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[Leah Remini in 2006]What a treat we have for you in this week’s Scientology Lit book excerpt. It’s from Leah Remini’s 2015 memoir, Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology. The excerpt takes place in 2006, right after Leah had returned from the lavish Italian wedding of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes when Leah had caused a stir by asking why Cruise’s best man, Scientology leader David Miscavige, was there without his wife, Shelly Miscavige, and was seen getting very friendly with his personal assistant. Leah was so concerned, she actually wrote up Miscavige in a “Knowledge Report” and submitted it immediately. After returning home, she would soon learn what price she would pay for turning in the church’s own dictator.
Continue reading Leah Remini pays for vexing Tom Cruise with Scientology’s ‘Truth Rundown’
[Rev. Dr. Cecil ‘Chip’ Murray and David Miscavige]On February 8, we told you about Robin Athlyn Thompson, a brand manager in Phoenix who made a few inquiries and discovered that her counterparts at USC believed a letter one of their own faculty members had supposedly written to Disney’s CEO, which was being featured by a Scientology website, was a fake. Continue reading First AME Church & USC both disclaim letter Scientology using against Leah Remini
Chris Shelton had fun with L. Ron Hubbard’s ‘Axioms’ on Friday. Now, he takes another one for the team and tries to deal with the illogic of Hubbard’s ‘Logics.’ Continue reading If you thought Scientology’s ‘Axioms’ were dumb, the ‘Logics’ are even dumberer
Yesterday morning, the Underground Bunker lost one of its most loyal and longtime readers. A resident of Redlands, California, he was fighting a recurrence of cancer after twice surviving the disease. His name was Tony Ortega. He was 80 years old. And he was my dad. Continue reading Tony Ortega: Musician, songwriter, and steel executive, 1938-2019
Leah Remini has accused two former members of the Church of Scientology of sabotaging an episode of her A&E series, Scientology and the Aftermath, linking to their Twitter accounts, calling them “Scientology Operatives” and encouraging them to “get help.” Continue reading Leah Remini accuses former Scientologists of sabotaging an episode of ‘Aftermath’
[Beck Hansen and Marissa Ribisi]In 2016, with the help of our source at the Celebrity Centre, we put together a list of the 20 most important Scientology celebrities, and gave the list a unique twist: We ordered it by the likelihood that celebs might ditch the church. Continue reading Is Beck divorcing Scientology along with his wife? Here’s the evidence for and against.
Sunny Pereira was going through some old things recently when she came upon a bit of a goldmine — some handwritten letters she had been required to pen while she was being punished in Scientology’s ‘Sea Org.’ We asked her to explain the significance of one forced confessional letter which we found particularly striking. Continue reading In homophobic Scientology, you are required to write up your sins or else
Former Scientology ‘Sea Org’ executive Chris Shelton has been diving into L. Ron Hubbard’s “technology” lately, making videos about basic Scientology ideas. In this piece for the Bunker, Chris helps us understand one of Scientology’s bedrock concepts — the “Axioms.” Continue reading The Axioms of Dianetics: L. Ron Hubbard’s science-y foundation of Scientology ‘tech’
Leah Remini’s A&E series, Scientology and the Aftermath, concluded its third season on February 5. In past years, we’ve heard about her show being renewed about a month after a season finale, so we don’t expect word to arrive about a possible fourth season of the show for some time yet. But Scientology appears to be pulling out all the stops to persuade A&E not to give Leah another round. Continue reading Scientology’s street theater in New York: A bid to head off a 4th ‘Aftermath’ season?
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