August 2015 | The Underground Bunker

Home, sweet ‘Freewinds’! We get a rare look inside a Scientology promotional seminar

For several years, we’ve posted fliers from Scientology’s many events that are put on by barnstorming “OT” ambassadors out to sell something to compliant church members. But it’s not very often that we get a report on what it’s like to attend such a gathering.

A couple of years ago, we were fortunate to hear from […]

‘Miss Lovely’ in London: Paulette Cooper writes another chapter in her amazing story

On Saturday, Paulette Cooper met a man named Peter de Hoo for the first time. Her husband Paul captured the moment in this photograph. For those of you who have read our book, The Unbreakable Miss Lovely, you may already know what a significant meeting this […]

Louisiana congressman posts Narconon pic, then yanks it after we point out Scientology link

Scientology and its front groups work very hard to ensnare unsuspecting local officials for photo opportunities. We see a lot of local law enforcement officers, city council members, and even some state representatives get corralled for Scientology PR. But it’s really something when Scientology manages to snag a state attorney general or a member of […]

WOW: California judge orders trial to determine if Scientology drugged incoming rehab patients

[Judge Edward Chen | Photo: Hillary Jones-Mixon]

On April 1, we told you about a class-action lawsuit that had been filed against several of Scientology’s drug rehab companies in California. A judge has now ruled against Scientology in the lawsuit’s preliminary matters and has called for a trial that should put explosive evidence in a courtroom […]

¡Ay, caramba! Nancy Cartwright has a whale of a time in Mexico to raise money for Scientology

Back on August 12, we shared with you a rather bizarre video of Simpsons voice actress Nancy Cartwright telling Scientologists in Mexico City that she was coming to town to help with an Ideal Org fundraiser. […]

So much for tabloid rumors: Tom Cruise visits Scientology’s ‘Ideal Org’ while he’s in Bogotá

Tom Cruise has been in the South American country of Colombia shooting scenes for his next movie, Mena, and on Tuesday he went to the capital city of Bogotá and dropped in at the Scientology “Ideal Org” there, which had its grand opening just a few weeks […]

What lengths would a Scientology ‘registrar’ go to pry $3,000 out of a 13-year-old?

Aaron Smith-Levin is back with another interesting video, this time featuring his own stories from growing up in […]

Stop worrying about ISIS and Syria and Iraq — Scientology’s got this, people

What a great time we had last night in Boston. Another full room and a rapt audience who threw us interesting questions. We’ll pull together some photos and an anecdote or two later. For now, we want to thank Karen de la Carriere for sending us something interesting from the new issue of Scientology’s Planetary […]

Tonight, it’s Boston! And that has us thinking about Beantown’s connections to ‘Miss Lovely’

Hey, we’re in Boston tonight for the resumption of our tour. While Paulette Cooper is cruising to London, we’ll be near Harvard Square talking about the book we wrote about her. (We’re hoping to reunite with Paulette for another joint appearance this fall.)

Our appearance tonight has us thinking about a couple of mentions of […]

Chill EB joins the Sea Org — well, long enough to wish a happy birthday!

Our thanks to the tipster who found this little gem. Scientology’s in-house hip hop ambassador, Norman Berry a/k/a Chill EB, makes a Sea Org member’s day by showing up, with singer Stacy Francis, to wish her a happy […]

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