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MASTERSON DENIED: Court says his request for more time struck down, prelim still May 18

 We just heard from Los Angeles Superior Court media relations that Scientology celeb Danny Masterson’s request for months more time to prepare for his upcoming preliminary hearing was denied this morning. The all-important “prelim” is still scheduled for May []

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Scientology answers Danny Masterson accusers at California Supreme Court, and it’s ugly

[Chrissie Carnell-Bixler and Danny Masterson are battling at California’s highest court]

Danny Masterson’s accusers have asked California’s Supreme Court to review their objections to Scientology’s “religious arbitration” and the ruling that derailed their harassment lawsuit against the That ’70s Show actor and the church. []

Why the upcoming ‘prelim’ is a nightmare for Danny Masterson — and for Scientology

[Masterson at his Sept 18 court appearance]

Now that we’ve had a couple of days to think about the hearing we listened in on Wednesday, and we’ve had a chance to talk it over with our legal experts, we wanted to discuss the situation that Danny Masterson now faces, and, just as importantly, what the live []

Danny Masterson holds on to his passport as judge decides he’s no flight risk

[Masterson and Mesereau at a Sept 18 appearance]

[UPDATE: Judge Charlaine Olmedo denied the DA’s request to have Danny Masterson turn in his passport, saying that his $3.3 million bond is enough to ensure the he’ll show up in court. Next hearing set for April 20.]

Danny Masterson’s social media posts suggest that he’s back from Oregon []

Danny Masterson accusers take Scientology ‘arbitration’ to California Supreme Court

 We know that petitioning for a writ of mandate with an appeals court is a longshot. But we thought Chrissie Carnell-Bixler and the others suing Danny Masterson and the Church of Scientology had a pretty decent []

It’s wedding bells for Scientology celeb and ‘The Walking Dead’ alum Alanna Masterson

 Just a few days ago we broke the news that Alanna Masterson had put her Los Angeles house up for sale, and now we have news of another milestone for the Scientology lifer and former The Walking Dead cast member. []

If Danny Masterson’s accusers take lawsuit to Calif. supreme court, they will have issues

[Is Chrissie Carnell-Bixler headed for the state supreme court?]

Yesterday, we reported the stunning news that an appeals court denied the petition filed by Danny Masterson’s accusers. The court, like in Valerie Haney’s case, found that these plaintiffs suing Scientology can appeal their cases — but only after they go through Scientology’s “religious arbitration,” not []

PETITION DENIED: Danny Masterson accusers can’t skip Scientology arbitration, court says

[Justices Baker, Rubin, and Moor]

The California 2nd Appellate Division just delivered the stunning news that it is denying the petition filed by Danny Masterson’s accusers, which had asked the court to reverse a ruling by a lower court that forced their lawsuit into Scientology’s internal “religious []

Civil case on ice (for now), and will Danny Masterson show for next criminal hearing?

[We may get a repeat of this performance in a couple of weeks]

There was a court hearing yesterday in the Danny Masterson civil lawsuit that we had a chance to listen in on, and we have some other updates to the litigation that we’ve been watching here at the Underground []

Danny Masterson: They called me an ‘agent’ of Scientology, so I get to sit in on arbitration

 We have a fairly chilling document for you today which was filed by Danny Masterson in anticipation of a court hearing on Monday. []