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anne archer • auditing • celebrity (magazine) • celebrity centre • church of scientology celebrity centre international @ 5930 franklin avenue los angeles ca united states • cost • cult awareness network (can) (earlier form, citizen's freedom foundation) • david miscavige • e-meter • internal revenue service (irs) • john travolta • kelly preston • kirstie alley • lawsuit • lisa marie presley • narconon (aka scientology drug rehab) • operating thetan (ot) • premiere (magazine) • project celebrity • recruitment • religious technology center (rtc) • sea organization (sea org, so) • suppressive person (sp) • tom cruise • xenu (operating thetan level 3, ot 3, wall of fire)
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Sep 28, 2010
Secrets of Scientology: A Panorama Special — BBC News
More: youtube.com
Mar 28, 2010
I penned the suckiest movie ever - sorry! — New York Post
Type: Press
Author(s): J. D. Shapiro
Source: New York Post
This month, "Battlefield Earth," the blockbuster bomb based on the novel by Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard, won the Razzie for "Worst Movie of the Decade." J.D. Shapiro, the film's first screenwriter, accepted the award in person. Shapiro, who also wrote the screenplay for "Robin Hood: Men in Tights," "We Married Margo," and is developing a King Arthur spoof called "524 AD" (524AD.com), explains what it's like to be attached to one of Hollywood's most notorious flops. Let me start by ...
Jan 24, 2010
He wants his money back from Church of Scientology — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)
More: Larry Anderson's meeting with Tommy Davis, (transcript by Anonymous), Scientologists and money
Oct 13, 2009
Due Process — Artforum International Magazine (New York)
Jun 20, 2007
Stars in their eyes — Spectator
Type: Press
Author(s): Tessa Mayes
Source: Spectator
Tessa Mayes is the first reporter to have gone undercover in the London Celebrity Centre of the Church of Scientology. It is, she finds, like a pious version of Pop Idol. The adherents want to be celebrities at least as much as Scientologists ‘A culture is only as great as its dreams and its dreams are dreamed by artists,’ wrote L. Ron Hubbard, who founded the Church of Scientology Celebrity Centre in 1969, 15 years after he formed the church itself. ...
Item contributed by: Ron Sharp
Dec 18, 2005
Tom Cruise and Scientology — Los Angeles Times (California)
Type: Press
Author(s): Claire Hoffman
Source: Los Angeles Times (California)
Tom Cruise studied intensively at the remote compound near Hemet while becoming a passionate messenger for the church. GILMAN HOT SPRINGS, Calif. — Nearly 30 years ago, the Church of Scientology bought a dilapidated and bankrupt resort here and turned the erstwhile haven for Hollywood moguls and starlets into a retreat for L. Ron Hubbard, the science fiction writer who founded the religion. Today, the out-of-the-way 500-acre compound near Hemet has quietly grown into one of Scientology's major bases of operation, ...
Item contributed by: Ron Sharp
Oct 14, 2005
Getting behind the ruckus over 'silent births' — Chicago Tribune
Type: Press
Author(s): Nara Schoenberg
Source: Chicago Tribune
Just when Tom Cruise was starting to look good again, we hear from the New York Daily News that Cruise's pregnant fiance, Katie Holmes, is supposed to sign on for a "silent birth," without screams or painkillers. Ouch. But is "Quit yellin', it's only childbirth," as the News headline so succinctly put it, the true position of the Church of Scientology, of which Cruise is a member? Not according to Greg LaClaire, vice president of the Church of Scientology Celebrity Centre ...
Aug 1, 2005
The A-listers' belief system — New Statesman
Type: Press
Author(s): Boyd Farrow
Source: New Statesman
Why was there a Scientology tent on the set of War of the Worlds? Boyd Farrow explains how this cult religion, whose followers believe that people are immortal spiritual beings, is gaining ground thanks to support from Hollywood's biggest stars The summer blockbuster season has been dominated by an evil galactic ruler who, 75 million years ago, blew up 178 billion abducted alien souls with hydrogen bombs planted in earth's volcanoes and bundled them into clusters that now cling to every ...
