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BI: Who is this Scientologist celebrity?

He sent a childish email to Tony Ortega, the journalist who specializes in investigating the Scientology cult, asking him why he's devoted his career to "attacking" his "religion." (and went on to call Leah Remini a washed up actress and Tom Cruise Tom Cruise as "maybe THE most respected actor in Hollywood.")

I'm curious who this is. DL can you figure it out?

✓ Foreign born and currently living in his country

✓ Has had international success in A field of entertainment

✓ Joined the cult in 2008

✓ Recently had some kind of an accident and has been laid up physically and taking a lot of medication. He said he was lucky to survive. He's posted about it on Instagram.

✓ Has a nine year old daughter but no longer lives with the mother (no information about marital status)

And my favorite:

✓. "And I believe the governor of Florida is one of the few “sane” politicians you have left in the USA. "

There's a link to the first series of emails at the top of the article before Ortega asks him about the cult's homophobia and disdain for gays and trans. That's were De Santis came in...

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by Anonymousreply 25June 5, 2022 1:18 AM

I don't know, but I would like to.

(Bump, in other words)

by Anonymousreply 1May 30, 2022 12:52 AM

Tom Cruise is the greatest movie star in Hollywood history.

by Anonymousreply 2May 30, 2022 1:42 AM

Tom is a bigger slave than any of us . Think about it .

by Anonymousreply 3May 30, 2022 2:02 AM

Night crew? Any guesses. I've googled Scieno celebrity lists, but they're pretty limited and no name if a foreign born male. I wonder if the guy was secretive about it knowing that the cult has only received bad PR lately.

I also wonder if he's starting to have doubts he can't quite fully admit to himself and is starting to do more research. Maybe the whole Masterson episode and how the cult has handled it rattled him. They're essentially criminal co-conspirators after the fact.

by Anonymousreply 4June 3, 2022 2:37 AM

Scieno is a spy and money laundering racket.

by Anonymousreply 5June 3, 2022 2:42 AM

Spies? That's a new one. But, yeah, they take in enormous amounts of money from their "whale" donors, fundraise like crazy with the peons, and charge exorbitant amounts for courses. They also have a near slave labor force, leave many properties in disrepair, fail to complete existing building projects on time. Lot's of cash flow in, not so much out.

by Anonymousreply 6June 3, 2022 2:48 AM

Tom Felton??

by Anonymousreply 7June 3, 2022 2:50 AM

Tom Felton is a good guess. He collapsed during a celebrity golf tournament in September 2012, so he might still be resting, and on a lot of pills.

by Anonymousreply 8June 3, 2022 3:00 AM

R6 money laundering as from taxes. A common enough scam involving "churches".

These people give it all to the church and then some (it is also a pyramid scheme) get a great deal back, expensed to the "church".

See half the little storefront churches in the ghetto or the south.

by Anonymousreply 9June 3, 2022 3:05 AM

Where's Shelly Miscavige?

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by Anonymousreply 10June 3, 2022 3:06 AM

It’s probably a closet Scientologist.

I suspect details have been changed to hide the identity of this clan, OR the clam is living in the UK, Germany or Australia.

by Anonymousreply 11June 3, 2022 3:09 AM

#NeverForget

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by Anonymousreply 12June 3, 2022 3:11 AM

Does Felton have a hidden nine year old daughter? This doesn't quite compute.

Also, while the alleged cultist's writing is mostly grammatically complete and correct, it still has elements of forced, staccato writing ESL students labor over trying to express themselves in English. Part of why I thought his initial email to Ortega came off as very childish, though he eased and became better over time. I believe English is his Second Language.

by Anonymousreply 13June 3, 2022 10:31 AM

I agree with r11 about the person keeping his status secret. I think Germany, where the cult is controversial, is a good guess as to the country of origin. It would not be good optics or PR there.

I thought of Ingo Rademacher who was fired from General Hospital for refusing to be vaccinated. He has a kid around the age, but according to Wiki, he's married and there's no news about an accident or illness.

[Quote]As of 2017, German courts have so far not resolved whether to accord Scientology the legal status of a religious or worldview community, and different courts have reached contradictory conclusions.[3] The German domestic intelligence service is constantly monitoring the organization and mention them in their annual review about anti-constitutional activities. The German government does not recognize Scientology as a religion; rather, it views it as an abusive business masquerading as a religion

by Anonymousreply 14June 4, 2022 9:44 PM

I can understand the people born into it, but what kind of weak-minded simpleton do you have to be to join up in the 21st century?

by Anonymousreply 15June 4, 2022 9:48 PM

Isn't Ingo Rademacher a closet case?

by Anonymousreply 16June 4, 2022 9:50 PM

Whoever it is, they are the perfect example of why immigration to the US should be stopped. Most of them are Deplorables, and we don’t need anymore.

by Anonymousreply 17June 4, 2022 10:20 PM

France has designated Scientology a cult as they did with Landmark Forum. Germany seems to be attempting to figure this out.

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by Anonymousreply 18June 4, 2022 10:38 PM

A guess, nothing more:

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by Anonymousreply 19June 4, 2022 11:31 PM

He doesn’t have any kids R19

by Anonymousreply 20June 4, 2022 11:42 PM

Marc Anthony?

by Anonymousreply 21June 4, 2022 11:53 PM

Does anyone read the clues before posting a guess?

by Anonymousreply 22June 5, 2022 12:29 AM

Cream of Wheat, Tom.

Cream.

Of.

Wheat.

by Anonymousreply 23June 5, 2022 1:05 AM

It couldn't be the Puerto Rican guy. The Scientologist is supposedly a foreigner. Puerto Ricans are citizens of the US.

by Anonymousreply 24June 5, 2022 1:10 AM

Puerto Rican guy might have a kid back home that he doesn't publicize.

Puerto Rico is "foreign" as far as most United States citizens go.

by Anonymousreply 25June 5, 2022 1:18 AM
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