News Corp is a network of leading companies in the worlds of diversified media, news, education, and information services. Church of Scientology leader David Miscavige has been served in a Hollywood child trafficking lawsuit filed by ex-member Valerie Haney. "Denise was acting like a mini-David and I remember her telling us that she was ranting and raving and screaming and at the end of the whole episode, Lisa was sat next to Michael and said: 'Bravo, now that should be an Academy Award', because David was having the whole thing filmed. Callously, Ron claims the PI's were told to leave him to die. He flies into a private little airport with Miscavige. "Ronald’s daughters wanted nothing to do with him and long-ago published a statement describing exactly how they feel about Ronald: 'We know what is right and moral, and what is evil. They’re brainwashed. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. If the last name ‘Miscavige’ sounds familiar, that is because Ron is the father of current leader David Miscavige. Well, David Miscavige does not have any personal wealth. ', "He called Greg, the name of his handler, he said he’ll get someone on the phone, a few minutes later a person came on the phone, and said, 'Listen, if it’s his time to die, don’t intervene, don’t do anything, let him die. She was at times held against her will. investigated Scientology for human trafficking in 2009 and 2010 but did not file charges. There are many fake websites that stated his net worth is between $50 to $70 million as of 2021, but all the information about his net worth on the internet is false. David Miscavige, the "ecclesiastical" leader of the Church of Scientology, has led the religious organization since 1987. "I guess Lisa was blinded to it until then. He also has an elder brother, Ronald Miscavige Jr. and one other sibling. The father of notorious Scientology leader David Miscavige claimed that John Travolta failed to acknowledge the 'abusive tactics' happening in the church. "The incident never occurred. Becky said: "Now that Kelly has passed, one would hope that John would come to his senses and leave Scientology. "[David Miscavige] grabs Mike [Rinder] around the neck, swings around and is choking him, and he's holding [Mike's] neck. For other inquiries, Contact Us. We just enjoyed each other's company and have been friends ever since. "David wouldn’t come into the room and see her, he’d sent his two sisters, they put on this show, it was mostly Denise, his twin sister. David Miscavige, the controversial leader of the Church of Scientology, has been served in a child trafficking and kidnapping lawsuit filed by ex-member Valerie Haney. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. His father was a trumpet player. He is American by nationality, but Polish-Italian by descent. THE dad of Scientology leader David Miscavige has claimed John Travolta failed to face up to what he calls "abusive practices" in the church. Brazilian strain detected in UK and could've been spreading 'for some time', Boris Johnson to give press conference at 5pm after 3m jabs dished out, Snow to hit London and warnings for 10cm in East Anglia, Kent and Sussex, £20m Lotto jackpot prize unclaimed with hunt on to find mystery winner, 'Don't take travel advice from me' says Transport Sec who warns AGAINST booking hols, ©News Group Newspapers Limited in England No. Lawsuit accuses Scientology, David Miscavige of child abuse, human trafficking, libel. David grew up alongside his twin sister, Denise in their Catholic home in Willingboro Township, New Jersey. Hubbard's 1967 policy letter outlining Fair Game states those who seek to damage the church "may be deprived of property or injured by any means by any Scientologist without any discipline of the Scientologist. "When he was a child, he was a totally different person. Hubbard taught that spirit-like entities called thetans are reincarnated into bodies, meaning there are no children, only adults in the bodies of children. David Miscavige: A cult figure in the fame game The collapse of Tom Cruise's marriage has been blamed on Scientology's leader, who has transformed an arcane religion into a global operation. She cares about people, she likes to help. When she officially left Scientology in 2017, Doe was followed by private investigators and terrorized by the church as it published "a hate website" falsely stating she was an alcoholic dismissed from the sect for promiscuity, according to the complaint. He then apparently remarked: "Staff members can come and go, but as long as I can get my auditing, I can be happy.". "There's always been rumors that leader David Miscavige hosts Tom at the Saint Hill manor sometimes when he's here. Wife Becky added: 'The irony of that day was that Flag Base was promoting 'family day', so that moms and dads can see their children in the Sea Org, so Lisa thought that Denise and Lori should be allowed to see their dad, and this whole thing blows up on that day, which is unreal. Doe was born into a Scientology family and lived at the church's international spiritual headquarters in Clearwater from ages 6 to 12 as a member of the Cadet Org, the organization's clergy for children. He grew up in Willingboro Township, New Jersey. Some phones within Scientology facilities are incapable of dialing 911, according to the lawsuit. Contact Tracey McManus at tmcmanus@tampabay.com or (727) 445-4151. The lawsuit states the church tried to get Doe's mother and brother to threaten disconnection, a church policy of excommunication that prohibits Scientologists from contacting any person deemed an enemy of the church, including family. David Miscavige (né le 30 avril 1960) est le dirigeant actuel de la scientologie, organisation controversée et qualifiée en Allemagne et en France de Secte, et considérée comme une religion par le gouvernement des États-Unis. David Miscavige was born a twin, on April 30, 1960, in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia in the U.S.A. David Miscavige is the ecclesiastical leader of the Scientology religion. The lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on behalf of an unnamed Jane Doe born in 1979, outlines her lifetime of alleged suffering in Scientology where she was subjected as a child at the Clearwater headquarters to