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We want to thank the people at YouGov for bringing us a holiday present and a chuckle as the year 2022 goes into its last week. Continue reading POLL: Scientology tied with Satanism for America’s most ‘unfavorable’ religions
After reading about the death of Scientology’s legendary spymaster Jane Kember here at the Underground Bunker, former standout Scientology auditor Bruce Hines was motivated to write about what it was like to be an operative in the outfit Kember ran, the Guardian’s Office. Once again, Bruce has outdone himself. Continue reading What it was like to be an operative in Scientology’s massive spy apparatus
Four years ago we decided that on Christmas Day it would be a good time to review what we knew about the disappearance of Shelly Miscavige, wife to Scientology’s leader David Miscavige, who vanished from Scientology’s Gold Base in summer 2005. We wondered if Shelly, kept hidden in a remote mountain compound, even knew it was Christmas. For the fifth Christmas in a row, we’re posting that story, since it still represents what we know about Shelly’s whereabouts. Continue reading Does Shelly Miscavige know it’s Christmas 2022?
One of the people we were happy to see in Los Angeles when we were covering the Danny Masterson trial was our old friend Tory Christman. Continue reading PODCAST: How Tory Christman saved Rosie O’Donnell from joining Scientology
We’ve seen a number of Scientology holiday catalogs over the years, and this year’s edition didn’t fail to give us a chuckle. So we thought we’d share some of the images from it while you prepare for your own holidays. Continue reading Need last-minute gifts for the Scientologists on your list? We got your back, Santa!
[Attorney Neil Glazer is still trying to serve Scientology leader David Miscavige]
Now this is the showdown we were telling you just the other day that we’d like to see! After Scientology leader David Miscavige finally had a lawyer appear for him in the Tampa federal labor trafficking lawsuit (and simply in order to keep him out of the case), Neil Glazer, the attorney for the former Sea Org workers suing the church, asked the court for a hearing to present his arguments for why Miscavige should be declared served and an official defendant in the case. Continue reading Judge sets Jan 20 hearing for motion to serve Scientology leader in trafficking case
Richie Acunto, a colorful Scientology “whale” who had donated at least $10 million to the church, and who was once a major player in auto insurance in California, was found dead this week in Marina del Rey on his boat, where he had been living for several years. Continue reading Richie Acunto, Scientology donor and ‘Survival Insurance’ mogul, dead at 70
On Friday, we reported on the death of Scientology’s former “Guardian,” Jane Kember, at 85. We had learned about her passing the day before, and scrambled to put together a basic outline of what an important figure she is in Scientology. Since then, we’ve heard from two of the very best researchers and historians of Scientology, Chris Owen and Jon Atack. They were each good enough to send us remarkable pieces about Kember, and we’re happy to publish them both here today. Prepare for some amazing, unvarnished truth about this organization and its legendary spymaster. First, a detailed overview of Kember’s involvement in Scientology from Chris Owen, author of “Ron The War Hero.” Continue reading Chris Owen and Jon Atack remember Jane Kember, Scientology’s ultimate spymaster
We want to thank the reader who brought a 2012 video to our attention that we hadn’t seen before. We’ve taken an excerpt from it that we think you might find interesting, because it answers the question: What might Danny Masterson have answered if he’d testified in his trial and was asked about his notorious DJ moniker? Continue reading VIDEO: If Danny Masterson had testified about ‘DJ Donkey Punch’
We’re still going through the wreckage of the Danny Masterson Trial, which ended with a hung jury on November 30. And one thing that surprised us about the interview we did with Chris Shelton of the jury foreman, was the revelation that the jury had largely ignored the Scientology component of the case. Continue reading PODCAST: If Scientology expert Claire Headley had testified at the Danny Masterson trial
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