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Dec 26, 2008
Is horrible 'Valkyrie' Tom Cruise's Nazi apologia? — FOX News
Dec 17, 2008
Will Smith Gives $1.3 Million to Charities — FOX News
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Author(s):
Roger Friedman Source:
FOX News Just-released tax returns for movie star Will Smith’s charitable foundation show he and wife, Jada, gave $1.3 million in donations last year to a variety of religious, civic and arts groups.
Smith’s biggest single contribution was, as usual, Yesha Ministries of Philadelphia. He gave the born-again Christian based organization run by Reverend James Robinson a whopping $250,000. That’s a hefty raise from the $140,000 he gave them the previous year. Another $200,000 went to a Christian ministry outside Los Angeles called ...
Oct 27, 2008
Cruise sells out — FOX News
Type: Press
Author(s):
Roger Friedman Source:
FOX News Tom Cruise sold himself out yesterday. Desperate to be able to sell his movie "Valkyrie" when it comes out on Christmas Day, Cruise made a rare appearance at Friday’s Friars Club roast of the "Today" show's Matt Lauer. Remember: In 2006, Cruise had a bitter moment with Lauer on NBC's "Today" about Scientology and the evils of psychiatry. It happened during the promotion of "Mission Impossible 3." In that live interview, Cruise called Lauer "glib" and famously told him he knew ...
Oct 23, 2008
Isaac Hayes leaves nothing for Scientology — FOX News
Type: Press
Author(s):
Roger Friedman Source:
FOX News The last will and testament of the late superstar Isaac Hayes’s is being probated right now. And guess what? Hayes left nothing to the Church of Scientology. This news must sting something awful, as numerous well-known Scientologists attended not one but maybe four different funerals and memorial services for Hayes in August after he died. But according to sources who know the inner workings of Hayes’s estate, the "Shaft" composer divided his will in thirds. Portions go to his 11 elder ...
Sep 16, 2008
Will Smith Clears the air — FOX News
Type: Press
Author(s):
Roger Friedman Source:
FOX News This column was the first to report that Will Smith donated money to the Church of Scientology’s LEAP program in 2006.
Then came lots of talk: Will and Jada hanging out with Tom Cruise, super Scientologist, didn’t help. The Smith kids were also getting home-schooled, which put them in line with Cruise, John Travolta and others.
This year, news broke that Will had funded a school in suburban Los Angeles that used one of Scientology’s study programs. It seemed like Will ...
Sep 4, 2008
Actor Who Left Scientology Touring Germany — FOX News
Type: Press
Author(s):
Roger Friedman Source:
FOX News Jason Beghe, the "G.I. Jane" actor who left the Church of Scientology in April after 14 years, is testifying about today in Hamburg, Germany. Beghe has been invited by Germany’s Department of Interior Affairs to be part of a three hour seminar on Scientology in Hamburg called, "That is Scientology! Reports from the USA." The program will begin with an 11 a.m. press conference followed by three hours of in-depth lectures from 5 to 8 p.m. All of this is organized ...
Aug 19, 2008
Isaac Hayes' Strange Funerals — FOX News
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Author(s):
Roger Friedman Source:
FOX News Isaac Hayes, Oscar-winner, R&B legend and musical icon, got two sendoffs in two days here in his Tennessee hometown, and each was as strange as it was surreal. Monday afternoon had been billed as a tribute to Hayes, and many in the Memphis music community thought it would be the day of the Stax Records star’s actual funeral. But in fact, a "secret" service was held on Sunday in order to accommodate a boatload of celebrities who flew into town under ...
Aug 11, 2008
Isaac Hayes' History With Scientology — FOX News
Type: Press
Author(s):
Roger Friedman Source:
FOX News My friend, Isaac Hayes, died on Sunday, and his passing leaves many unanswered questions. The great R&B star, actor, DJ, performer and family man, the composer of “Soul Man,” “Hold On I’m Coming” and other hits by Sam Moore and Dave Prater like “When Something Is Wrong with My Baby,” also was a member of the Church of Scientology. Isaac was found dead by his treadmill, but conveniently missing from the wire stories was a significant fact: in January 2006, Isaac ...
