At this time Henry was a young, handsome, highly intelligent and educated Renaissance prince, yet he still chose to marry Catherine. I think he is somebody who is a danger in society. It was the first of three for her mother (who was also engaged to Richard Burton, in 1974, between his marriages to Elizabeth Taylor) and one of five for her father. Your support makes all the difference to survivors of trauma. 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. Coincidentally, Oxenberg's breakout role was as Princess Diana in the 1982 TV movie The Royal Romance of Charles and Diana.While this was a big moment for Oxenberg and her career, it actually . But her delectable bonbons are served too fast and plentifully to linger over any particular one. Whether you experienced sexual violence on your college campus or with a trusted community group, it's not your fault, and taking care of yourself after experiencing trauma is important. Her screen career began in 1982 when she portrayed Princess Diana in the CBS television movie The Royal Romance of Charles and Diana. He has all of the characteristics of a psychopath; he has absolutely no empathy, no remorse. Catherine Oxenberg has a daughter India Riven Oxenberg (born 1991) whose father is William Weitz Shaffer, a convicted drug smuggler. Learning how to trust myself again has been an essential part of my healing and growth. And I need that. Variety and the Flying V logos are trademarks of Variety Media, LLC. After their parents marriage disintegrated when they were young children, the Oxenberg sisters moved to England, giving them an opportunity to mingle with their Windsor kin. True Hollywood Story (2001), TV's Most Memorable Weddings (2003), My Coolest Years (2005) and Dynasty Reunion: Catfights & Caviar (2006). She is the daughter of Princess Elizabeth of Yugoslavia. 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. The first moment I knew that she was getting healthy, she said, I think I want to get a kitten. Now her opening up about having babiesI will love being a grandmother. Raniere, according to prosecutors, blackmailed those women with what they called "collateral" like family secrets and nude photos. Van Dien and Oxenberg have two daughters, Amanda Maya Van Dien (2001) and Celeste Alma Van Dien (2003). . 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. It was completely par for the course. The following 3 files are in this category, out of 3 total. Join Vanity Fair to receive full access to VF.com and the complete online archive now. "India is spending time with her friends and family," the former Dynasty actor told People. Shortly after the discovery, India started screaming for her mother. Allison Mack pleaded guilty to racketeering and conspiracy. And you can heal. She then joined Harvard University and later transferred to Columbia University to study psychology, philosophy and mythology. Later, she learned that India had joined a "secret sorority" within NXIVM called D.O.S., where she was labeled a "slave," forcibly branded with Raniere's initials, and allegedly put on an incredibly restrictive diet. ", It was through a "line of questioning to help them start to think for themselves," that Catherine said helped her daughter. She also confirmed that her daughter and granddaughter had reconciled. .jpg 361 354; 36 KB. Ben Widdicombe reports for T&C on the nexus of privilege and power, and the badand occasionally goodbehavior of the very rich. When someone tries to coerce you, it is difficult to actually see the reality of the situation when you're conditioned and gaslighted into questioning your own instincts. On May 24, 2020, a "Special Edition" of the film aired that featured clips from the "Beyond the Headlines" short that originally followed the film's premiere where Gretchen Carlson interviewed Oxenberg. And shed laugh, it gave her pleasure, made her feel in control perhaps., It would not be long before those circles and her royal relatives collided. The second half of HBO's The Vow chronicles Catherine Oxenberg's quest to rescue her daughter India from NXIVM, the cult brought down in 2018 amid charges of sex . 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Catherine Oxenberg is an American actress best known for her performance as Amanda Carrington on the 1980s prime-time soap opera Dynasty. But how I was brought up, everybody I was ever introduced to had a title. Last fall, Dynasty actress Catherine Oxenberg, who also appears in The Vow, turned her true story of losing her daughter, India, to the cult and her long fight to rescue her from the . She also refused to talk to her mother, though she did speak to her grandmother. They both had a lot of affairs and were very naughty, very badly behaved. In fact, movie stars were spoken of so disparaginglyit was like they were showgirls., In 90s New York, she entered the orbit of Jeffrey Epstein, whose dinner parties she attended at his Upper East Side townhouse, a plush, professionally decorated showpiece in shades of beige. It was owned at the time by Epsteins billionaire patron, Leslie Wexner, whom she recalls as being awkward and round and rumpled and damp and nervous and so decidedly lacking in all social graces., Also in the mix was Epsteins alleged fixer, Ghislaine Maxwell. She also told Warren Beatty that he could be her father. When