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Scientology whines that its arbitration process is misunderstood, asks court for hug

Hey, we’re back from a short vacation and we’re trying to catch up with what’s been going on with Scientology litigation while we were […]

Our mission, that we chose to accept: Watching Tom Cruise’s Ethan Hunt become a cult leader

Once again Luke Y. Thompson (AV Club) has given us an exclusive film review you’ll find only here at the Bunker. Our association with Luke goes back more than 20 years, to a now defunct publication, New Times Los Angeles, where he was one of the very few reviewers in the country who actually liked […]

Steve Cannane’s statement as publisher settles ‘Deep Sleep’ lawsuit over his book ‘Fair Game’

We were stunned to see the news in the Guardian that Steve Cannane’s publisher, HarperCollins, had not only settled the six-year lawsuit over his book Fair Game, but that it was issuing an apology, and according to the Guardian, Cannane himself would be required not to say […]

On this day of declaring independence, we want to hear about your own fight for freedom

Here in the United States we are celebrating our independence, and we hope you are too, wherever you […]

Where is Scientology keeping Andrew Barton?

[Janis Gillham Grady]

[Janis Grady sent us this appeal, asking for attention to another of Scientology’s abuses, and we knew you’d find it interesting — and we want to hear from you if you can help us with any information about […]

Secrets of Scientology’s most secretive branch, part 2: CST’s property holdings

[The spaceship-like entrance to Scientology’s northern California underground vault]

We’re always encouraged when an Underground Bunker reader takes a deep dive into Scientology’s arcane depths, and this time a reader has come forward with some eye-opening research on Scientology’s most secretive branch, the Church of Spiritual Technology, which operates vaults for storing Hubbard’s writings and lectures […]

PODCAST: Jon Atack on Charles Manson and Scientology

Jon Atack’s piece for us this week about Charles Manson and Scientology was such a hit with our readers, we knew we had to get him on the podcast this week to chat with him about it […]

German government once again proves it has no illusions about Scientology: What’s up, US?

[Protesting Scientology in Berlin, 2007]

The German government has come out with its annual report on threats to its constitution, and right there at the end is its assessment of […]

Jane Doe 1 attorney asks for leaked evidence in Danny Masterson case, Scientology pushes back

[Attorney Brad Edwards]

As we expected, the parties in the Bixler v. Scientology lawsuit — the one filed by Danny Masterson’s victims about the harassment they say they’ve gone through since coming forward to the LAPD in 2016 — agreed yesterday to keep a stay in place until after Masterson is sentenced on August […]

Jon Atack takes issue with new theory about Charles Manson that ignores Scientology

[Charles Manson’s involvement in Scientology is well documented. So Jon Atack looked into a new theory of the Manson murders that is gaining a lot of traction and that for some reason completely ignores Manson’s interest in L. Ron Hubbard’s […]

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