abuse inherent to auditing, Scientology's spiritual counseling that can more resemble interrogation. All Rights Reserved" at the bottom of each page. Although I believe there was a time when Tom was a decent and kindhearted person, he has morphed himself into David Miscavige [leader of Scientology]. The FBI investigated Scientology for human trafficking in 2009 and 2010 but did not file charges. The site states Doe is a "documented liar who would say anything for money" and who was dismissed from the church for promiscuity and "couldn't hold down a job selling condoms." "I was told that John found out about the story of my daughters being disconnected, the meeting with Denise and Lori, the episode of the PIs thinking I was having a heart attack, the whole story," he said. After hearing Ron's harrowing story, the Grease star refused to believe it, Ron said. Ron said: "It’s devastating what happened with Ben, she was above anything else, a mom. "When David wouldn’t speak to her, she drove away, I felt at that time she was done with it, she couldn’t believe the abusive tactics of the Church. And Mike starts grabbing the side of his chair and struggling and not knowing what is going on. Hilarious "David Miscavige Giving a Blowjob" Story - YouTube In an exclusive interview with The Sun, Ron Miscavige hit out at his son as a "corrupt ruler" and told how he was allegedly banned from seeing his two daughters and grandchildren after leaving the Church. David Miscavige makes his own choices. After leaving in 2012, Ron remained in contact with Presley and when she found out Ron had been made an outcast, Presley demanded a meeting with Miscavige while she was at the global headquarters, called Flag Base, in Clearwater, Florida. "We've seen what can happen when there is truth exposed in terms of child abuse within organizations. He is an adult and there is enough evidence on record to cast doubt on the idea that he is just a fanatical, brainwashed cult member. We had a wonderful relationship, straight and open. For the last eight years Miscavige Snr. Because of her insight into the relationship, Doe was forced into "the Hole," a set of doublewide trailers where senior executives accused of ethics violations are held in isolation, according to the lawsuit. "The allegation that David Miscavige orchestrated a confrontation between his sisters and the individual you name, while 'secretly videoing the whole episode' is false and absurd. "Scientology has a choice for how they want to act and what they want to be known for," Kent said. A lawyer representing Shelly Miscavige, the wife of David Miscavige, Scientology’s leader, has demanded that Jezebel remove a story we ran yesterday on Shelly’s alleged disappearance. Follow @TroMcManus. "Members are isolated from the outside world, their access to information is heavily monitored and controlled, and they are subject to physical, verbal, psychological, emotional and/or sexual abuse and/or assault.". Tom Cruise is widely known as the Golden Boy of Scientology, but now there's further proof that the "Mission Impossible" actor's ties to the church of Xenu go impossibly deep. This lawsuit continues the important work of the #MeToo era to bring institutions and individuals to account for child abuse, trafficking, and neglect. The Sun reached out to representatives for John Travolta who did not respond. In 1994 at age 15, Doe joined the Sea Org, Scientology's clergy-like workforce for teenagers and adults who sign billion-year contracts with the sect. He also alleges he was trailed by private investigators, who even looked on as they thought he was having a heart attack. Doe was featured on an episode in November 2018 and Scientology created websites attacking her, as it has done for others featured on the show. He tried to stay in contact with his other children, David’s twin sister Denise and other sister Lori, but he believes Miscavige refused to let this happen. Miscavige was a deputy to Church founder L. Ron Hubbard during his time working as a Commodore's Messengerwhile he was a teenager. A&E series Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath, which has detailed physical, sexual, financial and emotional abuses in the church. Mr. Miscavige never hired, had anything to do with the hiring, or communicated with, any private investigator in general, or regarding Ron in particular. "And at the end of it, John said: 'Staff members can come and go, but as long as I can get my auditing, I can be happy.'". When he was young, Miscavige suffered from allergies and asthma. There she endured "military like conditions" where she worked and cleaned from 8 a.m. to midnight without proper schooling, according to the complaint. "She’s a very caring person, she’s the one who couldn’t believe that David had my two daughters and our grandchildren disconnected from me, and she wanted an explanation. Doe requested leave from her superiors but was denied. We reject him. "All I wanted to do when I left was to get on my life, but I had private investigators following me, being paid $10,000 a week to report on all of my doings between eight in the morning and eight at night," he said. The lawsuit states Scientology's institutional practices that demand secrecy and prohibit members from contacting law enforcement have kept victims from coming forward even longer than victims of abuse in the Catholic and Jehovah's Witnesses denominations. "(Doe) was forced, at the age of 10-years-old, to sit in a chair while adults screamed things in her face such as, 'I am going to f--- you and then your mother.'". In 2015, the Los Angeles Times revealed a police report that Miscavige had paid private investigators to follow Ron after he left the Church. "(Scientology) believers have the right to believe anything they want. The non-Scientologist actors on sets became her only connection to the outside world. Further, the insinuation that two grownwomen, mothers and grandmothers, are incapable of making their own decisions about their families, their lives and the lives of their children is demeaning. But scores of defectors, attorneys, journalists, critics and other perceived enemies of the church have reported being followed, harassed, sued and smeared when challenging Scientology. ', "On my website we have that interview