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Will Going Clear Sink Tom Cruise?
(Photo: Getty Images) From a public relations perspective, Alex Gibney's HBO documentary Going Clear was devastating to the Church of Scientology. It was a 50 megaton airburst detonated overtop of Scientology's big blue HQ on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood. In the age of social ...read more
Here's How Scientology Is Trying (and Failing) To Control the Damage Done by Going Clear
If you watched Going Clear last night on HBO, you know how powerful it was. The Alex Gibney documentary, based on the book by Lawrence Wright, not only exposed the inner workings of Scientology but thoroughly eviscerated the "church" started years ago by L. Ron Hubbard to ...read more
Escaped Scientology Member Speaks Out on Tom Cruise, David Miscavige
(David Miscavige. Image source: Unknown) There's a fascinating interview with escaped Scientology member John Brousseau in the Village Voice on his experience in the Church of Scientology. Brousseau was close with Scientology's head, David Miscavige (they were brother-in-laws) ...read more
The Daily Banter Mail Bag! Chez too Drunk to Answer Questions, Chris Rock's Tweet, Scientology and More!!
Welcome to this week's edition of The Daily Banter mailbag!! Today, Bob, Ben and a rather drunk Chez discuss the difference between Obama and Romney on foreign policy, Chris Rock's controversial July 4th tweet and Tom Cruise's sexuality! The questions: Hey guys, how do you ...read more