Top 10 Celebrities Who Left Scientology

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    The Church of Scientology may have some big names, but they couldn’t keep these notable ones. Stars like Brad Pitt, Katie Holmes and Christopher Reeve have all dabbled in Scientology, before deciding it wasn’t for them. WatchMojo is counting down the top 10 stars who left Scientology.
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    #10: Jerry Seinfeld
    #9: Brad Pitt
    #8: William S. Burroughs
    #7: Don Simpson
    #6: Katie Holmes
    #5: Jason Lee
    #4: Christopher Reeve
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  • @scandawarrior
    @scandawarrior 5 лет назад +7745

    Charles Manson said Scientology was too crazy for him, just let that sink in

    • @garygraham4679
      @garygraham4679 5 лет назад +66

      Yeah right. Just another "Urban legend" swallowed and spread by the gullible sheeple who no doubt have an ax to grind!

    • @ninamartinez2239
      @ninamartinez2239 5 лет назад +135

      The Kool aid must be very strong that's for sure.

    • @vmt88
      @vmt88 5 лет назад +20

      🤔😶🤔😶😂😂

    • @robertpolanco1973
      @robertpolanco1973 5 лет назад +21

      @Jesus Roselly - Well, at least I am so glad that Manson, the murdering monster, is DEAD! It's like who the hell cares about that man?

    • @robertpolanco1973
      @robertpolanco1973 5 лет назад +5

      @Nina Martinez - Really? I didn't know what else that Charles Manson did during his past! Is that true, Nina?

  • @mrzillas1468
    @mrzillas1468 5 лет назад +2988

    Scientology is not interested in poor people.

    • @lawrencelawrence3920
      @lawrencelawrence3920 5 лет назад +176

      MrZillas no....they like if you have money but if you don't you can dedicate your life by working for them for slave wages, then when you are old and not as useful you are thrown to the curb and they will ignore you because you no longer have anything to offer them. So in the end one ends up poor, homeless, no special skills , rejected, no pension and maybe sick but still brainwashed or hypnotized by the cults doctrine. Then one realizes that they wasted their life with all their sacrifices for the cult with nothing to show for it.

    • @nutzhazel
      @nutzhazel 5 лет назад +20

      @@lawrencelawrence3920 Wow...no wonder some people defends it a lot..they have to if they want to live by...

    • @julesf.meloborges811
      @julesf.meloborges811 5 лет назад +80

      Scientology is not interested in people. Just the money. Unless you are famous, of course, because fame can lead to more money.

    • @kdm1733
      @kdm1733 5 лет назад +41

      @@lawrencelawrence3920
      They probably get billed for their "free loader" debt once they're not useful to the cult anymore. I'm in awe that this org is still operating. I'm 43 now and I hope like hell that I am alive to see their tax exempt status taken away.

    • @lincolnpaul1814
      @lincolnpaul1814 5 лет назад +18

      MrZillas no body in America is interested in poor people

  • @fortitude9932
    @fortitude9932 5 лет назад +3199

    Scientology is Banned in Germany . Official reason "we saw this in the past". Says everything !

    • @nehir9897
      @nehir9897 4 года назад +126

      It is not, they even have a scientology church over here in berlin.

    • @DantesInferno96
      @DantesInferno96 4 года назад +56

      The Nazis loved them some science specifically eugenics

    • @bs1302
      @bs1302 4 года назад +15

      forti tude they also have one in Hamburg

    • @skontheroad2666
      @skontheroad2666 4 года назад +165

      Scientology is NOT considered a religion in Germany. There are many countries that merely tolerate is as an organization but will not give it religious status. And others that consider it a cult. It should be stripped of its 501(c)3 status!

    • @thatguysson8241
      @thatguysson8241 4 года назад +3

      @@DantesInferno96 so did tesla, einstein, the founder of planned parenthood, and Epstein

  • @SIMKINETICS
    @SIMKINETICS 2 года назад +377

    I was introduced to Scientology by neighbors in 1964, and went & agreed to an 'audit'. They called me back to discuss the results, and claimed that I was too critical! I said "You're damn right I'm critical, and *that's* why I'm not joining your organization!"

    • @nhuevo
      @nhuevo 2 года назад +27

      That is so funny.

    • @larajones175
      @larajones175 2 года назад +10

      AWESOME.

    • @catisreckless4647
      @catisreckless4647 Год назад +9

      I wouldn't mind doing an audit, just due to curiosity in what it entails. But I have zero interest in "real" religion, so I have less than zero patience for a cult.

    • @alluringstar5910
      @alluringstar5910 Год назад +2

      😂😂😂😂😂

    • @JohnLee-pt5jz
      @JohnLee-pt5jz Год назад +5

      I have done the "audit" twice honestly and dishonesty, either way I had problems and needed auditing, I didn't go through with it, I think it comes down money, I live in Sydney Australia before the pandemic they were out and about everywhere, haven't seen them, they have a big church in the city.

  • @MikeA15206
    @MikeA15206 5 лет назад +3944

    Beware of any group, or government, that separates parents and children, for ANY reason.

    • @firstnamelastname6016
      @firstnamelastname6016 5 лет назад +132

      Mike Anderson unless there is abuse, but I still get what you mean

    • @lizadoesray
      @lizadoesray 5 лет назад +28

      First name Last name That IS the abuse.

    • @ninamartinez2239
      @ninamartinez2239 4 года назад +17

      @Rusty Shackleford Thank you for your comment. I have hope that there's still people with common sense, it's not so common today, what a shame . So sincerely thank you !

    • @mathewsoltan8487
      @mathewsoltan8487 4 года назад +28

      Anyone who gets arrested in the U.S. is separated from their children. Don't come in illegally, seek asylum instead.

    • @txryder79
      @txryder79 4 года назад +15

      @@ninamartinez2239 There are more of us than what you think. Vote conservative in 2020 to preserve the American way of life.

  • @katherineknapp6604
    @katherineknapp6604 4 года назад +574

    Congrats to everyone who left that evil, ruthless, soulless cult!

    • @V8AmericanMuscleCar
      @V8AmericanMuscleCar 3 года назад +19

      I don't understand why anyone would get into that in the first place.

    • @terrydactyl4350
      @terrydactyl4350 3 года назад +1

      @@V8AmericanMuscleCar Don't mess with the church, just read the books and listen to the cd lectures (get from ebay). When you do that you wonder how the church and the original Scientology can possibly be the same. They aren't The Church has been hijacked by the Deep State operatives since the 1970's. The Deep State is absolutely terrified of Scientology as witness all the articles and videos demonizing it. And those who believe them probably also believe the coronavirus "pandemic" is real too. .

    • @ninamartinez2239
      @ninamartinez2239 3 года назад +6

      Im guessing that they didn't know that El Ron Hubbard what is a science fiction writer sociopath delusional mental patient ?

