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One week out, Scientology amps up the hype for its Tom Cruise party!

 
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: In the past year Tom Cruise has proved his loyalty to Scientology by showing up at the church’s big annual events. But it’s the IAS gala in England that he’s most known for. With only a week to go, this is how the church is getting members amped up for it. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

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You first heard about Chuck Lorre’s Scientology past here, and now he’s spilling it in a memoir

 
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Some of the stories about Chuck Lorre’s new memoir not only mention that he dishes on his years in Scientology, but also that his Scientology past was first made public in 2019. Hey, that’s a reference to us at the Underground Bunker! Here’s the record. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

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A new Scientology price list shows up: Can you afford to be a Space Age superhero?

 
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Alex Barnes-Ross let us know that a new Scientology price list has showed up, a 2025 pamphlet with prices for Scientologists going to the church’s floating Caribbean cathedral, the ‘Freewinds.’ Are you ready to fork over the big bucks and go OT? [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

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‘Going Clear’ director Alex Gibney is now taking on Elon Musk, and so we went to town

 
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: With a new Alex Gibney film in select theaters, you’ll forgive us for waxing nostalgic about our own Gibney experience in ‘Going Clear,’ his documentary about Scientology. We were thinking of those days as we set out on a journey to see Gibney’s new movie, ‘Musk.’ [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

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Mark Bunker on the Save the Garden victory and Scientology’s next move in Clearwater

 
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Save the Garden’s verified signatures should force Clearwater to reconsider giving Garden Ave to Scientology. But will an opinion from the state AG throw a wrench into it? We asked city council candidate and former vice mayor Mark Bunker for his thoughts. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

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Who was that woman with Tom Cruise at the ‘Digger’ premiere? Scientology knows.

 
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: At the Sept 28 Los Angeles premiere of ‘Digger,’ Tom Cruise signed autographs for fans, and in various video clips you can see a red-headed woman standing a few feet from Tom, keeping an eye on him. Who was she? It turns out there’s a Scientology answer. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

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Scientology donors invited by Tom Cruise to premiere of ill-fated ‘Digger’

 
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: More evidence of how tight Tom Cruise remains with Scientology: the big donors he invited to the ‘Digger’ premiere in Los Angeles. ALSO: Save the Garden has met its goal as its petition is certified valid! [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

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Scientology’s schmoozing with local politicians finally going sour, at least in one key place?

 
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Yesterday, Alex Barnes-Ross learned that the mayor of East Grinstead will not be going to Scientology’s big UK event this year: A sign that his hard work is paying off? ALSO: A fine documentary about Scientology gets a new home. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

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Scientologists can hardly contain excitement for the IAS gala, and for Tom Cruise’s epic flop

 
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: We love a good Scientology hype video, and we have 2 of them for you today as staffers do their best to get the beleaguered rank and file to quickly make plans to come to England for the IAS gala. ALSO: ‘Digger’ is a flop, but not to Scientologists! [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

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Scientologist named country’s top hostage negotiator — can he get Shelly freed?

 
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: We go way back with attorney John P. Coale. We first wrote about his Scientology involvement (along with his wife, Greta Van Susteren) back in 2015, and he talked to us for a story about Lisa Marie Presley. And now, the White House has a big new role for him! [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

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