Kirstie Alley’s daughter: ‘Everyone’ is ditching Los Angeles for Clearwater

For a few years now, we’ve been telling you that all signs point to it: Scientology is fleeing Southern California, formerly its most formidable stronghold.

That exodus is being led by Scientology leader David Miscavige, who some seven or eight years ago abandoned “Int Base” near Hemet, California about 90 miles east of Los Angeles after it became the focus of an FBI investigation. The compound, also known as “Gold Base,” had been Dave’s primary home for some 25 years, and he had overseen the construction of a massive monument to himself there, the behemoth “Building 50” offices for the Religious Technology Center, the subsidiary that nominally runs the Scientology movement.

After spending tens of millions for the building, including very expensive special interiors meant to be a landmark for the use of just one man, Miscavige simply walked away from it.

The church itself has revealed that Miscavige now makes his home in Clearwater, Florida, where Scientology has its “spiritual mecca,” the Flag Land Base. Dave is reportedly living in another major monument to himself that he had built over a 20-year period, the Flag Building on Fort Harrison Avenue.

Los Angeles, meanwhile, is looking more and more like a Scientology ghost town.

It’s true that Scientology has been in decline all over the world for decades, and that its numbers have dropped dramatically in places like Australia and the UK, as census figures show. But Southern California has been such a storied center of Scientology power going back to L. Ron Hubbard’s first demonstrations of Dianetics in 1950, so it’s been surprising to see it increasingly becoming an afterthought to the church while Clearwater gains importance.

It’s no accident, we think, that Tom Cruise chose to build his double-level penthouse condo on a building inside the Flag Land Base footprint, just a short walk from where his best pal Miscavige lives at the Flag Building.

And we know it’s only anecdotal, but we thought it was interesting to see what Kirstie Alley’s daughter Lillie Parker posted at her company Instagram account this week, about her own move from Los Angeles to the Clearwater area:

We have a pretty big announcement!!!

We have a new studio… And that’s not all… Our new studio is in the Tampa Bay, FL area!

With our first kid on the way and everyone moving out of Los Angeles we decided this was the best move for our growing family and business.

This is our first stand alone studio and we are very excited with what we can do with it! We attached some renderings to share our vision.

Thank you to everyone who has helped us get to this point. We are so excited for all that is to come.

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It was just yesterday that the Hollywood Reporter wrote that Lillie’s mom, actress Kirstie Alley, had sold her Los Angeles villa for $7.8 million, after also selling her Maine place, but she still has an expensive home where? Yeah, Clearwater.

And hey, the gang’s all here! Carol Masterson responded to Lillie’s post, and learned that they now both have businesses in Clearwater within about a block of each other.

Carol has a business in Clearwater? Who knew!

The Masterson family, we’ve noted, has been selling homes in the LA area, and we’ve wondered if they’re all moving somewhere. Danny has seemed interested in Oregon, but could the clan be headed east for Florida?

The other thing we can’t help noticing is the friendly nature of that exchange between Lillie and Carol. Some have asked us if Danny’s criminal charges would result in the Masterson family getting the cold shoulder from Scientology. This evidence suggests that’s not the case.

We know, we know, we need to be careful about reading so much into an exchange on Instagram. We’ll keep an eye out for counter-evidence, but for now we’re seeing various pieces of evidence that suggest Scientology’s tilt from L.A. to Clearwater is real.

 
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Leigh delivers the fastest minute ever!

The Orange County Board of Supervisors might have limited her to only a minute Tuesday, but you know Leigh Dundas is going to make the most of it. Marvel at her theta delivery!

 
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Luke Catton: Will the FBI ever seize Scientology’s assets?

The latest from the Narconon whistleblower.

 
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Source Code

“Don’t, by the way, think I’m utterly mad when I talk about this, because I am afraid that the very, very best and most conservative churches of the land would rather be found dead than to disagree with me on the fact that man does have a soul. And the quest of an auditor, in working with a preclear, is to discover and rehabilitate that soul and actually help the individual to find out where heaven is. If we use those terms, of course, it becomes very comprehensible, in a past frame of reference. But heaven isn’t what you think it is, and hell is right here….But isn’t it strange that whenever I talk to somebody about this, they are much more willing to accept this concept than they were willing to accept such things as prenatal engrams and so forth. The most violent reactions I get from people, ordinarily, ‘You mean I HAVE lived before and I WILL live again?’ And you say…’Yeah, and the race has lived for an awful long time, and you could probably do so-and-so and so-and-so, and step out of your body and soar off to Venus if you wanted to.’ Used to be I’d say to somebody…’There’s such things as prenatal engrams and a child records when it’s in its mother and so forth.’ And they’d say, ‘Yak yak yak yak yak yak yak yak.’ No agreement on the line. But people are agreeing with me on THIS in the most unexpected quarters, unexpected quarters. Most people are atheists because they know that the way it was drawn up and presented to them wasn’t the way it is. That’s why they’re atheists. So don’t have any great fear about this theta track and theta beingness, or even in relaying it to people, because you’re in for some surprises. They’ll sit there and they’ll say, ‘Is that so! Tell me more.’” — L. Ron Hubbard, April 15, 1952

 
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Avast, Ye Mateys

“CORFU: It may be of interest that ‘Major’ Forte the British Consul in Corfu who messed the area up with lies is about to be sued by us in Corfu for libel and slander proven by his own testimony.” — The Commodore, April 15, 1971

 
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Overheard in the FreeZone

“I would say Hubbard’s Bridge was incomplete, with lots of unrepaired loose ends (he was notorious for interfering with his C/Sing and solo running new processes, according to old timers) coupled with the fact that it’s hard to know of a terminal where his previous time track would be validated. This is made worse by people who clearly are not LRH claiming publicly to be. I have heard of this effect in non-Scientology fields amongst the ‘past life’ crowd where everyone seems to have been Cleopatra, Henry VIII, etc, but then this poses a serious problem where if either of these individuals show up for real, they are going to face substantial invalidation both internally and externally.”

