APRIL:
EXCLUSIVE: Scientology 'life coach' to John Travolta and Tom Cruise's children tells how she was forced to spend THREE YEARS in 'prison' for kissing a girl and escaped the Church by downing a bottle of bleach
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... leach.html
A Horrifying Look Inside The Church Of Scientology’s Jail For Gays
http://www.queerty.com/a-horrifying-loo ... s-20160325
Donald J. Trump Is The L. Ron Hubbard Of Politics
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2 ... itics.html
New Church of Scientology in Sandy Springs opens to public April 3
http://www.reporternewspapers.net/2016/ ... c-april-3/
Augustine: One weird trick every Scientologist needs to learn for real ‘total freedom’
http://tonyortega.org/2016/04/01/august ... l-freedom/
David Miscavige and a bussed-in crowd cut the ribbon on Atlanta’s new Scientology ‘Ideal Org’
http://tonyortega.org/2016/04/03/david- ... ideal-org/
VIDEO: David Miscavige’s entire speech at Scientology’s Atlanta ‘Ideal Org’ opening
http://tonyortega.org/2016/04/04/video- ... g-opening/
https://youtu.be/KnpC2zAJzkQ
THE BILLBOARD IS UP: Scientology’s ‘disconnection’ on view in Los Angeles
http://tonyortega.org/2016/04/04/the-bi ... s-angeles/
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http://tonyortega.org/wp-content/upload ... 936402.jpg
Controversial Billboard Goes Up In Echo Park: 'To My Loved One In Scientology... Call Me'
http://laist.com/2016/04/05/scientology ... o_park.php
Anti-Scientology billboard finally up in Los Angeles
http://pagesix.com/2016/04/04/anti-scie ... s-angeles/
In Which I Take the Free Scientology Personality Test and Become Even More Insufferable
http://ordinary-gentlemen.com/blindedtr ... suferable/
After their daughter died at Scientology training, a friend makes off with the funeral money
http://tonyortega.org/2016/04/05/after- ... ral-money/
New Hampshire woman is charged after stealing $5,300 from GoFundMe account she set up for family of friend who died during a Scientology training program
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nationa ... -1.2588868
Nashua woman allegedly stole funeral funds from GoFundMe account
http://www.unionleader.com/Nashua-woman ... Me-account
Florida Senate Campaign Admits To Scrubbing Candidate’s Wikipedia Page
http://www.buzzfeed.com/andrewkaczynski ... .qmNdYODK5
Morning Digest: David Jolly busted for trying to scrub Scientology ties from his Wikipedia page
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/4/7/ ... pedia-page
Parents of children 'lost' to Scientology to put up giant billboard over Church HQ
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldne ... ch-HQ.html
Lucia Ribisi ditches Scientology and says of famous dad Giovanni: ‘He’s questioned it’
http://tonyortega.org/2016/04/06/lucia- ... tioned-it/
Will John Travolta Play Himself in American Crime Story Season 2?
http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/201 ... n-travolta
USA: Scientology will "Ruf mich an"-Werbefläche um jeden Preis verhindern
[USA: Scientology wants to prevent the "Call me" billboard at all costs ]
http://shortnews.de/id/1193672/usa-scie ... verhindern
Translation of webpage from German to English –
http://shortnews.de/id/1193672/usa-scie ... erhindern#
John Riceburg: The Kotti undesirables
http://www.exberliner.com/blogs/the-blo ... -at-kotti/
Lucia Ribisi ditches Scientology and says of famous dad Giovanni: ‘He’s questioned it’
http://tonyortega.org/2016/04/06/lucia- ... tioned-it/
Lucia Ribisi Ditches Scientology, Says Dad Giovanni Has ‘Questioned’ The Church
http://radaronline.com/celebrity-news/g ... ientology/
The First Clip From Louis Theroux’s Scientology Film Is Tense As Hell
http://junkee.com/first-clip-louis-ther ... hell/75819
Louis Theroux Is Back, Absolutely Destroying Scientologists In New Clip
http://www.unilad.co.uk/tv/louis-therou ... -new-clip/
Anti-Scientology Billboard Begs Estranged Kids to Call Home
http://la.curbed.com/2016/4/6/11380774/ ... cientology
Parents Buy Billboard to Reach Estranged Children in Church of Scientology
http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-mom ... gy-w201840
Brian Sheen continues to fight Scientology’s ‘disconnection’ in unique and unusual ways
http://tonyortega.org/2016/04/08/brian- ... sual-ways/
Scientology buys ‘.org’ and ‘.net’ sites to battle anti-disconnection billboard in Los Angeles
