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The Celebrity Centre International was established in Los Angeles, California in 1969 by Yvonne Gillham and Heber Jentzsch in the Château Élysée, a 1920s building that had been built to replicate a 17th century French-Normandy chateau. [3] [4] [5] Other Celebrity Centre organizations have since been established around the USA and in Europe. [6]
By the 1970s, the building was slated for demolition, and was purchased by the Church of Scientology. [3] [4] On September 23, 1987, the City of Los Angeles declared the building as a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument, number 329, encompassing the addresses 5925-5939 Yucca Street, 5930-5936 Franklin Avenue, and 1806-1830 Tamarind Avenue. [5]
Anti-Scientology protesters have approached Scientology properties, including the Church of Scientology Celebrity Centre in Los Angeles, and yelled at and recorded people.
Former Sea Org member for ten years and involved in a series of Scientology related lawsuits, collectively Church of Scientology of California v. Armstrong. [125] Jon Atack: 1955– 1983 Whistleblower and noted critic of the church. [126] Allen Barton: 1968– 2000
The Church of Scientology has welcomed many celebrities, like Tom Cruise and Danny Masterson. See which stars are still members and who else has left the faith.
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Scientology has had a written program governing celebrity recruitment since at least 1955, when L. Ron Hubbard created "Project Celebrity", offering rewards to Scientologists who recruited targeted celebrities, and another church document pointed to the importance of "using Scientology celebrities to mold the opinions of their publics."
Actor Leah Remini filed a lawsuit against the Church of Scientology and its leader, David Miscavige, alleging that she has been threatened, harassed and stalked.