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[Bijou Phillips, on her back patio]
On September 18, Scientology celeb Danny Masterson, 44, made his first appearance in court in a criminal case that has him facing 45 years to life for allegedly raping three different women. And he not only came to court that day in Los Angeles, he brought so many people with him that it caused several hours of disruption in the courthouse. Continue reading Bijou Phillips on her husband Danny Masterson: A macho ‘Strong Island’ guy
On Thursday Danny Masterson filed a motion to stay a civil lawsuit brought against him in 2019 by Chrissie Carnell Bixler, her husband, and three other women. They’re suing Masterson, the Church of Scientology, and its leader David Miscavige for what they allege is a campaign of harassment since the women went to the LAPD with allegations that they had been raped by the That ’70s Show actor in incidents between 2001 and 2004. Continue reading Danny Masterson asks to halt civil lawsuit while criminal case is ongoing, as expected
[Masterson at his Sept 18 appearance and prosecutor Reinhold Mueller]On September 18 Scientology celebrity Danny Masterson appeared in court for what was scheduled to be his arraignment on criminal charges that he’d raped three women, all of whom were Scientologists when the incidents occurred. He is facing 45 years to life in prison. Continue reading Read the prosecution’s smackdown of Danny Masterson’s attempt to get out of rape charges
‘The Reckoning,’ the tenth and final episode of ‘Scientology Black Ops,’ a special 7NEWS Australia investigation that was cancelled by the network in July, has been leaked to the Internet. Continue reading SCIENTOLOGY BLACK OPS, Episode 10: Bryan Seymour wraps up his series axed by Seven News
On September 6, 2014 — six years ago, an eternity in Internet time — Sea Org lifer Brandy Harrison, the “Building Expansion Director Int,” got up in front of a crowd of Scientologists in the San Fernando Valley who had paid $100 each to be there and told them that their church had already received $5.7 million in advertising grants from search giant Google. Continue reading The Top 25 People Enabling Scientology, No. 13: Google and other tech titans
Geoff Levin surprised us and made available the trailer for his upcoming documentary, “Brothers Broken,” which takes a devastating look at the effects of Scientology’s toxic “disconnection” policy. Continue reading First look at ‘Brothers Broken,’ a Scientology documentary that features the Bunker
[UPDATE: Masterson’s demurrer was denied, as was Scientology’s, and the lawsuit passes an early hurdle. But with some caveats. More tomorrow.] It’s another big day for Danny Masterson at Los Angeles Superior Court today, and we hope to bring you an eyewitness account from the hearing as soon as it’s possible. Continue reading Danny Masterson’s attempt to get out of rape accusers’ lawsuit to be heard today
‘Accused,’ the ninth episode of ‘Scientology Black Ops,’ a special 7NEWS Australia investigation that was cancelled by the network in July, has been leaked to the Internet. Continue reading SCIENTOLOGY BLACK OPS, Ep 9: Director Paul Haggis responds to a lawsuit’s rape allegations
Oh, Dave, you did it again. We want to thank the tipster who sent us the most recent issue of International Scientology News. In recent years, ISN has emerged as the biggest, glossiest snoozefest put out by the church as David Miscavige has turned it into the print version of his interminable event speeches. Continue reading Scientology once again confirms our estimates for its tiny size
[David Miscavige in 1993, and the War Is Over announcement that October]It’s one of those jaw-dropping moments in a jaw-dropping film. In Alex Gibney’s 2015 HBO documentary Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief, Marty Rathbun, Scientology’s former top enforcer, explains the stark situation facing the organization and its ultimate leader, David Miscavige, at the end of the 1980s, after decades of the church refusing to pay any taxes and engaging in a war with the IRS. Continue reading STUNNING LEAK: Scientology’s entire asset portfolio the year it got IRS church status
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