    • @martinkuliza
      @martinkuliza 3 года назад +2

      thank you, appreciate it

    • @martinkuliza
      @martinkuliza 3 года назад +4

      @@V8AmericanMuscleCar
      I can answer that.
      some people feel the need to find answers and don't just accept what others say (Example... tom cruise)
      other people are just plain curious (Example : an intelligent but curious person)
      and others are just plain stupid and naive and will accept anything you tell them (Example : Flat earthers and people of the like)
      that's why
      and in any one of those 3 scenario's are person will likely join
      the difference is.....
      The first 2 will eventually leave, the last won't

  • @shardofkingdoms9816
    @shardofkingdoms9816 4 года назад +679

    I wish Tom Cruise wasn’t a Scientologist.

    • @SweetyD2023
      @SweetyD2023 4 года назад +45

      Tom Cruise got to stand beside their current leader, David Miscavige, because he paid the most money! He found an audience that he paid millions of dollars for to stroke his ego!

    • @dhenderson1810
      @dhenderson1810 4 года назад +101

      I heard the story of why Cruise got into Scientology, and I can see his loyalty in one way.
      Cruise is dyslexic. Now, this affects your reading skills, and hindered him when he was starting out as an actor. He turned down roles because he was misreading the writing on the page.
      His then wife, Mimi Rogers, who was a Scientologist, suggested a course which would help his reading, and "cure" his dyslexia.
      Apparently, the method of reading he learnt in the Scientology class helped him greatly, which helped him to read scripts and audition for more role, thus his success.
      So, you see, he gives Scientology the credit for his movie success. So he started attending, but because of auditing sessions, there might be many secrets they now blackmail him with.
      So I can understand him joining initially. I heard that the basic courses at the bottom are normal enough, but they indoctorine you to get you to pay money for the higher courses.

    • @Andyfab99
      @Andyfab99 3 года назад +32

      Tom Cruise should be boycotted for approving of the disgusting methods The Cult of Scientology imposes on those who leave the cult or don't approve of its teachings. The IRS should revoke its tax-exempt status. Bill Clinton must be a Scientologist.

    • @GodMother333
      @GodMother333 3 года назад +31

      @@dhenderson1810 I feel kind of sorry for him, I think he's brainwashed.

    • @susanchilcote3316
      @susanchilcote3316 3 года назад +29

      @@Andyfab99 I personally won't watch anything he appears in. He is mentally deficient if he really believes anything Scientology says.

  • @ninamartinez2239
    @ninamartinez2239 5 лет назад +853

    What type of church tells you if you leave there will be consequences ? What church makes you sign a million year contract ? People please there's your sign.

    • @trishchandler9660
      @trishchandler9660 5 лет назад +46

      Billion years

    • @ninamartinez2239
      @ninamartinez2239 4 года назад +10

      @@trishchandler9660 Sure no problem we all live a billion years ? I can't speak for anyone else only no thank you. Can people even imagine what you're bodies would be like ? I don't care how good of a mechanic, you have ? Unless it's God himself your going to be rotten to the core. These people must really be insane to spend their lives savings on some stupid scientist, who doesn't even believe the crapp he's selling. What makes me Furious, is how different they treat their Hollywood Elite's who are no better than anyone else. They seem to forget that if it wasn't for us the people they wouldn't be nothing kinda of like our government.

    • @seanceknowles2911
      @seanceknowles2911 4 года назад +13

      @@ninamartinez2239 the reason why they are made to sign a billion year contract is because, in Scientology is believe in incarnation. When incarnated you have an obligation to serve Scientology still.

    • @kingmufasa8929
      @kingmufasa8929 4 года назад +12

      Nina Martinez billion year contract😂

    • @halloweenallyearround4889
      @halloweenallyearround4889 4 года назад +20

      There are plenty of red flags, but people are already live bombed and trapped. Almost every single human can be brainwashed in just a few days. Calling victims out doesn't help them, they just close down and become more trapped and isolated by the cult leaders and other members.

  • @SuperDrLisa
    @SuperDrLisa 5 лет назад +3031

    Thank God for people like Leah Remini and Paul Haggis willing to put themselves out there to destroy this cult.

    • @martinriggs8567
      @martinriggs8567 5 лет назад +67

      Lisa Mieth .....and then Paul was accused by many women of raping them and sexual misconduct. Church will do anything to discredit someone.

    • @michaela5950
      @michaela5950 5 лет назад +65

      ekim andersom well I wouldn’t go that far. I will say I am a stark atheist and refuse to give up those views but I digress. I know many people whom religion has helped a lot and there are many good people who just want a higher power someone to guide them dare I say through life but are untimely good hard working people. Unfortunately on the other we have extremist beliefs and cult like religions which disgrace people who are genuine nice people who unfortunately believe in something which does not exist. I’m not here to argue but I do feel bad when all religious people are grouped together under one generalized hateful term or opinion.

    • @shawnuel
      @shawnuel 5 лет назад +23

      And Mike Rinderer

    • @ninamartinez2239
      @ninamartinez2239 5 лет назад +8

      Amen to that. Oh corse they will never leave them alone those crazy loons, !

    • @steph5871
      @steph5871 5 лет назад +8

      I think Leah is still pretty insane. But yeah.

  • @markreed4594
    @markreed4594 5 лет назад +1805

    The missing wife of the leader should be a clue of what will happen OK

    • @liverpoollegendsteve6847
      @liverpoollegendsteve6847 4 года назад +80

      Crazy how they get away whit it this shit some type R Kelly shit but on a bigger scale

    • @averageleson
      @averageleson 4 года назад +23

      I just considered commenting on a Scientology commercial, asking "What happened to Tom Cruise?"

    • @cavalvo
      @cavalvo 3 года назад +11

      Thank you Mark, that tidbit is mostly overlooked.

    • @honestlycanadian
      @honestlycanadian 3 года назад +13

      Now thats interesting i didn't know that.

    • @ninamartinez2239
      @ninamartinez2239 3 года назад +7

      Check out The Fall Of The Cabal The End Of The World AS WE KNOW it Full Documentary.

  • @GiantMec
    @GiantMec 3 года назад +147

    Any church that you can’t walk in or walk out of your own volition should be avoided 🚩-

    • @kanaler5924
      @kanaler5924 2 года назад

      Judaism fits that criteria, they typically try to exlude you from joining because it is a racist blood thing for them, they believe they are the special people because of certain blood line.

    • @davidmathiesen5115
      @davidmathiesen5115 2 года назад +1

      Where the spirit of the lord is there is liberty............scripture.

    • @mikehubbard5493
      @mikehubbard5493 2 года назад +1

      JESUS SETS YOU FREE ! There is no condemnation for those who are in Christ. Romans 8; 1

    • @nektekket852
      @nektekket852 Год назад

      Any church should be avoided...

    • @nosuchthing8
      @nosuchthing8 Год назад

      You mean BANNED

  • @marybruun9621
    @marybruun9621 5 лет назад +1208

    How in the hell can Tom Cruise be ok with not seeing his own child? They must really cater to his ego

    • @blackbeard6861
      @blackbeard6861 4 года назад +162

      He thinks hes the biggest star in the world and everyone should bow down to him

    • @dawnrodriguez5261
      @dawnrodriguez5261 4 года назад +84

      Plus he's off his friggin rocker

    • @WakaWaka2468
      @WakaWaka2468 4 года назад +151

      He's brainwashed. Can't help it

    • @tomortale2333
      @tomortale2333 4 года назад +15

      WINGNUT

    • @halloweenallyearround4889
      @halloweenallyearround4889 4 года назад +91

      He's a victim too. They got him tightly close and abused. They surround, torture and brainwash him permanently bcs losing him would be really bad publicity for the cult. Their current leader must beat him up frequently too, like that other poor guy that left and that was in some of the first episodes of the show where Leah Remini denounces Scientology.

