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cult Jared Leto Thirty Seconds to Mars

JARED LETO REALLY DOES HAVE A CULT FOLLOWING

Just another Labor Day in Soho with an abundance of characters walking around. Wait – this one looks vaguely familiar! It turns out to be Jared Leto, who is famous both for his acting (Dallas Buyers Club) and his band, Thirty Seconds to Mars. His mask is vaguely reminiscent of Kanye West. Leto’s band has SUCH a cult following (they tour constantly) that he hosted an event where fans of the band paid to be isolated on an island in Croatia for a 3 day music festival featuring yoga and movie screenings. (this was right before Covid) Everyone, including “cult leader” Leto, wore white, and hundreds of devoted “worshippers” took part in the festivities.

Photo Credit: BACKGRID-USA

By Janet / September 7, 2021
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Angus T Jones Brainwashed Cults Two And A Half Men

WHAT ANGUS T JONES NEEDS IS CULT DEPROGRAMMING

The real tragedy in the Angus T Jones story is not the fact that he bad-mouthed his own TV series, but the fact that the 19 year old actor has been brainwashed into a cult. His parents’ divorce seems to have devastated the kid and he has no close ties to his family now. It’s when young people like him (especially wealthy ones) are adrift and ”lost” that cults like Scientology or “Forerunner Chronicles” step in and offer a solution. That video was a sad example of what they have done with his malleable mind. Hopefully “Two and a Half Men” producers can see what’s happening and NOT take it out on Jones by firing him. And hopefully there is a cult interventionist waiting in the wings…

By Janet / November 28, 2012
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cult Katie Holmes Rosemary's Baby Scientology Tom Cruise

KATIE HOLMES FEELS LIKE SHE’S RELIVING “ROSEMARY’S BABY”

Back in 2006 we wrote about the similarities in Katie Holmes’ life and the movie “Rosemary’s Baby.” At the time we weren’t taken particularly seriously, but US magazine just brought up the comparison again. For those who don’t remember the exact plot of Rosemary’s Baby, here’s a movie synopsis from Yahoo :

“A young married couple, trying unsuccessfully to conceive, finally have it happen when the husband strikes a deal with the devil worshippers next door. All of this is unbeknownst to the poor wife/mother who soon realizes she could be having Satan’s child.”

In the movie, Rosemary’s husband is lured into the cult to help his career – he was a struggling ACTOR. The newlywed couple lived in New York and was surrounded by helpful cult members while she was pregnant. When she became pregnant the cult was convinced it was the rebirth of their leader – satan. When Katie was pregnant, there was Scientology speculation that L Ron Hubbard‘s soul would return in her child because her husband is so high ranking in the cult.
It is gratifying to know we were on the right track with this even if it’s somewhat tongue in cheek. There ARE similarities, to be sure. We wonder if Katie has seen this very special movie.

By Janet / July 3, 2012
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Cults Email Paul Haggis Scientology

PAUL HAGGIS IS GETTING FEEDBACK AFTER QUITTING SCIENTOLOGY

And so it begins….Paul Haggis says he has been getting lots of emails after that recent New Yorker Scientology expose in which he talked about quitting Scientology after decades as a member of the cult. He expected a strong reaction. He says many communications are supportive, but others “break his heart” or make him “very angry.” So far, no serious threats. He has no regrets about leaving Scientology (which he now calls a cult) so publicly – he couldn’t tolerate their gay-bashing and mistreatment of members.

By Janet / February 23, 2011
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cult Jada Pinkett Paul Haggis Will Smith

PAUL HAGGIS TELLS WHY HE BECAME FREAKED OUT BY SCIENTOLOGY

We’re always happy when another negative Scientology story is printed and this time director Paul Haggis, (“Million Dollar Baby” and “Crash”) who left the cult, spilled the beans to New Yorker magazine. He covered a lot of familiar territory and pointed out that the Scientology schools (like the one Will and Jada Smith started) give limited and highly questionable educations and emphasized that most high ranking Scientologists are school drop-outs. (When Haggis’s daughter left Scientology school at 11 to attend a regular school she was surprised to find out she was “illiterate.”) Besides all the usual weirdness, the article also says the FBI is investigating the cult for “human trafficking abuses.” Good. Now what we need is the IRS to force this cult to pay taxes. If it means ALL religions must be taxed- so be it! One more thing – Haggis says “These people have long memories” and he bets that within 2 years we’ll be reading a scandal about him that seems to have nothing to do with the church.

By Janet / February 7, 2011
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Anderson Cooper Scientology

ANDERSON COOPER IS DISHING THE DIRT ON SCIENTOLOGY

Ten or fifteen years ago, Anderson Cooper probably wouldn’t have had the nerve to “investigate” the church of Scientology on his CNN show. If HE didn’t chicken out under pressure, chances are the fearful network would have silenced him. Those were the glory days of Scientology when they successfully threatened and pressured journalists who dared to write about them. Any writer who succeeded in getting their investigative piece written, lived to regret it, due to lawsuits and job loss. The church is not as powerful or threatening as it used to be. We LOVE CNN for doing this and hope it stirs up problems that lead to the “church” paying taxes like any other profitable organization. The amount of real estate they own in Los Angeles is criminal – since it is all untaxed. And of course we, the taxpayers, have to make up the difference. Anderson Cooper’s report is in five parts, airing every night this week.

By Janet / March 29, 2010
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