http://tonyortega.org/2016/04/09/scient ... billboard/
John Travolta thinks his Scientology mission "would make for compelling television" on American Crime Story
http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/201 ... n-travolta
Church of Scientology denies that Tom Cruise has moved into Saint Hill Manor
http://www.eastgrinsteadcourier.co.uk/C ... story.html
Hollywood's Anti-Scientology Billboard: Couple Says, "We Lost Our Kids" to "Brainwashing"
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/h ... ple-882171
'To my loved one in Scientology... 'Call me': Parents erect $8,000 billboard in desperate plea to reach their children who have been 'lost' to the controversial church
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... hurch.html
Desperate parents are using billboards to contact their Scientologists children
http://www.rawstory.com/2016/04/despera ... -children/
‘We won’t stop fighting': Parents use billboard to reach children inside Church of Scientology
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/%e2%80 ... li=BBnbcA1
Parents use billboard to reach children inside Church of Scientology
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nati ... story.html
Parents use billboard to reach children inside Church of Scientology
http://www.tampabay.com/news/scientolog ... gy/2272774
Heartbroken parents make a $14,000 plea to their brainwashed children
http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-l ... a7fa157b48
Family battles Scientology to see their kids
http://www.pressherald.com/2016/04/15/f ... heir-kids/
Verschollen in der Sekte: Wie Eltern verzweifelt bei Scientology ihre Kinder suchen
[Lost in the sect: how parents desperate for their children at Scientology]
http://www.watson.ch/Blogs/Sektenblog/5 ... der-suchen
Translation of web page from German to English -
http://www.microsofttranslator.com/BV.a ... der-suchen
Spider-Man goes drug-free for Scientology, and more in our weekly social media review!
http://tonyortega.org/2016/04/10/spider ... ia-review/
Spying, intimidation, and ruin: Two lives caught up in Scientology’s notorious ‘Fair Game’
http://tonyortega.org/2016/04/11/spying ... fair-game/
*NOTE: This article is a must read and probably Tony Ortega’s best article at the Underground Bunker.
Former Scientologists tell federal judge: Church thwarted process to get money back
http://www.tampabay.com/news/scientolog ... et/2273290
Tom Cruise won't be seeing his daughter Suri on her 10th Birthday
http://hollywoodlife.com/2016/04/13/tom ... ie-holmes/
Class action lawsuit against Scientology’s drug rehabs refiled with new plaintiffs
http://tonyortega.org/2016/04/13/class- ... laintiffs/
GARCIAS BACK IN COURT AFTER SCIENTOLOGY MAKES ARBITRATION IMPOSSIBLE, THEY SAY
http://tonyortega.org/2016/04/14/garcia ... -they-say/
Former Scientologists tell federal judge: Church thwarted process to get money back
http://www.tampabay.com/news/scientolog ... et/2273290
More Atlanta video: David Miscavige cuts the ribbon on Scientology’s new real estate venture!
http://tonyortega.org/2016/04/16/more-a ... e-venture/
Louis Theroux’s ‘My Scientology Movie’ at Tribeca today, & more in our social media review
http://tonyortega.org/2016/04/17/louis- ... ia-review/
Louis Theroux’s ‘My Scientology Movie’ premieres at Tribeca: Our on-scene report
http://tonyortega.org/2016/04/18/louis- ... ne-report/
BWW Review: MY SCIENTOLOGY MOVIE to Wow Tribeca Film Festival
http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/arti ... -20160414#
Tribeca: 'My Scientology Movie' Filmmakers Were Confronted by Church Members During Shoot
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/t ... ers-884275
Tribeca Review: 'My Scientology Movie' Is a Tinseltown Riff on 'The Act of Killing'
http://www.indiewire.com/article/tribec ... g-20160414
Louis Theroux talks to Daily Mail about My Scientology Movie
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/video/news/v ... Movie.html
My Scientology Movie Review [Tribeca 2016]
http://wegotthiscovered.com/movies/scie ... beca-2016/
‘My Scientology Movie’ Is An Absurdly Funny Take On The Scientology Documentary
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/my- ... 8f9cba5591
My Scientology Movie: How Louis Theroux documented the church (and it documented him)
http://www.ew.com/article/2016/04/18/my ... ux-tribeca
Louis Theroux worried church would sue over Scientology doc
http://pagesix.com/2016/04/18/louis-the ... ology-doc/
