News leaks that someone in the self-help group NXIVM has branded female members with their leader’s initials. Now, the nation believes they are a cult. In the hopes of changing the narrative, NXIVM gives Vanessa exclusive access to the group’s top members, like Seagram’s heir Clare Bronfman.

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