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After the holiday weekend, Danny Masterson’s criminal rape case returns with a vengeance

[Shawn Holley and her client, Danny Masterson]

Here in the US, we’re getting ready for a long weekend as we celebrate Memorial Day on Monday. But after the celebrating, on Tuesday the next hearing in Danny Masterson’s criminal rape case is scheduled to happen in Los Angeles. (We don’t believe that Danny himself will be present []

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Continuing to chat with a Scientology celebrity: On ‘SP’ Danny Masterson, and more

[The LA Ideal Org, a shining example]

Our conversation with a foreign Scientology entertainment celebrity continues.

 The Bunker: This really struck a nerve with []

Meet the heavy-hitter lawyers Scientology has hired for labor trafficking case

[Oprison and Membiela]

Over the years, we’ve seen some familiar faces defending Scientology in courtrooms around the country. But sometimes, new meat is brought in to represent the church, and that’s the case this []

Yes, Narconon IS Scientology, and we have video that settles the matter

 We’re continuing to mine some material that a former Scientology large donor sent our way, including some videos from what we call “peak Scientology,” the era when leader David Miscavige obviously felt pretty []

How I know your Scientology files weren’t confidential: It was my job to dig through them

[Sunny at the Hollywood Celebrity Centre]

I was called to the Bosun’s office with no explanation. It wasn’t the first time, and certainly wouldn’t be the last time []

When Scientology says it will ‘Clear the Planet,’ here’s what it means

 One of the more common questions we get from people learning about Scientology is the phrase you often hear from the church about “clearing the []

THE VALESKA PARIS DECLARATION: Here’s her full report to Clearwater PD on Scientology abuses

 On April 28, Valeska Paris and two other Australian former Scientology Sea Org workers, Gawain and Laura Baxter, filed a new labor trafficking lawsuit against David Miscavige and the Church of Scientology, alleging that they had been forced into hard labor and harrowing punishments while still only children. []

VIDEO: This is peak Scientology, when its big donors were going to clear the planet

 What a treat we have for you today. If, that is, you appreciate dauntless, defiant, and resolute Scientology at its most galactically arrogant.

This is peak Scientology. This is []

Endorsed by the Oregonian, Scientology school is full steam ahead with its real purpose

 Remember not too long ago we said that Scientology’s expensive boarding school, the Delphian, was named best small employer in the state of Oregon by the state’s largest newspaper, the []

Scientology’s homophobia: Checking in with Derek Bloch 10 years after we first met him

[Derek and Sal]

Ten years ago this week, we wrote about Derek Bloch for the first time at the Village Voice. He helped us tell the story of how he had been kicked out of the Sea Org as a teenager and then disowned by his own family when he revealed that he was gay. In []