  • @lotrgirl275
    @lotrgirl275 5 лет назад +256

    Just signed up to be a teacher for a well-known nationwide company here in Germany and we had to sign in our contract that we are in no way affiliated or sympathize with Scientology and/or the founder and his ideas lol

    • @paddlefar9175
      @paddlefar9175 3 года назад +33

      The German government seems very wise!

    • @justinmceachern521
      @justinmceachern521 2 года назад +9

      @@paddlefar9175 nah they just got their priorities straight after the last genocide

    • @paddlefar9175
      @paddlefar9175 2 года назад

      @@justinmceachern521 Different people now. Are you American?

    • @justinmceachern521
      @justinmceachern521 2 года назад

      @@paddlefar9175 oh right you guys don't have freedom of speech or religion

    • @paddlefar9175
      @paddlefar9175 2 года назад

      @@justinmceachern521 Do you know what Country I am from? Are you American?

  • @sweetpotato1352
    @sweetpotato1352 3 года назад +93

    To say Paul Haggis "made fun of" Scientology was very poor wording. He bravely told the world about all the horrible things they did to him.. he didn't make fun of it omg

  • @jimsmith9753
    @jimsmith9753 4 года назад +181

    Nicole Kidman should be #1 on this list. The story of how she was indoctrinated into Tom Cruise's life by Miscavige and then villainized after she left Scientology, and how this adversely affected their children gives her the top spot. She also connected with Katie after her divorce as they had a lot to talk about.

    • @pjj9491
      @pjj9491 Год назад +6

      Read leahs book...Katie was gung ho at first....was mean to Leah

    • @jimsmith9753
      @jimsmith9753 Год назад +1

      @@pjj9491 Thanks! I will see if I can get a copy.

    • @bc5441
      @bc5441 Год назад +2

      I reacted with “Leah who?” Her face looked familiar but it took a moment to place her. Brad Pitt, Jerry Seinfeld, Nicole K might have more notoriety, but it depends upon who you ask.

    • @kathleenohearn7054
      @kathleenohearn7054 Год назад +1

      I thought so too but was she ever heart broken when he filed for divorce... she's so much better off today.

    • @JR-ez3zd
      @JR-ez3zd Год назад

      After Tom Cruise Divorce ALL of the other Women became his Mistresses!!!

  • @jiggmin1234
    @jiggmin1234 5 лет назад +1401

    It’s a cult, not a church

    • @BurnLikeAFlame
      @BurnLikeAFlame 5 лет назад +47

      There's no difference. But are there solely to swindle your money.

    • @jiggmin1234
      @jiggmin1234 5 лет назад +12

      I know. I just get annoyed when people say Scientology is a church :)

    • @myshownvjhope
      @myshownvjhope 5 лет назад +10

      BurnLikeAFlame theirs a huge difference. Church's worship the son, the father, and the holy spirit. Masque and Scientology cults worship unicorns and aliens and stuff like that.

    • @TheGrandOptimist95
      @TheGrandOptimist95 5 лет назад +23

      Mvcm20 Its all the same because its all fake fantasies

    • @patbrennan6572
      @patbrennan6572 5 лет назад +11

      you only got half right, it's all a cult..

  • @ericrivers8883
    @ericrivers8883 5 лет назад +272

    It broke my heart when I found out the man I'm dating was disowned from his family and kicked out of the house because he didn't follow them into the Scientology religion at fifteen..

    • @martinschulz9176
      @martinschulz9176 3 года назад +42

      His family must've been crazy as hell... I Hope everything's going ok with him.

  • @hellepost1439
    @hellepost1439 3 года назад +91

    Claiming to be a Christian & Scientologist 🤔 that’s some matter of contradiction miss Lewis‼️

  • @NattyBumppo48
    @NattyBumppo48 4 года назад +200

    L. Ron Hubbard was a marginally successful "SCIENCE FICTION" writer..... Just let that sink in.

    • @wickedwitchoftheeast88
      @wickedwitchoftheeast88 3 года назад +12

      He also gives off creepy serial killer vibes. I wouldn't want to be alone with him.

    • @sethmiller8620
      @sethmiller8620 3 года назад +3

      He has written and published THE MOST science fiction of any writer of all time. Yes that one book he wrote is totally non-fiction....cmon now...

    • @thedevilsadvocate858
      @thedevilsadvocate858 3 года назад +10

      @@wickedwitchoftheeast88 he abused his wife and ran off with his daughter. Dropping her in a terrible orphanage. Then he told his wife that he killed the daughter. Yeah he was definitely a psychopath

    • @blackbaron2572
      @blackbaron2572 3 года назад +1

      @@sethmiller8620 what you tryin a say Seth miller serial killer?

    • @Foxhoundcharlie
      @Foxhoundcharlie 2 года назад +1

      Also, a crook.

  • @mistiandamelia
    @mistiandamelia 5 лет назад +375

    Leah's tv series "Scientology and it's Aftermath" is really good. It's so heartbreaking. Leah and Mike and all their guests are so courageous.

    • @rpannier
      @rpannier 4 года назад +4

      Not as big a fan of the documentary as you, I think. But, it provides a lot of interesting insight into the mindset of Scientology. The thing I found most interesting were the refutation letters that the cult provided. Their claims against their critics sounded rather similar. I have a hard time believing everyone who left and were critical were all on the verge of being kicked out. Yet, that seemed to be in every letter they sent.

    • @ninamartinez2239
      @ninamartinez2239 3 года назад +2

      I agree i also love Jason Beige documentary on RUclips it's fantastic i can't get enough of it LOL

    • @agrant4701
      @agrant4701 3 года назад +1

      It’s amazing, and sad. She laid it all out. God bless her.

    • @corneliuscrewe677
      @corneliuscrewe677 2 года назад

      I had no idea Scientology was so insidious before binge watching Leah’s show on Netflix. Never encountered Scientologists myself, but I had Jehovah’s witnesses try and recruit me. They get weird and low-key try to bully you into joining when you politely decline. As in “escorting them from my residence in the most forceful way I could without resorting to actual violence while making it clear violence was about to ensue if they did not” level bullying.

    • @LilyRose8959
      @LilyRose8959 2 года назад +2

      @@corneliuscrewe677 Jehovah's Witnesses are just as bad as Scientology.

  • @lkhjsdfg
    @lkhjsdfg 5 лет назад +680

    This could also be titled “famous people who’s secrets weren’t bad enough to trap them in a cult”

    • @pretzelstick320
      @pretzelstick320 5 лет назад +19

      Scott Cox Haha but everyone knows Tom cruise is a fudge packer

    • @jvhobson
      @jvhobson 4 года назад +9

      @@pretzelstick320 Not necessarily true. Maybe he's strictly an anal sex bottom or is only into oral.

