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May 13, 2012
Lisa Marie Presley Says "So Long" to Scientology
Last month, we noted that Lisa Marie Presley's single "You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet," which she released ahead of her new album, Storm and Grace, came with lyrics that read like a kiss-off to the Church of Scientology, even using some of Scientology's jargon -- like the very telling word suppressive. ... More >>
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January 11, 2012
Scientology's "Super Power Rundown:" What is it, Anyway?
Prepare to unleash your super self! Secrets ahead!On Monday and Tuesday, we released previously unseen renderings and architectural drawings of what Scientology's $100 million "Flag Mecca" -- also known as the "Super Power Building" -- is going to look like when it finally opens. (The buildin ... More >>
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January 7, 2012
Scientology, Cooked: Commenters of the Week!
"This Debbie Cook show is just too much!"If the rest of 2012 is going to be like this first week, the hooch reserves in the underground bunker are going to need some bolstering. Things started off one second after midnight as 2012 began, when our pre-loaded first story of the year, "What is ... More >>
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January 6, 2012
Scientology in Turmoil: Debbie Cook's E-Mail, Annotated
Since news broke Sunday of Debbie Cook's stunning e-mail, sent to thousands of her fellow Scientologists, word of a serious rift inside the church has been appearing in many news outlets, particularly in Europe. In the meantime, we provided additional depth and context about Debbie Cook, her career, ... More >>
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January 5, 2012
All Scientologists Look Alike, Right? -- And More in our Weekly Stats Roundup!
Is that a famous Scientologist we spy?Every Thursday at 2 pm, Scientology staff members race to turn in their weekly statistics. We like to do the same by rounding up the week's Scientology news from around the world and weigh how the church is doing. We're going to start this week with a ni ... More >>
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January 3, 2012
Is Scientology Imploding? Watching the Panic After a Former Executive Dares to Question Church Management
UPDATE: We look back at Debbie Cook's career, from enforcer to whistleblower. The world of Scientology watching is still reeling after Debbie Cook's New Year's Eve e-mail landed in the inboxes of thousands of church members Saturday night. A few minutes after midnight, we began receiving copies of ... More >>
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January 1, 2012
Our Scientology Puzzle Solved!
In yesterday's story celebrating our commenting community at the end of the year, I mentioned that back in the summer, I had planted a puzzle in our very successful series, The Top 25 People Crippling Scientology. Despite the large readership of that series, no one managed to spot the little visua ... More >>
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December 23, 2011
Scientology on the High Seas: Yuletide Cheer, Including Dickens Adapted with Evil Psychs
On November 18, we started a new feature here on Fridays: the Voice has obtained hundreds of copies of L. Ron Hubbard's previously unpublished "Orders of the Day," which he gave to crew members as he sailed the Mediterranean. Our documents cover the period from 1968 to 1971, and this time we' ... More >>
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December 4, 2011
Scientology Cruise Ship as Hellhole: The Ramana Dienes-Browning Story
Ramana Dienes-Browning and IyanaLast week, Steve Cannane of Australia's ABC network and its program Lateline broke the story of Valeska Paris, a woman who says she was held against her will on Scientology's private cruise ship, the Freewinds, from 1996 to 2007. In that story, Cannane also ta ... More >>
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December 3, 2011
Scientology Capsize: Commenters of the Week!
The scene here in the underground bunker is like the quiet after a major storm. A hurricane blew up out of the Caribbean this week and hit us square on. The place is a mess. The cats are skittish. But the excitement has finally died down a bit, the lights are low, the empty bottles have been cleared ... More >>
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December 2, 2011
L. Ron Hubbard Schools Richard Nixon: Sailing on the Apollo Nov 27 - Dec 3
On November 18, we started a new feature here on Fridays: the Voice has obtained hundreds of copies of L. Ron Hubbard's previously unpublished "Orders of the Day," which he gave to crew members as he sailed the Mediterranean. Our documents cover the period from 1968 to 1971, and this time we're look ... More >>
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November 30, 2011
Hey, Scientology Celebrity, Here's Your Media Training Checksheet!
