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While Leah Remini asks for government action, the government covers for Scientology overseas

[Leah Remini, expressing frustration at the lack of government action]

From the beginning of A&E’s series Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath, its two co-stars have repeatedly said that they not only want to expose Scientology’s alleged abuses, but also convince the government to do something about []

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Scientology responds to Leah Remini’s season premiere with smeariest smear video ever

 While last night’s season premiere of Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath was airing on A&E, Scientology quietly posted a 12-minute smear video that may be the apotheosis of the []

Leah Remini starts third season with bombshell Scientology escape story

[Valerie Haney]

After two “special” episodes — one about Jehovah’s Witnesses and one about the emotional pain of leaving Scientology — A&E’s Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath officially kicks off its third season tonight with an absolute blockbuster of an []

When the person who certified Scientology ‘Clears’ discovered that there were no Clears

[Sunny and a Clear]

We have a very special item for you today, one of Sunny Pereira’s best pieces yet. There were few people in a better position to raise these questions about one of Scientology’s central mysteries — the []

Kirstie Alley calls on her fellow Scientologists to pounce on another disaster

 Rod Keller keeps his eye on Scientology front group operations, and he landed a doozie this []

Xenu’s first public outing: Robert Kaufman’s stunning 1972 testament, ‘Inside Scientology’

 

 Robert Kaufman, a talented Broadway piano player, ditched his life as a musician to chase ‘Clear’ and beyond in Scientology, leaving Manhattan for what was then the newly opened ‘Advanced Org’ in Edinburgh, Scotland. He came home a broken man, checked himself into a mental hospital, and then began writing about his experience in Scientology []

Here is what’s in the documents that are prompting a new look at Casey Kasem’s death

 We’re very glad to see that the CBS program 48 Hours is taking on the bizarre story of Casey Kasem’s final days, and that they appear to be taking seriously the work done by a private investigator on behalf of Jean Kasem — work that has revealed new facts so troubling, a Washington state police []

As Leah Remini returns for a third round, here’s Scientology’s side of the story

[Self-discovery isn’t easy, pilgrim]

To our American readers, Happy Thanksgiving! We hope you have a swell day with your loved ones. We plan to do the same. Now, on to today’s story…

Two years ago this month, Leah Remini premiered her A&E series, Scientology and the Aftermath. And before she did, knowing what a major impact it []

Things to be thankful for — the new Scientology holiday catalog is here!

 Our thanks to Rasha for bringing us some holiday cheer in the form of this year’s holiday catalog from the Church of Scientology, with so many sparkly gifts to get for the Hubbardite on your []

Someone doesn’t want you to see this rich Scientologist act like a rich Scientologist

[Tom Cummins in Stuttgart with an admirer]

Rod Keller told us about some shenanigans aimed at his old website. We asked him to write it up, because we think you’re going to want to hear about the attack he fended off so []