This Halloween, Scientology is up to its old tricks again

[An Ideal Haunted House, maybe]

While we’ve been very busy with the Danny Masterson trial here in Los Angeles, we have managed to keep up on a few other stories that are developing. And one has really hit a critical stage.

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Paul Morantz is remembered for Synanon rattler, but he also faced Scientology’s fangs

On Friday, the Los Angeles Times had a very good piece about attorney Paul Morantz, who died in Santa Monica last Sunday at 77.

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PODCAST: Looking back at the second week of testimony in the Danny Masterson trial

[Danny Masterson and his defense attorney, Philip Cohen]

The second week of testimony at the Danny Masterson trial in Los Angeles had more surprises for us than we were expecting. And we’ve been glad you’ve been with us on this rather crazy ride.

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Danny Masterson shatters suppression, Scientology style, as his trial heats up

[Marc Headley and Danny Masterson, back in the day]

What does it look like when an upstat Scientologist shatters suppression in real time? Marc Headley told us all about it in yesterday’s end-of-day video!

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Canada gained 3.5 million people between 2011 and 2021 — and lost 365 Scientologists

In July, we reported that in Australia’s latest census, the country had gained 2 million people in five years, but over that same period had lost 26 Scientologists.

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Jane Doe 3’s cross-examination interrupted as the Danny Masterson trial takes a day off

[Defendant Danny Masterson and his wife, Bijou Phillips]

We want to apologize for the tardiness of yesterday’s video wrap-up outside the courthouse. We had a devil of a time uploading the video, which was a little longer than usual and was exacerbated by some connection problems. We think we learned some lessons from it and will try to avoid a similar problem in the future.

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The Shaun Fabos Factor: What happens when a Scientologist is called to testify

[Shaun Fabos and his parents, The Fabos Factor!]

We have been told that Deputy DA Reinhold Mueller would rather not call witnesses in the Danny Masterson trial that he thinks may lie on the stand. But with Scientologist Shaun Fabos, Mueller may have figured he had a good way of making sure the witness stuck to the facts.

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PODCAST: Marc Headley on the Scientology spy at the Danny Masterson trial

[Marc Headley and defendant Danny Masterson]

On the first day of the Danny Masterson trial on October 11, we told you that we saw something startling: We spotted a Scientology spy in the courthouse hallway. And even more surprising, we saw the known operative walk into the courtroom with Danny Masterson’s prosecutor, Deputy DA Reinhold Mueller.

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Jim Meskimen confirms it: The new Scientology ads are about the L.A. mayoral campaign

Scientology has a lot to worry about right now, what with Mike Rinder on a major media campaign for his new book ‘A Billion Years,’ and the Danny Masterson rape trial going on that is soaked in Scientology.

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PODCAST: Looking back at the first week of testimony in the Danny Masterson trial

[Judge Charlaine Olmedo and defendant Danny Masterson]

This first week of testimony at the Danny Masterson trial in Los Angeles has been intense, brutal, surprising, and exhausting. And we appreciate the encouraging words we’ve heard from so many of you about our approach to covering the trial.

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