CALIFORNIA SUPREME COURT GRANTS REVIEW OF ‘ARBITRATION’ RULING IN DANNY MASTERSON SUIT

[The California Supremes]

The California Supreme Court has granted the petition for review submitted by Danny Masterson’s accusers after their lawsuit was derailed by a decision by Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Steven Kleifield.

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VALERIE HANEY PETITIONS SCIENTOLOGY ‘ARBITRATION’ RULING TO US SUPREME COURT

Valerie Haney, the former Sea Org worker who says she escaped from a Scientology compound by hiding in the trunk of a car, has petitioned the US Supreme Court over the ruling that derailed her lawsuit against the church, denying her right to trial and telling her to take her complaint to Scientology’s internal ‘religious arbitration.’

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Scientology billionaire donor scores Kobe Bryant’s rookie jersey

How much has Bob Duggan given the Church of Scientology? At one point, Forbes magazine said he told them it was more than $300 million. But that was years ago. Bob and his wife Trish split in 2015, their divorce was final in 2017, and between the two of them the Duggans may be nearing half a billion in cash gifts to the church.

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Scientology chiros make pilgrimages to Clearwater before heading to prison

[Jay and Jeff Spina with a Scientology award]

We got home yesterday from our fun time in Los Angeles last week covering Danny Masterson’s preliminary hearing, and we thought we’d catch up on other Scientology legal matters that have been going on since we were gone.

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Is Scientology protecting Danny Masterson or is it protecting itself? A Sea Org perspective.

Yesterday, we asked former Sea Org official Chris Shelton for his thoughts on the Danny Masterson preliminary hearing and its heavy Scientology content. He provided us an overview of how the Scientology mindset was reflected in the hearing. We also asked another former Sea Org official, Sunny Pereira, for her thoughts on some particular Scientology moments in the hearing. Here are her thoughts.

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How the Scientology drama in Danny Masterson’s prelim appeared to a former Sea Org official

[Attorneys Sharon Appelbaum and Tom Mesereau with Danny Masterson during his Sept 18 appearance]

We asked Chris Shelton to look at the Scientology highlights we pulled out of Danny Masterson’s preliminary hearing. We wondered how these concepts being raised in a criminal rape proceeding might look to someone who was actually a former Sea Org official. Here’s what he sent us.

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How Scientology can make a tragedy worse, and then even worse again

[Ginger before the shooting, left, with her friend Penny Thomas]

Ginger Sugerman is preparing for her sixth surgery to repair damage to her face and needs much more dental work. One of her vocal cords has been paralyzed. But despite that, we had a phone conversation with her a few days ago.

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Holy Xenu, even we didn’t expect Scientology to be this big in Danny Masterson’s hearing

[Masterson after the ruling, from video by Bunker reader Melissa J. Bratten]

Well, that was some week and we want to thank all of our loyal readers for going through it with us. The comments section has really been a rollicking good time while we were reporting from Los Angeles for the Danny Masterson preliminary hearing.

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Day four of the Danny Masterson prelim: The arguments and a ruling!

[Mueller vs. Mesereau]

Well, it all comes down to this. We’re beginning a little later today, 10:30 am, but the testimony and cross-examining is finished, and now we’ll get to see Deputy DA Reinhold Mueller and defense attorney Tom Mesereau give their closing arguments.

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Day three of the Danny Masterson prelim: Jane Doe 3’s cross-examination continues

[Yesterday’s strange moment: Mesereau brings Hubbard in!]

We were struck by a comment made after yesterday’s session by our friend TX Lawyer. He pointed out that it is the job of Danny Masterson’s defense attorney Tom Mesereau not only to push the witnesses but also the judge.

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