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Alanna Warren: What a Scientology PI report looked like when I was following Mike Rinder

[Mike Rinder and Christie Collbran going shopping, photo by Alanna Warren]

We got a huge reaction to Saturday’s story by Alanna Warren, who came forward as yet another former Scientology private investigator who regretted her work for the […]

A Scientology childhood: Jon Atack talks to ‘Bad Cadet’ author Katherine Spallino

Last month we published an excerpt from a new book, The Bad Cadet: Growing Up in the Church of Scientology’s Sea […]

Scientology PI comes forward: I was stalking Mike Rinder, Amy Scobee and many others

[Mike Rinder and Christie Collbran, photographed surreptitiously in 2010 by Scientology]

My name is Alanna Warren. In 2009 I started school at City College in Casselberry, Florida in the Private Investigation program, run under Michelle Morton. Several months after I started, Michelle approached me about an internship opportunity, and she had me go to Clearwater for […]

PODCAST: Tory Christman on visiting the Danny Masterson retrial

We first wrote about Tory Christman in 2001, and 22 years later it’s still one of our favorite stories of all time — about a woman who went from one of Scientology’s most reliable foot soldiers to one of its most resilient […]

What Marc Headley’s ‘Blown for Good’ says about Scientology ‘expert’ Hugh Martin Whitt

[Hugh Martin Whitt, Claire Headley’s stepfather, in a Scientology propaganda video]

After yesterday’s historic day, with Claire Headley testifying as an expert on Scientology for the prosecution in the Danny Masterson retrial, we went outside the courthouse and did our usual end-of-day video […]

Judge Olmedo nixes defense claim that door was opened to Danny Masterson’s own report

[Philip Cohen and his client, Danny Masterson]

During yesterday’s full day of cross-examination endured by Jane Doe 1 at the Danny Masterson retrial in Los Angeles, we were reminded about defense attorney Philip Cohen’s idiosyncrasies that were on display throughout the first trial last […]

Plaintiffs in Scientology trafficking case ask permission for appeal after getting derailed

Attorneys for Valeska Paris and Gawain and Laura Baxter have made their first filing to Judge Thomas Barber’s court since the shocking and disappointing March 31 decision by the judge derailing their lawsuit and granting Scientology’s motions for […]

Some winners have emerged from Scientology’s most recent pilgrim shearing!

This morning, while we wait for the second week of testimony to begin in the Danny Masterson retrial in Los Angeles, we are happy to report that the first hints of what took place at the San Fernando Valley “Ideal Org” the previous weekend have begun to trickle […]

Scientology honcho David Miscavige turns 63 today, and here’s his official church bio!

Scientology leader David Miscavige turns 63 today — hip, hip, hooray! — and we thought it would be fun to look at the actual, official biography Scientology has for him on its […]

Mike Rinder and Jon Atack explain why you find it so difficult to leave Scientology

While your proprietor is recovering from this first week of testimony at the Danny Masterson retrial, we hope you enjoy the latest discussion by these two titans of entheta as they discuss “peak experiences, placebo, and the sunk cost […]

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