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What’s up, Dave? Scientology still looks no closer to opening Austin and Chicago

At his New Year’s event, Scientology leader David Miscavige claimed that his “Ideal Org” program was coming back online after the pandemic, and that four new gleaming cathedrals would open just in the first quarter of […]

Mark Bunker: Scientology is up to its old tricks in Clearwater

Just before we left Los Angeles after nearly two months there covering the Danny Masterson retrial, we thought we’d check in with Mark Bunker to see what’s been going on over on the other end of the […]

Exclusive: Danny Masterson’s former stepdad on what the family can expect from Scientology

We first spoke to Joe Reaiche in 2013 for a story here at the Underground Bunker. Then in 2020, after Danny Masterson was charged by the DA’s office with criminal charges, we turned to him again for some background on Danny’s […]

New website sets out to document Scientology cancer and other deaths

It’s something we’ve been asked many times, and we’ve never really had a good answer for: Do Scientologists die of cancer at higher rates than other […]

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 […]

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 […]

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