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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 []

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SHELLY MISCAVIGE ON VIDEO: Never-before-seen footage from before her disappearance

 We have something very special for you today: The first new footage of Shelly Miscavige in many years and the best look at her on video ever, a brief glimpse from the year 2001, four years before she []

The Top 25 People Enabling Scientology, No. 5: The dirty tricks private eyes

[Gene Ingram enjoys retirement]

For some time we’ve been planning to name Scientology’s dirty tricks operators as #5 on our list of those employees and underlings and hired thugs who enable Scientology. But then, while we were recently a guest on Leah Remini’s podcast, Mike Rinder said something that threw a wrench into our []

When Rinder met Hubbard: A Scientology story for the ages

 Jon Atack and Mike Rinder are continuing their conversations about Scientology and we are the []

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. []

Read the brief filed by constitutional scholars supporting Danny Masterson’s accusers

[UNLV Prof. Leslie Griffin (Photo by Bizuayehu Tesfaye/LV Review-Journal) and Danny Masterson]

Fourteen constitutional scholars have signed on to a strongly worded amicus brief submitted in support of Danny Masterson’s accusers and opposed to Scientology’s “religious []

Here’s the full appeal petition in the lawsuit against Danny Masterson and Scientology

[Chrissie and Cedric]

Last week we told you that Chrissie Carnell-Bixler and her fellow plaintiffs had filed a petition with an appeals court in an attempt to reverse the ruling that forced their harassment lawsuit against Danny Masterson and the Church of Scientology into Scientology’s internal brand of “religious arbitration.” []

Save the date: Special ‘Cult City’ tour with Marc Headley for L. Ron Hubbard’s birthday

 We recently introduced you to Ted Reinhard and his new “Cult City Tours” in Clearwater, an idea which didn’t go over well with local Scientologists. []

Hidden microphone: Scientology staffer shows how far they’ll go for $50

[What Scientology ‘body routing’ looks like]

We mentioned on Saturday that former Scientologist Trevor Heasley has been making some good videos. And on that day he premiered a new podcast and with Ross Blocher as his []

Scientology social media: Things really couldn’t be better in Miscavigeland

 Our special source once again has let us in on what Scientologists are sharing with each other on social media, and we have a few items this week which prove that the church is charging ahead at full steam into a post-lockdown []