Surviving Scientology’s Sea Org for children was a nightmare of parental abandonment

[The cadets at Stonelands, with Mark Stevens and Claire Headley circled.]

Another former Scientologist has reached out to us with a harrowing account of what they went through. We’ve confirmed that Mark was known to others who were in the Cadet Org at the time, and we’re honored that he’s allowed us to help him tell his tale.

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Hanan Islam, 62: Faced felony counts for insurance scam run out of Scientology clinic

[Hanan Islam and her son Rizza]

A memorial service for Hanan Islam has been scheduled for Saturday to take place at the gymnasium at Compton College in Southern California. Her son, Ronnie “Rizza” Islam, announced on his Instagram account on Sunday that his mother died after a ten-year battle with colon cancer. She was 62.

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Scientology is unhappy the Danny Masterson accusers are sticking up for Valerie Haney

[Scientology attorney William Forman and Valerie Haney]

On Friday, we told you that the Danny Masterson accusers were sticking up for Valerie Haney in a letter they submitted to the California State Supreme Court.

It turns out that Scientology isn’t very happy about that.

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How Danny Masterson’s criminal judge has iced out Scientology leader David Miscavige

[Judge Charlaine Olmedo and David Miscavige]

After last year’s preliminary hearing in Danny Masterson’s rape case that was held in Los Angeles in May, we wrote a story about one particular and very odd thing that happened during it.

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No, Will Smith was not high on Scientology when he slugged Chris Rock at the Oscars

[The slap heard ’round the world]

Naturally, after Sunday night’s absolutely bizarre moment during the Oscar broadcast when Will Smith slapped Chris Rock’s face for making fun of Will’s wife Jada Pinkett Smith, the jokes about the Smiths and Scientology started up on social media.

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Scientology wants you to forget Laura D got her files because 259 ‘ministers’ had access to them

[Laura D and Eric Lieberman]

We want to thank Gerry Armstrong for bringing this to our attention: Scientology is trying to get one over on academia and the legal profession again.

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‘Oh gosh’: Judge views alleged rape filmed on phone of Scientology private eye

[Judge Sharon Gianelli and Yanti Mike Greene]

In January, we told you about a contempt of court hearing that was held at a Nassau County courthouse last summer that starred a private investigator and retired NYPD detective named Yanti Mike Greene.

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Danny Masterson accusers to CA Supremes: Stop Scientology from harming Valerie Haney!

[Chrissie Carnell Bixler and Valerie Haney]

While we wait to see how the California State Supreme Court rules on a couple of matters that are pending before it, the Danny Masterson accusers have seized the moment to remind the justices what’s at stake.

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Scientology leader says he has 2.5 million square feet of new churches coming soon

Yesterday we looked at an eyewitness account of Scientology leader David Miscavige’s presentation at the L. Ron Hubbard birthday event which took place on March 13 in Clearwater, Florida. But there’s still another account of Miscavige’s speechmaking that we thought you’d want to see.

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An insider’s report on David Miscavige at Scientology founder’s birthday event 2022

[Dave on New Year’s: Hubbard’s birthday event was held in the same place.]

We told you earlier that Scientology used its magazines to celebrate leader David Miscavige for presiding over the New Year’s event held at that Fort Harrison Hotel in Clearwater, Florida to bring in the year 2022.

Now, we have an account of Dave presiding over the L. Ron Hubbard Birthday Event in the same venue.

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