Tony Ortega

longtime Scientology chronicler

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Blogger at The Underground Bunker and author of The Unbreakable Miss Lovely: How the Church of Scientology Tried to Destroy Paulette Cooper; former editor at the Village Voice.

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Church of Scientology leader David Miscavige is known to be camera-shy, but he came out of the shadows in March to launch the church’s first TV network.

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Church of Scientology leader David Miscavige is known to be camera-shy, but he came out of the shadows in March to launch the church’s first TV network.

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Even before Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief began running on Sunday, Scientology was calling it " bigoted propaganda " from "admitted liars."

Scientology, Hollywood and HBO

Even before Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief began running on Sunday, Scientology was calling it " bigoted propaganda " from "admitted liars."

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The new film, The Master , is based largely on the life of L. Ron Hubbard.

'The Master' and Scientology

The new film, The Master , is based largely on the life of L. Ron Hubbard.

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