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Rebecca Minkoff’s Scientology involvement in the news, thanks to ‘RHONY’
We want to thank the numerous readers who sent us links to news breaking out all over the place about Rebecca Minkoff, her Scientology upbringing, and…
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Two can play that game: Leah Remini presses for another judge change
We’re still stunned by what happened yesterday in Los Angeles, where Scientology leader David Miscavige sent his personal attorney Jeffrey Riffer down…
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How is David Miscavige removing judges in months-old lawsuits?
We’re still reeling over what happened in a Los Angeles courtroom today, when Scientology managed to keep a ruling that was devastating for them from…
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Scientology stuns Jane Doe attorneys, bounces judge before ruling can be made
Our courtroom observer just described what happened this morning in Jane Doe’s forced-marriage case, and we said we could hardly believe what we were…
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Judge to rule that Jane Doe has proved Scientology arbitration ‘unconscionable’
Last night, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Robert Broadbelt posted his tentative ruling before today’s hearing in Jane Doe 1’s forced-marriage…
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Group Therapy 62: Alex on E. Grinstead council, WBM on the new mayor!
Once again we discussed the week’s revelations with our gang of jokers and degraders. It’s all the enturbulation you could want! — The Proprietor
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The new season of Scientology TV is here! Can an NFL legend finally get someone to watch?
For years we were hearing that it was coming: David Miscavige was going to launch a Scientology TV channel. It finally happened on March 12, 2018 with a…
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Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard’s nightmare year, 1951, told in news clippings
Even today, more than 70 years later, you will hear about L. Ron Hubbard’s near-miraculous transformation in 1950 from a modestly well known pulp…
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What Alex Barnes-Ross told East Grinstead councillors about Scientology abuses
[Today’s guest post is by Alex Barnes-Ross] 2.45pm. East Court. East Grinstead. Suited and booted, documents in hand. It’s showtime. Today, after five…
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What awaits you at the end of Scientology’s long, arduous journey
[Last time, Val Ross told us about working as a spy at the FBI after its raid on Scientology in 1977. She’s working on a subsequent installment in her…
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Eleventh Circuit: Florida trafficking lawsuit will be forced into Scientology arbitration
Ten months ago, Tampa federal District Judge Thomas Barber granted three former Sea Org workers suing Scientology for labor trafficking the right to…
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Scientology’s obsession with secrecy is in its DNA, and it results in absurdities
[Today’s guest post is by Bruce Hines] Obsession with secrets and secrecy is an integral aspect to the bizarre world of Scientology. It seems to me that…
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