A recent college graduate who became the target of a bizarre Twitter-based conspiracy theory this summer is suing Elon Musk for defamation, after Musk appeared to endorse the hoax. Ben Brody, 22, claims his life was upended in June when…[Continue Reading...]
Today (September 26) marks one year since the launch of the long-awaited Jesus Army Compensation Scheme. Survivors of the group and Malcolm Johnson, Head of Abuse Claims at Lime Solicitors, are calling on anyone eligible to come forward ahead of…[Continue Reading...]
Four co-founders of Milady Maker non-fungible tokens sued a fifth, comparing him to a “cult leader” and saying he seized $1.7 million from the crypto and art collective 18 months after he was forced to step back over “extremist and…[Continue Reading...]
LYNCHBURG, Va. (WSET) — There is a new development in a lawsuit filed by Jerry Falwell Jr. over allegations that Liberty University exploited Dr. Jerry Falwell Sr.'s trademarked name and image. Now, Falwell Jr. is calling out high-ranking university officials for…[Continue Reading...]
Actor and Scientology critic Leah Remini claimed the church has stepped up a harassment campaign against her ever since she filed a lawsuit last month alleging a longtime pattern of threats and stalking. Remini says attacks by the church and…[Continue Reading...]
Earlier this month, reports emerged in a California news outlet about alleged sexual abuse that purportedly took place at a commune run by a Catholic pro-life organization, Catholics United for Life. The allegations come from three biological sisters who say they were abused…[Continue Reading...]
The owner of a Franklin, N.H., restaurant who became the subject of online harassment by white supremacists after she denounced a hate group last summer is suing city officials, including the mayor and police chief, alleging they violated her civil…[Continue Reading...]
The co-hosts of a popular podcast about cults and cult-like behavior have parted ways after one dropped a lawsuit against the other. Amanda Montell, the author of Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism, and her co-host, comedian Isa Medina, released a…[Continue Reading...]
The Church of Scientology hasn’t yet responded in court to Leah Remini’s harassment lawsuit filed earlier this month, but according to the Emmy winner, the David Miscavige-led organization has made some harsh moves in reaction. “In the short period of…[Continue Reading...]
n alleged San Francisco sex cult has attempted to groom new members, multiple sources told KQED, even as one of their most well-known former “students” now faces federal charges for practices many past members say she learned while living with…[Continue Reading...]
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