Celeste Van Dien is currently 19 years old. India's aunt, writer Christina Oxenberg, herself applauded Shaffer coming forward - but also directed some rather pointed remarks at him. We've received your submission. William Weitz Shaffer, India's father and Catherine's former boyfriend, was arrested on drug smuggling charges when India was a toddler and spent years of her childhood in prison. Catherine has since set up the Oxenberg Foundation to help those affected by cults and abuse. William Weitz Shaffer has a connection with the royal family. I asked him if it was not more disgusting to have your stepdaughter branded, put on a starvation diet, and have blackmail-worthy material held over her head, than have the media report on it, so that law enforcement could intervene or through common sense, she might possibly escape. Truth about Covid care home testing row: Timeline lays bare what was said, by who and when. 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India Oxenberg Joined NXIVM due to her Mother Neither DEA agents nor a representative of the U.S. attorneys office in Seattle, where the Shaffer associates have been prosecuted, would comment on the likelihood of Fields being indicted. . What is he supposed to do? In its complaint, the federal government describes Fields as a close associate and trusted friend of the Shaffers. The government said the corporations were used to funnel payments to Vietnamese officials who assisted the smuggling operation by giving it access to Ho Chi Minh Harbor. In particular, he said that the law gives authorities the power to seize money and other assets before ever finding a defendant guilty of a crime. At one point, he said that if I published anything about him, he would go after me. India and Catherine had always been extremely close. Aug 6, 2018 - William Weitz Shaffer This is William Weitz Shaffer; the father of actress India Riven Oxenberg stayed out of the public light since the 90's, but when his daughter became involved with Keith Raniere's cult Nxivm, he decided it was time to speak up and stand out for his girl. C. What is your hang up with the word horny? 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These are my friends and colleagues, I've never seen anything but good come out of this work. Shaffer met Catherine, who is the daughter of Princess Elizabeth of Yugoslavia, when he was a fugitive living in Germany. 'I've had a close and personal relationship with my daughter India her entire life,' Shaffer told Page Six on Saturday. To be more precise he is attached to the princess of Yugoslavia. Heres a list, Greek transportation minister resigns over train collision that killed at least 36, Ohios senators to unveil rail safety bill in wake of East Palestine derailment, Elizabeth Holmes cites her new baby as a reason she should avoid prison for Theranos scam, 19 cafes that make L.A. a world-class coffee destination, Shocking, impossible gas bills push restaurants to the brink of closures, What time is it on the moon? Can dementia be spotted in CHILDHOOD? William had met Catherine, her mother when he was a fugitive living in Germany. Under a plea agreement filed yesterday, Shaffer will be imprisoned between 10 and 15 years. Also, she did everything she could to cure India of her nightmarish experience. Now they were living together in Los Angeles, near Venice Beach, with their two cats, Beans, and Rice. The agents said one 23-ton load was taken to a dock in Anacortes, Wash., where trucks picked it up and hauled it to a ranch near Bakersfield that served as a distribution center. I didnt think I was going to be able to have children.. Catherine Oxenberg has a net worth of 25 million dollars. A. SHUT UP YOURE DISGUSTING. Well lets hear from them to clear everything up. Why dont you get on that guys case? Kat let me guess you work for Keith? A producer named Robert Evans was the man she married for the first time when she was 18. He is not the father and actually my understanding is that he tried to tell Catherine not to go to the first session and take along India but they would not listen. (adsbygoogle=window.adsbygoogle||[]).push({}); Eiji Funakoshi estimated Net Worth, Biography, Age, Height, Dating, Relationship Records, Salary, Income, Cars, Lifestyles & many more details have been updated below. Even her own mother doesnt have any legal right to tell India what to do. Accountant who illegally built Britain's 'best man cave' featuring bowling alley, cinema and casino loses Love Island hit by hundreds of Ofcom complaints from furious viewers over 'toxic femininity' row and Movie As easy as buying a loaf of bread: Undercover footage reveals how laughing gas is being sold from local Could Northern Ireland become the UK's Silicon Valley? Also, LinkedIn is a self-employed hospitality manager at a restaurant in Venice Beach, Malibu, California. In 2001 India got her first film named The Miracle of the Cards which helped her to gain much recognition and popularity. One former Nxivm member, Sarah Edmondson, told The New York Timesthat women were made to strip naked, lie on a massage table as three others held their arms and shoulders. Perhaps hes done all he can, after all she is an adult. Bizarre symptoms of brain tumours revealed after astrologer and ex-Strictly star Russell Grant shares his Psychiatrist: What most women don't know about their hormones - and why you start drinking and smoking more Do not sell or share my personal information. She is the daughter of Catherine Oxenberg, actress and stepdaughter of Casper Van Dien. I see the India that Ive always known plus the amazing young woman whos filled with wisdom and perspective and experience. Britain's first child Covid death, 13, may have been contributed to by doctors as senior medic admits 'Drinks cold in fridge at DH!' Her biological father, William Weitz Shaffer, also pleaded guilty to the smuggling of marijuana into the States. Oxenberg is the mother of India Riven Oxenberg (born 1991), whose father was not publicly revealed to be convicted drug smuggler William Weitz Shaffer (b. Father of India Oxenberg was arrested in 1992 due to the smuggling of Marijuana from Thailand. I placed a phone call to actor Casper Van Dien, the stepfather of India Oxenberg, to get some comments from him on what, if any, steps he was taking to help India leave the destructive cult of Keith Raniere. She hid the identity of her daughter India's father for years - drug smuggler William Weitz Shaffer. Hes also a sign of Mexicos healthcare crisis, After months of pounding, Ukrainian official says military may pull back from Bakhmut, TikTok faces bans in a number of countries over security fears. "This includes his 70-year-old mother, who is in extremely poor health. After two years, Catherine and Casper who did not interact with Raniere stopped, but India, who was 22 and searching for her path in life, got sucked in, even becoming a coach within ESP. So many people languish in cults and toxic relationships (which are often basically mini-cults) because they have family members who are idiots, complicit, or both. That was the scary thing: to not know if I was going to feel that again. #proudoffamilybehavingwell #love.' "I've had I find this hard to believe.. The DEA said the Shaffers used a ship to haul the marijuana, grown in Thailand, to rendezvous points off the West Coast of the United States, where the drug was loaded onto fishing trawlers. Her mother was persistently helping her daughter out of the NXIVM. In 1981, Catherine turned down an offer of marriage from her cousin Prince Andrew, second son of Queen Elizabeth II. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Actress Catherine Oxenberg had every reason to be happy. When the house was seized March 31, federal agents said in a complaint filed in U.S. District Court that Fields had laundered drug money and performed other services for drug smugglers. He allegedly made $50 million on his drug smuggling. But this doesnt stop her from being really fun in her social media sharing. Nobody knows how this popular actress gets to know a smuggler. In the summer of 2018, India Oxenberg left NXIVM and moved to Malibu with her mother. 'I know in my heart she will do the right thing. She was reportedly forbidden to reveal her real father due to William's troubled past. 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