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Lisa Marie Presley dies at 54 after apparent cardiac arrest

[From the album that declared LMP’s break with Scientology]

TMZ broke the news earlier today that Lisa Marie Presley was rushed to hospital after what appears to be a cardiac arrest. Now, this evening, it is being reported that she has died. She was []

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The prosecution’s argument that won the day for a retrial of Danny Masterson

[Deputy DAs Ariel Anson and Reinhold Mueller. Photo by Meghann Cuniff]

On Tuesday, we were back in court to find out if Scientology celebrity and accused serial rapist Danny Masterson would get a retrial after his first trial ended on November 30 with a hung []

Why the Golden Globes is joking about Tom Cruise, Shelly Miscavige, and Scientology

[Jerrod Carmichael made a funny]

 Thank you to everyone who messaged or tweeted us last night about host Jerrod Carmichael’s joke about Tom Cruise, Shelly Miscavige, and Scientology on the Golden Globes []

We’re back in Los Angeles to learn if Danny Masterson is getting a retrial

 Hey, we’re back at the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center this morning to find out if Danny Masterson will be facing a retrial on rape charges that could put him in prison for []

David Miscavige says 4 new Scientology ‘Ideal Orgs’ are coming soon — but where?

[The whales came out for New Year’s Eve]

 We’re still thinking about what Scientology leader David Miscavige reportedly promised on New Year’s Eve (which we know about thanks to some reporting by Mike Rinder): That he plans to open four new “Ideal Orgs” just in the first quarter of 2023 (which ends on March 31, if []

VIDEO: Danny Masterson on the best way to make a move on a woman

 Last month, we brought you a couple of painful minutes from an appearance that accused rapist and Scientology celebrity Danny Masterson made on the Kevin Pollak Chat Show in []

PODCAST: Karen de la Carriere says former president of Scientology is in a nursing home

[Karen de la Carriere and her former husband, Heber Jentzsch]

Karen de la Carriere has been a regular feature of the Underground Bunker going back to our days at the Village []

Danny Masterson wants rape charges thrown out, citing our jury foreman interview

[Danny Masterson and his attorney Philip Cohen during the trial]

Ahead of Tuesday’s hearing in Los Angeles, Danny Masterson’s legal team has filed a motion to dismiss his rape charges based largely on what was said in an interview conducted with the jury foreman from the first trial, which ended with a hung jury on November []

While dodging process servers, Scientology leader asserts that all is well

 Over the last couple of days, Mike Rinder has documented some really interesting things about what David Miscavige was doing on New Year’s Eve at the Fort Harrison Hotel in Clearwater, []

VIDEO: Scientology’s latest promo to audit away your own space cooties at home!

 We have for you today another of Scientology’s newer promo videos that encourage members to pay for expensive upper-level []