Former Smallville actress Allison Mack has confirmed her marriage to Frank Meeink, a former white supremacist who has since renounced his extremist views, in what marks the latest chapter of both individuals' dramatic personal transformations.
From Screen Star to Sex Cult Convict
Allison Mack, now 43, first gained prominence playing Chloe Sullivan in the popular superhero series Smallville, which aired between 2001 and 2011. However, her career took a dark turn when she became involved with the NXIVM organisation.
In April 2018, German-born Mack was arrested for her role as a recruiter of women for what authorities described as a sex cult. She eventually pleaded guilty to racketeering and racketeering conspiracy charges related to her involvement with NXIVM.
After receiving a three-year prison sentence in 2021, Mack served 21 months before being released in July 2023. Her previous marriage to actress Nicki Clyne lasted from 2017 until 2020.
An Unlikely Romance Blossoms
According to US Weekly, Mack revealed on her Allison After NXIVM podcast that she married Meeink five months ago in an intimate backyard ceremony in Los Angeles. The service was conducted as a Jewish ceremony.
The couple first met in February 2024 while Mack was walking her dog. She described her now-husband as "an attractive, heavily tattooed guy in his late 40s with slick back hair" who had been in trouble with the law since his teenage years.
Mack disclosed that after their first date, she told Meeink "everything" about her time in NXIVM and subsequently asked if he held her past against her.
Two Troubled Pasts Find Common Ground
Frank Meeink, 50, has his own history of extremism. He was formerly involved with white supremacist groups and skinhead gangs in the United States. His transformation began during a three-year prison stint in the 1990s, when he renounced his racist beliefs and permanently left the white supremacist movement.
Meeink documented his experiences in his 2010 book "Autobiography of a Recovering Skinhead," which details his descent into America's Nazi underground and his eventual triumph over drugs and hatred.
When Mack expressed concern about her past, Meeink responded with understanding born from his own experiences: "I just looked at her and said, you know, I'm a former neo-Nazi who used to kidnap people. Do you think I have any room to judge you? No, I don't judge you at all."
Rebuilding Lives Through Activism
Since leaving his extremist past behind, Meeink has dedicated himself to public speaking and civil rights activism. His expertise even led him to testify before a House subcommittee in 2020 regarding white supremacy in policing.
On Mack's podcast, Meeink reflected on the difficulty of escaping extremist movements: "From the work that I've done with former jihadists, former gangbangers, former neo-Nazis, I mean, I've worked in that world for a long time; I think people don't understand what it's like when you get stuck in something like that. And it's the one thing that validates you. It's hard to get out."
Mack continues to process her own experiences through her weekly podcast, Allison After NXIVM, which releases new episodes each Tuesday.
