be in a cult? I still know right from wrong! Youve got to drop that one. Remove the problem. What are you going to do when one of these girls dies? At Paris Fashion Week, Different Takes on Glamour. That is actually the path of least resistance. If you believe the narrative that Keith knew nothing about a secret womens groupthat women he is mentoring started, then you need to evaluate his mentor-ship skills. So, where is he today, and are he and Sarah still together? . CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA Phone / Text: (305) 783-7083 This email will be used to sign into all New York sites. Look at the chaos that is always around you! You\'ll receive the next newsletter in your inbox. , Awesome, Youre All Set! Following their wedding, the couple moved to Vancouver, where the Albany-based organization had opened a new center, with Edmondson as one of the owners. When it comes to speaking to Blevins, Edmondson reveals the two shared a laugh over their similar experiences. The woman had a stillbirth in 2021 in South Carolina, which explicitly criminalizes self-managed abortion. And, I dont even know what Allison Mack is supposed to be. More members came forward with similar allegations about DOS, which prosecutors later labeled a sex cult and argued was a vehicle for coercing women into having sex with Raniere. Edmondson and Ames met through NXIVM in 2006, and they later connected through the program's V-Week, which is the organization's version of an adult summer camp. 13 hours ago, by Victoria Edel The reality is, in life, you will be both victim and villain. In an article about relationships after leaving cults, psychologist Lorna Goldberg writes that after couples departure from the group, the gradual unfreezing of their cult personalities and the simultaneous recovery of suppressed aspects of their precult personalities can lead to new conflicts within their marriage. What are some of the biggest things youve had to work on in your relationship since leaving NXIVM? You grow., Im Sick of Being the Bad Guy in Relationships. Nancy had time to reach out to Sarah and Nippy, to either extricate herself from the impossible scenario of staying on with Raniere with defectors fleeing and blaming it on him or she could have tried to diffuse the situation, to get Clare Bronfman and Keith to call off the dogs [they were trying to get Sarah arrested by filing a criminal complaint against her with the Vancouver police]- to stop trying to get the defectors in trouble. Only this time I wont have the shackles of Keiths vision. Sarah Edmondson and Anthony "Nippy" Ames were both members of the cult NXIVM. As whistleblowers documented in the critically-acclaimed HBO series "The Vow," Sarah and Nippy have a lot to say about their experience, and burning questions to ask people with similar stories. Nancy Salzman now faces years in prison. Join Sarah Edmondson and Anthony "Nippy" Ames to talk about things that are.a little bit culty. The funny thing about the death of outrage is that once you kill off outrage all kinds of evil is possible. The photos in this article were not included in the email. None of the people leaving have anything to gain by lying about what we have witnessed. #familytime #beautifulbc #toque #whistler #remembranceday #thingsihavetimefor, A post shared by Sarah Edmondson (@sarahedmondson) on Nov 11, 2018 at 7:57pm PST. Thats the good part of it. Any of the other times the building was crumbling, Nancy could have pushed it over. Listen in as they share their stories, have frank and unscripted conversations with other survivors and cult experts, and do a deep dive on how devotion can turn to dysfunction. Her endgame is certain death. Those watching HBO's The Vow are getting a very different perspective of NXIVM than that of the sex slavery cult it has been portrayed as in the media since founder Keith Raniere was indicted on charges of sex trafficking in 2018. In essence, the book asks important questions concerning the lack of public outrage in the face of evidence of glaring corruption within the Clinton administration specifically the Lewinsky scandal. Ive always maintained especially in the past couple of weeks after watching the episode with Bonnie and Mark [another married couple who defected from the group] that love was the thing that brought this entire organization down. That was when I was starting to unravel, and I wanted out. Do I smell a rat story or a rat? Parlato is a consulting producer and appears in TNT's The Heiress and the Sex Cult, which premieres on May 22, 2022. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Parlato,_Jr. [], I have known SE and AA longer than most. It doesnt matter if he cared for Nancy or not. As compelling as the argument, What if youre wrong? might be in NXVM community, it is a flaccid approach in the real world. All of this, along with the former members stories and experiences, is highlighted in The Vow. And, one such is that of Anthony Nippy Ames. For instance, I missed two of my best friends weddings because I had to be in Albany for some stupid training. And, after my five day [intensive], when I heard the principles ESP was claiming to embody, I decided to ignore my naivety and jump in for the last 11. I dont blame him for that at all. Were trying to build a new type of intimacy and a new type of communication based on empathy and humaneness. Benjamin Franklin. I was kind of trekking along pretending to be a good girl. S: I have a tendency to get anxious. But in terms of our relationship, I think the key thing was getting to know Nippy as a partner. Case No. You have a lot of new readers now that dont know about it. Some of my biggest regrets being in the company are the things I missed. The full interview and more episodes are available at . S: Also, our relationship was frowned upon; the higher ranks didnt want us to get together. Wow! And thats true. But the good part of that lesson is that if somethings happening in your life, you can reflect: Okay, whats my role in this? Are there still things either of you did in the relationship during NXIVM that you continue to have trouble getting over or healing from? 12 hours ago, by Njera Perkins A Little Bit Culty is produced by Citizens of Sounds Will Retherford, in collaboration with executive producers Edmondson and Ames, and associate producer Jess Tardy. https://www.law360.com/articles/1321151/attachments/0, https://www.goodwinlaw.com/-/media/files/publications/alert-pdf-overrides/combined-covid-cases.pdf?la=en. Or just cheese? I have seen women looking anorexic and sick. Telling others about it, sending an email and talking to the feds is one thing. All of whom he is sleeping with, slept with, or in process. Even if Keith has the billions to abuse in his defense, the branding of womens vaginas and Allison Mack spewing Gandhi quotes is a hard thing to overcome in the eyes of the public. Any husband or partner was, of course, going to see the brand and see it looked like KRs initials, etc., so it was obvious it was going to cause a huge amount of trouble. You and everyone defending Keith do. Any way this situation plays out, you will be the one that sat by and defended, fortified, and even inspired ugly behaviors. Stolen Youth Continued: Zachary Heinzerling on Larry Rays Cult, Stolen Youth: Daniel Levin on Larry Rays Cult, Darkness Unveiled: Sochil Martin Exposes LA Luz Del Mundo, The Antidote: Diane Benscoter on Getting Victims Out. He one day found out his wife was branded and he reacted with fury. Sarah Edmondson and Anthony Nippy Ames fell in love in a cult, though neither of them knew it at the time. But Nippy might not even have left NXIVM if it hadn't been for his wife Sarah getting herself just slightly deeper into the group than she had wanted to. Thank you for your reply! The Rat was certainly one of the most intriguing anonymous letters written on the topic of Nxivm. Nancy is not who she now appears to be. Nancy; I will spare you all the peculiar behaviors of the ensuing 15+ years, and jump to the end with a metaphor. If Ames happened to enrich himself by the fallout, by the arrests and his role in it, if he became famous or rich as one of the slayers of Raniere and Nxivm, this is as it almost always is: that the spoils go to the victors. Many of us know that and this is the reason so many of us are holding out hope for Nancy to do whats right whatever she thinks that is.
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