one thinks of . ", India Oxenberg said "we all have metaphorical scars. He really was a hapless sap. That takes balls; that is not a slam-dunk. She finally reached out to me, Oxenberg says of her daughter. Through her maternal grandmother, Catherine is a first cousin once removed of: Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy and Prince Michael of Kent. Catherine Oxenberg (born September 22, 1961) is an American actress. Born In: New York, New York, United States. Overall, the perpetrator creates an incurable problem that only they can fix. And when you're unaware, it's so easy to be led astray, especially by people who are masters at manipulation," she said. As a princess she was able to outdo him and get the president., Among the piquant details Oxenberg shares is that when her father discovered the liaison, he traveled to Washington with a pistol. 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. Christina is very clever, a good writer and brilliant at marketing. In 1999, she married actor Casper Van Dien. Oxenberg staged her first unsuccessful intervention in 2017. Catherine Oxenberg Is Writing a Book About the Group She Claims 'Brainwashed' Her Daughter Mack, 38, was arrested in 2018. And I also wanted to get strong againto feel physically capable of protecting myself.. By Mike Fleming Jr. February 28, 2023 3:12pm. Listen without judgment. "But you have to be open to it. If you feel ready to speak with someone who is trained to help, call the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 800.656.HOPE . Everyone is different when it comes to self-care, and you know what's best for your own journey. It was inhumane," India Oxenberg said. I wont say anything disparaging about my sister," but, she added, "I do not consider my sister a reliable or truthful source. He also writes the "No Regrets" column for the New York Times. I told her she was brainwashed and she was in a cult. ET, India Oxenberg returns to the house where she said that she and others were held down and branded with Raniere's initials. If models are known too well, it detracts from the impetus In 1984, Oxenberg joined the hit ABC prime time soap opera Dynasty then at its height of popularity[5] in the role of Amanda Carrington. The movie was based on the above memoir. 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. I trusted them; these people seemed like they had it all together. As Catherine had spent much of her time subsequent to the death of her first husband surrounded by Spanish ladies in waiting, and despite being in England, had she learned sufficient English to communicate with . She was signed by Ford Models during this time. Siouan-Catawban family. For myself, I've actively worked against negative programming and learned along the way how to be my own parent or my own best friend, even in my inner thoughts. And Keith was not only a cult leader, he was a sexual predator. 'Ticket checks are in operation at this station today. 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. [25], In 2020, Oxenberg was featured in The Vow, a documentary series for HBO, directed by Jehane Noujaim and Karim Amer, which follows Oxenbergs attempts to rescue her daughter India. I see something that I want, that Ive placed on myself., During quarantine, India wrote a book about her experiences that she also titled Still Learningwhich will make its way to Audible soon. They just never left the house, she says. In order to be okay with this type of thing, you have to have a certain sense of humor, she said, or else its just going to bury you., India also spoke candidly about working through the intimacy issues that still plague her post-NXIVM. They need to want to. Obviously shes unblocked me, Oxenberg said, sounding mildly surprised. I was imported into their inner circle, which normalized and concealed all of Keith's (the leader's) behaviors so that those from the outside had no idea what I was experiencing. Actress: Dynasty. Spouse/Ex-: Casper Van Dien (m. 19992015), Robert Evans (m. 19981998), siblings: Christina Oxenberg, Nicholas Augustus Balfour, children: Christina Oxenberg, Nicholas Augustus Balfour, Ancestry: Danish American, Finnish American, Swedish American, Serbian American, Russian American, education: Harvard University, Columbia University, St. Paul's School. She was part of the series for the first season till 1994. Mom is a princess from a country that doesnt exist anymore, and DadHoward Oxenberg, who died in 2010"was Jewish, from Brooklyn, in the garment industry. I ask how does that explain my having taught myself the basics in living languages such as Italian in the past. When it comes to post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and complex post traumatic disorder (CPTSD), it's not a one and done situation. 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. Oxenberg, the daughter. "So I said, 'Who do you want to speak withBig Mike or Little Mike?' She said, 'Big Mike,' and called him straightaway." Said. Catherine Oxenberg narrates about the day when she (Andrea Roth) found out that her daughter India (Jasper Polish) has joined the NXIVM cult that is headed by Keith Raniere (Peter Facinelli) and Allison Mack (Sara Fletcher). Oxenberg's book, "Captive: A Mother's Crusade to Save Her Daughter from a Terrifying Cult," was released in August. There are numerous differences between the projects. 