• Allison Mack appeared in front of Judge Nicholas Garaufis on Friday, who announced that her federal trial would begin on October 1

• The Smallville star, 35, was released last week on $5M bail after agreeing to cut all ties with the cult Nxivm, and on Friday ignored leader Keith Raniere in court

• Mack was seeing Raniere for the first time since she declared in court papers that she was seeking a plea deal in the case

• Mack and Raniere have both been arraigned on federal charges including two counts of sex trafficking and one count of conspiracy to commit forced labor

• The two are facing life in prison and Raniere has been denied bail by the court

• Raniere entered a plea of not guilty on all charges Friday, while - – Mack did not enter a formal plea yet as she is still negotiating her plea deal

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