    • @ninamartinez2239
      @ninamartinez2239 3 года назад +3

      @@jvhobson Im gonna go with child molesters an worse ? ? Who knows ?

    • @Strawberries0000
      @Strawberries0000 3 года назад +1

      @@ninamartinez2239 Right

    • @raoulduke344
      @raoulduke344 2 года назад

      Exactly. And William S Burroughs has committed enormously illegal activities, of which he was very candid about nevertheless, but nothing he would call immoral (as he had his own code of ethics and morality). It makes you wonder what dirt they have on a lot of these celebrities.

  • @yanderefangirl8317
    @yanderefangirl8317 2 года назад +570

    My sister had a friend who was almost tricked into joining this cult. Here’s what happened:
    She got accepted into this acting school in LA, so her dad took her to check it out. While they were asking her questions, her dad found out that the school was founded by Scientology and all of the faculty were members. He ran into the room, grabbed her, and drove back home before they could brainwash her. So yeah…gotta watch out for that.

    • @mischievousjr.9299
      @mischievousjr.9299 2 года назад

      Damn bro, honestly you really needs be careful around West Hollywood all the way to the East, watch out for them Scientologists. For real they be walking kinda weird, in a robot like way. They're very pushy when trying to recruit.

    • @alluringstar5910
      @alluringstar5910 Год назад

      It's funny how Scientology uses acting schools to lure in their victims

    • @babysealsareyummy
      @babysealsareyummy Год назад +20

      I’ll bet she threw a fit all the way home… “I hate you daddy!! You don’t understand me!!! You never let me do anything fun!! Waaaaaaaahhh!!!” Having daughters must be terrifying. If she’s older, she better thank her dad for saving her life.

    • @thepineappleuniverse6285
      @thepineappleuniverse6285 Год назад +1

      @@babysealsareyummy are you...ok in the head? what a weird perception of the world you have..

    • @keeptaiwanfree
      @keeptaiwanfree Год назад +27

      @@babysealsareyummy well yes, having children, not just DAUGHTERS, can be difficult. they often don’t understand why their parents make certain choices. (lol, speaking as a young person myself.) but eventually they will understand.

  • @AngelinaLeTV
    @AngelinaLeTV 4 года назад +113

    The father of the founder escaped with his wife.... that tells you a lot.

  • @GodlessScummer
    @GodlessScummer 5 лет назад +109

    What may be a little known fact about Lisa Marie Presley leaving Scientology is that she helped out Ron Miscavage (Father of Scientology leader David Miscavage) after he was being harassed when he left Scientology. Apparently Lisa Marie was absolutely disgusted that David Miscavage would treat his own father that way.

    • @sheilasmith7779
      @sheilasmith7779 Год назад +3

      Behavior of leaders should be the only measure of its values, not what they teach, but how they behave toward others.

  • @Jimmersaunt
    @Jimmersaunt 5 лет назад +889

    You know, I am a Catholic and I have my criticisms of the Catholic Church-but I’m not worried that they will ever investigate me, or try to ruin my life if I don’t agree with them on everything they say. Something just isn’t right about a religion that can’t handle criticism of itself.

    • @irishjoeydiaz721
      @irishjoeydiaz721 5 лет назад +27

      What the Catholic Church has done to my fellow Irish people is just as bad it's just a pedophile tourist cult send pedos caught to different areas and saying nothing that's sick 🤒 and they wonder why the church is died in Ireland 🇮🇪

    • @gailkoch-ashing9951
      @gailkoch-ashing9951 5 лет назад +12

      Nah they will just defile your son if not careful.

    • @deborahh2556
      @deborahh2556 5 лет назад +24

      Kathleen, unfortunately you are in a cult too. It is just more subtil. Worship Christ alone. Not the pope who calls himself the vicar of Christ. He is a devil.

    • @nutzhazel
      @nutzhazel 5 лет назад +11

      It's true Kathleen. No other religions or beliefs went to this extreme to stop people critized their beliefs. This is a sadistic cult behaviour, fanbase going nuts. If JK Rowling starts something like this too to generates money, she will be highly successful too - worldwide. Sad, but true.

    • @pretzelstick320
      @pretzelstick320 5 лет назад +24

      Kathleen McCarthy clearly you’re unfamiliar with the history of the Catholic Church.

  • @oneolddog8809
    @oneolddog8809 4 года назад +240

    If Jerry Seinfeld joined, he did it for the jokes.🤣

    • @angela8884
      @angela8884 4 года назад +13

      Robert Leidner I think that’s exactly what he did it for or curiosity and realized there where consequences of doing so so he’s nice about it

    • @lindacarbone9576
      @lindacarbone9576 3 года назад

      Damn straight LOL 😅

    • @Engelbird
      @Engelbird 3 года назад

      "...and what's with 'The Hole', anyway?"

    • @Paul77ozee
      @Paul77ozee 2 года назад +1

      Well you know the difference between a sadist and a Scientologist ? Newer Magazines.

    • @lifeofsi9990
      @lifeofsi9990 Год назад

      @@angela8884 wow I just visited the church of Scientology yesterday and got 2 books.

  • @thiccduck8076
    @thiccduck8076 4 года назад +50

    In South Park's episode that made direct fun of Scientology, the production team changed all of the names in the credits to "John Smith" and "Jane Smith" to avoid lawsuits

    • @careykuhlmey2429
      @careykuhlmey2429 Год назад

      so they claimed to be Mormons? Wasn't that a different episode.

  • @jannbehnke2684
    @jannbehnke2684 5 лет назад +283

    I have a lot of respect for Leah Remini ...she's definitely doing good things!

    • @cmvr9138
      @cmvr9138 3 года назад +2

      Jann Behnke I hope she doesnt get killed off!

    • @lindacarbone9576
      @lindacarbone9576 3 года назад +3

      Yes I agree with you i have been trying to support her in watching king of queen'"s

    • @JessStone-hl8ed
      @JessStone-hl8ed 3 года назад

      She was brought up in it. She left & took her family with her!

    • @stevemurray4122
      @stevemurray4122 2 года назад

      Yes but she could be in danger those people have hit men I heard .

  • @MartyWoodcock
    @MartyWoodcock 5 лет назад +1344

    Why is this cult, still classified as a religion? From what I've read, there is absolutely no spiritual teachings in the organization.

    • @classifiedunacknowledged4036
      @classifiedunacknowledged4036 5 лет назад +62

      Marty.R Woodcock every religon is a cult,spiritual or not

    • @yossarian9985
      @yossarian9985 5 лет назад +63

      No it didn't. Scientology is still 100% tax exempt. Has been since 1993. For some reason social media got it wrong a couple of years ago, but Snopes steered me right.

    • @-BlazeK-
      @-BlazeK- 5 лет назад +40

      Other countries dont recognize it as a religion, US still does. The whole thing is based out of US to begin with.

