Dynasty star Catherine Oxenberg’s daughter India living in New York cult that brands women

DYNASTY star Catherine Oxenberg is reportedly trying to save her daughter from a cult that forces her to live on 600 calories a day.

DYNASTY star Catherine Oxenberg claims a “cult” that brands its members has brainwashed her young daughter.

Oxenberg, 56, says women members have sex with its 57-year-old leader and are forced to eat only 500-800 calories a day, reports The Sun.

Catherine Oxenberg has said a cult has “brainwashed” her daughter. Picture: Supplied

These women are allegedly being manipulated by leader Keith Raniere — known to followers as “Vanguard” — and even have his initials branded on their bodies.

The 1980s TV star told People magazine that her daughter India, 26, threw herself into Raniere’s self help group Nxivm after the pair attended a class in 2011.

The cast of 1980s soap Dynasty. Picture: Supplied

Oxenberg said she found it “weird and creepy” almost immediately — but her daughter was hooked and poured her life savings and inheritance into its costly classes.

She has since been told by friend and former member Bonnie Piesse that India was recruited into a select “secret sisterhood” within Nxivm.

India Oxenberg has cut off all contact with her family since joining the cult. Picture: Facebook

Piesse told her: “You need to save your daughter. You need to save India.”

She explained: “India was in a bad situation. One time she told me that she wasn’t going to eat for three days (out of) penance to try and correct her behaviour.”

After hearing these horror details, Oxenberg called her daughter and invited her to come home for her birthday.

Founder Keith Rainere is alleged to have sex with members. Picture: Supplied

When she arrived, she was super skinny, her hair was falling out and she hadn’t had her period for a year — typical signs of malnutrition.

Despite her mum begging her to quit the group, she refused. She has cut off all contact with Oxenberg since.

A New York Times story published last week sparked a New York governor’s office review of complaints against Mxivm.

There are fears for the wellbeing of India Oxenberg. Picture: Facebook

In this story former member Sarah Edmondson described a horrific ordeal where she was branded with Raniere’s initials.

She said the “initiation ceremony” took part in a house north of Albany, New York, where Raniere is based.

Edmondson claimed she was undressed then told to lie on a massage table before instructed to state: “Master, please brand me, it would be an honour.”

She said: “I wept the whole time. I disassociated out of my body.”

Nxivm responded with a statement on its website calling it a “criminal product of criminal minds”.

It stated: “The allegations relayed in the story are built upon sources, some of which are under criminal investigation or already indicted, who act as a co-ordinated group.

British actress Catherine Oxenberg’s profile rose thanks to her performance as Amanda Carrington in the classic TV soap Dynasty. Picture: Supplied

“This story might be a criminal product of criminal minds who, in the end, are also hurting the victims of the story.

“Unfortunately, this media outlet fell prey to these co-ordinated, criminal efforts. NXIVM was not able to participate in this story because it painfully held true to the due process of our free world justice system.

“We will explore any and all legal remedies to correct these lies.”

Catherine Oxenberg starred alongside Linda Evans, John Forsythe and Joan Collins in the classic show. Picture: Supplied

This story was originally published in The Sun and is reprinted with permission.

Originally published as Dynasty star Catherine Oxenberg’s daughter India living in New York cult that brands women