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[Heber with John Travolta]
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Yesterday, we learned from Karen de la Carriere that her former husband, Scientology president Heber Jentzsch, had died. Today, she sends us this remembrance of him and the price he paid for a life under Scientology control. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?] Continue reading Heber Jentzsch: A Scientology life shaped by control, and the cost paid by a son
[Heber in one of his last public appearances, the 2006 “Maiden Voyage” event]
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: We heard from Karen de la Carriere that her former husband, Heber Jentzsch, longtime ‘president’ of Scientology, died at a nursing home. Heber was a legendary figure in Scientology, one of its most recognizable executives as the church’s spokesman in the 1980s and 1990s. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?] Continue reading Heber Jentzsch, 90, Scientology’s longtime ‘president,’ dies in nursing home
[Jefferson with Leah Remini, Mike Rinder, Amy Scobee and Marc and Claire Headley]
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: We were stunned by the news that Jefferson Hawkins died on Monday. He was 79. We admired him very much, but we wanted to hear from his former colleagues and friends, the people he helped so much by writing about his experiences leaving Scientology. Here is what they had to say. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?] Continue reading Memories of Jefferson Hawkins from people who knew and admired him
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Scientology has once again turned to Grant Cardone to pull in a big crowd, and this time with Doug E. Fresh. We have some images from the event that took place at Scientology’s ‘mecca’ in Florida. But is church leader David Miscavige ready to share the spotlight with Cardone? [What is this Substack thing, anyway?] Continue reading Grant Cardone and Doug E. Fresh pull in a big crowd for Scientology
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Scientology opened up three new shrines to founder L. Ron Hubbard last year, renovating places where Ron had lived in the past. It turns out that the church’s former film director, Mitch Brisker, was involved in those projects and gives us some key insights about them. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?] Continue reading Mitch Brisker knows why Scientology is fixing up those old L. Ron Hubbard haunts
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: We lost Mike Rinder a year ago today, and we’re still coming to grips with it. We thought it might be best to remind people of the good work that Mike did by reprinting one of our favorite stories that he ever did at his blog: How Scientology lies about other religions. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?] Continue reading Remembering Mike Rinder: His warning about Scientology and Christianity
[Rury MacLeod, center, and Scientology megadonor Tom Cummins, far left]
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Alex Barnes-Ross let us know he spotted a familiar face in Scientology’s New Year’s event slide show, and then sent us over this fascinating description of who was being celebrated at the party by church leader David Miscavige. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?] Continue reading The major Scientology donors taking over the planet, one gutter at a time
[Scientology leader David Miscavige brings in 2026 in Los Angeles]
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: As we begin a new year of Scientology-watching, former Sea Org official Chris Shelton offers us a snapshot of where the church is now and where it’s going thanks to its ruthless leader, David Miscavige. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?] Continue reading The Scientology Fortress: How David Miscavige’s vision is entombing the church
[Masterson and his defense team: Gardner, left, and Multhaup]
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: On Wednesday, imprisoned Scientology celebrity Danny Masterson requested that his two distinct bids to overturn his conviction — his direct appeal and his habeas petition — be consolidated as one case. Our expert, an appellate attorney, explains why this is highly unusual. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?] Continue reading Danny Masterson’s last act of 2025: Consolidating his attacks on his criminal conviction
[David Miscavige celebrates another year as Scientology leader]
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: As 2026 began at midnight on the East Coast, Scientology once again posted photos from its New Year’s celebration, which was actually taped a couple of weeks ago in Los Angeles. And right in the middle of the front row were a couple of actors we recognized. Check it out! [What is this Substack thing, anyway?] Continue reading Scientology rings in 2026 with Tom Cruise in Los Angeles: The photos!
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