    • @amyharvey7173
      @amyharvey7173 5 лет назад +48

      They bullied the IRS (!) by filing 2400 lawsuits against individual agents and hiring PIs to investigate them.

    • @Micahtron2000
      @Micahtron2000 5 лет назад +46

      They out-IRS'd the IRS!

  • @Zee_1003
    @Zee_1003 4 года назад +54

    no church ever seeks to destroy it's members and it's relationship with the family when they choose to leave...only Scientology.

    • @crashandburngaming5103
      @crashandburngaming5103 2 года назад +8

      And Jehovahs Witnesses do the exact same thing.

    • @thebirdchannelforfans623
      @thebirdchannelforfans623 2 года назад

      Mormons do the same.

    • @YT-BenG
      @YT-BenG 2 года назад +5

      Old order Amish do the same

    • @larajones175
      @larajones175 2 года назад

      @@crashandburngaming5103 Lmao. So untrue. But , the catholic church Grooms you in to take your money And sleep with children. Sad indeed.

    • @pauletteforeman2194
      @pauletteforeman2194 2 года назад +5

      Actually the Mormon Church does too.

  • @kenmount294
    @kenmount294 4 года назад +156

    I want to know why hasn't the FBI looked into the disappearance of Shelly Miscavige..anyone else?

    • @shawnwoods8987
      @shawnwoods8987 3 года назад +22

      Because the FBI is probably in on it

    • @codyswan4918
      @codyswan4918 3 года назад +16

      The LAPD sent a couple of cops to check on her. They reported that they saw her and she was fine. But who knows for sure?

    • @christianhippie711
      @christianhippie711 2 года назад +2

      Pretty sure LAPD is being paid by dave miscavige.. that cult has billions of dollars and yet the internet claims daves networth is only a million? Numbers don't add up

    • @wvmountaingirl1976
      @wvmountaingirl1976 2 года назад +4

      Been wondering that for years

    • @natirasohumana
      @natirasohumana Год назад

      Because they know where she is

  • @MichaelJHahn
    @MichaelJHahn 5 лет назад +634

    Brace yourself for emails from the Church of Scientology.

    • @lancecryor3332
      @lancecryor3332 5 лет назад +6

      LOL

    • @josh24441
      @josh24441 5 лет назад +8

      Or the long unskipable advertisement before this video

    • @RustyNickels
      @RustyNickels 5 лет назад +1

      To skip an ad on RUclips (the website, not app, via phone): refresh the page.

    • @kidfrombrooklyn66
      @kidfrombrooklyn66 5 лет назад +2

      DONN'T GIVE A CRAP- I COULD JUST BLOCK/DELETE THEM

    • @CrossCuntryFranco
      @CrossCuntryFranco 5 лет назад +1

      +Rusty Nickels: Or do it easier and get an adblocker :)

  • @GodlessScummer
    @GodlessScummer 5 лет назад +55

    Jason Beghe deserves an honourable mention. He was one of the first celebrities to leave and not be afraid to go public about what a scam Scientology is.

  • @pjj9491
    @pjj9491 4 года назад +70

    take in Billions....pay zero taxes....somebody needs to fkn fix this

    • @truejayoh
      @truejayoh 3 года назад +1

      Thats why they buy bunch of real estate and no one lives in them.

    • @ninamartinez2239
      @ninamartinez2239 3 года назад +2

      Yes the someone corrupt career politicians in Congress who allowed this bs aka the Clinton's in 1993 go figure.

    • @QuesadillaJay
      @QuesadillaJay 3 года назад

      The American dream?

  • @loufher284
    @loufher284 4 года назад +94

    Scientology is like Smoking... the only way to quit is not to start.

    • @OptimusPurp
      @OptimusPurp 3 года назад +5

      You cant quit what you didnt start

    • @nosuchthing8
      @nosuchthing8 Год назад

      Or like the lesson from the movie war games. The only way to win is to not play the game.

  • @Ancr0ss
    @Ancr0ss 5 лет назад +161

    Aka top 10 people who came to their freaking senses

  • @_BLACKSTAR_
    @_BLACKSTAR_ 5 лет назад +88

    Hubbard admitted in a recorded interview that scientology was just one of his sci fi stories.

    • @zapkvr
      @zapkvr 3 года назад +1

      He did not

    • @dr6063
      @dr6063 3 года назад +10

      YES he did. I just ran into him the other day on another planet 🌎 while I was out cruising 🛸🛸 with some friends 👽😊👽.

    • @paddlefar9175
      @paddlefar9175 3 года назад +2

      @@dr6063 Does he enjoy his job as a poop scooper for the Aliens living there?

    • @summerbrooks9922
      @summerbrooks9922 Год назад

      Yes, and his most terrifying one.

  • @thelaurels13
    @thelaurels13 4 года назад +141

    It would just take Tom Cruise to leave to end this cult once and for all. They are friggin batshit crazy.

    • @wickedwitchoftheeast88
      @wickedwitchoftheeast88 3 года назад +14

      He'll never leave he's too brainwashed plus he has it good in that cult they worship him and they probably have a shit ton of dirt on him as well.

    • @dr6063
      @dr6063 3 года назад +5

      Cruise will never leave and that’s okay folks. We don’t want him in the real world anyway, he’s way too damaged. Anyway, Scientology needs him to pay for the space ships🛸🛸🛸 when the Aliens 👽 come to bring them far far away forever. We can only hope 🙏that Scientology’s rides 🛸🛸are coming very very soon. 👽

    • @dr6063
      @dr6063 3 года назад +1

      Lucifer666 is a Scientologist.

    • @wickedwitchoftheeast88
      @wickedwitchoftheeast88 3 года назад +1

      @@dr6063 even the devil hates Scientologists!

    • @wickedwitchoftheeast88
      @wickedwitchoftheeast88 3 года назад

      @@EzaVinylAddict no I wasn't hinting at him being gay I don't give a fuck if he's gay or straight each to their own and all that. I mean the cult probably knows all his dirty laundry that he doesn't want getting out. I can't stand Tom Cruise and I refuse to watch his movies after his comments on mental health when he went on Matt Lauer years ago. The only exception is Mission Impossible 2 because I love Ving Rhames as Luthor if he wasn't in it I wouldn't bother

  • @klod4975
    @klod4975 4 года назад +12

    In 1974, Manson stated his religion was Scientology, and identified as a Scientologist after studying the religion while incarcerated. Manson completed 150 hours of auditing before declaring Scientology "too crazy"

  • @hlb0111
    @hlb0111 5 лет назад +473

    It's an insult to use the word "church" in reference to scientology

  • @BakuraRy0
    @BakuraRy0 5 лет назад +217

    I love Christopher Reeve even more now. Using obvious fiction to work out that the grown-ass adults already in the "church" are gullible fools proves that he really was the Man of Steel.

  • @Mr.EmeraldTheGreen
    @Mr.EmeraldTheGreen Год назад +28

    Great applause 👏🏻 to all these people!!! Good for them for getting brain function back and doing positive things and leaving the BS cult. I was always afraid for Leah, I was afraid she would go missing, or turn up dead. I’m so glad for her for speaking her truth. I am so glad these people got out. Let’s hope others will follow.