Louis Theroux Was Surveilled By the Church of Scientology, and He Made a Movie About It
http://gawker.com/louis-theroux-was-sur ... 1771659959
A Scientology movie only Louis Theroux could make
http://www.macleans.ca/culture/movies/a ... ould-make/
How Scientology Silences Its Critics: ‘It Is a F-cking Nightmare’
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2 ... tmare.html
Russian citizen allegedly transferred stolen $2 mln to Church of Scientology – prosecutors
http://rapsinews.com/judicial_news/2016 ... 85583.html
Calif. school district bans atheist scholarships — but allows them from Scientology
https://www.rawstory.com/2016/04/calif- ... ientology/
Ron Miscavige’s book ‘Ruthless’ gets a UK publisher and it’s a familiar one
http://tonyortega.org/2016/04/19/ron-mi ... iliar-one/
Disconnection, Miscavige style: How Scientology’s most powerful family came apart
http://tonyortega.org/2016/04/20/discon ... ame-apart/
How Lisa Marie Presley became Scientology leader David Miscavige’s worst nightmare
http://tonyortega.org/2016/04/21/how-li ... nightmare/
Scientology Leader David Miscavige Threatens to Sue Over Father's Tell-All
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/bookma ... ens-887678
Scientologist must pay damages for ‘vitriolic’ personal attack
http://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-an ... -1.2624158
Scientology Leader David Miscavige's Father Speaks Out About Him – as His Son Threatens to Sue
http://www.people.com/article/ron-misca ... -son-david
Scientology leader threatens UK publisher with legal action
http://www.thebookseller.com/news/scien ... ion-328014
Church of Scientology building in Montreal at risk of being seized by City
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/ ... -1.3550004
Why Scientology’s inability to pay its tax bill in Montreal is not a sign that it’s struggling
http://tonyortega.org/2016/04/23/why-sc ... truggling/
Russia Arrests Scientologist for Stealing $2 Million and Giving to Church
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2 ... hurch.html
Texas Supreme Court asks for Monique Rathbun’s response to Scientology’s petition
http://tonyortega.org/2016/04/24/texas- ... -petition/
One of the best examples ever that Scientology can only be understood from ex-Scientologists
http://tonyortega.org/2016/04/25/one-of ... tologists/
A Scientologist heading for suicide — the missing Tayler Tweed Facebook postings
http://tonyortega.org/2016/04/28/a-scie ... -postings/
LIVE IN L.A.: Hearing in Laura DeCrescenzo’s Scientology forced-abortion lawsuit
http://tonyortega.org/2016/04/27/live-i ... n-lawsuit/
MONIQUE RATHBUN BLAMES FORMER ATTORNEYS AS SHE PLANS TO DROP LAWSUIT
http://tonyortega.org/2016/04/28/moniqu ... p-lawsuit/
Suncoast ex-scientologists speak out about Clearwater controversy
http://www.mysuncoast.com/news/local/su ... 18e4a.html
Cruise's 'secret Scientology feud'
http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=351801
Ron Miscavige, his book ‘Ruthless,’ his nervous son, and Scientology Watching’s new reality
http://tonyortega.org/2016/04/29/ron-mi ... w-reality/
Book Excerpt: Ron Miscavige's Memoir, 'Ruthless: Scientology, My Son David Miscavige and Me'
http://abcnews.go.com/US/book-excerpt-r ... d=38760456
A father speaks out against his son, David Miscavige, revealing deep rifts in Scientology's first family
http://tbtpics.tampabay.com/news/scient ... ts/2275403
A STAR IS BORN: Scientology attorney Monique Yingling steals the spotlight on ’20/20′
http://tonyortega.org/2016/04/30/a-star ... t-on-2020/
Scientology Leader’s Father Ron Miscavige Describes the Moment When He Says He Escaped
https://gma.yahoo.com/scientology-leade ... ories.html
RADIO:
Ross & Carrie OH NO
Ross and Carrie Audit Scientology (Part 5): L. Ron Hubbard Life Exhibition
Hoooo boy, more Scientology? Yes. Yes, it is. As our series rounds the midway point, join Ross and Carrie on a visit to the L. Ron Hubbard Life Exhibition. Let your eyes widen as you hear the various questionable biographical details of the founder's life, from being the youngest-ever Eagle Scout to performing microbiological studies... by himself. Plus, Carrie tests the e-meter, Ross recounts a previous visit where he was ejected from the building, and we review the official Scientology literature on the controversial practice of "disconnecting" from loved ones who question the Church.
