Tony Ortega | The Underground Bunker

Tony Ortega is a journalist who was formerly the editor of The Village Voice. He's written about Scientology since 1995, and in May 2015 released a book about Scientology's harassment of Paulette Cooper titled 'The Unbreakable Miss Lovely.' He continues to monitor breaking developments in the Scientology world from an undisclosed location in an underground bunker he shares with four cats and one of them wrinkly Shar Pei dogs. Despite his super-secret security protections, you can still reach him pretty easily by sending him a message at tonyo94 AT gmail.com (Drop him a line if you'd like to get an e-mail whenever a new story is posted.) [Header image courtesy John Rickard]

Scientology is hiring for a drug rehab whose location is a secret

Scientology is keeping a secret: The location of its new Continental Narconon in Australia. […]

How Scientology is likely going to come back at the explosive new lawsuits

[A Scientology lawyer scrum]

The Jane Doe lawsuit filed by a powerhouse legal team on Tuesday, accusing the Church of Scientology and its leader David Miscavige of false imprisonment, kidnapping, stalking, libel, slander, human trafficking, labor violations, and negligence, has naturally produced a big media reaction and cheers from ex-Scientologists and longtime Scientology […]

Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard, ‘Provost Marshal’: Another apologist claim debunked

I’m a guyA guy who seems calm but plays when he playsA guy who goes completely crazy when the right time comesA guy who has bulging ideas rather than musclesAdvertisement (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); That kind of guy

South Korean K-pop star Psy’s 2012 megahit Gangnam Style satirises posers and wannabes who put on airs […]

After the verdict, the Nxivm prosecutors — men and women — wept

Dianne Lipson, who kept us so well informed during the Nxivm trial, sent us these observations of the scene when the jury’s verdict was read […]

HOWDYCON 2019 IS HERE — HOLLYWOOD IS CLEAR!

It’s time for this website’s annual little meetup, and this year, wow, do we have a lot to talk about. David Miscavige is being sued again, with more lawsuits coming, as a stellar legal team has decided to draw a line in the […]

NXIVM LEADER KEITH RANIERE GUILTY ON ALL COUNTS

[Keith Raniere, convicted cult leader.]

Dianne Lipson came out of the courtroom long enough to tell us that the jury in the Nxivm trial had found Keith Raniere guilty on all counts.

After 25 days of testimony and closing arguments, the jury deliberated for less than five hours to reach its lightning-fast verdict.

Dianne has gone back in […]

Ignore the apologists: Yes, L. Ron Hubbard lied about having an engineering degree

[L. Ron Hubbard and W.F.G. Swann]

[Make sure you don’t miss yesterday’s late-breaking news about Scientology and David Miscavige being sued in a new lawsuit.]

It only recently came to our attention that an apologist journal, CESNUR, published a couple of breathless articles in recent months trying to prove that L. Ron Hubbard never claimed to have […]

Nxivm prosecutors got one last shot at Keith Raniere before the jury starts deliberating

[Mark Lesko]

Dianne Lipson was in court Tuesday afternoon as the prosecution rebutted the closing argument of Keith Raniere’s attorney Marc Agnifilo. Speaking for the prosecution was assistant US Attorney Mark Lesko. Here’s her impression of what occurred. Jury deliberations start Wednesday […]

Church of Scientology and David Miscavige sued for abuse by major legal players

[Attorney Brian Kent]

We’re posting this press release in its entirety. We heard something like this was coming, and we have reason to believe there is more on the […]

Keith Raniere’s defense sums up the Nxivm trial: ‘A disgusting lifestyle is not criminal’

[Keith Raniere and his attorney, Marc Agnifilo]

Dianne Lipson was in court to witness Keith Raniere’s attorney, Marc Agnifilo, make his closing argument to the jury in the Nxivm trial. But first, her account starts with the end of the prosecution’s closing argument on Monday […]

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