Our readers send us the most wonderful things. By e-mail and snail mail, our far-flung correspondents put in our hands Scientology's tasteless fundraising mailers (which we use in our recurring Sunday Funnies posts), they send us over-the-top glossy Scientology magazines, and of course they send us ... More >>
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November 25, 2011
Scientology vs. Pollution, a Lisbon Cocktail Party, and More: Sailing on the Apollo Nov. 20-26
Last week, we started a new feature here on Fridays: the Voice has obtained hundreds of copies of L. Ron Hubbard's previously unpublished "Orders of the Day," which he gave to crew members as he sailed the Mediterranean. Our documents cover the period from 1968 to 1971. In this installment, we're lo ... More >>
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November 18, 2011
L. Ron Hubbard Christens the Apollo 43 Years Ago Today: For The First Time, His "Orders of the Day"
For you Scientology watchers and Scientology history buffs, we think we have something very special for you today. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard sailed around the Mediterranean in a small armada of vessels, going from port to port. Each day, he issued ... More >>
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November 5, 2011
Scientology Dyspepsia: Commenters of the Week!
Cheezburger.comWe're feeling a bit woozy after this week of Scientology watching here in the underground bunker. Not sure if it was something we ate, or just the thought of Tom Cruise hurling at Gold Base that has us a bit dizzy. Anyway, Mr. Cruise was very much on our minds this week, as h ... More >>
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November 3, 2011
Scientology Wins Some, Loses Some in our Thursday Stats Roundup!
Cheezburger.comWe're feeling a bit woozy after this week of Scientology watching here in the underground bunker. Not sure if it was something we ate, or just the thought of Tom Cruise hurling at Gold Base that has us a bit dizzy. Anyway, Mr. Cruise was very much on our minds this week, as h ... More >>
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October 29, 2011
Scientology Dumpster-Dive: Commenters of the Week!
Clearing the planet, one dumpster at a timeFor our longtime, loyal readers and commenters (of all persuasions), I just want to say how much I appreciate your continued interest in things we're doing here at the underground bunker. This week, we got a huge influx of new folks as our stories we ... More >>
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October 28, 2011
Mark Chauppetta, Private Eye Who Worked for Scientology at the time of the South Park Investigation: "I'm a Fucking Mercenary"
Mark Chauppetta, comparing notes with a certain presidential candidateJust got off the phone with Mark Chauppetta, a private investigator who has done work for the Church of Scientology, sifting through the trash of the church's perceived enemies. Chauppetta worked for Scientology for severa ... More >>
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October 22, 2011
Scientology Transfusion: Commenters of the Week!
Eternal soul? Works all night? Exteriorizes? Hmmm.It was a frantic week here at the underground bunker, where we keep an eye on all things Scientology-related. While we gathered material for some big stories, we managed to post several quick observations, some of which featured a medical the ... More >>
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October 15, 2011
Scientology Effervescence: Commenters of the Week!
Here in the underground bunker, this was something of a strange week. While enduring a middling but annoying cold, we tried to get back in the swing of things after a week out of town. And while things started a bit slow, by Friday this had turned into one slammin' sevenday. Things kicked of ... More >>
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October 13, 2011
Scientology Officially Probing the Village Voice!
We've just received confirmation that ace reporter Jim Lynch has been handed a new assignment, and that assignment is us! Today, he called a PR firm in San Francisco that we used to work with, asking about "the finances of the Village Voice." The finances of the Voice? Hey, Jim, when you fi ... More >>
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October 8, 2011
Scientology Symposium: Commenters of the Week!
It was an unusual week here for us at our Scientology watching operation. We left the underground bunker for a trip to Southern California, but still managed to put together a few stories while on the road. And our commenters did not let us down, with some of them carrying over debates they were hav ... More >>
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October 1, 2011
Scientology Internal E-Mails: Even More Depressing Than You Might Assume
For a few weeks now, we've been watching with some incredulity the material coming out of a particular Scientology "org," which is located in Birmingham, England. A Scientology-watcher who calls himself "CarltonBANKS" has been posting pretty amazing material from the Birmingham org's net servers wh ... More >>
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September 28, 2011
The Top 25 People Crippling Scientology, No. 2: David Miscavige
On August 5, we started a countdown that will give credit -- or blame -- to the people who have contributed most to the sad current state of Scientology. From its greatest expansion in the 1980s, the church is a shell of what it once was and is mired in countless controversies around the world. Some ... More >>
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September 28, 2011
The Top 25 People Crippling Scientology: Readers Poll Results!
