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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]

Luis Garcia steps in to help Danny Masterson’s accusers: Scientology ‘arbitration’ is corrupt

[Luis Garcia and his attorney Ted Babbitt]

On November 2, a California appeals court will hear oral arguments in the lawsuit filed by Danny Masterson’s rape accusers, who allege that they have been subjected to years of harassment by Masterson and the Church of […]

Danny Masterson’s nutty lawsuit involving his house loan is finally kicked out of court

[Danny and his circular Hollywood property]

While we’ve been covering Scientology celebrity Danny Masterson’s very serious criminal investigation and court case over the last several years, we also happened to discover something not to so serious that he was also involved with in federal […]

With lawsuit in limbo, Danny Masterson accusers still trying to serve David Miscavige

[Danny and Dave]

So here’s the situation: We’re now only ten days away from the all-important preliminary hearing in the criminal rape prosecution of Scientology celebrity Danny Masterson, and everything he and defense attorney Tom Mesereau have thrown at the case has failed to push that date […]

Another Scientology success story: Real Water liver failure lawsuits proliferate

Things keep getting worse for Real Water president and former Nevada legislator Brent Jones as the lawsuits pile up accusing Real Water of poisoning customers, particularly children, and causing them to have liver failure. […]

If Danny Masterson’s accusers take lawsuit to Calif. supreme court, they will have issues

[Is Chrissie Carnell-Bixler headed for the state supreme court?]

Yesterday, we reported the stunning news that an appeals court denied the petition filed by Danny Masterson’s accusers. The court, like in Valerie Haney’s case, found that these plaintiffs suing Scientology can appeal their cases — but only after they go through Scientology’s “religious arbitration,” not […]

Here’s the full appeal petition in the lawsuit against Danny Masterson and Scientology

[Chrissie and Cedric]

Last week we told you that Chrissie Carnell-Bixler and her fellow plaintiffs had filed a petition with an appeals court in an attempt to reverse the ruling that forced their harassment lawsuit against Danny Masterson and the Church of Scientology into Scientology’s internal brand of “religious arbitration.” […]

Transcript: In the Danny Masterson lawsuit, Scientology continues to get its way

[Judge Steven Kleifield and attorney Stewart Ryan]

After Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Steven Kleifield stunned us with a December 30 ruling for the Church of Scientology, denying the right to trial for former Scientologists who are suing the church and actor Danny Masterson, forcing them instead into Scientology’s internal “religious arbitration,” the decision left the […]

Judge in Danny Masterson lawsuit doubts Scientology ‘arbitration,’ sets hearing

[Judge Steven J. Kleifield]

In what appears to be a pretty unusual turn of events, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Steven Kleifield, after hearing Scientology’s argument on November 6 about why it should be able to force Danny Masterson’s rape accusers into “religious arbitration,” has decided to erase that hearing as if it never […]

Danny Masterson asks to halt civil lawsuit while criminal case is ongoing, as expected

On Thursday Danny Masterson filed a motion to stay a civil lawsuit brought against him in 2019 by Chrissie Carnell Bixler, her husband, and three other women. They’re suing Masterson, the Church of Scientology, and its leader David Miscavige for what they allege is a campaign of harassment since the women went to the LAPD […]

Danny Masterson’s attempt to get out of rape accusers’ lawsuit to be heard today

[UPDATE: Masterson’s demurrer was denied, as was Scientology’s, and the lawsuit passes an early hurdle. But with some caveats. More tomorrow.]

It’s another big day for Danny Masterson at Los Angeles Superior Court today, and we hope to bring you an eyewitness account from the hearing as soon as it’s […]

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