Scientology

Nicole Kidman Refuses To Answer Scientology Question (VIDEO)

Posted 12.15.2009 | Entertainment


Nicole Kidman iced over when British reporter Andrew Marr brought up "one of the things you haven't talked about before" on his BBC show. That topic w...

Stephen McBride, Australian Man, Blames Scientology For Brother's Suicide

AP | ROD McGUIRK | Posted 11.23.2009 | World


CANBERRA, Australia — A man who blames the Church of Scientology for his brother's suicide added his voice Monday to calls for an Australia Sena...

Dmitriy Guzner: Teen Sentenced In Scientology Cyber Attack

AP | Posted 11.18.2009 | Technology


NEWARK, N.J. — A New Jersey man will serve a 366-day federal prison term for conducting a cyber attack on Church of Scientology Web sites in Jan...

Church Of Scientology Accused Of Torture And Forced Abortions In Australia

Posted 11.18.2009 | World


The church of Scientology has entered another international controversy this week as Nick Xenophon, an independent Australian politician, tabled a num...

Tom Cruise Talks About Beating Disobedient Scientologists

Matthew Filipowicz | Posted 11.11.2009 | Comedy


Matthew Filipowicz

Leading Scientologists, and Cruise's lawyer have disputed the claim. And now, in this exclusive video, Tom Cruise himself discusses the explosive charges. Take a look.

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.

Church Of Scientology Chased Down And Brought Back Members Who Tried To Leave (VIDEO)

Posted 11.02.2009 | Home


The St. Petersburg Times has conducted a lengthy investigation into the always controversial Church of Scientology, focusing on their practice of chas...

Church Of Scientology Convicted Of Fraud In France (VIDEO)

AP | NICOLAS VAUX-MONTAGNY | Posted 10.27.2009 | World


PARIS — A Paris court convicted the Church of Scientology of fraud and fined it more than euro600,000 ($900,000) on Tuesday, but stopped short o...

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 11.19.2009 | 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. ...

Will Smith's Latest Scientology Tie

New York Post | Posted 09.09.2009 | Entertainment


WILL Smith and his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, deny they are Scientologists and deny the school they founded is a Scientology school -- yet they've repl...

This Preposterous Week in Review

Paul Slansky | Posted 09.07.2009 | Comedy


Paul Slansky

The racist cop is suing the Boston Police Department and demanding compensation for everything he's had to endure, Fox News has no idea where Iraq is, and Glenn Beck says, "Don't kill anyone."

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...

Scientology's 5 Newest Celebrity Recruits: Who Will They Pick Up Next?

Cracked.com | Posted 07.24.2009 | Comedy


After he simultaneously impregnated and asexualized Katie Holmes, we're all a little sick and tired of Tom Cruise's Scientology-related antics. Luckil...

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...

Kirstie Alley Battles Sen. Menendez To Block Post-Partum Depression Bill

Politico | Posted 06.26.2009 | Politics


"Fat Actress" actress and Scientologist Kirstie Alley is on a Twittering crusade against a bill that would provide money for screening, diagnosis and ...

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...

Sarah, Greta & Scientology--Part II: Van Susteren Doth Protest Too Much

Geoffrey Dunn | Posted 04.29.2009 | Media


Geoffrey Dunn

There are some serious journalistic conflicts of interest taking place here, and Van Susteren is either being duplicitous or disingenuous to characterize them as "silly."

Palin Pallin' Around with Scientologists: Todd & Sarah & John & Greta

Geoffrey Dunn | Posted 04.21.2009 | Politics


Geoffrey Dunn

At best, what's going on is a journalistic conflict-of-interest on behalf of Van Susteren; at worst, it's a sleazy, national power play by a couple of practitioners of Scientology.

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...

One Nation Under Democracy

Michael DeJong | Posted 03.20.2009 | Politics


Michael DeJong

One might have thought that Obama would slant more towards the Constitutional First Amendment of Separation of Church and State, and forgo the tradition of "Prayer Breakfasts."