Tom Welling Reacts to 'Smallville' Co-Star Allison Mack's NXIVM Sex Cult Case

Tom Welling is breaking his silence on Smallville co-star Allison Mack and her involvement in the NXIVM sex cult.

During his interview on fellow Smallville co-star Michael Rosenbaum‘s Inside Of You podcast, the two briefly discussed the sex cult, where Allison allegedly recruited women into NXIVM where leader Keith Raniere reportedly blackmailed women into becoming sex slaves and branded his initials into them.

Earlier this week, Keith was found guilty on seven charges, including forced labor conspiracy and sex trafficking conspiracy.

“I didn’t know anything about it,” Tom said. “So, there you go. I was very surprised to read anything about it. It sounds very bizarre. Allison was always a nice person around me.”

Tom added: “It’s also funny that people would think we know, or that we would have some like, really like perspective on it.”

“I always say this, if somebody said, ‘Hey your brother killed someone?’ ‘No, it’s impossible. You don’t know my brother,’” Michael responded. “Now, Allison and I were never really tight on the show like you and I were. I didn’t really know where she went off and did her own thing. But like if somebody said, ‘Oh, Allison Mack killed [somebody],’ I would go, ‘No, that’s impossible.’”

Michael then added that he feels torn between “always [having] love for Allison” and the details that are coming out about the case. “I don’t know what to say or what to…other than if it’s true, it’s a tragedy.”

Back in April, Allison pleaded guilty to racketeering conspiracy and racketeering charges. She will be sentenced in September.