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Here’s our story about Nancy Cartwright that Scientology doesn’t want you to see

[Illustration by Chad Essley]

On Monday, we had a bit of a bombshell here at the Underground Bunker that had nothing to do with the Danny Masterson retrial, which we’ve been covering in Los Angeles since April []

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PODCAST: Kate Bornstein is plugged into our Danny Masterson retrial coverage

 We can’t believe it’s been 11 years since we put Kate Bornstein on the cover of the Village []

A warrior’s journey in and out of Scientology

 While we take a weekend break in the Danny Masterson retrial, we’re glad to see that Jon Atack and Mark ‘Warrior’ Plummer have begun a conversation about Mark’s journey in []

Group Therapy, Ep. 16: The full gang is back, with an episode for everyone!

 With the Danny Masterson retrial starting tomorrow, we’re shifting gears and preparing for some hard work in the weeks []

Celebrity Sunday: A South American actress has us recalling David Miscavige getting a medal

 We’re continuing our occasional look at Scientology’s Celebrity magazine, which appears to be a victim of the pandemic. And this week, we’re looking at an issue that featured Colombian actress Maria Lara in January []

DA wants Toronto woman to testify as fifth accuser in Danny Masterson retrial

 According to a defense motion that is going to be heard today in the Danny Masterson criminal case in Los Angeles, Deputy DA Reinhold Mueller is planning to add a fifth accuser in Masterson’s retrial, which is scheduled to begin jury selection on April []

TRANSCRIPT, PART 2: Experienced auditor is taped talking about E-meter, the OT levels

 And now we have for you the second half of the remarkable recorded conversation between a recent high school graduate and the OT Scientologist auditor, which ranged over a number of fascinating []

TRANSCRIPT: Experienced OT auditor secretly taped dishing on the state of Scientology today

 It doesn’t matter how many former Scientologists come out and tell us what’s going on in Scientology, the church itself denies what they’re saying, and some gullible academics and others fall for it, telling us that we really don’t know what it’s like to be a rank-and-file Scientologist []

Scientology turns you into a fundraising dynamo — you know you want this energy!

 Holy Xenu’s E-meter, campers, we love the long, skinny fliers that Scientology for some reason thinks are the bomb when it comes to prying money out of the hands of their []

After Cruise, Moss, and Shelly noms, Valerie Haney called ‘obstructionist’ by Scientology

[Scientology attorney William Forman and Valerie Haney]

In advance of Thursday’s court hearing in Valerie Haney’s kidnapping and harassment lawsuit, Scientology’s attorney William Forman has filed a declaration accusing Valerie of “obstructionist tactics and bad faith selection of unavailable []