  • @thedanielsfamily6473
    @thedanielsfamily6473 3 года назад +22

    Leah’s DocuSeries is addictive .. that’s why I’m here

  • @donaburns7912
    @donaburns7912 5 лет назад +130

    I was briefly interested in Scientology 20 years ago but quickly realized what a con it was. Thank goodness!

    • @mipoorboy1478
      @mipoorboy1478 3 года назад +8

      Same! I almost took a personality test but the friend I was with, couldn’t wait that long and she was my ride home. I’m so glad it worked out that way. At that time I was 20 years old. I was so young and In a really difficult time in my life. They would have sniffed out that vulnerability and ruined me!

  • @AnnaSophiaB
    @AnnaSophiaB 5 лет назад +284

    Holmes should be number one. What Katie Holmes did was incredibly brave because she was fighting not only for herself, but also for her daughter. This, in my opinion, deserves to be named as the bravest escape from Scientology. Cults are scary as all hell and she managed to get herself and a small child out of the claws of Scientology, a toxic marriage, AND build a lasting relationship on top of it all. She has my utmost respect.

    • @vioricales4864
      @vioricales4864 5 лет назад +5

      Anna Sophia probably you are right, but did you notice that people joining are becoming famous or get more money after? I guess it's a mutual benefit and when the system is restrictive than they want to leave.

    • @galfleming6770
      @galfleming6770 5 лет назад +4

      Oh! Anna! *Don't talk utter rubbish.* 'So brave' - what nonsense. People are free to leave Scientology anytime. I myself am a *5th Dan scientologist* and I have all my belts. Scientology is not to be used to attack others but only for Defence and Katie would have been learning these skills. I was taught by a Grandmaster (Chuck Norris) and now I walk the Ancient and spiritual path to enlightenment. *Katie simply didn't have the mental fortitude and discipline to learn the ways of Scientology.*

    • @ninamartinez2239
      @ninamartinez2239 5 лет назад

      Heck yeah !

    • @nutzhazel
      @nutzhazel 5 лет назад +3

      And thank goodness Katie have a good sense not to talk about her days at Scientology publicly or she would be hunted and harass daily!

    • @meganolson7827
      @meganolson7827 5 лет назад +32

      Leah Remini also had a child and she is bad ass because she has a show on A and E helping other people tell their stories as well as holding the church accountable. So she deserves to be #1. Not only did she escape but she is helping others. Holmes does nothing for others. Btw she was barely in Scientology to begin with. Leah was in since she was 8 yearls old so she was in deep when she had the courage to brake away.

  • @jamesclapp6832
    @jamesclapp6832 2 года назад +31

    My older brother and eldest sister joined Scientology at about the same time but left around the same time because of the ever increasing financial burden. They both started to believe they were getting conned. I was approached by Scientologists while I was still in the Army, perhaps because of their participation. I had a minimal income and zero capital. These folks are relentless. I told them repeatedly I wasn't the least bit interested, but they persisted for about six months. I had to move on base to get away from them.

    • @RMBlake007
      @RMBlake007 10 месяцев назад +1

      Yep, that's their tactics. Sorry you had to go through that, but good that you stood firm.

  • @sarahmeecham6654
    @sarahmeecham6654 2 года назад +8

    I love what Christopher Reeves did!😂

  • @MegaSheen15
    @MegaSheen15 5 лет назад +420

    Just watch, now The Scientologists will start a huge smear campaign against Watchmojo. They’ll say that this was the least watched video on RUclips or something.

    • @veronicapiccinini7956
      @veronicapiccinini7956 5 лет назад +5

      MegaSheen15 too late for them. Even The Simpson made an episode about it, without explicit it.

    • @Fools_Requiem
      @Fools_Requiem 5 лет назад +11

      That's impossible. I have the least watched video on RUclips.

    • @EchthelionII
      @EchthelionII 5 лет назад +7

      What about that episode of south park, the only thing I know of that happened was Isaac Hayes left who voiced chef because he was a scientologist, then they brutally murdered and got rid of his character in the next season.

    • @thescoot106
      @thescoot106 5 лет назад

      They don’t have the money or the power to go after people like that anymore. You have to be a real danger to their bottom line for them to even put up a site about you.

    • @CaseAgainstFaith1
      @CaseAgainstFaith1 5 лет назад +10

      Did Trump take notes from Scientology?

  • @billybobjoe1335
    @billybobjoe1335 5 лет назад +182

    I have an idea: pit the Westboro Baptist Church against Scientology. It would be hilarious.

    • @mimig474
      @mimig474 5 лет назад +17

      Pay per view action to go towards the lgbtq charity lol

    • @jenniferclark9842
      @jenniferclark9842 5 лет назад

      Split it between that and WWP!

    • @farginaesswipe4127
      @farginaesswipe4127 5 лет назад +5

      That would make an INCREDIBLE movie!!! Maybe Kirk Cameron could actually get a role!

    • @silverwindspirit
      @silverwindspirit 4 года назад +2

      There's something I'd pay to see

    • @KateLicker
      @KateLicker 4 года назад

      I'd love to see the usual pair of glassy-eyed Scientology fuckwits with the usual pair of camcorders trained on the Westboros

  • @christystewart4567
    @christystewart4567 2 года назад +8

    Two of my classmates and I did a report on cults in high school. We didn’t touch much on Scientology but did a few others who were big in the 70s. Talk about craziness. If I’d ever had an urge to join one this report cured me of it.

  • @Jelle1880
    @Jelle1880 5 лет назад +18

    Should have mentioned Jason Beghe. Together with Leah he's been instrumental in showing what Scientology really is.

  • @Jimmersaunt
    @Jimmersaunt 5 лет назад +132

    I so admire Leah Remini-you go girl!

    • @DrWhom
      @DrWhom 5 лет назад +1

      She did some bad-girl thing on set, I hear.

  • @sol666
    @sol666 5 лет назад +198

    It's a cult! Not a religion.

    • @GBart
      @GBart 5 лет назад +2

      Actually you have it backwards, check the dictionary

    • @billiejean8665
      @billiejean8665 5 лет назад

      It's s religion. Why does that upset so many people?

    • @09Libertarian
      @09Libertarian 5 лет назад

      So is Christianity

    • @JDS11ify
      @JDS11ify 4 года назад +1

      It is a religion. One can adhere to the 'religion of anything'. It is a cult and should be cut off the list of government 'churches' so the tax implications would bankrupt them.

    • @johnmclane8760
      @johnmclane8760 4 года назад +1

      @@09Libertarian false

  • @Colin12475
    @Colin12475 5 лет назад +12

    "THE ONLY WAY YOU CAN CONTROL PEOPLE IS TO LIE TO THEM. You can write
    that down in your book in great big letters. The only way you can
    control anybody is to lie to them."
    -L. Ron Hubbard

  • @denicesanders4586
    @denicesanders4586 5 лет назад +12

    The perfect description of, A Fool And Their Money Are Soon Parted.

