by Leah Remini and Mike Rinder The recent controversy surrounding Emily Armstrong’s role as the new lead vocalist for Linkin Park, paired with her status as a practicing scientologist, sparked public debate. Yet the real issue remains largely overlooked: scientology’s deeply ingrained culture of abuse, secrecy, protectionism, harassment, and retaliation. Members like Armstrong choose to remain silent, tacitly supporting an organization that not only condones but perpetuates a range of abuses. Armstrong’s post about not knowing Masterson’s history as a serial rapist is deliberately mislead … [Read more...]
Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath — All Episodes Now Free on Tubi
You can now watch two-time Emmy Award winning Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath for free on Tubi. You do not need to be a subscriber. All episodes are available. It can be found in the "Docuseries" category. If you missed this when it first came out, or when it was on Netflix, give it a watch on Tubi. I am very proud of what we accomplished on this show. We gave a voice to so many people who had nowhere to tell their stories and it brought about changes in scientology (dismantling The Hole and the RPF, an end to coerced abortions in the Sea and other things) as well as a … [Read more...]
A Classic Scientology Media Dead Agent Letter
I happened to come across this the other day, and thought it worth commenting on. It is a letter sent in the name of Karin Pouw to ABC 20/20 after they had been provided a series of questions before an interview with Leah Remini by Dan Harris aired. The interview in fact aired on Oct 29, 2015 as part of the release publicity for her book Troublemaker. Here is the letter in full, and my comments in red script October 26, 2015 John Bentley ABC News 20/20 47 West 66th Street New York, NY 10023 Re: ABC’s program and the Church of Scientology Dear Mr. Bentley: This letter … [Read more...]
David Miscavige Accepts Service in Leah Remini Lawsuit
This has never happened before. After reading the tentative ruling from Judge Hammock that eviscerated Miscavige for playing games with the system, his lawyers agreed to accept service on his behalf, thus making the scheduled hearing moot and preventing the judge from entering a final order. Had Judge Hammock stuck with his tentative ruling and signed it, his order would have been catastrophic in other cases. Even without his final order, the fact that Miscavige was adjudicated to have been served in the Baxter/Paris case and has now accepted service in Leah’s case is going to make it very d … [Read more...]
It’s Never a Bad Day for a Good Smear
I want to address an important matter circulating in the former scientologist community for the last few weeks concerning a criminal investigation into child sexual abuse allegations against the father of Mirriam Francis. I will lay out the timeline and associated evidence in this blog post. First, I want to be clear: I don't want anyone attacking Mirriam or anyone else on my behalf. What Mirriam has been through in her life, mainly due to scientology, is something no person should ever have to face. For those seeking the actual facts, this blog post contains … [Read more...]
Scientology’s “Blood on Your Hands” Lie Continues
Tony Ortega has an excellent piece of investigative journalism on his Substack this morning. When caught in their big lie, scientology of course attempted to squirm out of it by providing a declaration in court that supposedly "proved" they had at least a purported basis for their bs . Turns out, surprise, surprise, they did NOT. Great work Tony. … [Read more...]
Leah and Mike Discuss Scientology’s Big Lie
Breaking down the facts that have now been revealed proving scientology was lying (and KNEW it) when they claimed Leah Remini and I had "incited" the murder of a scientology security guard in Australia in 2019. They had ALL the facts, but until now, they had remained secret. Their brazen lying relied on the documents that have now come to light never being public. This is yet another example of Fair Game. See my earlier post with excerpts from the documents: Scientology's "Blood on Your Hands" Lie Exposed Wikipedia entry on Fair Game which includes a brief history of infamous … [Read more...]
Scientology’s “Blood on Your Hands” Lie Exposed
Tony Ortega published an important piece on his Substack about the big lie that scientology has been telling the world since a mentally disturbed young man from Taiwan murdered a scientology security guard at the Advanced Org in Sydney. Scientology has been saying for years that this murder was a result of the young man watching The Aftermath show, which "incited" him to commit this heinous crime. They have spread this lie repeatedly on social media and in their hate-publications and wrote to the head of A&E at the time accusing him of being complicit because he had not canceled our … [Read more...]
Leah & Mike on CNN
Leah and I were interviewed by Jake Tapper Friday evening. You can watch the segment here. Unfortunately, breaking news cut us a little short, but Jake gave us an opportunity to cover plenty of ground. We really appreciate him reaching out to us and the fact that he had gotten himself familiar with the facts in the case. As he says, this is an under reported topic -- we hope he will do more. And that other national media will follow his lead. … [Read more...]
Leah & Mike: The Masterson Sentencing
Last night Leah and I did a livestream YouTube video about the Masterson sentencing hearing Leah had attended earlier in the day. Here are the documents we mentioned: Jane Doe 1 Mother's Letter to Miscavige You can also find this, and a glossary of terms at Leah's Substack: DOJ Sentencing Memorandum For those who don't want to read the entire 70 page document, here is a redacted summary of key points: Excerpts DOJ Sentencing Memo … [Read more...]