The Duggars, stars of TLC’s 19 Kids & Counting, were superficially presented as an eccentric real-life version of the characters from Cheaper by the Dozen. Yet beneath that façade, they were always religious zealots who adhered to an extreme brand…[Continue Reading...]
Bill Gothard founded the Institute in Basic Life Principles more than 60 years ago — but since then, he’s become a controversial figure in the religious community. Growing up, Gothard, 88, was raised in a religious household, and as a…[Continue Reading...]
On 8 July 2022 Shinzo Abe, former prime minister of Japan and leader of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), was shot at an election rally. Abe’s killer, Tetsuya Yamagami, told investigators that his family had been ruined by the huge…[Continue Reading...]
SA's financial watchdog has warned the public against doing business with QZ Asset Management, a Chinese multi-level marketing scheme that hosted lavish investment drives at upmarket Johannesburg and Durban hotels. The Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) said that it had…[Continue Reading...]
The former principal of a multilevel marketing organization selling a mushroom-infused coffee has been permanently banned from operating such a business and has been slapped with a $7.3 million fine. A federal court brought the contempt of court ruling against…[Continue Reading...]
Dressed in a red devil-horned top hat and latex costume, the performance drew upon popular occult and gothic aesthetics. And it attracted a huge amount of criticism for the supposed promotion of satanic imagery. Conspiracy theorists alleged that the performance…[Continue Reading...]
Leah Remini, one of Scientology’s most vocal critics, said she felt “relieved” on Wednesday after Danny Masterson was found guilty on two counts of forcible rape. “The women who survived Danny Masterson’s predation are heroes,” Remini, a former follower of…[Continue Reading...]
That 70s Show star Danny Masterson's wife Bijou Phillips broke down in tears on Wednesday as her visibly-shocked husband was found guilty of raping two women, and immediately denied bail and led to the cells. Phillips, an actress and teenage…[Continue Reading...]
We’re just days away from the premiere of Shiny Happy People, the highly anticipated Amazon Studios documentary that promises to expose the abuse and corruption within the Institute for Basic Life Principles. Much of the focus will be on the…[Continue Reading...]
Danny Masterson, the former star of “That ’70s Show,” was convicted Wednesday on two counts of forcible rape. The jury could not reach a verdict on a third rape charge, deadlocking with a vote of 8-4 in favor of conviction.…[Continue Reading...]
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