LRH came out on top of our countdown, but did he top out our readers poll? Take a look inside!Actually, make that the top fifty people crippling the Church of Scientology -- we received more than 3,000 individual choices by 141 voters, with more than 300 different people receiving votes. Our ... More >>
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September 26, 2011
The Top 25 People Crippling Scientology, No. 3: Marty Rathbun
On August 5, we started a countdown that will give credit -- or blame -- to the people who have contributed most to the sad current state of Scientology. From its greatest expansion in the 1980s, the church is a shell of what it once was and is mired in countless controversies around the worl ... More >>
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September 24, 2011
Scientology Dropkick: Commenters of the Week!
DM's minions keep dropping the ball!Before we look back at the week that was, we wanted to remind you of our upcoming schedule. Monday morning at 9 am we'll reveal #3 in our big countdown, and then at noon we'll close voting on our readers poll. So if you haven't yet put in your own ballot, ... More >>
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September 19, 2011
The Top 25 People Crippling Scientology: The Readers Poll!
You've watched us reveal all but the top five entries in our big countdown, The Top 25 People Crippling Scientology -- now it's your turn to vote for your own list! Here's the link you've been waiting for -- now go and tell us who you think is doing the most to contribute to the Church of Sc ... More >>
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September 17, 2011
Scientology Oz-fest: Commenters of the Week!
This kangaroo is volunteering its time and no contract is impliedEvery Saturday, we say "what a week." But this time -- What a week! Right? With Scientology news breaking Down Under, and the countdown getting to single digits, and wacky stuff leaking in the UK -- the underground bunker was ri ... More >>
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September 12, 2011
The Top 25 People Crippling Scientology, No. 9: Jason Beghe
On August 5, we started a countdown that will give credit -- or blame -- to the people who have contributed most to the sad current state of Scientology. From its greatest expansion in the 1980s, the church is a shell of what it once was and is mired in countless controversies around the worl ... More >>
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August 1, 2011
Benjamin Ring, LA Sheriff's Deputy, Under Official Inquiry for Endorsing Expensive Scientology Services
I just got off the phone with Steve Whitmore, Los Angeles Sheriff Lee Baca's spokesman, who tells me that an official inquiry has been opened in the matter of an LA sheriff's deputy named Benjamin Ring. The deputy appeared in a Scientology mailer that encourages church members to spend money ... More >>
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June 2, 2011
Ex-Scientology Actor Attacks Ex-Scientology Plaintiff in TMZ Story Clearly Not Planted by Scientology
Marty Rathbun and Jason BegheAfter spending more than a week frozen in a mixture of glycol and alcohol, this thetan is ready to re-enter the volcano! We're going to pierce the WALL OF FIRE! (Um, actually, it was a case of walking pneumonia, but whatever. It's good to be back to work.) And wh ... More >>
Film
May 11, 2010
George Romero, Monkey Lover
Experiments in terror from the master, at BAM
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May 7, 2010
Tom Cruise Was Secretly Videotaped So Scientology Leader David Miscavige Could Regale Party Guests?
