I got an email from Anika Reitman, another former SSM member who disputes some of the claims made by the women I spoke to for this piece. She’s given me permission to print her email — I have edited it lightly but here it is more or less in full.

Amen to that! Zero legitimacy here. Way to represent, Brooklyn Chick.

Everybody look! Francie66 didn’t use paragraph breaks. She must be in a cult. For sure.

I don’t know about you Princess Superstar but this Jezebel crowd feels like a cult to me. Reminds me of the zombies in dawn of the dead: “brainsssss, brainssssss” ...“you’re in a cultttt, cuuuulllllttt”.

I assume Anna took off “SuperHottieHannah’s” comments because Hannah revealed Anna source. For your reading pleasure I’ve included snapshots of Hannah’s response and blacked out the source’s name (apologies the photo is tilted). It was just too good not too repost. Here’s your morning juice. Have a ball.

This article is totally biased, one-sided, and doesn’t reflect all the people (including myself) that International has helped. Irresponsible journalism and lame reporting Anna! He is a visionary and has helped me be super successful in my life and in my marriage, and as a mom. The cult thing is ridiculous- last I…

I am a current member of Superstar Machine and Hot School and damn proud of it! Both of these collectives have helped me invaluably and continue to change my life in the most amazing ways and the results are tangible! I could write a book and probably will at some point;) The women that are saying SSM is a cult are…

Wow, are we just deleting critical comments now?