Tony Ortega is a journalist who was formerly the editor of The Village Voice. He's written about Scientology since 1995, and in May 2015 released a book about Scientology's harassment of Paulette Cooper titled 'The Unbreakable Miss Lovely.' He continues to monitor breaking developments in the Scientology world from an undisclosed location in an underground bunker he shares with four cats and one of them wrinkly Shar Pei dogs. Despite his super-secret security protections, you can still reach him pretty easily by sending him a message at tonyo94 AT gmail.com (Drop him a line if you'd like to get an e-mail whenever a new story is posted.) [Header image courtesy John Rickard]
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Is Scientology using Tommy Davis to get Aussie billionaire James Packer back in the fold?

 Former Church of Scientology spokesman Tommy Davis has a new job, and with a surprising boss. In February, Davis went to work for James Packer, the Australian billionaire Tom Cruise lured into Scientology in late 2001, but who hasn’t been involved in the church since 2006. Davis left his job as church mouthpiece in 2011, []

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How Ron Miscavige’s Scientology memoir reads to a former Scientologist

 We had our say about Ron Miscavige’s book Tuesday morning at midnight (in London) when it first started to hit your Kindles and other devices. []

Ron Miscavige, his book ‘Ruthless,’ his nervous son, and Scientology Watching’s new reality

[Suppressive persons Leah Remini and Ron Miscavige]

The earth moving under your feet this week has not only knocked a few things off your shelves, we do believe it represents a tectonic shift in the world we live in.

That world being, of course, Scientology Watching, which will get another seismic jolt tonight with ABC 20/20 ‘s []

BACK ON: Scientology ‘disconnection’ billboard OK’d by competitor after Outfront Media bails

 Phil Jones needed just half a day to rebound from the disappointing news that Outfront Media had rescinded the contract he signed for a three-month, $8,200 billboard in Hollywood that would highlight Scientology’s “disconnection” policy. []

Why Scientology’s petition to the Texas Supreme Court mentions a dildo, and other surprises

[El Cinco Supremo: Dave Lubow, Steve Sloat, Ed Bryan, Monty Drake, and CSI]

As our experts predicted, Scientology’s attorneys met their deadline yesterday and petitioned the Texas Supreme Court in an attempt to have an appellate decision reconsidered in Monique Rathbun’s harassment lawsuit against the church, even after the case has been put into some []

Karen de la Carriere: Scientology is smearing me again, and this time is hitting below the belt

 Just in time for Valentine’s Day we have a not so heartwarming story of Scientology Fair Game. You may be aware that BBC presenter Louis Theroux premiered a new film in London last October titled “My Scientology Movie.” We were there, and so was Karen de la Carriere, who happens to be a neighbor of []

SCIENTOLOGY’S SPACE MAN: The newest defector from church management opens up

 In 2009, Scientology’s fortunes took a major hit when several of its highest ranking former officials talked to the St. Petersburg (now Tampa Bay) Times for a blockbuster series titled “The Truth Rundown.” Led by Mark “Marty” Rathbun, who at one time ranked second only to Scientology leader David Miscavige himself, these former executives gave []

Ray Jeffrey fends off Scientology’s attempt to get him in hot water with the California Bar

 San Antonio attorney Ray Jeffrey received word this week that a Bar complaint filed against him by the Church of Scientology in California has been dismissed. []

Scientology’s 2015: Another year is in the books at the Underground Bunker!

 What a year it’s been. As 2015 slips away, we hope you celebrate another revolution around the Sun with good friends and good cheer. And as much fun as we hope to have, our celebrations will also be tinged with some regret: Somewhere, a youngster in the Sea Org’s RPF barely knows that tonight is []

Scientology’s 2015 in review: In September, Erika Christensen was out of this universe

 We love these last few days of the year. Winter is finally setting in here, and it’s nice having two four-day weekends in a row. Also, it means were still looking back at the most significant stories we covered this year at the Underground Bunker. In this post we’re remembering the stories of []