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SCIENTOLOGY ARBITRATION DENIED: Appeals court revives lawsuit by Masterson accusers

[Chrissie Carnell-Bixler and Danny Masterson]

In a 39-page ruling, a California appeals court struck down a lower court’s decision that had derailed the lawsuit filed by Danny Masterson’s rape accusers against the That ’70s Show actor and against the Church of Scientology and its leader, David []

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Masterson’s victims, already on edge, have to deal with Danny’s aggressive process servers

 In October, we told you this about the Danny Masterson criminal []

Confirmed: Danny Masterson adds OJ Dream Team lawyer to his defense

[Defense attorneys Shawn Holley and Philip Cohen]

The last time Danny Masterson’s attorneys Tom Mesereau and Sharon Appelbaum were in court for a scheduled hearing, on November 10, we reported that one of our readers spotted them sitting down in the cafeteria of the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Courts building, and there were two additional people []

Scientology wouldn’t pull its ‘Chase Wave’ scam on military veterans, would it?

[Adam Pires, Navy Federal member and Navy veteran]

In April we told you about a recent defector from Scientology named Adam Pires who said he could corroborate our claim that SNL’s Chloe Fineman was a longtime and dedicated Scientologist: While he was in, he had done the “purif” (Scientology’s quack “Purification Rundown” involving massive intake of []

The Danny Masterson court cases and Scientology: A video update

[Danny Masterson doesn’t like the rulings from Judge Charlaine Olmedo]

YouTuber Derek Lambert asked us for an update on what’s going on with Scientology and the courts, and we were happy to fill him in. []

Check out the US government’s new whales: Feshbachs go Diamond Meritorious for the IRS!

 Monday we told you about Scientology’s newest million-dollar donors, Shawn and Colleen May, who had given at least $1 million toward leader David Miscavige’s “Ideal Org” program. []

Court finds schizophrenic teen not responsible for killing at Aussie Scientology HQ

[The grand opening crowd at the Chatswood AO]

Two big takeaways this morning from the news in Australia that a schizophrenic 16-year-old was found not responsible for his 2019 killing of a security guard at Scientology’s new “Advanced Org” in a Sydney []

Is Danny Masterson adding an OJ Dream Team lawyer to his defense? Also: trial set for Aug 29

 At 8:30 am yesterday, Judge Ronald S. Coen was scheduled to hold a “995” hearing at the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center in Los Angeles in the Danny Masterson criminal case. But instead, Masterson’s legal team, led by famous defense attorney Tom Mesereau, asked for a continuation.

The reason? Because the defense team said it []

Jim Dincalci, 1946-2021: Medical officer to Scientology’s L. Ron Hubbard on the high seas

[Dincalci, in a 1997 Channel 4 documentary about L. Ron Hubbard]

Hana Whitfield let us know last night that yesterday afternoon, Jim Dincalci slipped away after a lengthy fight with cancer. He was []

A new group comes forward, saying it’s going to spill secrets of Scientology’s abuses

[The Portland Ideal Org]

Recently, we heard from a former Scientologist who said that they represent a group of former Sea Org and staff who are determined to make public new stories of abuse in the []