MIDTOWN, Manhattan (WABC) -- Detectives are reviewing video after a large group of young people stormed and ransacked parts of the Church of Scientology in Midtown Manhattan on Saturday afternoon, an incident the church described as a coordinated attack. The…[Continue Reading...]
A mob of rowdy teens stormed a Big Apple Scientology church Saturday afternoon, trashing the property and injuring a security guard amid a nationwide rash of similar viral social media stunts, police and sources said. About 50 unruly youths barreled…[Continue Reading...]
On any given day, Los Angeles’s Hollywood Boulevard teems with tourists and street performers clustered near the area’s many landmarks. But in recent months, the strip has been set abuzz for a new reason. Throngs of mostly adolescent boys and…[Continue Reading...]
LOS ANGELES — A Church of Scientology building in the heart of Hollywood removed its door handles and restricted public entry this week after a bizarre social media trend prompted young people to rush inside and race through its halls.…[Continue Reading...]
The posts might have you thinking they’re plotting a heist – pouring their eyes over building floor plans, figuring out the fastest way in and out. But what these teenagers are actually doing is ‘speedrunning’ getting into Church of Scientology…[Continue Reading...]
The Church of Scientology has gone to great lengths to maintain a veil of secrecy since its creator introduced the world to his new religion in the 1950s. It’s faced an uphill battle in that quest since the rise of…[Continue Reading...]
The Church of Scientology has submitted a new request to obtain a segment of South Garden Avenue downtown as part of plans for an event space, a proposal that drew protest and a counteroffer last year. It is also asking…[Continue Reading...]
Hollywood Scientology buildings have reportedly chained doors shut from the inside. Mfield, Matthew Field/Wikimedia Commons A viral social media claim that Church of Scientology buildings in Hollywood are now locking doors from the inside to thwart teen speedruns has spread…[Continue Reading...]
The documentary Brothers Broken, from director Geoff Levin, will be available on digital platforms for rental and sale April 28. The film tells the true story of two brothers whose lives — and relationship — were torn apart by Scientology,…[Continue Reading...]
The Los Angeles Police Department has reportedly started responding to the viral Scientology ‘speedrun’ attempts that people have been undertaking. If you’ve ever walked past a Scientology building and wondered what’s going on inside, you’re not alone. However, some people…[Continue Reading...]
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