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One of the most stunning claims that Scientology leader David Miscavige has made in his frenetic attempts to keep himself from being named a defendant in a Tampa labor trafficking lawsuit is that he does no business in Florida. Continue reading Scientology leader David Miscavige doing business in Florida: The evidence
[Scientology attorney William Forman is not happy with Valerie Haney]Last week we told you the surprising news that Scientology revealed that two arbitrators are now in place in Valerie Haney’s case, but it is keeping quiet about who those two arbitrators are. Continue reading Scientology got its arbitrators, but also wants $107K in sanctions from Valerie Haney
One hundred and twelve years ago today, on March 13, 1911, the Great Thetan, the Commodore, Source, LRH, the Great OT, yes L. Ron Hubbard himself, was born in Tilden, Nebraska. Continue reading Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard’s 112th birthday: What’s your favorite tall tale of his?
We’re continuing to look back at recent issues of Scientology’s Celebrity magazine, which appears to be a victim of the pandemic. Today, we thought we’d go through issue 439, which came out in October 2017 and featured actor and impressionist Jim Meskimen on the cover. Continue reading Celebrity Sunday: Jim Meskimen, Terry Jastrow, and… Helena Kobrin?
We hope you had a chance to see HBO’s excellent 2021 investigation into the origins of the QAnon phenomenon, Q Into the Storm, directed by Cullen Hoback. One of the surprising stars of the series was Fredrick Brennan, the young man who had founded 8chan, the imageboard that became the nursery for the QAnon movement, something Brennan came to regret. Continue reading PODCAST: HBO ‘Q Into the Storm’ star Fredrick Brennan on Scientology and QAnon
Last week we told you that attorney Graham Berry had taken charge of Valerie Haney’s case in a big way, submitting filings which included new names for possible arbiters in her lawsuit against Scientology, which has been forced into “religious arbitration.” Continue reading Scientology tells court: Two arbitrators have agreed to serve in Valerie Haney case
[Rod Keller and Stacy Young, 1998]We recently heard from Peter Reichelt, an Austrian journalist, and what an interesting name from Scientology journalism’s past. Continue reading Scientology documentary resurfaces, and it leads to a foreign exchange program!
You know them, Scientology’s stupendously long fundraising fliers that they put out after a big money-grubbing event. In this case, it was an event to raise cash for the long-forlorn project in Toronto. Continue reading Is this Scientology’s greatest fundraising flier ever? It’s ‘Mission Earth’ stupendous!
[Newiga takes Tokyo!]
The Bunker’s own Newiga flew over to Tokyo to run in the marathon there, and then did us a favor by going to the Scientology Ideal Org, snapping some photos, and even sang a little song for us all. Continue reading Scientology: Trafficking suit has a Waffle House problem. ALSO: Newiga sings in Tokyo!
In September and October 2015, we found ourselves at the Underground Bunker scrambling to keep up with a major national story that we’d helped to break: Actor Jim Carrey’s girlfriend, Cathriona “Cat” White, had been found dead of an apparent suicide at 30. We were the first to add the detail that Cat, an immigrant from Ireland, had become involved in Scientology in Hollywood and was doing its “Survival Rundown” when she ended her life. Continue reading Jenny Burpee, former Scientology Sea Orger and Cat White friend who helped find her, dead at 39
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