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After the airing of the HBO documentary Leaving Neverland, we’ve been getting questions from readers about one of the odd moments in the film: The Gloved One’s marriage to Lisa Marie Presley in 1994, and whether it had anything to do with Scientology. Continue reading Michael Jackson and Scientology: When the Hollywood Celebrity Centre went on lockdown
[CCHR Florida President Diane Klein, center]Rod Keller keeps us up to date on Scientology’s latest anti-psychiatry antics… Continue reading Scientology pitches a fit about sensible mental health reform in wake of Parkland shooting
Our readers know that we like to keep an eye on two of Scientology’s sneakiest front group operators — Queens dentist Bernard Fialkoff and his daughter Meghan. As far back as 2013, we were examining how the Fialkoffs were infiltrating New York City schools with their quack L. Ron Hubbard drug abuse literature and getting lots of help from local political leaders and the NYPD. Continue reading Miss America organization says it’s looking into Scientology’s use of Miss New York
[David Miscavige and his galaxy of stars]We noted yesterday that Scientology posted images from its L. Ron Hubbard Birthday Event which was held Saturday at Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater, Florida. And now we’ve had a closer look at those images and found some surprises. Continue reading Tom Cruise, John Travolta and some other rare celebs made Scientology event in Florida
Yesterday we told you that we didn’t expect Scientology to post images from its LRH Birthday event held last Saturday in Clearwater until the rest of the orgs get to see the video this Saturday. But the church surprised us by posting photos from Saturday’s event last night, on Hubbard’s actual birthday. Continue reading David Miscavige presides over Scientology’s holiest annual celebration of L. Ron Hubbard
It’s the holiest day on the Scientology calendar again, L. Ron Hubbard’s birthday! Ron is 108 today, wherever he is, and so we’re sending our annual birthday wishes to the Great Thetan while he’s researching OT levels off at Target Two. Continue reading Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard is celebrating another birthday, and it’s a party!
What a buildup Scientology leader David Miscavige orchestrated last year before premiering his long-awaited television channel on DirecTV. Based on all the fundraising he’d done, and the slick nature of the programming, it was obvious that Dave was blowing a mighty chunk of change on his pet project. Continue reading Scientology TV debuted one year ago, and it’s still unwatchable propaganda
[Randy Levine and Lawrence Hoffheimer]Thanks to the indefatigable efforts of researcher R.M. Seibert, we have more government documents about Scientology that have never seen the light of day. Continue reading New government docs show Scientology trying to snow the Justice Dept after Snow White
Rod Keller keeps an eye on Scientology’s most unhinged front group and its quixotic battle against modern mental health… Continue reading A new drug shows promise for depression, so naturally Scientology is fighting it
[William Burroughs in 1968]In 2013, we interviewed author David Wills about his book on William Burroughs, Scientologist! William S. Burroughs and the ‘weird cult’. He argued that Burroughs biographers tended to play down (or merely not understand) how deeply into Scientology Burroughs had been before famously falling away from it in scathing testimonials. We thought he put together a pretty compelling picture about Burroughs’ involvement in Scientology, which happened from 1959 to about 1969. In this excerpt from his book which Wills has generously agreed to share, we’ve taken a portion of the chapter when Burroughs was at his most enthusiastic, while at Saint Hill Manor in 1968.
Continue reading William Burroughs at Scientology’s ‘Saint Hill Manor’ in 1968, before his discontent
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