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Read Danny Masterson’s ‘demurrer’ he’s hoping will get his criminal charges dismissed

[Danny Masterson and his attorney, Tom Mesereau]

Our legal experts tell us that our perception yesterday wasn’t incorrect: They say that it is unusual for a “demurrer” to be filed in a criminal prosecution at this stage, which gives Danny Masterson a chance, however slim, to get his charges dismissed before he’s even entered a []

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Scientology celeb Danny Masterson to be arraigned today for raping three women

 [UPDATE: Masterson’s attorney Tom Mesereau filed a demurrer and had the arraignment delayed until Oct. 19. See our reports from court down below.]

At 8:30 am Pacific today at the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center on West Temple Street in downtown Los Angeles, Scientology celebrity and That ’70s Show actor Danny Masterson is scheduled to []

Ahead of next week’s hearing, Danny Masterson’s accusers blast his attacks on their lawsuit

[Chrissie Carnell Bixler doesn’t think much of Danny Masterson’s “demurrer”]

On Friday next week, a hearing is scheduled at Los Angeles Superior Court that will consider Scientologist actor Danny Masterson’s “demurrer,” a legalistic attack on a lawsuit filed by four women who allege that they were raped by Masterson, and after they came forward to police []

Danny Masterson changes his tune about criminal case in new civil brief

 We suspect that things are really going to heat up in the civil lawsuit filed by four women against Danny Masterson and Scientology in anticipation of next week’s big hearing. []

Christmas in July: Videos of Scientology stars raising money for their pals at the LAPD

[Mila Kunis and Wilmer Valderrama, pitching in]

We got a big reaction to yesterday’s story about LAPD officer Cory Palka’s emails showing how cozy the relationship is between LA police and the Church of []

Internal LAPD emails show the department’s cozy relationship with Scientology

[Cory Palka]

On the morning of March 3, 2017, we broke the news that for several months the Los Angeles Police Department had been investigating the claims of three women who said they had been raped by Scientology celebrity and That ’70s Show actor Danny []

That time Laura Prepon helped silence a Danny Masterson victim for Scientology

 Laura Prepon, through her publicity team, tried to “handle” the New York Post this weekend with a suggestion that the Orange is the New Black actress is “not currently active in the []

The private eye who started out working for Danny Masterson & now may testify against him

[Scott Ross and his former lawyer pal Tom Mesereau]

In the fall of 2016, Leah Remini’s A&E series Scientology & the Aftermath premiered and was a huge hit. And after three episodes of damning allegations about how Scientology was a vindictive organization that is known for running elaborate surveillance and harassment schemes against people it considers []

Danny Masterson finds himself in a changed era, but his victims came forward before #MeToo

[Chrissie Carnell Bixler at the 2019 Denim Day rally in Los Angeles]

We wanted to make a simple point today before it gets lost in what appears to be an avalanche of news stories about Danny Masterson that are yet to []

Danny Masterson’s Scientology upbringing: An interview with his former stepdad, Joe Reaiche

[Danny and his sister Alanna]

It was 1982 and Joe Reaiche — he pronounces it “reesh” — was in Florida working his way up Scientology’s “Bridge to Total Freedom.” []