Dave’s winning streak: Has Scientology made itself lawsuit-proof?

Last Friday evening, we got the news that another lawsuit filed by former Scientologists had been torpedoed by a judge.

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Eyewitness report: Scientology leader David Miscavige at the LRH Birthday Event

[Miscavige presiding over the New Year’s event at the Fort Harrison Hotel ballroom]

One of the biggest dates on the Scientology calendar is March 13, the anniversary of founder L. Ron Hubbard’s birth in 1911. For many years on or around March 13, Scientology’s current leader David Miscavige would preside over an LRH Birthday Event at Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater, Florida, which holds a crowd of a little more than 2,000.

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Mark Bunker on Scientology’s sneaky plan for Clearwater: It’s dead in the water now

After the new blockbuster from Tracey McManus about Scientology’s sneaky plans in Clearwater dropped Sunday morning at the Tampa Bay Times, we’ve been itching to find out what Clearwater City Councilman Mark Bunker made of it.

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WACKY: Scientology flack Ben Shaw’s unhinged letter denying ties to Clearwater developer

[Scientology’s Ben Shaw and developer Rodney Riley]

On March 17 we shared with you an over-the-top, ranting letter sent by Scientology’s spokesman in Clearwater, Ben Shaw. He had sent the letter to Tracey McManus of the Tampa Bay Times, accusing her of being unethical, and he copied it to the mayor of Clearwater, which made it a public document.

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Tampa Bay Times identifies developer acting as Scientology’s front in Clearwater

[Rodney Riley]

We’ve told you how Scientology leader David Miscavige really wanted to get his hands on a small parcel of land in downtown Clearwater, Florida that is surrounded by other Scientology properties, but in 2017 the city stopped him from getting it.

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PODCAST: John Sweeney stops by to chat about Scientology’s ‘dark nonsense’

[NOTE: Make sure you saw last night’s depressing breaking news. Another lawsuit forced into ‘Scientology arbitration.’]

When we took a photo of John Sweeney pouring a cup of tea on a visit to London, we didn’t know that in a few years he’d not only be a best-selling author of multiple books, but that he’d become known for reporting from the Battle of Kyiv in an orange wool cap.

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Scientology propaganda is the best thing ever, and we are here for it

We’ve had a big week of hard-hitting stories here at the Underground Bunker. But we’re always happy to pause for a cool, refreshing taste of Scientology propaganda!

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Life as a Scientology ‘Flag auditor,’ bending the minds of Neil Gaiman and others

[Bruce Hines and Neil Gaiman, in a time gone by]

What was it like to be a Flag auditor? I imagine that most people would have no interest in finding out. But I figured I’d write something so there can be some record of it, possibly for future historians (tip of the hat to Chuck Beatty). It is an account of one aspect of the inner workings of the Church of Scientology. While there are many people who shared a similar experience to mine, I have seen very little written about such things. Here is my depiction of the day-to-day life of a person who became an auditor in a unique organization within the Scientology network.

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Judge Olmedo rules: Here are the details from the rulings on Danny Masterson’s retrial

Yesterday Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Charlaine Olmedo issued lengthy rulings about Danny Masterson’s retrial, which is now scheduled to start on April 17. Late in the afternoon, we gave you a quick rundown of the major issues she covered in those rulings, including her decision to allow the testimony of Claire Headley as a Scientology expert, and Kathleen Jenkins as a fifth victim. Neither one of them took part in the first trial.

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Here’s the prosecution’s witness list for the Danny Masterson retrial

[Can Deputy DA Reinhold Mueller’s new lineup put Masterson in prison?]

At yesterday’s pretrial hearing, Danny Masterson’s prosecution and defense argued over what should be included and disallowed in his upcoming retrial, which is scheduled to begin jury selection on April 11.

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