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Nancy Cartwright’s ‘defense’ of Scientology is the saddest thing ever

 You may have seen the short clip put out yesterday by the Associated Press which features voice actress Nancy Cartwright — who plays Bart on The Simpsons — talking about her unhappiness with Lawrence Wright’s 2013 book Going Clear and the 2015 documentary that filmmaker Alex Gibney made from []

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Leah Remini is shooting a TV series about Scientology

 We figure it’s about time that we revealed what we’ve known for some time about upcoming television projects that feature Scientology, because it’s getting really interesting. []

Chick Corea’s glib revelation to the New York Times about Scientology’s ‘Maiden Voyage’

[Chick Corea and Alfreddie Johnson, both Freedom Medal winners]

Chick Corea is turning 75 next week and to note the milestone the New York Times yesterday gave the jazz great a glowing tribute in the form of a Q&A about his ambitious plans later this fall to celebrate turning three quarters of a century old. []

That time Muhammad Ali got blindsided by the Church of Scientology

 Like the rest of the world, we’re remembering Muhammad Ali today with the passing of one of the 20th century’s most intriguing personalities. Like you, we’re seeing a lot of great pieces about Ali’s career as an athlete and his memorable quotes as a human being, one of the best known human beings of all []

Can the tabloids ignore this photo of Tom Cruise getting his Scientology on?

 Yet another photo of Tom Cruise at the recent Scientology annual IAS gala in England hit social media today, and this is the best one yet that unambiguously shows the actor making the scene under the big tent in East Grinstead, []

Hey, tabloids: Tom Cruise once again attends Scientology gala as its poster boy

 Hey, tabloids, your boy Tom Cruise was at another Scientology fundraiser, helping out his main man David Miscavige (pictured, above) and we have the []

SCIENTOLOGY SPIED ON JIM CARREY TO GET HIM ON ‘PURIF,’ SAYS FORMER EXEC

[Jim Carrey in 2001, appearing in America: A Tribute to Heroes]

 One of our most reliable sources, former Scientology executive Claire Headley, tells the Underground Bunker that in 2001 she was personally involved in a high-level project to entice actor Jim Carrey to begin taking Scientology courses, a project that not only involved the now-disappeared wife []

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 []

¡Ay, caramba! Nancy Cartwright has a whale of a time in Mexico to raise money for Scientology

 Back on August 12, we shared with you a rather bizarre video of Simpsons voice actress Nancy Cartwright telling Scientologists in Mexico City that she was coming to town to help with an Ideal Org fundraiser. []

So much for tabloid rumors: Tom Cruise visits Scientology’s ‘Ideal Org’ while he’s in Bogotá

Tom Cruise has been in the South American country of Colombia shooting scenes for his next movie, Mena, and on Tuesday he went to the capital city of Bogotá and dropped in at the Scientology “Ideal Org” there, which had its grand opening just a few weeks []