Toni Natalie dated NXIVM leader Keith Raniere for eight years before they became embroiled in multiple court battles together.
OCTOBER 4, 2020, 9:36 PM ET
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“The Only Consistent I Have In My Life Is Keith Raniere,’ Where Is Toni Natalie, Keith Raniere’s Ex-Girlfriend Now?
Toni Natalie dated NXIVM leader Keith Raniere for eight years before they became embroiled in multiple court battles together.
BY GINA TRON
Toni Natalie was once a girlfriend of NXIVM leader Keith Raniere but she later turned into one his most vocal antagonists.
But before that company fell apart, Natalie’s former husband convinced her to go meet Raniere in 1991. Raniere was visiting Rochester hotel to pitch possible recruits for Consumers’ Buyline, according to a 2018 Democrat & Chronicle report. The couple bought in and became top sellers in the Rochester area. Soon after, they visited the Albany suburb of Clifton Park, and Raniere supposedly convinced Natalie to quit smoking after a one-on-one consultation. She was charmed by him and his claim of being one of the smartest men in the world.
Soon after, Natalie’s marriage fell apart and she started a relationship with Raniere. She moved to Albany in 1992 to be closer to him and to work for Consumers’ Buyline, according to the Democrat & Chronicle. During that time, she found Raniere both compelling and disturbing. He allegedly convinced her to keep the body of a dead puppy in a freezer so she could see it regularly and overcome her issues with death, Vanity Fair reported in 2010.
Natalie and Raniere dated for a total of eight years. During that time, they operated a health-products store together, according to Forbes. She also claimed he routinely manipulated her and raped her, according to court paperwork. When she left Raniere in 1999, it set off years of alleged harassment. Natalie claimed Raniere was behind threats against her family and even a home break-in, Vanity Fair reported in 2010. She tried to file for bankruptcy after the health-products store collapsed and NXIVM contested that bankruptcy claim, which led to an eight-year court battle.
“The only consistent I have in my life is Keith Raniere, which is not anything you want as a consistent,” Natalie told the outlet in 2018. “And it’s because he keeps coming back at me in one way or another.”
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