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Mark Bunker: Scientology is up to its old tricks in Clearwater

Just before we left Los Angeles after nearly two months there covering the Danny Masterson retrial, we thought we’d check in with Mark Bunker to see what’s been going on over on the other end of the […]

OT Phenomena: Ghost stories that entice Scientology members to pay millions

Here we go again, campers! Our thanks to the reader who sent in the new ‘Advance!’ magazine with its beloved feature, ‘OT Phenomena.’ We can’t get enough of it and we know you can’t […]

Judge Olmedo’s ruling about the Scientology leak: The whole enchilada

[Judge Charlaine Olmedo and Scientology attorney Vicki Podberesky]

We can tell you that Thomas Mesereau’s attorney Edith Matthai was not very happy when she saw that Judge Charlaine Olmedo had a 30-page ruling ready to issue after yesterday’s evidentiary hearing about the leak of prosecution discovery material to the Church of […]

Scientology leak hearing: Who’s falling on their sword today?

[Defense attorneys Philip Cohen, Sharon Appelbaum, and Tom Mesereau]

A week ago this morning, we were still waiting for the Danny Masterson retrial jury to finish its deliberations, and Judge Charlaine Olmedo’s courtroom had attracted an interesting collection of Masterson’s defense attorneys, past and […]

Scientology has a new champion donor for US church construction — $62.1 MILLION!

Just a week ago we showed you evidence that Scientology’s big whales are being hit up for huge donations not only for the membership organization, the IAS, but also for building […]

Mike Rinder: A class act we’re proud to call a friend

About a week ago, Mike Rinder let us know that he was experiencing some health issues, and that he was awaiting test results to determine what was going […]

French minister details escaping Scientology as a child in social media spot

A junior minister in the French government has recently recorded a summary of how her mother became a devoted Scientologist — and of her own years inside one of its schools in […]

Exclusive: Danny Masterson’s former stepdad on what the family can expect from Scientology

We first spoke to Joe Reaiche in 2013 for a story here at the Underground Bunker. Then in 2020, after Danny Masterson was charged by the DA’s office with criminal charges, we turned to him again for some background on Danny’s […]

Here’s the court order demanding Danny Masterson’s attorneys attend leak hearing

[Defense attorneys Philip Cohen, Shawn Holley, and Tom Mesereau]

Naturally, the events that transpired on Wednesday afternoon in Judge Charlaine Olmedo’s courtroom have captured the world’s attention, as Danny Masterson was convicted and remanded to […]

What it was like watching Danny Masterson get handcuffed in Judge Olmedo’s court

Hey, gang. That was quite a day yesterday for your proprietor, and we have to admit we’re still just sort of recovering from […]

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