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We were thoroughly blown away last night watching Aaron Smith-Levin talk about his family’s complex history in Scientology. We couldn’t believe how much territory Aaron and Leah Remini and Mike Rinder covered on the latest episode of Leah’s A&E series, Scientology and the Aftermath, from the IRS granting Scientology tax exempt status in 1993, to Aaron breaking down as he described losing his twin brother in a car accident while they were separated by Scientology’s “disconnection” policy. Continue reading Aaron Smith-Levin appears on ‘Leah Remini,’ hours later gets own Scientology attack site
We first learned the horrible disconnection story of the Smith family when we traveled to Clearwater in 2012. We told our Village Voice readers about the terrible decision that Gayle Smith was forced to make, but back then, we couldn’t reveal Gayle’s name. Continue reading Tonight on ‘Leah Remini’: Aaron Smith-Levin on how families get so screwed up in Scientology
Rod Keller is back with his first social media round up of the new year. And once again, he keeps us updated on Scientology’s plans for new buildings around the world… Continue reading David Miscavige has plenty of new Scientology buildings set to open in 2017
[David Miscavige presides over the 2008 New Year’s event — now we have audio of tonight’s event]Once again, our tipsters have come through. The Underground Bunker has obtained a secretly recorded audiotape of the New Year’s event that Scientologists around the world will be watching tonight to bring in 2017. Continue reading LEAKED AUDIO — Scientology’s New Year’s event 2017: ‘Welcome to Scientology forever!’
[Scientology’s justice procedures, revealed]Luis and Rocio Garcia have tried again to convince Tampa Federal Judge James Whittemore that Scientology is making it impossible to resolve their allegations of fraud, and they’ve filed a new motion asking Judge Whittemore to reopen their lawsuit against the church. Continue reading Garcias file new motion asking judge to reject Scientology’s sham arbitration
[TMZ’s Harvey Levin and David Miscavige]This week, Leah Remini hit the Church of Scientology with one of the biggest weapons in her arsenal: Forced abortions. Continue reading The disturbing detail other media missed about TMZ’s Scientology scoop yesterday
Earlier this year, London-based Australian journalist Steve Cannane published a terrific new book on Scientology titled Fair Game. We asked him for a year-end message and he sent us this… Continue reading After Steve Cannane’s big year writing about Scientology, we hit him up for a look back
Watching tonight’s fifth episode of A&E network’s Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath, we kept thinking about how it’s really about time we re-read Marc Headley’s great 2009 escape narrative, Blown for Good. Continue reading Tonight on ‘Leah Remini’: Marc & Claire Headley on forced abortions and Sea Org escapes
[Davie Lurie and his sister Charmaine Roger]Word has gradually made its way out of Scientology’s Florida headquarters — the Flag Land Base, in Clearwater — that a key figure there has died. One of the things “Flag” is known for is that it brings in more money than all the rest of Scientology’s worldwide facilities combined. Flag is where wealthy Scientologists from around the planet come to spend huge amounts on high-level courses they can only get in Clearwater. And it’s a special kind of Scientology Sea Org officer — the “registrars,” called “regges” for short — who bring in that money by the millions, week after week. Continue reading Scientology loses its best fundraiser at perhaps the worst possible time
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