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JIM CARREY’S SCIENTOLOGIST GIRLFRIEND ON ‘SRD’ WHEN SHE KILLED HERSELF: FRIENDS

 Actor Jim Carrey and his girlfriend Cathriona White were spotted in New York earlier this year after the couple apparently started dating again following a breakup. Now, news organizations are scrambling for more information about their relationship after the 30-year-old woman killed herself this []

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O Canada: We’re in Vancouver today, getting our British Columbia on. Let’s talk Scientology!

Today will mark our second incursion into Canada on our book tour, and our first return to Vancouver BC in many years. We hope you’ll join us at Seven Dining Lounge at 53 West Broadway starting at 7 pm. The event is free, so come on down and let’s talk Scientology and have a drink []

If it’s Monday, it must be Seattle: Let’s talk Scientology!

Onward and upward we go in our Pacific Northwest adventure. After our event yesterday in Portland, tonight we’ll be in Seattle. Please come on out to Razzi’s Pizzeria, 8523 Greenwood Ave, North Seattle, at 7 pm and let’s talk about []

Our Pacific Northwest adventure begins this afternoon with a stop in Portland

 Please note the early hour for today’s event in Portland, Oregon: We’ll be talking about our book, The Unbreakable Miss Lovely at 12:45 pm at the Friendly House at 1737 NW 26th Ave. And hey, how’s this for a bonus: You’ll not only get to meet your proprietor, but one of our great correspondents, former []

‘Darth Xander’ files motion challenging Scientology’s anti-protesting injunction

 On Friday, Illinois attorney Alex Hageli, better known by his nom de guerre “Darth Xander,” filed a motion with the Pinellas County Circuit Court in Florida asking to dissolve the permanent injunction that the Church of Scientology managed to get against the Lisa McPherson Trust back in []

Scientology’s showdown in Belgium: Here’s our plan to cover an epic battle

[Jonny Jacobsen and your proprietor in Paris at the end of July]

Our man in Paris, Jonny Jacobsen, is one of the most thorough, accurate, and dogged reporters we know. And it excites us to no end that he’s going to be covering an upcoming Scientology trial in Brussels that should be explosive. Like us, however, []

Leah Remini book out Nov. 3: ‘Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology’

 Ballantine Books announced today what we’ve known for some time: Leah Remini’s memoir is finished and coming out soon. Titled Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology, the book is scheduled to be released on November 3, and we expect there to be a tidal wave of publicity over []

We’re live and on the air today in Minneapolis, and Scientology is the fat we’re chewing

It’s on to the Twin Cities today after a great night in Ohio. We want to thank Miss Tia for showing us around Cleveland yesterday and then making sure we got to the venue in time. The Bunker contingent last night was something else. And how great to meet regulars like Frodis73, KnitNut, FlyOnTheWall, and []

We’re in Cleveland today to talk about Scientology and you’re invited

 Hey, your proprietor is in Cleveland today, our first trip to this fair city and a visit we’ve been really looking forward to. In the evening we’re giving a talk about our book, The Unbreakable Miss Lovely, but before that a friendly Bunkerite has agreed to show us around town. Are we lucky or []

Visualizing Scientology’s latest ‘Going Clear’ public relations disaster

 As former Scientology spokesman Mike Rinder pointed out yesterday, Scientology’s attempt to frighten a Clearwater, Florida movie theater out of showing Alex Gibney’s documentary Going Clear only ended up with straight up and vertical expansion: Now two theaters in the area will be showing the movie.

If that doesn’t sum up Scientology PR, we’re not sure []