Anna—I am really glad that you published Anika’s email to you. It shows me that you are, at this point, willing to see that perhaps you didn’t have all the facts when you went to print with this article.

This is being said over and over to the women speaking up for Superstar Machine. I don’t know how on earth Anna Merlin’s article could be viewed as anything other than a long, drawn out attack on this group.

Trying to cover the tracks of slander.

I don’t think members of a cult would speak out like this.

You don’t think Anna’s article was an attack on SSM?

Refreshing to hear someone from the other side.

Love seeing you here and reading this, Anika!

In the interest of not arguing over whether or not SSM is a cult or not a cult, I think it’s more important to address the logistics of this scenario as the semantics will just turn into a squabble, really. Like The View and this is Jezebel so let’s not View it up, yo! I’m sorry - that was a stupid joke. Ok so there’s…

Anika! This feels like an amazing testament to your experience. How refreshing after hearing all this sensationalist voyeuristic garbage from 99% of the commenters.

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.

Yeah and some websites are cults too, aka Jezebel.

Is this THE princess superstar? I effing love her/you (if you are)

Seriously. My eyes glazed over shortly after this article started. And then I kept thinking, “There’s more? There’s more?” Oye vey.

“Having anal sex was a marker of being a true, fierce powerful woman. The length of your orgasms were also markers of how intense your feminine power was.” In the higher levels, she said, “We had phone calls having to share how long our orgasms were, the positions we masturbated in. People were claiming to have like…

“Desperate people prone to magical thinking and a sense that they’re entitled to happiness...” or they’re just desperate enough to project onto people that feel passionate about something that is outside of the box.

Which is why the women “speaking out” about their experiences are obviously not credible... They seem like morons. If it works it works, it if doesn’t it doesn’t. Stupid to invest for so long in something that you don’t feel is right deep inside of you and the women who do feel it’s right are obviously having a…

So Right, Princess.

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…

Did the title of this post just change? I guess legal woke up from their late-morning siesta.