Church of Scientology

Ex-Scientologists: Threat Of A Tom Cruise Beatdown Used Against Disobedient Members

nydailynews.com | Rush & Molloy | Posted 11.08.2009 | Entertainment


Did Tom Cruise offer to personally "beat the living [bleep]" out of disobedient Scientologists? Cruise's lawyer and church spokesmen vigorously dispu...

FDA Considers Caving to Scientology and Making Mental Illness Treatment Illegal

DJ Jaffe | Posted 11.05.2009 | Living


DJ Jaffe

As far-fetched as it sounds, the FDA is considering making it more difficult to treat depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and psychosis.

Paul Haggis Renounces Scientology In Blistering Letter, Leaves The Church

AP | JAKE COYLE | Posted 10.26.2009 | Entertainment


NEW YORK — "Crash" director Paul Haggis has severed his ties with the Church of Scientology, in part because of what he alleged as the organizat...

Scientology Spokesman Storms Out Of Nightline Interview (VIDEO)

Posted 10.24.2009 | Media


Last night ABC's Nightline aired a report on the Church of Scientology, and accusations made against the church's leader, David Miscavige, by ex-Scien...

Tom, Katie & Suri Attend Secret Scientology Party

usmagazine.com | Posted 10.20.2009 | Entertainment


Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes and daughter Suri reunited with John Travolta and wife Kelly Preston -- plus over 4000 other Scientologists -- at a massive p...

Will Smith Donates $70,000 To Scientology Groups

Showbiz 411 | Posted 09.19.2009 | Entertainment


Will Smith and his wife, Jada Pinkett-Smith, donated $70,000 to Scientology groups in 2008, according to a tax filing just obtained by this column. ...

Katie Holmes And Tom Cruise Inspire New Church Of Scientology Uniforms

Daily Mail | Katie Nicholl | Posted 09.24.2009 | Style


Actress Katie Holmes is gearing up for her Holmes & Yang fashion launch in Los Angeles next month, but she has also influenced the designs for a new r...

John Travolta 'Forever' a Scientologist

people.com | Posted 08.27.2009 | Entertainment


John Travolta's faith in Scientology remains firm. A July 25 report in Britain's Daily Mail newspaper claiming that Travolta, 55, had grown disench...

Church Of Scientology Leadership Accused Of Widespread Violence

AP | Posted 07.23.2009 | Politics


CLEARWATER, Fla. — The leader of the Church of Scientology struck his subordinates numerous times and set an example for physical violence among...

Wikipedia Bans Scientology From Site

Posted 06.29.2009 | Media


Wikipedia has banned the Church of Scientology and its members from editing its site after discovering that members of the church were editing article...

France: Church Of Scientology To Stand Trial For Organized Fraud

AP | PIERRE-ANTOINE SOUCHARD | Posted 06.25.2009 | World


PARIS — The Church of Scientology could be dissolved in France if it is convicted in a trial that opened Monday in a Paris court, where the grou...

Schoolmaster Jada Pinkett Smith Looking To Open High School

AP | SANDY COHEN | Posted 04.11.2009 | Entertainment


LOS ANGELES — Jada Pinkett Smith is adding another title to her resume: schoolmaster. The 37-year-old actress-producer-musician and her husband...

Lisa Marie Presley Defends Travolta Family, Scientology

Lisa Marie's MySpace | Posted 02.06.2009 | Entertainment


Lisa Marie Presley, friend to John Travolta and Kelly Preston and fellow Scientologist, has taken to her MySpace page to defend the couple after the t...

Tom Cruise: Scientology Helped Me Overcome Dyslexia

AP | Posted 02.05.2009 | Entertainment


MADRID, Spain — Actor Tom Cruise said Scientology teachings helped him overcome childhood dyslexia, a Spanish magazine reported. Cruise was quo...

Will Smith Gives $122,500 To Scientology

Fox News | Posted 01.17.2009 | Entertainment


Will Smith gives generously to many causes, and one of them is the Church of Scientology. A Fox News report on his charitable foundation's tax return ...

Holiday Songs for Scientologists

Matthew Filipowicz | Posted 01.12.2009 | Entertainment


Matthew Filipowicz

Being a secular progressive, I want everyone to be included in the forced holiday cheer. And I got to thinking, why aren't there holiday songs for Scientologists?

Scientology Author V. Tom Cruise In Book Battle

NY Daily News | Posted 01.01.2009 | Entertainment


Tom Cruise is denying that he pressured Amazon to stop selling a book critical of the Church of Scientology. On Oct. 31, Irish publisher Merlin relea...

Scientology Shooting: Man Killed Had Church Ties

AP | THOMAS WATKINS | Posted 12.25.2008 | Politics


LOS ANGELES — An Oregon man who was fatally shot as he wielded samurai swords and tried to attack guests at a landmark Scientology building was ...

Germany Drops Scientology Ban Attempt

AP | MICHAEL FISCHER | Posted 12.22.2008 | Politics


POTSDAM, Germany — Germany is dropping its pursuit of a ban on Scientology after finding insufficient evidence of illegal activity, security off...

Jennifer Lopez Defends Scientology, Says She Had A Nervous Breakdown

The Daily Beast | Posted 11.07.2008 | Entertainment


Newly minted triathlete Jennifer Lopez has two new feature films in the works, a Disney 'tween series, a greatest hits album, and a globe-trotting fal...

Katie Holmes' Broadway Debut Marred By Protesters

AP | ERIN CARLSON | Posted 10.19.2008 | Entertainment


NEW YORK — Katie Holmes knows how to draw a crowd _ including anti-Scientology demonstrators. Nearly 100 people lined up outside the Gerald Sch...

WIll Smith: "I Am Not" A Scientologist

Fox News | Posted 10.17.2008 | Entertainment


Fox News ran into Will Smith this week, and asked him about Scientology: This year, news broke that Will had funded a school in suburban Los Angeles ...

Scientology On Trial: French Court Will Try Top Members For Fraud

AP | VERENA VON DERSCHAU | Posted 10.10.2008 | Home


PARIS — The Church of Scientology and seven of its top members are to stand trial in Paris on fraud charges after an investigation into allegati...

Will Smith's Hubbard-Teaching School Insists It's Not Scientologist

AP | Posted 07.07.2008 | Entertainment


LOS ANGELES (AP) _ Will Smith 's soon-to-open private school is not a Scientology facility, as some reports have suggested, the academy's director sai...

Tom Cruise Vs. Dr. Drew: Doc Suggests Scientology A Result Of Neglect

NY Post | Page Six | Posted 06.20.2008 | Entertainment


In next month's Playboy, Dr. Drew Pinsky, host of VH1's "Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew," says: "A lot of people in the public eye who behave strangely...