Item contributed by: Ron Sharp
Jun 30, 2005
Scientology Timeline // Important dates for Scientology — ABC News
Type: Press
Source: ABC News
May 9, 1950: "Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health" by L. Ron Hubbard is published. June 7, 1951: Hubbard Dianetic Research Foundation established in Elizabeth, N.J. May 1952: The Wichita, Kan., Dianetics training center is moved to Phoenix. Hubbard publicly announces the formal establishment of the philosophy of Scientology and the formation of the Hubbard Association of Scientologists International. July 1952: "Scientology: A History of Man" published. February 1954: Church of Scientology founded in Los Angeles. 1956: The church is ...
Item contributed by: Ron Sharp
Jan 13, 2000
Ex-Scientology celebs recall swingin' 70s — NOW Magazine
Type: Press
Author(s): Enzo Di Matteo
Source: NOW Magazine
Item contributed by: Ron Sharp
Nov 28, 1999
John Travolta's alien nation — Washington Post
Jun 28, 1999
Defenders of the faith should stand at ease — Daily Variety (Hollywood, California)
More: link
Type: Press
Author(s): Peter Bart
Source: Daily Variety (Hollywood, California)
THE MOST MAIL Daily Variety has received this year about a single article has come in response to a story that the newspaper will never run. The subject was Scientology and its influence on Hollywood. The story was in the process of being researched by our film editor, Dan Cox, who recently left the paper to accept a job as a literary agent without finishing the article. In approaching his story, Cox was impressed by the fact that the Scientologists, who've ...
Dec 14, 1998
Investigative Reports: Inside Scientology [Part 9 of 10] — Arts and Entertainment Channel
Type: TV
Source: Arts and Entertainment Channel
Crowd of people outside Celebrity Centre in Los Angeles; picture of Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman VO: The high profile role of Scientology’s celebrities– which include America’s most popular actor, Tom Cruise– adds to Scientology’s mystique. footage of Travolta being presented with a “1998 Celebrity with glamour of the year” (?) award from somebody (glass trophy with red and blue hand prints painted on it) JOHN TRAVOLTA (on movie set in Army camouflage outfit) (voice of and on camera): I’m part ...
Feb 13, 1998
Scientology's Star Roster Enhances Image — New York Times
More: link
Feb 1, 1996
The cult of personalities — Details (magazine)
More: link
Type: Press
Author(s): William Shaw
Source: Details (magazine)
Scientology is the religion everyone loves to hate. So how come so many movie stars are devout followers? Moves into the church's Celebrity Centre for an exclusive look at the starway to heaven. AT FRANKLIN AND BRONSON A LOGJAM OF LIMousines crawls toward the mock-French Normandy Chateau. At the grand doorway, celebrities, lawyers, producers, and the children of the well-heeled of the entertainment industry step onto the crimson-carpeted tarmac, chattering through the pink-and-gold lounge to the lawns and fairy-lit trees beyond, ...
Jun 19, 1995
Letters // The miracles of Scientology? — New York Magazine
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Type: Press
Source: New York Magazine
DIDN'T YOU KNOW THAT HATE IS OUT? I would think that as a magazine so into the "in thing" to do, you would keep your prejudices to yourself ["Intelligencer: Next: A Dianetics Theme Restaurant?," May 8]. The Hard Copy piece got it right: The negative labeling of religious groups like Scientology is bias. And having the Cult Awareness Network comment on any religion would have been akin to having the KKK discuss the benefits of black people. If you had any ...
Aug 12, 1994
What's Scientology got to do with it? — St. Louis Post-Dispatch (Missouri)
Type: Press
Author(s): Richard Leiby
Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch (Missouri)
WHY DID LISA Marie Presley and Michael Jackson get married? Love, if you believe her press release, the one pledging to "dedicate my life to being his wife." Or, according to speculation from Hollywood, Jackson is rehabbing his image and simultaneously consummating the ultimate entertainment empire merger. But another possibility is circulating among the conspiracy-minded former members of the Church of Scientology. It's an astounding theory — that the church itself helped arrange the Presley-Jackson union. But these defectors say that ...