http://ohnopodcast.com/investigations/2 ... exhibition
Ross & Carrie OH NO
Ross and Carrie Audit Scientology (Part 6): The Celebrity Center
We can't think of a better way to spend a Sunday morning than to enjoy a nice brunch at the Scientology Celebrity Center. We can think of few worse ways than to attend a breaking-into-the-industry seminar that starts 40 minutes late and goes for two hours. Find out how Tom Hanks made it big, and learn how to maximize your confront!
http://ohnopodcast.com/investigations/2 ... ity-center
Ethan McKinley’s QUESTIONABLE
ESCAPING SCIENTOLOGY: Marc Headley
Born into the Church, raised within and working for Scientology from age 16, Marc was recruited into the elite Sea-Org. It was a dream come true for Marc when he began working at the prestigious Gold Base [International Headquarters] California. But all that glitters was not gold. Over the next 15 years Marc witnessed many human rights abuses, both to himself, friends and other members. Marc took it upon himself to escape.
https://soundcloud.com/mckinleys-questi ... rc-headley
Porkins Policy Radio
Aaron Smith Levin on growing up in Scientology
Former second-generation Scientologist Aaron Smith-Levin became a member of the Church of Scientology at around the age of 4, after his mother joined up in Philadelphia. Aaron details his life within Scientology, from joining staff at age 12, to signing his billion year Sea Org contract in his 20's, to eventually leaving the cult along with his wife and children. We discuss what it was like as a child growing up knowing nothing other than Scientology. We discuss how Scientology is often contradictory and at odds with its own belief system, along with the posthumous influence of L Ron Hubbard, regarded by Scientologists as both god and man.
https://youtu.be/FtzHElC5Qj0
NPR – GPB News Atlanta
Church Of Scientology Expands Its Georgia Presence
Earlier this month, Georgia's first Ideal Church of Scientology opened its doors. The 45,000-square-foot mansion that houses the church is located in Sandy Springs, just outside Atlanta. We talk to a Scientologist from Atlanta about what draws him to the church, and how it has diversified. Then, we learn more about the church's practices and its history with journalist Tony Ortega of The Underground Bunker blog.
http://gpbnews.org/post/church-scientol ... a-presence
KABC 790 THE DRIVE HOME
Talk radio with Jillian Barberie and John Phillips
Interview segment with Tony Ortega starts about 19:45 into the talk show.
https://audioboom.com/boos/4497080-the- ... -27-16-3pm
Georgia Public Broadcasting
On Second Thought with Celeste Headlee
Tony Ortega on Scientology's Atlanta 'Ideal Org,' GPB radio April 28, 2016
https://youtu.be/ZxarB_LoVDQ
TV:
The Morning Show Australia
Ex-Scientologist Nora Crest speaks out
https://au.tv.yahoo.com/the-morning-sho ... peaks-out/
CBS Boston
WBZ-TV News Live
Police: Nashua Woman Set Up GoFundMe For Family’s Deceased Daughter, Took The Money
http://boston.cbslocal.com/2016/04/04/n ... l-gentley/
*NOTE: See the Underground Bunker story about Tabatha Fauteux’s death from a drug overdose after completing the Narconon program -
http://tonyortega.org/2016/03/04/scient ... boyfriend/
ABC Los Angeles
KABC Channel 7 Eyewitness News
Parents buy Echo Park billboard to reach children in Church of Scientology
http://abc7.com/news/parents-buy-billbo ... y/1278396/
http://abc7chicago.com/news/parents-buy ... y/1278979/
FOX Los Angeles
Channel 11
Parents buy billboard in Echo Park to reach children in Scientology
http://www.foxla.com/news/local-news/118154537-story
NBC Las Vegas
Channel 3 News
Billboard takes aim at Scientology in their backyard
http://news3lv.com/news/local/scientology-04-05-2016
ABC News - Good Morning America
California Parents Use Billboard to Try to Reach Estranged Scientologist Children
http://abcnews.go.com/US/california-par ... d=38222433
NBC - Today Show
Anti-Scientology billboard is desperate parents’ plea to estranged children
http://www.today.com/video/anti-sciento ... 0753987741
ABC Channel 7
Eyewitness News
Parents Buy Echo Park Billboard to Reach Children in Church of Scientology
http://abc7.com/news/parents-buy-billbo ... y/1278396/
KTLA Los Angeles
Channel 5 News