with the PIs telling the story of that actually happening.". He says: "I’m doing this podcast as my family has been taken away from me. A team of eight victims' rights attorneys on Tuesday filed the first of what they promise will be a series of lawsuits against the Church of Scientology and its leader, David Miscavige, on behalf of defectors who say they suffered a range of exploitation from child abuse, human trafficking and forced labor to revenge tactics related to the church's Fair Game policy. According to RadarOnline, the documents were finally served this week after Haney filed the complaint back in June. To avoid disconnection, Doe returned to Gold Base to "route out" of Scientology, a process of interrogations and surveillance required to leave the church on good terms. The following year, Ron wrote his No 1 New York Times Bestseller entitled Ruthless: Scientology, My Son David Miscavige, and Me. Ron Miscavige, the father of Scientology leader David Miscavige, claimed in an interview with The Sun that actor John Travolta did not acknowledge 'abusive practices' by the church "I opened the door to put the groceries in, bent over, my cellphone was in the left-chest pocket and I thought it was going to fall out, so I grabbed my cell with my right arm, unbeknownst to me were two private investigators watching in a blacked out van, and one said: 'It looks like the target is having a heart attack, I’m going to call in. Speaking from his home in Wisconsin, the 84-year-old told how he left the Church in 2012 - and was instantly treated as an outcast. The youngest of Ron and Loretta Miscavige's four children, he was raised in Willingboro Township, New Jersey, in a Roman Catholic Polish-Italian family. Ron Miscavige made the shocking remarks about Travolta, a longtime member of the Church of Scientology, in an exclusive interview with The Sun this week. From his position as Chairman of the Board of Religious Technology Center (RTC), Mr. Miscavige bears the ultimate responsibility for ensuring the standard and pure application of L. Ron Hubbard’s technologies of Dianetics and Scientology and for Keeping Scientology Working. Élevé dans la religion catholique, sa famille entière se convertit à la scientologie dans les années 70 [1]. "The Church of Scientology presents a façade to the outside world to disguise what in reality is nothing more than a cult built on mind control and destruction of the independence and self-control of those drawn into its sphere," the lawsuit states. "All I wanted to do when I left was to get on my life, but I had private investigators following me, being paid $10,000 a week to report on all of my doings between eight in the morning and eight at night," he said. He tried to stay in contact with his other children, David’s twin sister Denise and other sister Lori, but he believes Miscavige refused to let this happen. 'David Miscavige had Shelly removed from the main office as his secretary/assistant in the Gold Base. He would never step away because she was so active.". After leaving Scientology in 2017, Doe began working for actor Leah Remini, a former Scientologist who created the Emmy award winning A&E series Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath, which has detailed physical, sexual, financial and emotional abuses in the church. You've seen it with the Catholic Church, you're seeing it with the Southern Baptist Convention now. I think power has corrupted him. "It’s really an odd thing to come to the realization that David is not what he used to be, that’s a matter of fact. It took three months, the lawsuit states. Miscavige took over as leader following Hubbard's death in 1986. The most powerful Scientologist in the world has the movie star under his thumb. He used to play football and baseball. "She was a major influence, she got right up to Operating Thetan Level Eight, which is the highest level you can get, whereas he would just get his sessions. "If that is continued harassment, following people, fair gaming people, then that's fine. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. But they cannot do whatever they want. Tom Cruise embraces leader of the Church of Scientology, David Miscavige, during the official opening of a new Scientology church in central Madrid on September 18, 2004. Actress Leah Remini, a former Scientologist and vocal critic of the organization, filed a missing person report regarding Miscavige with the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) in 2013. Today, in Italy, Miscavige was the best man at … He says he only does this to try "destroy" Scientology and his son, who he claims as changed beyond recognition into a "corrupt ruler". "So she was at Flag Base doing a Purification Rundown, she wanted to confront David, but instead he sent my two daughters and they were just ranting at her, telling her what a terrible person I was. Scientology officials have said the Fair Game policy was canceled 50 years ago. "There is no religious liberty defense for harming others," said Marci Hamilton, a constitutional law scholar and founder of Child USA who is part of the team representing Doe. Miscavige's relationship with his wife, Shelly Miscavige, became increasingly hostile in 2005, and Shelly Miscavige was removed as his assistant in the Gold Base, according to the lawsuit. It states she joined the church's clergy-like Sea Org in California at 15, where people worked 100 hours a week for $46. Michele Diane Miscavige (née Barnett; born January 18, 1961) is married to Church of Scientology leader David Miscavige.She was last seen in public in August 2007. "She was in the Religious Technology office and she said there were cameras set up in the room to film her reaction. "When I was being followed, I was shopping at a grocery store near my house, it was a summer's day and I had a pocket t-shirt on. David Miscavige is the son of Ron Miscavige and Loretta Miscavige, who was born on April 30, 1960, in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The website cites "© 2019 Church of Scientology International. In November 2016, Doe escaped by hiding in the trunk of a non-Scientologist actor's car as it left Gold Base. He is American by nationality, but Polish-Italian by descent. 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