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The trials of 'That '70s Show' actor Danny Masterson and 'Crash' director Paul Haggis on either coast have moved Scientology into the spotlight. Church of Scientology is on opposite ends of two ...
Paul Haggis wants Tom Cruise to get tougher questions when he promotes his films. The Crash director, who was a member of the Church of Scientology before leaving in 2009, told the Daily Beast ...
Haggis continues to present the "Scientology defense," despite judge's proclamation that his accuser is not connected to the church
The Church of Scientology is a group of interconnected corporate entities and other organizations devoted to the practice, administration and dissemination of Scientology, which is variously defined as a cult, a business, or a new religious movement. [7]
While "Scientology" generally refers to the David Miscavige-led Church of Scientology, other groups are practicing Scientology. These groups, collectively known as the Free Zone or as Independent Scientologists, consist of both former members of the Church of Scientology and new followers of the movement. In 1965, a longtime Church member and ...
Majorski was a Scientologist in the early 1990s; however, he left the group fifteen years prior to the incident, according to church spokesperson Tommy Davis. [15] [16] When he was still a member of the church, Majorski had filed lawsuits, later dismissed, against Louis West, a psychiatrist who was critical of Scientology. [17]
Rinder, a former Scientologist who says he was once the church's enforcer, co-hosted "Scientology and the Aftermath" with Leah Remini. Rinder, a former Scientologist who says he was once the ...
The Church of Scientology is hostile to the Free Zone, and refers to such independent Scientologists as "squirrels", In 1983, the Advanced Ability Center was founded by David Mayo in California, but was successfully shut down by the Church of Scientology. Conversely, still operating in 2023 is Ron's Org in Europe, founded in 1984 by Bill ...