 
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Past is Prologue

1998: The Washington Post published an article which included discussion of comedian Jerry Seinfeld’s involvement in Scientology. “Seinfeld, while he says he is not a member of the Church of Scientology, took pains during an interview to defend the controversial sect. He said he had taken Scientology courses years earlier and found them to be very ‘pragmatic’ and helpful. He said he was ‘interested in Eastern religions generally,’ apparently thinking Scientology to be one of them. ‘I think the stuff I learned there really did help me a lot,’ he said. When reminded then that Time magazine had just run a cover story about Scientology that included charges it was a ‘thriving cult of greed and power’ and a ‘ruthless global scam,’ Seinfeld scowled and dismissed the article as ‘poor journalism.'”

 
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Random Howdy

“The only thing standing between Scientology being viewed in the same light as FLDS, Peoples Temple or Branch Davidians by the general public is Tom Cruise and the rest of the celebs.”

 
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Full Court Press: What we’re watching at the Underground Bunker

Criminal prosecutions:
— Danny Masterson charged for raping three women: Masterson arraigned Jan 20. Discovery hearing on April 20, prelim set for May 18.
— Jay and Jeff Spina, Medicare fraud: Jay sentenced to 9 years in prison. Jeff’s sentencing to be scheduled.
— Hanan and Rizza Islam and other family members, Medi-Cal fraud: Trial scheduled for May 20 in Los Angeles
— David Gentile, GPB Capital, fraud: Charged in Brooklyn federal court on Feb 4. Arraigned on Feb 9. Pretrial conference set for Apr 29.

Civil litigation:
— Luis and Rocio Garcia v. Scientology: Oral arguments were heard on July 30 at the Eleventh Circuit
— Valerie Haney v. Scientology: Forced to ‘religious arbitration.’ Petition for writ of mandate denied Oct 22 by Cal 2nd Appellate District. Petition for review by state supreme court denied Dec 11.
— Chrissie Bixler et al. v. Scientology and Danny Masterson: Dec 30, Judge Kleifield granted Scientology’s motions to compel arbitration. June 7: Status conference.
— Matt and Kathy Feschbach tax debt: Eleventh Circuit ruled on Sept 9 that Feshbachs can’t discharge IRS debt in bankruptcy. Dec 17: Feshbachs sign court judgment obliging them to pay entire $3.674 million tax debt, plus interest from Nov 19.
— Brian Statler Sr v. City of Inglewood: Second amended complaint filed, trial set for Nov 9, 2021.
— Author Steve Cannane defamation trial: Trial concluded, Cannane victorious, awarded court costs. Case appealed on Dec 24.

Concluded litigation:
— Dennis Nobbe, Medicare fraud, PPP loan fraud: Charged July 29. Bond revoked Sep 14. Nobbe dead, Sep 14.
— Jane Doe v. Scientology (in Miami): Jane Doe dismissed the lawsuit on May 15 after the Clearwater Police dropped their criminal investigation of her allegations.

 
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SCIENTOLOGY BLACK OPS: Tom Cruise and dirty tricks

The Australian Seven News network cancelled a 10-part investigation of Scientology and its history of dirty tricks. Read the transcripts of the episodes and judge for yourself why Tom Cruise and Tommy Davis might not have wanted viewers to see this hard-hitting series by journalist Bryan Seymour.

SCIENTOLOGY: FAIR GAME

After the success of their double-Emmy-winning, three-season A&E series ‘Scientology and the Aftermath,’ Leah Remini and Mike Rinder continue the conversation on their podcast, ‘Scientology: Fair Game.’ We’ve created a landing page where you can hear all of the episodes so far.

LEAH REMINI: SCIENTOLOGY AND THE AFTERMATH

An episode-by-episode guide to Leah Remini’s three-season, double-Emmy winning series that changed everything for Scientology watching. Originally aired from 2016 to 2019 on the A&E network, and now on Netflix.

SCIENTOLOGY’S CELEBRITIES, from A to Z

Find your favorite Hubbardite celeb at this index page — or suggest someone to add to the list!

 
Other links: Scientology’s Ideal Orgs, from one end of the planet to the other. Scientology’s sneaky front groups, spreading the good news about L. Ron Hubbard while pretending to benefit society. Scientology Lit: Books reviewed or excerpted in a weekly series. How many have you read?

 
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THE WHOLE TRACK

[ONE year ago] ‘Rona blues: Court delays, Shelly on the menu, and more Scientology nonsense
[TWO years ago] L. Ron Hubbard: Scientology will thrive when medical doctors are reined in
[THREE years ago] Scientology’s space opera ideas aren’t just for the upper levels, as one key early book shows
[FOUR years ago] Scientology is No. 1 with No. 2! Or, how the Church of David Miscavige stinks up Clearwater
[FIVE years ago] Scientology rips apart families with its ‘disconnection’ policy — but why?
[SIX years ago] Another leak of outtakes from 1997’s ‘Secret Lives’ — Scientology’s finance ‘dictator’
[SEVEN years ago] Jefferson Hawkins helps us understand Scientology’s L Rundowns!
[EIGHT years ago] We Need Your Help, Scientology Watchers
[NINE years ago] Writers of the Future, Today! Scientology Gets Its Party On
[ELEVEN years ago] Scientology Bigwigs Get the Classic Scientology F-U
[THIRTEEN years ago] Scientology’s First Celebrity Defector Reveals Church Secrets

 
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Posted by Tony Ortega on April 15, 2021 at 07:00

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