Scientology's 2013 in review: A summer of delicious scoops! - 2013-12-29

Scientology's 2013 in review: A summer of delicious scoops! December 29, 2013, Tony Ortega, Underground Bunker

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As 2014 approaches, we're continuing our look back at the wild year that was. And now, we dive into the crazy month of August.

The month debuted with one of our most popular stories of the year — while everyone seemed to be asking if actress Leah Remini would suffer retaliation for defecting from Scientology, we reported that instead, other church critics were suddenly experiencing a huge increase in harassment. Claire Headley, while out with her children, was photographed by private eyes. Karen de la Carriere found her neighbors being questioned by PIs. And Mike Rinder was being swarmed by church investigators. Scientology seemed to be taking out its exasperation about Remini with a new round of retaliation on its other perceived enemies.

On August 6, another strange story. We learned that Mary Sue Hubbard's beloved dog T-Zu had finally died, more than a decade after its owner. Why was that important? Because only now, according to Mary Sue's will, could her multimillion-dollar home in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles be put up for sale, with remaining Hubbard children benefiting from the sale. Since then, the sale has been put on hold, at least temporarily.

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{{cite news | author = Tony Ortega | title = Scientology's 2013 in review: A summer of delicious scoops! | url = https://tonyortega.org/2013/12/29/scientologys-2013-in-review-a-summer-of-delicious-scoops/ | work = Underground Bunker | date = December 29, 2013 | accessdate = August 21, 2017 }}