  • @robertpreskop4425
    @robertpreskop4425 5 лет назад +129

    When I lived in Austin Texas, I met up with a couple of very friendly guys who introduced me to Scientology and talked about all the wonderful things that it could do to improve and upgrade your life. I took one course at their Org on Guadalupe Street across from the flagship UT campus. After going through the hour and a half long course, I started getting suspicious about this whole Scientology thing. The guys known as auditers started noticing my change of heart and tried to stop me from leaving their rented facility. These were muscular guys dressed in all black and they were not pleasant to deal with when you harbor second thoughts. I managed to get around them and ran out that front door never to return. The sad thing is they had my mailing address and I was getting bombarded with their bullshit mail every other day. Even when I moved they would manage to get my new address. A few times they would call me and I would tell them to stop sending me mail and stop their harrassment of me. That fell on deaf ears at first but than when I threatened to call authorities on them they started to back off. That was a real eye opener for me that night back in August 1993.

    • @codyswan4918
      @codyswan4918 3 года назад +9

      Great story! Glad you got out of there!!

    • @zapkvr
      @zapkvr 3 года назад +2

      Authorities? Hmmmm

    • @dr6063
      @dr6063 3 года назад +5

      I’ve been saying in this entire comment section that it will be a globally glorious day when they buy their spaceships 🛸🛸🛸🛸that Cruise will buy for them and they will fly 👽🛸👽🛸👽up up and away 🤔 oh that’s right, they are the ones that believe that. Shit. 😳🙄

    • @larajones175
      @larajones175 2 года назад

      Wow . Its human trafficking cult.

    • @sheilasmith7779
      @sheilasmith7779 Год назад

      Robert what sells people is the promise ( covert) of prosperity. Any teaching can have some positive, personal benefits. And those benefits can be so attractive as to suspend rational scrutiny.
      Humans often embrace what they WANT to believe, rather than truth.

  • @tiacho2893
    @tiacho2893 5 лет назад +132

    Scientology is 1950-60's pop psychology and SciFi put in a blender until frothy.

    • @wolfpac1970
      @wolfpac1970 5 лет назад +4

      Well, it was started by a Sci-Fi writer popular in the 1950-60's, so that should have been a red flag.

    • @dawnmackeller4472
      @dawnmackeller4472 5 лет назад +4

      commatoes I was at a meeting of CSI (Committee for Skeptical Inquiry) in 70s. The older gentlemen there told me they had make a bet with L. Ron Hubbard (at that time a sci-fi writer). They bet he couldn’t invent a religion without a God. Thus, Scientology! This was just after Time magazine featured an article & cover about them. They remarked how brave the reporters were!

    • @wolfpac1970
      @wolfpac1970 5 лет назад +1

      dawn mackeller now that you mentioned it, I have heard this from other people as well.

    • @davelavish8580
      @davelavish8580 5 лет назад

      Scientology rocks!

    • @charlesward8696
      @charlesward8696 5 лет назад

      Don't forget the "bananas"!!!!!

  • @kathleenralston2192
    @kathleenralston2192 4 года назад +7

    One of them approached me at college many years ago. Another man witnessed this and asked me about it. He said if I wanted them to leave me alone all I had to do was tell them that I was very poor and had no money. I did that. I made it clear that I could not provide any money and I never heard from them again.

  • @YourHomeTorontoRealEstate
    @YourHomeTorontoRealEstate 2 года назад

    This is really my favourite Channel!
    Thanks for your nice Videos,
    it is very enlightening,
    Waiting for your latest update.
    Doris - Norton Park

  • @kidfrombrooklyn66
    @kidfrombrooklyn66 5 лет назад +588

    THAT CRAP IS NOT A RELIGION !!!
    I crossed path while on vacation in LA - I had no clue who they were - but - thankful for NOT even considering to join.

    • @L3GIQN
      @L3GIQN 5 лет назад +33

      peter theis It's already weird that people still believe in religions but it's even weirder that this shit gets so many supporters.

    • @christophermontes24
      @christophermontes24 5 лет назад +16

      DreadStare Religion was an idea in the old times, for people of lower class, slaves to have hope that an afterlife existed. So their shitty miserable lives had something to look afterwards for. And today we stoll use it like that but through all classes. I myself am a christian. But im in a phase were i am debating if God is real or not

    • @KyubiCloaks
      @KyubiCloaks 5 лет назад +12

      Christopher Montes theres no explanation to the birth of everything that is our universe other than something beyond our understanding(a god)

    • @L3GIQN
      @L3GIQN 5 лет назад +10

      Brian Williams We have no explanation (yet) and we don't need one because it doesn't matter and it's not going to change anything. Life is short and we should not spend it thinking of these things. We should live free of religions.

    • @KyubiCloaks
      @KyubiCloaks 5 лет назад +6

      DreadStare you dont have to spend your entire life praying idiot. Live is short, spend it how you enjoy it just as long as its nothing bad. Thats what most religion promotes

  • @gasperdn
    @gasperdn 5 лет назад +31

    Jason Lee left?? Yay!!! I can finally not feel bad about watching Mallrats or My Name Is Earl!

    • @G-TV_TheOneManArmy
      @G-TV_TheOneManArmy 4 года назад +3

      He left almost 20 yrs ago you've been good to watch without feeling bad for a while now

  • @peterwilliamson8721
    @peterwilliamson8721 2 года назад +2

    I really enjoyed this show well thought out and written, extremely funny.

  • @babyjesuslovesme1219
    @babyjesuslovesme1219 5 лет назад

    Great video . Had a lot of info I’ve never heard

  • @alwrig
    @alwrig 5 лет назад +12

    Paul Haggis left when he finally learned the "history" of Scientology regarding Lord Xenu, Thetans, etc.. His reaction: "What the f*ck is this sh*t???"

  • @ChristChickAutistic
    @ChristChickAutistic 5 лет назад +34

    One of my best friends tried this crap back in the late 90s. He quit because they always wanted money, the reasoning they gave him was he needed to be "cleared", it was a process, they told him. He spent so much money on their "evaluations" he almost went broke before he wised up. Thank goodness he did. It's no wonder so many rich people love this cult, as that's what it is, because you can only afford it if your rich. I remember being so relieved when my friend told me he was done with it. His experience just solidified my aversion to any faith or group that is basically a secret society. My mother wanted me to join the Eastern Star back when, so I asked her what it was about. She wouldn't tell me, so I figured that if my own beloved mother couldn't tell me, then I'd be damned if I joined. The reason I brought up the experience between my mom and me is because Scientology reminds me so much of the OES, Shriners, Freemasons, Skull & Bones, etc. Basically, there's no way I'd join a group without knowing some of what was in store for me beforehand.

  • @n-wordheelflips2648
    @n-wordheelflips2648 2 года назад +4

    Remini is more famous for quitting scientology than being an actual celebrity 😂

  • @gr8fuldeb699
    @gr8fuldeb699 2 года назад

    About time hopefully 10 more have since you posted this.

