|
 [Nazanin Boniadi and Karen Bass]Of all the reactions to the controversy over possible VP choice Karen Bass’s 2010 appearance at a Scientology event, we sure didn’t see this one coming: Nazanin Boniadi, the actress who was auditioned and chosen by Scientology to date Tom Cruise in 2004, has for the first time spoken out publicly in any way about the organization she was once a part of. Continue reading Nazanin Boniadi chides Karen Bass for ‘insufficient’ statement on Scientology speech
 [Tom Cruise at the 2003 grand opening of the new Applied Scholastics headquarters in Missouri]As if Los Angeles educators didn’t have enough to worry about with school re-opening in a couple of weeks, Scientology has chosen this moment to make another push with its “Applied Scholastics” front operation. Continue reading As Los Angeles schools prepare to reopen, Scientology keeps trying to worm its way in
 [Heber Jentzsch and John Travolta]In November 2018, your proprietor got to see an episode of Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath that ended up never airing. And the hell of it is, it was maybe the best episode Leah and Mike had ever done. It was thrilling. And scary. And infuriating. And it had its start here at the Underground Bunker, actually. Continue reading Leah Remini podcast: The ‘Scientology and the Aftermath’ episode that never aired

On Saturday, Karen Bass reacted to the media frenzy about her appearance at a 2010 Scientology event by putting out a statement about it. “Just so you all know, I proudly worship at First New Christian Fellowship Baptist Church in South LA,” she said. Continue reading Karen Bass says she attended Scientology event because it was in her district. But it wasn’t.

We have a leaked webinar from Scientology’s Belleair Mission on being a Field Staff Member, or FSM. The mission is not actually in Belleair, Florida but rather the city of Largo and only about four miles from the Flag Land Base in Clearwater. Field Staff Members are supposed to help Scientology bring in new people, but how do you do that these days when there’s so much negative information about Scientology handily available? Continue reading VIDEO LEAK explains how to rope in the unsuspecting: ‘We don’t explain Scientology’
 [Luis and Rocio Garcia and the Eleventh Circuit]Luis and Rocio Garcia have waited more than two years for their appeal to be heard in their derailed lawsuit against the Church of Scientology, and after oral arguments on Thursday, there may actually be a glimmer of hope. Continue reading Two years after filing their appeal, why there’s hope for the Garcias against Scientology

The Daily Caller this afternoon broke a story that we’ve had evidence of on our website here at the Underground Bunker for a couple of years: That former California Assembly Speaker and current US Representative Karen Bass was one of the featured speakers at the 2010 grand opening of a Scientology ‘Ideal Org’ in Los Angeles. That’s suddenly now a big story because Bass is reportedly one of the women presumptive Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden is considering to be his running mate. Continue reading Joe Biden’s potential VP pick Karen Bass at a Scientology ‘Ideal Org’ event: Disqualifying?

Last week we reported that Scientology’s attorneys are asking for $160,000 in sanctions because that’s how much they charged their clients to deal with Valerie Haney’s attempt at a do-over in her lawsuit against the church and its leader, David Miscavige. Continue reading Scientology takes aim at Mike Rinder and Hana Whitfield in the Valerie Haney lawsuit

Its television network has been such a smash success, the Church of Scientology is now thinking of really moving up in the world and getting one of those podcast things. Continue reading The Church of Scientology wants feedback about starting a podcast. Oh, pretty please?

Wow! Another Scientologist chiropractor has been charged by the feds with defrauding Medicare, but also defrauding the PPP loan program intended to bail out small businesses during the COVID crisis. And this time, we know him well. It’s Miami Scientology promoter Dennis Nobbe! Continue reading Miami chiropractor and Scientology donor Dennis Nobbe charged with COVID relief fraud
|