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Slap Chop Pitchman Vince Shlomi Alleges Scientologists Ripped Him Off for Millions
Vince Shlomi's week just got worse. The pitchman for ShamWow and Slap Chop ("you're going to love my nuts") was embarrassed after it emerged that he's been arrested for allegedly beating up a hooker in Miami charges were dropped. Now Gawker has gotten hold of a suit he filed against...
Tags: Scientology, Vince Shlomi, Jim Edwards
Blog posts 2009-03-31
Church of Scientology Runs Commercials on CNN
The Church of Scientology has launched an ad campaign on CNN, according to Gawker. The commercial suggests the "truth" cannot be found in books or libraries. by Jim Edwards
Tags: Scientology, CNN, Jim Edwards
Blog posts 2009-06-16
Church of Scientology Claims Its Platitude-Driven TV Ads Drove 10M to Web Site
The Church of Scientology claims its ad campaign has "driven" 10 million people to view its web site. It doesn't say how many converted to the secretive religion. The ads are bafflingly vague. by Jim Edwards
Tags: Web, Advertisement, Web Site, Scientology, Web Site Development, Internet, Jim Edwards
Blog posts 2009-09-23
Church of Scientology Loses Legal Fight With Advertising Recruitment Agency
The Church of Scientology has lost a legal battle with an advertising recruitment agency over whether it owns trademark rights to the word "Prosperity" in Ireland. by Jim Edwards
Tags: Advertisement, Agency, Scientology, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Jim Edwards
Blog posts 2009-10-12

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Tommy Davis: Scientology's New Angry, Unstable Pitchman [Field Guide]
Tommy Davis , the latest chief spokesman and outraged-interview-cutter-offer for the Church of Scientology, is a callow Hollywood brat, Tom Cruise hanger-on, and "drug revert" who thinks "L. Ron Hubbard is the coolest guy ever." Scientology has a long history of spastic, sweaty spokespersons...
Tags: Scientology, Church, Tom Cruise
News items 2009-10-28
Church of Scientology Launches YouTube Channel
The Church of Scientology's YouTubeTM Channel Debuts Today with 82 Videos about Scientology Including Interviews with Scientologists from Various Walks of Life Expressing Why Scientology is Their Chosen Faith.
Tags: YouTube Inc.
Research articles 2008-04-28
Judge dismisses Church of Scientology's $416 million lawsuit against TIME Magazine
NEW YORK--BUSINESS WIRE--July 16, 1996--The Church of Scientology's lawsuit against TIME Magazine over the 1991 cover story "Scientology: The Cult of Greed," was dismissed today.
Tags: Time Magazine
Research articles 1996-07-16
Challenge the Church of Scientology's IRS tax break
* A trial in Los Angeles, California, could ultimately challenge the Church of Scientology's IRS tax break. Having lost their 1993 lawsuit against the IRS, Michael and Maria Sklar are again suing the IRS for denying them deductions for the religious education of their children. The Jewish couple based its...
Tags: FINANCE, Internal Revenue Service, Taxes
Research articles 2004-05-01
Niece of Scientology's leader backs Cruise biography
PARIS AFP — The author of a controversial new biography on celebrity Scientologist Tom Cruise has found an unexpected new ally: the niece of Scientology's current leader, David Miscavige. In an open letter to a senior Scientology official that has been widely posted on the Internet, Jenna Miscavige Hill...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, leader
Research articles 2008-01-28
Spanish court rules Scientology can be listed as a religion
MADRID AFP — A court in Spain has ruled in favour of listing the controversial Church of Scientology among the nation's official register of religions, according to a decision obtained by AFP Thursday. The administrative tribunal of Madrid's High Court ruled that a 2005 justice ministry decision to scrap...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, church, Madrid, register
Research articles 2007-11-01
Comedy Central cooks up a cover.(Blink)(will not re-air episode of "South Park" that roasted Scientology)(Brief article)
Byline: James Hibberd Is Comedy Central losing its sense of humor? "South Park'' creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone roasted Scientology in a November episode on the network, prompting recording artist and Scientologist Isaac Hayes last week to quit his role as Chef on...
Tags: Comedy Central, Hayes Corp.
Research articles 2006-03-20
'South Park' Episode Lives; Scientology Story Line Thrives Online as Comedy Central Looks the Other Way.(TV Currents)
Byline: James Hibberd The now-infamous Scientology episode of "South Park'' is out of the closet. Since Comedy Central pulled the repeat of the episode "Trapped in the Closet'' from its schedule last month, the episode has nevertheless been available to viewers...
Tags: Comedy Central, MTV Networks, YouTube Inc.
Research articles 2006-04-03
Showbiz Gossip
Tom Cruise has upset members of the dyslexic community by claiming in an interview that Scientology had cured his dyslexia. Cruise, a founder of the Scientology-based Hollywood Education and Literacy Project, said after he read The Basic Study Manual, by L Ron Hubbard, his dyslexia disappeared. "There is...
Tags: Academy
Research articles 2003-07-22
Showbiz gossip
Tom Cruise has upset members of the dyslexic community by claiming in an interview that Scientology had cured his dyslexia. Cruise, a founder of the Scientology-based Hollywood Education and Literacy Project, said after he read The Basic Study Manual, by L Ron Hubbard, his dyslexia disappeared. "There is...
Tags: Academy
Research articles 2003-07-22
Time Inc. sues over Scientology suit - suit with TIG Insurance Co.; Church of Scientology - Brief Article
The long-running court battle between Time Inc. and the Church of Sci entology has spun off yet another lawsuit-this one with Time's insurance company. The publisher is seeking payment of more than $4 million from TIG Insurance Co., claiming breach of contract. The suit was filed in early April in...
Tags: Time Inc.
Research articles 1996-05-01
A German eye on Scientology. (the US State Department accuses Germany of harassing members of the Scientology religious movement)(Brief Article)
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Tags: U.S. Department of State
Research articles 1997-02-01
Paris city hall will not honour Scientologist Cruise
PARIS AFP — The Paris city hall has pledged not to make US actor Tom Cruise an honorary citizen because of his membership of the Church of Scientology. In a debate late Monday, the Socialist-controlled municipal assembly approved a resolution "never to welcome the actor Tom Cruise, spokesman for...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Paris
Research articles 2005-07-12
How Scientologists get married
PARIS AFP — The Church of Scientology provides for several kinds of wedding ceremony for its followers, but according to the most traditional the husband "may promise to provide her his wife with "a pan, a comb, perhaps a cat." US actor Tom Cruise and actress Katie Holmes will provide...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, ceremony
Research articles 2006-11-17
Author Morton talks about his controversial Cruise bio
NEW YORK -- Andrew Morton, author of "Tom Cruise: An Unauthorized Biography," published by St. Martin's Press, claims that the 45- year-old actor ranks second in command in the Church of Scientology. The book, which came out this week, also says that some Scientologists believe that Cruise's daughter,...
Tags: Associated Press
Research articles 2008-01-20
J&J's Red Cross Suit Sent (Mostly) Packing
Johnson & Johnson might have had better luck had it decided to introduce a line of baby itching powder or Band-Aids guaranteed to make the "ouch" even worse. As it stands, though, its decision last August to sue the Red Cross over use of the instantly recognizable symbol they both...
Tags: Johnson & Johnson, Red Cross, Media Center PCs, Marketing Research, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Marketing, David P. Hamilton
Blog posts 2008-05-19
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