Scientology
A judge has declared a mistrial at the rape trial of “That ’70s Show” actor Danny Masterson. Jurors told Los Angeles Judge Charlaine Olmedo that they were hopelessly deadlocked and could not come to unanimous verdicts on any counts.
WILLEMSTAD, Curacao (AP) — Authorities in Curacao on Saturday boarded a ship that arrived under quarantine to start vaccinating people to prevent a measles outbreak.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Denials and denunciations. Lawsuits and legal threats. Attacks and pushback. What’s a documentarian to do?
LOS ANGELES (AP) — In a story March 12 about the Church of Scientology launching a TV channel, The Associated Press reported the church has about 10 million members worldwide.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles police are investigating after three women reported being sexually assaulted by actor Danny Masterson in the early 2000s, but the actor denies the allegations, which he says are motivated by the producer of an anti-Scientology television series.
“Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, & the Prison of Belief” (Alfred A. Knopf), by Lawrence Wright
Pulitzer Prize winner Lawrence Wright’s new book about Scientology, its origins, its evolution and its believers, is a powerful piece of reportage.
Pulitzer Prize winner Lawrence Wright’s new book about Scientology, its origins, its evolution and its believers, is a powerful piece of reportage.