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The bravery required to speak about these details in a room full of people is incredible. My stomach is in knots just reading.

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Yes, mine too, Muriel. The women are extraordinary.

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Masterson is a total fucking predator. Lock that creep up.

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Oh, boy. The effort to control things, to keep it from becoming violent...all reminiscent of when I was in college (long time ago) and this was the only technique young women knew of to get out of a suddenly sexual situation. UGH. What a prick Masterson is.

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Agreed, and I am always shocked by how many of us have been through this

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I did a google search of Ilaria Urbanati and found this article about her recent wedding. It appears that it was quite the get together of leading scientologists. https://www.vogue.com/slideshow/stylist-ilaria-urbinati-wore-an-endless-lace-train-for-her-classic-new-england-wedding

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Wonder if Yolanda Masterson is related to DM

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Yolanda Pecoraro? She's married to Christopher Masterson, Danny's brother.

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Thanks Tony

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Serial rapist.

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“I was not allowed to have medication for nervousness in the church, so I would have a little vodka to deal with feeling intimidated by people. I wasn't allowed to take anything.” Yep scientology prefers you self medicate rather than actually handle the problem.

Danny has probably gotten away with this and his Tone 40 rape commands so many times. Drink that wine now. Get undressed. Poor girl. I wanted to run out if the room and I wasn’t even there. I’m glad Bijou is there to hear this. I hope a teensy little bit of it is sinking in and she is getting what her husband really is like. I won’t speculate what their relationship is like, only they know that, but I’m glad she’s hearing this.

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Thanks so much, Tony. Thoughts and prayers are with these brave women who are having to recount these horrible memories

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Tony, when Goldstein was complaining to Judge Olmeda about Leah’s tweets hurting their case, I’m surprised she didn’t dramatically point to you and say, “And that man, your honor, is posting 5 articles every single day! How are we supposed to have a fair trial?!” Yep, and then Cohen could have jumped up and yelled, “Your honor, I call for a mistrial!” All joking aside-

JD2 is a very strong woman. Just reading her testimony is horrifying. It makes for some damaging testimony for the Masterson camp. No matter what the outcome, these women are true heroes.

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