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 TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: EXCLUSIVE: We describe a bizarre situation that involves Scientology’s richest donor, Trish Duggan, having another church donor jailed in Switzerland as a private accuser. But the jailed man says Trish invested in his company to fuel Scientology donations. What a strange mess. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]
Continue reading Trish Duggan, Scientology’s richest, is keeping another donor in jail in… Switzerland?
 [Judge Upinder Kalra and Danny Masterson]TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Danny Masterson’s victims want to bolster their lawsuit against Scientology by adding racketeering charges, and they’ve asked Judge Kalra to reconsider his ruling putting the entire case on hold. ALSO: We’re in Nassau County as a Scientology PI cross-examines his victim. Yikes! [What is this Substack thing, anyway?] Continue reading Why does Scientology get to hold up the Danny Masterson lawsuit in its entirety?
 [David Smith and Susanne Gold-Smith, and Yanti Greene]TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Five years after David Smith and his wife Susanne filed lawsuits against several private investigators, a trial is starting today on Long Island, and we will be there. This is the case that produced texts showing a Scientology PI was stalking Leah Remini and Jennifer Lopez. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?] Continue reading On trial: Scientology PI accused of assaulting woman he was hired to follow

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: After we posted the most recent version of our ‘Not Forgotten’ memorial, which included Quentin Hubbard, the troubled son of #Scientology’s founder, we received this touching tribute from Val Ross, looking back at the way the press covered Quentin’s demise. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?] Continue reading Scientology suicide: How Quentin Hubbard’s death was covered in the press

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard was a disaster in the actual US Navy, but he got his revenge later when he created his very own armada! To this day the ‘Sea Org’ is a hoot with its faux-naval ranks and stuff, and now they want to recruit more swabbies to… New York City?? [What is this Substack thing, anyway?] Continue reading Scientology’s Sea Org, in NEW YORK CITY? Take the survey to see if you qualify!

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: What’s this, a new issue of Scientology’s Impact magazine is out? You know what means, sailors, it’s time for some whale watching! Get a look at the newest folks turning over huge piles of money for David Miscavige’s legal slush fund! [What is this Substack thing, anyway?] Continue reading Cash call! The wealthy donors keeping Scientology above water in 2024

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: One of Scientology’s oddest scams is the way it avoids taxes in England with an address at a leased storefront in Australia, of all places. But now that dump is for sale, so Alex Barnes-Ross explains why this is a very odd situation! ALSO: Puerto Rico says it goes Ideal next! [What is this Substack thing, anyway?] Continue reading Scientology’s UK headquarters is up for sale! (Well, sort of.)
 [Valerie Haney and Scientology attorney William Forman]TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: After Val Haney’s attorney complained that #Scientology’s ‘arbitration’ is a joke and is subjecting Valerie to even more abuse, the church responded with a filing that says the real scandal is that Val’s attorney said anything at all about it. Wow. Today’s hearing should be lit. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?] Continue reading Scientology predictably tells judge she’s powerless in today’s Val Haney hearing

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Last week’s story about a leaked new version of the #Scientology staff contract got a big reaction. We heard from a lot of readers, and Claire Headley invited us on her podcast. And she had a surprise as well: A similar contract she signed at only 16 years old in 1991. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?] Continue reading VIDEO: Claire Headley on Scientology’s insane employment contracts
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