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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For Memorial Day 2024: Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard’s bogus war injuries

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: As on past Memorial Days, we think it’s important to remind readers about Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard’s ‘stolen valor.’ Historian Chris Owen looks at Hubbard’s claims about being injured in war versus the []

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Trophy life: A rare look inside the family of a wealthy Scientology ‘whale’

[Liz and Dave, up to Platinum Meritorious With Honors, $3.75 million]

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: For years we’ve watched Scientology’s richest members accept large trophies for the millions they give the IAS, and often we wonder, who are these []

Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard’s ill-fated 1932 pirate cruise, in news clippings

 Last week, our helper who dives into old newspaper archives supplied us with some great material about Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard’s nightmare year, []

PODCAST: Phil Jones on the billboard, Scientology, and the Aftermath Foundation

 What a week Phil Jones has had, with his stealth operation in Los Angeles to put up a billboard on behalf of the Aftermath Foundation, and then the controversy that then []

David Miscavige went to ‘Crazy Town’ at Scientology’s Austin Ideal Org opening!

Yesterday, Scientology leader David Miscavige made his triumphant return to the “Ideal Org” program by showing up to open the new org in Austin, Texas. And what did he talk about? He talked about crazy []

Leah Remini applauds an MP’s call for investigation of Scientology in the UK

[Leah Remini and British MP Diane Abbott]

Last week we talked to Alexander Barnes-Ross about his stunning news: After writing to his local Member of Parliament (MP) last September about his experiences in Scientology, former Shadow Home Secretary and MP Diane Abbott responded by telling Alex that she has asked HMRC — the UK’s equivalent of []

Ooh la la! Scientology is bursting about its soon-to-open Paris cathouse

Last month we brought you the news from Scientology’s Impact magazine that reported on the whales and their new trophies — the big donors who were feted on November 4 at that IAS Patrons Ball in all of their black-tie []

How Scientology just doubled-down on its Leah Remini ‘blood on your hands’ lie

[Left: The website Scientology claims inspired a killing in Australia]

On December 6, we told you about some stunning new court documents that Leah Remini’s legal team filed in her lawsuit against the Church of []

Do Scientologists celebrate Christmas? Well, the London org sure did.

 We’ve pointed out numerous times that Scientology has a problematic relationship with Christmas, but in the end, it’s a secular holiday and whatever the reason for your season, have at []

Scientology’s celebration of its biggest donors was even more ultra than we realized

Sunday, we were excited to bring you images from Scientology’s annual orgy celebrating its biggest donors, the Patrons Ball that was held on Saturday, November 4 under the big tent at Saint Hill Manor in East Grinstead, []