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In Scientology, ‘making it go right’ is everything, even if it wrecks lives

[Sunny, C/Sing at the Celebrity Centre]

We lived a very different life in the Sea Org, with a completely different understanding of how things were done in the “outside” world. []

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IN HER OWN WORDS: Danny Masterson accuser rips LAPD miscues in 2017 letter

[Danny Masterson in 2017]

We’ve been telling you for four years now that Danny Masterson’s accusers have overcome incredible obstacles to get heard in a court of law, and now we have for you one of the most eye-opening pieces of evidence of []

Danny Masterson prosecutor: ‘Scientology is inextricably connected to this case’

[Danny Masterson and Deputy DA Reinhold Mueller]

Danny Masterson’s criminal defense attorneys Tom Mesereau and Sharon Appelbaum were back in court yesterday for a hearing that wasn’t listed on the publicly available docket. We learned about it through the court’s media relations department, who told us that Masterson had made yet another attempt to delay the []

‘Almost Andy Reid’ says he’s unhappy that Scientology used him in propaganda video

 We had kind of a wild time last night, and we thought we’d tell you all about it. Yesterday, we posted a new Scientology hip-hop video, notable, we thought, because it didn’t feature Scientology’s longtime in-house rapper, Chill []

Two Scientologists win seats on Los Angeles neighborhood council

[Lallah and Chris Rowe]

Our thanks to the tipster who noticed that a couple of Scientologists won election this week to spots on their neighborhood council in Sunland-Tujunga, a residential part of Los Angeles in the San Fernando []

Clearwater city manager unhappy about landing on our ‘Top 25 Enabling Scientology’ list

[The Aftermath’s finest moment?]

Someone alert Glen Stilo, but Mark Bunker sent us an email this week. And boy, are we glad he []

Scientology is not a cult: The reasoning of an OT 3 Scientologist

 In the name of equal time, we’re going to turn over the blog today to an OT 3 Scientologist who recently posted a defense of his 50-year involvement in the organization. We look forward to reading your responses to his description of Scientology and its []

Scientology social media: Salvaging the planet by draining one bank account at a time

 Our special source comes through again and gives us a glimpse of what’s going on at Scientology’s social media streams. Let’s see what’s happening to salvage the planet this []

The Top 25 People Enabling Scientology, No. 1: The Feds

[IRS commissioner Charles Rettig and AG Merrick Garland]

Last August we started this countdown because we wanted to shine a light on the non-Scientologists who help keep Scientology in business, and who end up enabling Scientology’s worst []

We still get asked about Scientology mouthpiece Tommy Davis, so here’s your update!

 A decade after Tommy Davis lost his job as Scientology’s pugnacious spokesman, we still get asked about him. He was a fan favorite, and his run-ins with media figures were kind of legendary back when he was speaking for the church (circa 2006-2011). []