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People who come out of Scientology after years or decades have a lot to tell you. About the auditing they went through, the training to be auditors, the special rundowns they might have experienced, or what it was liking working as a staff member or in the Sea Org. Continue reading Scientology ‘Sunday service’ has always been a lazy PR ploy, and now it’s on full display

It probably would not surprise you to learn that once Mark Bunker was elected to the Clearwater city council in March, Scientology began obsessively submitting records requests to the city to get copies of every single communication Bunker has made either on his public or private devices and social media accounts. Continue reading Scientology’s obsession with City Councilman Mark Bunker is truly off the charts

One of the most surprising results of the pandemic and subsequent lockdown has been Scientology’s efforts to put more of its activities on video and online, and in recent weeks we’ve brought you the very strange results of that change. Today, we have two more leaked Scientology videos, this time from Down Under. Continue reading The unanticipated pandemic benefit: Nutty Scientology online videos
 [Seeing double: ‘Veronica Mars’ actor Jason Dohring is flanked by his brothers Rob (right) and Jon.]A commenter alerted us to a pretty interesting situation that we thought deserved its own post. You know that for years we’ve kept an eye on Doug Dohring and his education software empire, which runs the hugely profitable subscription service for toddlers, ABCMouse. Continue reading Scientology mega-donor ABCMouse family is more complicated than we realized

A year ago, Victoria Locke was one of several victims of sexual assault who taped a special episode of ‘Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath’ which was titled ‘Waiting for Justice.’ Continue reading Year after taping ‘Scientology & the Aftermath,’ Victoria Locke is still waiting for justice
 [Danny, Christopher, and Jordan Masterson: Which one got the check for $50,103.25?]Every few months we hear that the Los Angeles District Attorney’s office is about to make a decision whether to charge Scientology celebrity Danny Masterson after seven women came forward to the LAPD with rape allegations against the That ’70s Show actor. It’s been more than three years since the initial three women came forward, and now DA Jackie Lacey has her hands full with protesters who don’t like her poor record for prosecuting bad cops. Continue reading Which of the Masterson brothers profited from their Scientology stepdad’s Ponzi scheme?

Kirstie Alley is an oversharer on Twitter, and we try to not to get too caught up in her online drama. She’s crass and comical, and on occasion we see our readers giving her some pretty clever comebacks. But for the most part she merits little more than an eyeroll. Continue reading Kirstie Alley lets her Scientology hang out and fans react with predictable hilarity
 [Dr. John Gill in 1989, photo by Sydney Morning Herald]On Saturday we told you that a trial was about to start in Australia that would never happen in the United States, and the first couple of days of testimony in the defamation case against journalist Steve Cannane certainly drove home that point. Continue reading Steve Cannane took Scientology’s line, says unrepentant ‘Deep Sleep’ doctor

An Underground Bunker reader sent us a couple of snapshots they took yesterday in Pasadena, where Scientology workers were busy putting up plywood to protect the Ideal Org’s large plate glass windows. Continue reading Boarded up and shut down, Scientology struggles to stay relevant in uncertain times
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