Aug 9, 1994
One theory on Michael-Lisa: It's all a plot — Seattle Times
Type: Press
Author(s): Richard Leiby
Source: Seattle Times
Why did Lisa Marie Presley and Michael Jackson get married? Love, if you believe her press release, the one pledging to "dedicate my life to being his wife." Or, goes the speculation from Hollywood, Jackson is rehabbing his image and simultaneously consummating the ultimate entertainment merger. But another possibility is circulating among conspiracy-minded former members of the Church of Scientology. It's an astounding theory - that the church itself helped arrange the Presley-Jackson union - but these defectors say nothing about ...
Item contributed by: Ron Sharp
Aug 4, 1994
Harmonic conversion? // Ex-Scientologists speculate on why Michael and Lisa wed — Washington Post
Type: Press
Author(s): Richard Leiby
Source: Washington Post
Why did Lisa Marie Presley and Michael Jackson get married? Love, if you believe her press release, the one pledging to "dedicate my life to being his wife." Or, goes the speculation from Hollywood, Jackson is rehabbing his image and simultaneously consummating the ultimate entertainment empire merger. But another possibility is circulating among the conspiracy-minded former members of the Church of Scientology. It's an astounding theory – that the church itself helped arrange the Presley-Jackson union – but these defectors say ...
Item contributed by: Ron Sharp
Nov 1, 1993
Letters // Scientology — Premiere (magazine)
More: link
Type: Press
Source: Premiere (magazine)
THANK YOU, thank you, thank you for having the courage to print your Scientology story ["Catch a Rising Star," September]. I have lived in California for quite a while now and have seen the Scientology presence grow like a tumor. I have been harassed by the "nice young men" in suits and ties handing out Scientology literature. It doesn't surprise me, considering the number of people that are looking for something to believe in and will pay a lot of ...
Oct 17, 1993
Media watch // The church and the magazines — Los Angeles Times (California)
More: link
Type: Press
Author(s): Jane Galbraith
Source: Los Angeles Times (California)
No one would ever accuse the Church of Scientology of not being vigilant about its press coverage, especially when it comes to its famous Hollywood members. One of the latest cases in point was the 2,000-word response in Premiere magazine after a recent story about Scientology's ties to the entertainment industry. This was followed by the publication of a 16-page booklet dubbed "Premiere Propaganda." "Premiere's reporter was not interested in writing a fair story on the church. Instead he went out ...
Oct 1, 1993
Scientology responds — Premiere (magazine)
More: link
Type: Press
Source: Premiere (magazine)
Last month we published an article by PREMIERE senior writer John H. Richardson that carefully examined the growing influence of Scientology in Hollywood. The Church vehemently protested the article, and we have given David Miscavige, the head of the Church, the right of reply. —Ed. IT IS AN UNFORTUNATE FACT THAT late in the 20th century, I find myself defending my religion between these covers. It is, however, a necessity, for if truth is not presented, then untruths become accepted ...
Oct 1, 1993
Tom Cruise: No more Mr. Nice Guy — Los Angeles (magazine)
More: link
Type: Press
Author(s): Rod Lurie
Source: Los Angeles (magazine)
There is a story that Steve Tisch, producer of the 1983 coming-of-age classic Risky Business, the film that would eventually vault Tom Cruise into the warm aerie of megastardom, likes to tell. After a tough day of shooting, Cruise approached Tisch, his partner Jon Avnet and the film's director, Paul Brickman. It seemed Cruise was concerned: He felt that his costar, Rebecca DeMornay, a newcomer who had snatched the part of sexy hooker Lana from Michelle Pfeiffer, was miscast. Things just ...
