New RHONY Star Rebecca Minkoff’s Scientology History Explored
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The ladies of the Big Apple are back for another season of The Real Housewives of New York, and fans are ready to take a bite out of the drama. Last season showed Bravo rebooting the beloved franchise with some new faces, and to everyone’s surprise, the move worked out. The trailer for Season 15 dropped this week and showed the return of Sai De Silva, Ubah Hassan, Erin Lichy, Jenna Lyons, Jessel Taank, and Brynn Whitfield. Joining the reality series are Racquel Chevremont in a full-time role, and Rebecca Minkoff, as a “friend of.” All the women seem to mesh well, but fans are curious to learn more about Rebecca’s history with Scientology. I mean, does she know Tom Cruise?
The Daily Mail reported that the Minkoffs are one of the most powerful families within the Church. Rebecca and her family have been awarded the “Diamond Meritorious” status for hitting the $5 million mark in donations. The outlet reported that her father, Dr. David Minkoff, paid $100,000 over a wrongful death lawsuit that involved Lisa McPherson, a Scientologist who passed away in 1995. At first, Lisa’s death was declared to be caused by a pulmonary embolism due to “rest and severe dehydration.”
But it’s been alleged Lisa died two weeks after she was discovered naked and confused in the street after a minor traffic accident. At the time, the police claimed that Lisa was mumbling about “having a hard time at the church.”
A 1998 indictment by the state of Florida against the Church of Scientology detailed that after 17 days in a hotel room, Lisa had refused to eat or drink, so the Church called Dr. Minkoff. Rebecca’s father then urged officials to take her to the hospital for treatment, but staffers refused. Lisa was eventually driven 45 minutes to Dr. Minkoff and pronounced dead.
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