Parents Use Billboard in Echo Park in Attempt to Reach Out to Children in Scientology
http://ktla.com/2016/04/06/parents-use- ... ientology/
NBC Southern California
Channel 4
Billboard Takes Aim at Church of Scientology
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/on-air/as- ... 55341.html
NBC Las Vegas
3 News
Billboard takes aim at Scientology in their backyard
http://news3lv.com/news/local/scientology-04-05-2016
ABC World News
California Parents Use Billboard to Try to Reach Estranged Scientologist Children
http://abcnews.go.com/US/california-par ... d=38222433
NBC CW Boston
Channel 7 WHDH.com
Family of GoFundMe theft gets a special surprise from the company
http://www.whdh.com/story/31672206/fami ... he-company
CBS Los Angeles
KCAL / Channel 2 / KNX 10.70 News Radio
Echo Park Billboard Asks Scientologists To Reconnect With Estranged Loved Ones
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2016/04/ ... onnection/
https://youtu.be/ctqqdT6q2sU
The LipTV – MediaMahem
Scientology, Sexuality and Suicide with Former Scientologist Nora Crest
Scientology’s problem with sexuality, gays, and gender fluidity is discussed with ex-Scientologist Nora Crest. Crest details growing up within the walls of the church, entering Sea Org and the dangers and consequences of sexual exploration under the watchful eye of the church. L. Ron Hubbard’s decidedly anti-gay positions, and how pressure within Scientology drove her to a harrowing suicide attempt is all exposed in this episode of Media Mayhem hosted by Allison Hope Weiner.
https://youtu.be/pmRUQCSPSMY
ABC News
Scientology Leader David Miscavige's Father on David's Childhood, Why They Joined the Church
Ron Miscavige, the father of the Church of Scientology leader David Miscavige, remembers when he first introduced his son to Church practices.
http://abcnews.go.com/US/scientology-le ... d=38675334
The LipTV – MediaMahem
Scientology & David Miscavige's Ruthless Game Exposed
“Ruthless: Scientology, My Son David Miscavige, and Me,” a book written by Ron Miscavige, the father of Church of Scientology leader David Miscavige, is examined with author and journalist Tony Ortega just days ahead of its publication. We break down the Church’s response to the book, the latest developments in the Laura Decrescenzo forced abortion lawsuit and Lisa Marie Presley’s underground war against Scientology. Finally, we look at how former Scientology members are fighting the Church’s disconnection policy and explain the connection between cult leader Aleister Crowley and the Scientology cross, in this uncensored Media Mayhem interview hosted by Allison Hope Weiner.
https://youtu.be/-8leThywjbw
ABC 20/20
RON MISCAVIGE, FATHER OF SCIENTOLOGY LEADER DAVID MISCAVIGE, SPEAKS EXCLUSIVELY TO ABC NEWS “20/20” ABOUT HIS SON’S UPBRINGING AND ULTIMATE RISE TO LEADER OF THE CHURCH
“A Father’s Story”
Ron Miscavige, father of the Church of Scientology leader David Miscavige, speaks exclusively to ABC News Anchor Dan Harris about his son’s journey within Scientology starting when the family joined in 1970, and then his ultimate rise to current leader of the Church. It is a rare look inside Scientology told by someone who lived it for more than 40 years, 27 of them working for the Church’s Sea Organization. Ron Miscavige’s experience with and ultimate break from Scientology in 2012 is recounted in his new revealing memoir, RUTHLESS: Scientology, My Son David Miscavige, and Me.
http://abcnews.go.com/Press_Release/ron ... d=37715704
http://abcnews.go.com/US/scientology-le ... d=38758691
http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/video/sciento ... r-38749167
https://youtu.be/i-Yq466FKLg
ABC 7
Eyewitness News
Scientology: Woman alleges forced abortion in lawsuit vs. church
Imagine signing a "Billion Year Contract" when you're barely out of elementary school, and pledging your eternal devotion to a religious order - not just for this lifetime, but for all future lifetimes. That's what Laura DeCrescenzo did back in 1991. She was twelve years old at the time and that commitment meant she had to move out of her parents' home in New Mexico and into Scientology's "Pac Base" in Hollywood.
http://abc7.com/news/scientology-woman- ... h/1316454/
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