Sep 1, 1993
Catch a rising star — Premiere (magazine)
More: link
Type: Press
Author(s): John H. Richardson
Source: Premiere (magazine)
Tag(s): Ability (Scientology magazine)American Premiere (magazine)Andrea JaffeAnne ArcherAnti-psychiatryApple SchoolsAuditingAuthor Services, Inc. (ASI) (dba, Galaxy Press) (subsidiary of Church of Spiritual Technology)Bert SalzmanBlackmailBob DolmanBonnie ReissBrad PittBrian GrazerCelebrity (magazine)Celebrity CentreCharlie SheenChurch of Scientology International (CSI)Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR)CommissionsCorey SlavinCostCreative Artists AgencyCry Out (booklet)Cult Awareness Network (CAN) (earlier form, Citizen's Freedom Foundation)David MiscavigeDelphi Schools, Inc.Diana CanovaDisconnectionDon SimpsonDror SorefE-MeterEarth Communications Office (ECO)Edgar WinterEmilio EstevezEric ShermanErnest LehmanFloyd MutruxFoundation for Advancements in Science and Education (FASE)Freddie PrinzeGary ImhoffGentle Birth FoundationGeoffrey LewisHana Eltringham WhitfieldHarassmentHarvey HaberHealthMedHeber C. JentzschJanet CharltonJeff PomerantzJeffrey ScottJerry SeinfeldJoel SappellJohn H. RichardsonJohn TravoltaJudy Norton-TaylorJuliette LewisJustice Clarence ThomasKaren BlackKelly PrestonKen RoseKimberley KatesKirstie AlleyL.A. Style (magazine)LawsuitLee PurcellLeo J. RyanLisa Marie PresleyLisa Stuart HalversonManu TupouMark C. "Marty" RathbunMark IshamMary Sue (Whipp) HubbardMichael D. RobertsMichael J. "Mike" RinderMichael OvitzMichael WisemanMike FarrellMilton KatselasMimi RogersMoney launderingNan Herst BowersNancy CartwrightNarconon InternationalNicole KidmanOperation Snow WhitePat KingsleyPatrick RyanPatrick SwayzePaulette CooperPeter HortonPhilip JepsenPremiere (magazine)Priscilla PresleyPrivate investigator(s)Project CelebrityPublic fundingPurification Rundown ("Purif")R. Michael WisnerReader's DigestRecruitmentReligious Technology Center (RTC)Richard BeharRichard DonnerRichard NataleRobert "Bobby" LiptonRobert W. WelkosRon HowardScientology's "Code of Honor"Scientology: The Thriving Cult of Greed and Power (article)Shaw Health CenterStudy technology (Study tech)Suppressive person (SP)Threat of physical harmTom CruiseTom MankiewiczVonni RibisiXenu (Operating Thetan level 3, OT 3, Wall of Fire)Yvonne Gillham Jentzsch
Nov 12, 1991
Scientologywood // Putting the CULT back in Culture — Village Voice
Type: Press
Author(s): Russ W. Baker
Source: Village Voice
And now, the next Walt Disney Studios— the Church of Scientology! That is, if entrepreneurs connected with the Hollywood based cult can muscle into the film business with their proposal to homogenize films by tailoring them to the tastes of the unwashed masses. It all began last July, when Future Films, a new, eccentric studio, began running ads in Variety and the Hollywood Reporter touting its revolutionary ideas. No one knew what to make of it all. The grand concept, to ...
