Court today: Masterson victims want to resume lawsuit, Scientology wants it kept on ice

[Scientology attorney William Forman and Danny Masterson]

Danny Masterson’s victims are expecting their civil lawsuit against him and against the Church of Scientology to resume today after Masterson’s September 7 sentencing, but Scientology’s attorneys are arguing that the lawsuit be kept in limbo. We’ll have someone there at Los Angeles Superior Court to let us know what happens.

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Scientology gets another journalist fired for daring to print the truth

Like so many other online enterprises, InsideTheMagic started as a fan website from someone who wanted to write about his obsession. Created in 2005 as a podcast by Disney fan Ricky Brigante, the website grew to become a nexus for other Disney obsessives.

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VIDEO: Independent Scientologists protest at Scientology HQ in Los Angeles

Victoria Palmer’s organized protest to “restore Scientology” took place yesterday, and we were fortunate that an Underground Bunker reader was there to record the occasion.

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Look who’s running for re-election in Clearwater: Mark Bunker wants your support!

It’s Day One of Mark Bunker’s campaign for re-election, and we’re fortunate that he stopped by to spell out his platform!

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Predictable: Scientology tries to derail Jane Doe 1 lawsuit with ‘religious arbitration’

[Defendants Gavin Potter and David Miscavige, and attorney Graham Berry]

You probably knew this was coming. Scientology is going to its usual playbook with regards to Jane Doe 1’s new lawsuit against the church, David Miscavige, and Gavin Potter.

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When Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard tried for the 2nd time to become a bigamist

With the publication of his epic history of Scientology, Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief, New Yorker staffer Lawrence Wright uncovered a lot of new ground that left many of us speechless.

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Bijou Phillips divorcing Danny Masterson: A marriage over, or a purely legal maneuver?

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We were in the courtroom on May 31 when the verdict was read and Bijou Phillips wailed as her husband Danny Masterson was convicted of two counts of forcible rape. It was a sound we will never forget.

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Scientology targets another international capital city, and we have the hype video!

We’ve had something of a Down Under theme here lately at the Underground Bunker. On Sunday, we appeared in another 60 Minutes Australia segment, about Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis. And the next day we got to hear about the Conley family and its connection to Kate Ceberano, Australia’s most well-known Scientologist.

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‘Ellen’ from the Scientology ‘Day Care from Hell’ story comes forward

Yesterday, we told you we had an update from our 2015 Scientology ‘Day Care from Hell’ story

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A Julian Swartz production: The Scientology day-care from hell

Back in 2015 when we first wrote about him, there hadn’t been court testimony about Julian Swartz and his deeds as an enforcer for David Miscavige.

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