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Kelly Preston dies; Lisa Marie Presley loses son to suicide; Scientology remains useless

 
We had just finished writing a story late last night about the shocking suicide death of Lisa Marie Presley’s 27-year-old son Benjamin Keough when we were blindsided by the news that Kelly Preston, 57, has died of breast cancer. We didn’t even know she was sick.

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Scientology turned ‘Dianetics’ into a 4-hour video, and the result is UTTER MADNESS

 
We want to thank ‘No Context,’ the YouTuber who stumbled on a 2009 Blu-Ray DVD put out by Scientology at his local pawn shop and decided to pick it up.

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‘Scientology’s Hogwarts’ and other schools got PPP loans

[Delphian School in Oregon]

On Tuesday we pointed out that in the release of information from the Trump administration listing which companies received small-business bailout loans under the Paycheck Protection Program to help them get through the coronavirus crisis, there were three Scientology churches, two Narconon drug rehabs, and Scientology’s most unhinged front group, Citizens Commission on Human Rights.

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Christmas in July: Videos of Scientology stars raising money for their pals at the LAPD

[Mila Kunis and Wilmer Valderrama, pitching in]

We got a big reaction to yesterday’s story about LAPD officer Cory Palka’s emails showing how cozy the relationship is between LA police and the Church of Scientology.

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Internal LAPD emails show the department’s cozy relationship with Scientology

[Cory Palka]

On the morning of March 3, 2017, we broke the news that for several months the Los Angeles Police Department had been investigating the claims of three women who said they had been raped by Scientology celebrity and That ’70s Show actor Danny Masterson.

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Scientology celebrity Catherine Bell’s July 4th was on fire!

[Don’t tread on Penny Atwell Jones]

Penny Atwell Jones is an OT 8 Scientologist who has a way of drawing attention to herself. She’s appeared in a couple of stories here, and she tends to get a little news coverage these days as one of the president’s most enthusiastic supporters.

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PPP small-business coronavirus bailout loans went to Scientology and Narconon centers

[Scientology’s ‘Ideal Org’ off Times Square got a PPP loan]

Yesterday the Trump administration released data about thousands of companies that received loans of $150,000 or more that were intended to help “small businesses” get through the coronavirus health crisis.

Multi-billion-dollar international religious organizations don’t appear to fit that description. But among the recipients of loans in the Paycheck Protection Program we found three Scientology churches and two Narconon centers, as well as Scientology’s most unhinged front group, Citizens Commission for Human Rights, which agitates against the mental health field.

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Brian Statler’s sister reveals new details in shooting death at Scientology org

[Brian Statler]

Yesterday, Brian Statler’s sister Krystle Statler posted a petition online demanding that the Inglewood Police Department finally begin sharing information about what happened when police officers shot and killed her brother in 2019.

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‘Scientology is dead’ says the ex-con claiming he’s the reincarnated L. Ron Hubbard

 
Rod Keller has the week off and we need to get through the holiday weekend, so forgive us for taking a momentary break from reality. But, hey, what the hell.

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On this day of declaring independence, we want to hear about your own fight for freedom

 
Here in the United States we are celebrating our independence, and we hope you are too, wherever you are.

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