scientology & celebrities

So weird

https://tonyortega.substack.com/p/shelly-miscavige-more-about-the-place

You need to be an LA Times subscriber to read it but none of this is surprising.

Submitted in a downtown Los Angeles court as part of a years-old civil lawsuit against Scientology, the document referenced a purported effort by the church to “derail” the criminal proceedings against Masterson.

“Defendants and their agents engaged in a campaign of harassment and intimidation directed at one of the prosecutors assigned to Defendant Masterson’s trial,” the declaration from civil attorney Simon Leen read. “That prosecutor’s home and car windows were broken, the prosecutor’s home electronics were tampered with, and Defendants’ agents surveilled the prosecutor....

But it was not the first time the church was quietly — and publicly — accused of attempting to interfere in Masterson’s years-long legal saga.

In a speech last fall, L.A. County Deputy Dist. Atty. Reinhold Mueller delivered remarks that contained allegations nearly identical to those from the lawsuit, according to a video reviewed by The Times.

In the speech, given after he received an award for his work on the Masterson case, Mueller told hundreds of colleagues, including former Dist. Atty. Jackie Lacey, about a pattern of disturbing incidents he allegedly experienced in late 2022, ahead of the sitcom star’s first trial.

Mueller said he was “run off the road” and that his home was vandalized, according to the video. He also said that cellular and internet service had been inexplicably knocked out at his residence.

LAPD detectives on the case were also “stalked,” Mueller said in the video, and had their “photographs taken while they were off-duty.”

at my former house, there was an unassuming-looking guy who lived across the street with his wife. my understanding is he was a former scientology member. this guy was just an HVAC repair guy, driving an old blue van, living in a very basic gray stucco duplex probably about 700 sq ft in size. he would have scientology foot soldiers coming by once per week, knocking on his door, peering in his windows, walking around the back trying to see if he was around. a couple times he answered the door and reluctantly (or so it appeared) let them in. they'd always show up in teams of two or three. it was one of those really creepy glimpses into their endeavors, like if they'd devote that much time to one random guy how much effort would they put into more important figures?

knowing what we know now, it's just insane to me that anyone would voluntarily join this 'church'