Scientology's Freedom Magazine has sicced an investigative reporter on one of the best investigative reporters of Scientology: former Village Voice editor Tony Ortega. Freedom reporter James Lynch sent Ortega's former coworker, Foster Kamer, an email seeking dirt on Ortega. Top questions include, Why does Ortega write about Scientology so much?
Yesterday we told you why people are saying Lawrence Wright's Scientology book is so great. Today the book is finally out and we've taken some time to skim for the juiciest nuggets of celebrity gossip.
Lawrence Wright's long look at Scientology, Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood & the Prison of Belief, is set for release tomorrow, and reviews, for the most part, have been overwhelmingly positive. But why?
Fresh off the reports that Scientology operatives may be tailing Katie Holmes after she filed for divorce from Tom Cruise and moved to Manhattan, New York's finest have shown some support for the actress.
A former high-ranking insider is the latest to criticize the Church of Scientology's fundraising practices and treatment of its members.
The cultish religious organization is giving narrative nonfiction a try
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