Tag(s): Al JarreauAmerican Inmate CommunicationsAnne ArcherAnne RackhamAuditingCelebrity CentreChick CoreaChurch of Scientology Religious Trust (CSRT)Church of Spiritual Technology (CST) (dba, L. Ron Hubbard Library)Citizens for an Alternative Tax System (CATS)Clearwater Sun (Florida)CostCult Awareness Network (CAN) (earlier form, Citizen's Freedom Foundation)Cynthia KisserDarcey HollingsworthDianeticsDouglas L. GametteFeshbach Brothers Inc.Fred CookFront groupsFuture FilmsHypnosisJames M. JusticeJohn CarmichaelJohn TravoltaKaren BlackKaren JusticeKen LeeKirstie AlleyKnowledge ReportL. Ron Hubbard's credentialsLawsuitLisa Marie PresleyLos Angeles Business JournalLouis Jolyon WestMembershipMimi RogersNan Herst BowersNancy CartwrightNarconon (aka Scientology drug rehab)Nazi labellingOperation Snow WhiteOxford Capacity Analysis (aka, "free Scientology personality test" aka "U-Test" aka "Pape Test")Priscilla CoatesPriscilla PresleyPrivate investigator(s)RecruitmentRegistrar (also, to "reg")Richard BeharRobert "Bob" CefailRuss W. BakerSchoolsScientology's "Clear" stateScientology: The Thriving Cult of Greed and Power (article)Set A Good Example Foundation (formerly, Concerned Businessmen's Association of America)SettlementSinger ConsultantsSonny BonoSt. Petersburg Times (Florida)Sterling Management Systems (SMS)Steven L. HayesThe Hollywood ReporterThe Way to Happiness (TWTH)Thomas "Tom" PaquetteThreatTigre Lis EnterprisesTIME MagazineTom CruiseVarietyVillage VoiceWalter HegetschweilerWhittle CommunicationsWiseman & Burke, Inc.Workplace recruitmentWorld Institute of Scientology Enterprises (WISE)
May 6, 1991
The Thriving Cult of Greed and Power — TIME Magazine
Type: Press
Author(s): Richard Behar
Source: TIME Magazine
By all appearances, Noah Lottick of Kingston, Pa., had been a normal, happy 24-year-old who was looking for his place in the world. On the day last June when his parents drove to New York City to claim his body, they were nearly catatonic with grief. The young Russian-studies scholar had jumped from a 10th-floor window of the Milford Plaza Hotel and bounced off the hood of a stretch limousine. When the police arrived, his fingers were still clutching $171 in ...
Item contributed by: Ron Sharp
Jun 25, 1990
The Scientology Story: The Selling of a Church // The Courting of Celebrities — Los Angeles Times (California)
Type: Press
Author(s): Joel Sappell, Robert W. Welkos
Source: Los Angeles Times (California)
Testimonials of the famous are prominent in the church's push for acceptability. John Travolta and Kirstie Alley are the current headliners. The Church of Scientology uses celebrity spokesmen to endorse L. Ron Hubbard's teachings and give Scientology greater acceptability in mainstream America. As far back as 1955, Hubbard recognized the value of famous people to his fledgling, off-beat church when he inaugurated "Project Celebrity." According to Hubbard, Scientologists should target prominent individuals as their "quarry" and bring them back like trophies ...
Item contributed by: Ron Sharp
Oct 1, 1970
Scientology can drive you out of your mind — Confidential (magazine)
More: link
Type: Press
Author(s): Jane Nellis
Source: Confidential (magazine)
Salvation calls for a bit of human programming, computer mind-blowing and lots and lots of money. It all started with Ron. Not the L. Ron Hubbard who started Scientology back in 1950 when he wrote Dianetics, but a groovy young cat named Ron who wears those sharp amber glasses and green suede shoes. At least, I think his name is Ron. He's in charge of a mission of the Church of Scientology. That's what they call it, a mission. ...
Aug 3, 1969
Religion or business? // Practices of Scientology being investigated again — Los Angeles Times (California)
More: link, pqasb.pqarchiver.com
Type: Press
Author(s): John Dart
Source: Los Angeles Times (California)
RELIGION OR BUSINESS? Practices of Scientology Being Investigated Again By John Dart Times Religion Writer [Picture / Caption: YOUNG INITIATES — The Rev. Robert Bobo talks with two children who are taking Scientology courses. The photo on the wall is of the founder of the worldwide group, L. Ron Hubbard.] The mimeographed notice looked more like a secret police communique than a church message. It informed "those concerned" that a certain 20-year-old girl "is hereby declared a Suppressive Person and assigned ...
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