'Manea is a request stop. In September 2018, Princess Elizabeth spoke to RadarOnline.com outside a New York courthouse, explaining that India was working with a deprogrammer and "beginning to remember details that obviously were hidden in the subconscious." You look at what R. Kelly didyou look at Epstein. ", She continued, "There's predation on so many different levels. In 1992, Catherine Oxenberg once again portrayed Princess Diana in the ABC television movie Charles and Diana: Unhappily Ever After. For the latter, she turned producer too. I still find myself being resistant to certain thingseven with my fianc, who I feel totally safe with, said India. Not just the languages themselves, even though I find that they can be an excellent stimulation for the mind and an opportunity to learn, grow and develop as well. In 2019, Catherine Oxenbergs story was dramatized for an original TV movie on Lifetime. India Oxenberg is opening up about her experience with NXIVM. In the book, Catherine Oxenberg gave an account of losing her daughter, India, to a sex cult and her own efforts to bring her back. And I wasn't gonna do that.". At this point, some readers may be wondering if they should, as her sister seemed to imply, be adding a pinch of salt to Oxenbergs dish. All Rights Reserved. 2023 Variety Media, LLC. Christina Oxenberg is the kind of deliciously wicked society writer whose work begs to be enjoyed with a bowl of popcorn and a glass of wine. 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. Rather than working with a plastic surgeon to partially remove her branda process that would have taken a year, and wouldnt have restored her skin pigmentation anywayIndia went a different route. The same year she also acted as Monika Blackbird in a couple of episodes of romantic comedy drama series The Love Boat. Catherine Oxenberg was born on 22nd September 1961 in New York City, U.S as the eldest daughter of Princess Elizabeth of Yugoslavia and her first husband Howard Oxenberg, an American Jewish businessman. A good partner or friend will honor your level of comfort and get consent. Said Catherine, I didnt understand that there are people out there who will try and destroy love, destroy connection, and destroy family. Outside of Europe, however, Catalan doesn't come up much in conversation. And I knew that eventually I would get her back. Whether it happened recently or years ago, self-care can help you cope with the short- and long-term effects of trauma like sexual assault. [13] A contemporary Harvard Crimson piece indicates that she was at least initially in the Class of 1983, dubbing her "queen of the facebook".[14]. 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. You may feel and think those things, but those thoughts can also be damaging ideas your abusers wanted you to believe. Her husband [Prince Philip] is Greek, and my grandmother [Princess Olga of Greece and Denmark] is Greek, so they are very closely related, Oxenberg says (first cousins to be precise). Ironically, this group did the complete opposite, by eroding your pre-cult persona until you were merely a robot or a lure to recruit others. They said Raniere, who called himself Vanguard, created a secret sorority inside the group where women were made to be his slaves and have sex with him. [22] In August 2018, Oxenberg revealed that India had left NXIVM in June, after the arrest of Raniere, and they were working on their relationship. The answers aren't simple, but one of the most important things I've learned, that I want to share with you, is that when abuse happens, it is not your fault. Media in category "Catherine Oxenberg". Like her take on the British royals, for example. In the movie, Catherine was portrayed by actress Andrea Roth. You're being trained into believing what serves the perpetrator and the way the perpetrator thinks. Theres a human in there., Catherines behind-the-scenes crusade to save her daughter was recently documented in HBOs docuseries The Vow. She also authored a book that gave an account of her fight to bring her daughter back. (Her ex-husband is the artist Damian Elwes, brother of The Princess Bride star Cary Elwes.). In 2011, the Catherine and India attended leadership seminar for a leadership organization called NXIVM. Marc Maron Grapples With Grief in New Stand-Up Special. They went for the sex trafficking crimes, versus financial crimes. [12], In the Class of 1985 Harvard freshman face book, Oxenberg is listed directly ahead of Conan O'Brien. I remember. The 29-year-old spoke with ABC News in an interview that aired on the Oct. 13 episode of Good Morning America. In my experience, leaders tried to normalize sex and intimacy as part of my duties to the group, telling me that my issues had to do with intimacy and that I didn't have the choice to not "complete the assignment.". Hopefully, a veteran Oversight Committee member tells, She wants people to know who she is beneath the glam: Theres no pretending with me.. A lot of people don't want a name, they The author of nine books of fiction and non-fiction, she is now serializing a tell-all memoir every week on the crowd-funded content platform, Patreon (entries are published on Sundays and Thursdays). 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