David Miscavige, regaling party guests with Tom Cruise's secrets?Mark Bunker (Wise Beard Man) pointed us to something remarkable over at Marty Rathbun's blog. Rathbun is a former high-level member of Scientology who defected and is now providing some of the most damning statements against hi ... More >>
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March 26, 2010
Jason Beghe Tells Me to Shut the Hell Up About Anderson Cooper's Scientology Special
Beghe, right, and Marty Rathbun, a man who should figure prominently in Cooper's special.Just had a great conversation with Jason Beghe, the actor who famously defected from Scientology two years ago. He understands the point I made yesterday -- that it irks me when Anderson Cooper announces ... More >>
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December 30, 2009
The 20 Most-Read Village Voice Stories of 2009
Barring a massive surge of readership between now and Thursday night (and with Michael Musto half-naked on this week's cover, anything is possible), we can safely say that the following stories generated the most interest from our readers this year. (And watch out for #3 -- it's definitely Not Safe ... More >>
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December 30, 2009
Ex-Scientology Official Scrambles As His Blog Gets Hacked
Marty Rathbun (left) and actor Jason BegheOur old pal, Mark Bunker (a/k/a Wise Beard Man) sends along this holiday breaking news... Marty Rathbun's blog has been hacked and hijacked, and with Wordpress folks unavailable for a week or so, the former high-level Scientologist is relying on a ba ... More >>
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October 2, 2009
Post-Xenu Beghe Reveals TV's First 'Mangina'
We know we're a little late on this one, but we're still in shock (and awe) after watching Jason Beghe's star turn in this week's Californication season premiere, in which he revealed series television's first "mangina." You remember Beghe, a veteran TV (Melrose Place) and film (Monkey Shine ... More >>
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June 22, 2009
Tom Cruise Lured Back Into Scientology By Man The Church Now Says Was "Demoted" And A "Lunatic"
Today, the St. Petersburg Times unveiled part two of its devastating series on David Miscavige, diminutive leader of Scientology.An indication of how much this series is hitting Scientology to the bone: rare and vehement denunciations by Miscavige himself, and by his spokesman, the clearly in-over-h ... More >>
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September 16, 2008
Jason Beghe Is Still Denouncing Scientology -- This Time in Germany
Today, the St. Petersburg Times unveiled part two of its devastating series on David Miscavige, diminutive leader of Scientology.An indication of how much this series is hitting Scientology to the bone: rare and vehement denunciations by Miscavige himself, and by his spokesman, the clearly in-over-h ... More >>
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August 12, 2008
Isaac Hayes Was No Expert Scientologist
Today, the St. Petersburg Times unveiled part two of its devastating series on David Miscavige, diminutive leader of Scientology.An indication of how much this series is hitting Scientology to the bone: rare and vehement denunciations by Miscavige himself, and by his spokesman, the clearly in-over-h ... More >>
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May 27, 2008
Jason Beghe Turned Away at NY Scientology Building
Today, the St. Petersburg Times unveiled part two of its devastating series on David Miscavige, diminutive leader of Scientology.An indication of how much this series is hitting Scientology to the bone: rare and vehement denunciations by Miscavige himself, and by his spokesman, the clearly in-over-h ... More >>
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May 16, 2008
Scientology Reacts to the Voice
Today, the St. Petersburg Times unveiled part two of its devastating series on David Miscavige, diminutive leader of Scientology.An indication of how much this series is hitting Scientology to the bone: rare and vehement denunciations by Miscavige himself, and by his spokesman, the clearly in-over-h ... More >>
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May 14, 2008
Jason Beghe to Scientology Mouthpiece Tommy Davis: 'You're Losing Your Soul'
Today, the St. Petersburg Times unveiled part two of its devastating series on David Miscavige, diminutive leader of Scientology.An indication of how much this series is hitting Scientology to the bone: rare and vehement denunciations by Miscavige himself, and by his spokesman, the clearly in-over-h ... More >>
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April 29, 2008
Letters
Today, the St. Petersburg Times unveiled part two of its devastating series on David Miscavige, diminutive leader of Scientology.An indication of how much this series is hitting Scientology to the bone: rare and vehement denunciations by Miscavige himself, and by his spokesman, the clearly in-over-h ... More >>
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April 22, 2008
Letters
Today, the St. Petersburg Times unveiled part two of its devastating series on David Miscavige, diminutive leader of Scientology.An indication of how much this series is hitting Scientology to the bone: rare and vehement denunciations by Miscavige himself, and by his spokesman, the clearly in-over-h ... More >>
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April 21, 2008
Jason Beghe on Scientology: The Full Interview
Today, the St. Petersburg Times unveiled part two of its devastating series on David Miscavige, diminutive leader of Scientology.An indication of how much this series is hitting Scientology to the bone: rare and vehement denunciations by Miscavige himself, and by his spokesman, the clearly in-over-h ... More >>
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April 16, 2008
Jason Beghe: Scientologist Feared a Gay Friend Caused My Car Crash
Today, the St. Petersburg Times unveiled part two of its devastating series on David Miscavige, diminutive leader of Scientology.An indication of how much this series is hitting Scientology to the bone: rare and vehement denunciations by Miscavige himself, and by his spokesman, the clearly in-over-h ... More >>
News
April 8, 2008
Scientology's First Celebrity Defector Reveals Church Secrets
'I was Miscavige's favorite boy,' says veteran TV actor Jason Beghe
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January 7, 2003
The Dead Zones
'I was Miscavige's favorite boy,' says veteran TV actor Jason Beghe
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