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Leah Remini: Scientology’s new attack has a Katie Holmes angle they aren’t talking about

[A dapper David Miscavige finally takes a swing at Leah Remini]

 Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath premiered Tuesday night to the highest ratings for an A&E series debut in two years. The audience of 2.1 million viewers even outpaced the 1.65 million who tuned in last year for the debut of HBO’s 2015 Scientology documentary []

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Amy Scobee: ‘Even on her deathbed, my mom was fighting Scientology and disconnection’

[Mat Pesch and Amy Scobee, while Angelo Pagan photobombs]

When we called up Amy Scobee last night, she still hadn’t seen the episode of Leah Remini’s A&E show that featured her so prominently. But she had a pretty good idea of what would be in []

Live blogging ‘Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath’ during its A&E premiere

 The press build-up to the premiere of tonight’s episode has been almost overwhelming. Between Leah’s AMA at Reddit and numerous reviews of her show (all but one of which were very positive), it’s been a day of growing []

As you watch Leah Remini’s show tonight, keep these people disappeared by Scientology in mind

[Shelly Miscavige, Angelo Pagan, and Barbara Ruiz, circa 2004]

UPDATE: We’re living blogging Leah’s show in the comments at a new post. Please join us!

Forty five years ago this week, on Saturday, November 27, 1971, the daily notices that were sent to the crew of the yacht Apollo, known as the “Orders of the Day,” included []

How Liz Gale came to disconnect from her own mother, Scientology style

 “Today I cut ties with my mother, the most dedicated Scientologist I know.”

That’s how Liz Gale opened an essay published last month at former Scientology spokesman Mike Rinder’s []

What you’ll find on the menu at the clinic run by a physician who’s also a Scientologist

[David Minkoff and Lisa McPherson]

Rod Keller is back to help us by examining Scientology’s footprint on the web…

David Minkoff is one of the few medical doctors who is currently a member of Scientology. (With the death of Megan Shields, perhaps he’s the only one.) The organization is well known for being hostile towards psychiatry, but []

‘Radar’ magazine latest to peddle ‘Tom Cruise leaving Scientology’ fake news

 We’ve had a pretty good relationship with the National Enquirer’s online sister publication, RadarOnline. It often jumps on our stories before anyone else, and can usually be counted on to provide a link and a shout out. We really appreciate it. And its own stories about Scientology have often been solid. But then, earlier this []

That time when Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard didn’t invent surfing in California

[L. Ron Hubbard, circa 1934]

On Saturday, Scientology leader David Miscavige blessed the newest “Ideal Org” with another grand opening ceremony, this time in San Diego, California. After the ceremony we heard from local journalist Ken Stone, who told us he found it very odd that Scientology had held an event with what they claimed was []

Leah Remini’s Scientology series opens with a gut-wrenching story of ‘disconnection’

[Rinder and Remini, on the case]

Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath, the A&E series that begins airing Tuesday night at 10 pm, opens with Leah Remini talking directly to you against a black []

Before Leah Remini burns it to the ground, here’s Scientology’s side of the story

 Yesterday, we posted the demands from Leah Remini’s attorney that Scientology fork over $1.5 million for trying to interfere with her upcoming A&E series. Scientology’s spokeswoman Karin Pouw has been sending letters trashing Remini’s reputation to A&E’s network executives, and Leah wants her to knock it []