Jul 1, 2008
Will Smith: Getting His $100 Goat — FOX News
Type: Press
Author(s):
Roger Friedman Source:
FOX News Much is being made of the private school funded by Will and Jada Pinkett Smith in Calabasas, Calif. Over the weekend, the Los Angeles Times published an article about New Village Academy, citing its inclusion of Scientology teaching in its curriculum. Some of the teachers, the Times said, are Scientologists. The Smiths deny being members of the group. I told you in this column last year that Smith had donated money to Scientology’s LEAP curriculum. The Smiths' burgeoning friendship with Tom ...
Apr 29, 2008
Beghe begging for his Scientology records — FOX News
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Author(s):
Roger Friedman Source:
FOX News Veteran TV and movie actor Jason Beghe wants his records back, and I do not mean "Dark Side of the Moon" or "Aqualung." On Monday night, Beghe — whom this column told you all about in his exit from Scientology after nearly 14 years — posted a message on a public forum at OperationClambake.com. He wants returned to him the mountains of folders, files and tapes that were compiled about him by the sect. So far, they’ve refused. Herewith is that ...
Apr 22, 2008
Jason Beghe: Scientology a 'Con' — FOX News
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Author(s):
Roger Friedman Source:
FOX News When actor Jason Beghe finally explained Scientology to pal David Duchovny, they fell down laughing. This is one of the many revelations that come out of Beghe’s seven-part video with Mark Bunker on vimeo.com. Last week, we brought you actor Jason Beghe’s stunning statements about leaving Scientology. They were part of a three-minute teaser video. After 13 years and a million bucks, Beghe finally decided the cult was “dangerous” and left. By that time, he was estranged from family and friends. ...
Apr 18, 2008
Tom Cruise, John Travolta: Homo-Novis — FOX News
Type: Press
Author(s):
Roger Friedman Source:
FOX News Is it a conspiracy or just bad luck? The anti-Scientology video we told you about on Monday afternoon featuring actor Jason Beghe has been removed from YouTube. Sort of. The original video, put up by videographer Mark Bunker, is gone. YouTube pulled it late on Thursday. In the video, which Bunker made, Beghe describes his 13-year membership in the sect and why he left. Bunker thinks YouTube took down the video under pressure from Scientology. It’s possible, of course, but unlikely. ...
Apr 16, 2008
Actor Jason Beghe: Scientology is 'brainwashing' — FOX News
Type: Press
Author(s):
Roger Friedman Source:
FOX News Jason Beghe is the bravest actor in Hollywood. He’s come clean about his 14 years in Scientology, the religion that Tom Cruise reveres. He says the purpose of Scientology is to create a "brainwashed, robotic version of you." He also says that he spent about $1 million to work his way up the Scientology ladder to become what’s known as an "OT5 auditor," or someone who listens to new members and teaches them the ropes. He was so successful as a ...
Apr 14, 2008
Star Exits Scientology — FOX News
Type: Press
Author(s):
Roger Friedman Source:
FOX News Ruggedly handsome actor Jason Beghe was best man at the wedding of "X-Files" star David Duchovny (his childhood pal) and actress Tea Leoni. In 1998, he starred as Demi Moore’s love interest in "G.I. Jane." He’s been featured in numerous TV dramas such as "Criminal Minds," "Numb3rs" and "CSI." In 2005, Beghe appeared in promotional spots for the Church of Scientology. But now, Beghe has escaped the church after taking courses since 1994. He’s made a video that’s up on Google ...
Feb 8, 2008
Kimora Lee Simmons Scientology Cameo — Huffington Post
Feb 8, 2008
Kimora Lee: No Scientology — FOX News
Jan 15, 2008
Tom Cruise's devotion to Scientology revealed in new videos — FOX News
Type: Press
Author(s):
Roger Friedman Source:
FOX News Tom Cruise’s consuming passion for Scientology is now evident in a most unprecedented way: promotional videos made in 2004 but not publicly seen until this weekend have started showing up on the Internet. In the videos, Cruise expresses his disgust for psychiatrists — vowing to “crush” them with “no mercy” — spews Scientology lingo and addresses the group’s dead founder, L. Ron Hubbard, as if he were still alive. Hubbard died in 1986. Cruise, who does not have a college degree, ...
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