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We mentioned earlier this week that we were thinking about Scientology’s Celebrity magazine, which appears to be a victim of the pandemic. We’ve gathered some of the last issues Scientology published, and today we thought we’d look at Issue 434, which came out in December, 2016. Continue reading Celebrity Sunday: John Travolta, Anne Archer, and ‘rising star’ Joy Villa
[From Ebner’s 1996 Spy magazine feature]
Way back at the turn of the century, your Proprietor and Mark Ebner were both slaving away for a newspaper that no longer exists that was called New Times Los Angeles. Continue reading PODCAST: Mark Ebner joined Scientology for two weeks and we’re still recovering from it
[Danny Masterson and Deputy DA Reinhold Mueller]
We mentioned yesterday that we were in New York filming with a foreign news crew, and so we were not able to attend the pretrial hearing in Danny Masterson’s retrial that took place in a Los Angeles courtroom. Continue reading Danny Masterson retrial: No, the DA is not putting less focus on Scientology
It doesn’t matter how many former Scientologists come out and tell us what’s going on in Scientology, the church itself denies what they’re saying, and some gullible academics and others fall for it, telling us that we really don’t know what it’s like to be a rank-and-file Scientologist today. Continue reading TRANSCRIPT: Experienced OT auditor secretly taped dishing on the state of Scientology today
[You got him, Valeska]
Naturally, after yesterday’s news that David Miscavige had finally been found by a court to be evading service in the Baxter v. Scientology labor trafficking lawsuit, and that the court had officially named him a defendant in the case, there was much rejoicing in the land. Continue reading So David Miscavige is now a defendant: But can the trafficking lawsuit avoid arbitration?
[Straight up and vertical!]
On Saturday, a longtime reader of the Underground Bunker who lives in Chicago volunteered for what we hoped might be an exciting assignment. Continue reading Chicago’s big Scientology event looked like a bust: Will this city ever be ‘ideal’?
One of the casualties of the pandemic appears to be Scientology’s Celebrity magazine, which has not, as far as we can tell, put out an issue since late 2019. And that’s a shame, because the magazine over the years has provided some interesting insights on Scientology’s obsession with its famous creative types. Continue reading When John Travolta first opened up about his Scientology involvement
Right at midnight on February 12, the day that the Super Bowl will take place, Scientology revealed its ad for the big game this year. And once again, it’s a mystery sandwich. Continue reading Here’s the 2023 Scientology Super Bowl ad, this year’s ‘mystery sandwich’
All week we’ve been getting ready for Scientology’s big event in Chicago today, but what exactly is going on there? Continue reading Something big is happening with Scientology in Chicago today: But will Dave be there?
Holy Xenu’s E-meter, campers, we love the long, skinny fliers that Scientology for some reason thinks are the bomb when it comes to prying money out of the hands of their members. Continue reading Scientology turns you into a fundraising dynamo — you know you want this energy!
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