  • @PoppyCorn144
    @PoppyCorn144 5 лет назад +202

    Thanks Mimi Rogers - if not for you Tom could've been normal. 😞

    • @mitzabiciclista1
      @mitzabiciclista1 5 лет назад +27

      PoppyCorn144 Nahhh!! I think he would have found something else. She just speed up the process 😁

    • @ninamartinez2239
      @ninamartinez2239 5 лет назад +7

      This is true and she's out of it a Tom Cruise, is a puppet for David miscavige ?

    • @marsworld7513
      @marsworld7513 5 лет назад +11

      He made his own choices.

    • @anthonycharles1185
      @anthonycharles1185 5 лет назад +2

      Haha!! Exactly what I had thought!

    • @mollyblaine2551
      @mollyblaine2551 5 лет назад

      PoppyCorn144 n

  • @sadem1045
    @sadem1045 5 лет назад +80

    It takes a lot to leave a cult. I’m happy for all of these people.

  • @tiaaaron3278
    @tiaaaron3278 4 года назад +25

    Hopefully,one day,we can see Tom Cruise,Elizabeth Moss,John Travolta and many more on this list.

    • @wickedwitchoftheeast88
      @wickedwitchoftheeast88 3 года назад +7

      Cruise ain't going nowhere he's too brainwashed to see it for the money making scam cult it is.

    • @dr6063
      @dr6063 3 года назад

      Oh Lucifer666 - David, is that you?

    • @debbiemartindale253
      @debbiemartindale253 3 года назад

      yea, I would have a lot more respect for them for sure

  • @ratsamymejia7244
    @ratsamymejia7244 3 года назад +15

    My niece has job and school and when she goes to Scientology’s? She crazy and broke and no home and homeless cuz they took all her money

  • @Paige-pk8dr
    @Paige-pk8dr 5 лет назад +30

    What about Jason Beghe? He went did an interview that was like 2 hours about how the 'church' basically manipulates people. He talked about it in that Going Clear documentary.

  • @rickrhoden1
    @rickrhoden1 5 лет назад +28

    That such people are drawn into Scientology in the first place let's you know being a celebrity does not imbue one with critical thought or a moral/philosophical center. Kudos for the ones that found those things and got out.

    • @flatfoot38
      @flatfoot38 Год назад

      I know, it's amazing how many get involved. Glad some have come to their senses

  • @nbrikha
    @nbrikha 4 года назад +5

    Jason Lee being known for Alvin and the Chipmunks and not for Kevin Smith movies like Mallrats is like saying Tom Cruise is known for The Mummy reboot and not Mission Impossible

  • @ckblackwoodmusic
    @ckblackwoodmusic 5 лет назад +11

    Thanks for shouting out the bravery of the family members who left, WM! The Church of Scientology is a nightmare organization

  • @robertclarkguitar
    @robertclarkguitar 5 лет назад +45

    It's always about the money.

  • @dragonslayerdragonslayer
    @dragonslayerdragonslayer 5 лет назад +93

    This is quite amazing that you can actually get away and get out of Scientology

    • @MegaSheen15
      @MegaSheen15 5 лет назад +11

      dragonslayer666 dragonslayer666 you can, it’s just that you’ll lose contact with anyone you know that’s still in it.

    • @L3GIQN
      @L3GIQN 5 лет назад +5

      MegaSheen15 Why would you even want to see those people again?

    • @MegaSheen15
      @MegaSheen15 5 лет назад +22

      DreadStare most of the time your entire family is in the church. There are countless stories of people who can no longer talk to their parents, siblings, or even their children.

    • @peytonsawyer9461
      @peytonsawyer9461 5 лет назад +1

      DreadStare think about it it's still your family that's in the church your family that you still love and care about and you're not able to talk to them anymore probably for not the rest of your life that's incredibly painful to think about

    • @jgw5491
      @jgw5491 5 лет назад

      I think it is a bit easier now that they are past their heyday. Still pretty big, but I don't think they are gaining as many new recruits.

  • @marksmith6435
    @marksmith6435 2 года назад +8

    I finally had to walk away from my own mom. Got tired of being treated like shit because I don't give nothing to scientology.

  • @davidponseigo8811
    @davidponseigo8811 Год назад +1

    Jason Lee has been in most of Kevin Smith's movies, those are classics and most definitely should not forgotten.

  • @insertcolorfulmetaphor8520
    @insertcolorfulmetaphor8520 5 лет назад +17

    William S Burroughs is such a magnificent individual!! Truly, a rare specimen of human that only comes about once in a generation!

  • @snugbug5067
    @snugbug5067 5 лет назад +26

    That is something else I'd like to see the end of in my lifetime. I wish all those who left great happiness and and peace.

  • @aprillondon11
    @aprillondon11 4 года назад +14

    Should change the title to “celebrities who almost joined Scientology”.

  • @DoseOfVirality
    @DoseOfVirality 3 года назад +2

    “Just think, no one thought it would last.”
    AAHAHAHAHHAHAHA

  • @maranatha256
    @maranatha256 5 лет назад +16

    They tried an e-meter on me in a mall near Purdue where I was pursuing an engineering degree. When I pointed out it was a strain gauge device, they packed up and left.

  • @rahadiantoputra862
    @rahadiantoputra862 5 лет назад +3

    Another *important list* from WatchMojo! Keep on rockin'!!!

  • @maskedmarvyl4774
    @maskedmarvyl4774 2 года назад +2

    In the musical film Sweet Charity that came out in the 1960s, Sammy Davis played the cult leader of a group called "The Music of Life", where he sang about the advice his father gave him as a young boy: "He said 'son, there are a mill-ion pidgeons, waiting to be hooked on new re-li-gions!!'

  • @shashiemoser5445
    @shashiemoser5445 2 года назад +4

    Im surprised Jason Beghe from Chicago PD isn't on this list. He has an interesting story about how David Duchovny got him out of it.

  • @pizzagogo6151
    @pizzagogo6151 5 лет назад +138

    I find it so hard to believe that anyone with the most basic intelligence and education can still get sucked in to this absurd cult.

    • @qadarsaleem9661
      @qadarsaleem9661 5 лет назад +2

      Pizza Gogo I agree

    • @larrylacause1899
      @larrylacause1899 4 года назад +2

      Its easy , , , some of the SICKEST persons can / are quite charming at open the door 4 u , , once inside , , , the TRUTH / REALITY , , , of the SICKNESS comes 2 PLAY wit U , , ,

    • @josefinebliss2801
      @josefinebliss2801 3 года назад +7

      Brainwashing

    • @janX9
      @janX9 3 года назад +11

      What's really sad is that children born into the cult are not raised by the parents, so there is no chance of them learning any other life than Scientology. Brainwashed from birth.

    • @V8AmericanMuscleCar
      @V8AmericanMuscleCar 3 года назад +4

      Yeah I don't understand that either. Like Albert Einstein once said: Only Two Things are Infinite, The Universe and Human Stupidity, and I Do Not Know About The Former.

  • @christopheryoung4034
    @christopheryoung4034 5 лет назад +75

    Why don't Hollywood actors just go to a regular church where you can come and go as you please?

    • @richardkristensen9528
      @richardkristensen9528 5 лет назад +20

      Because they get treated like stars and gods...........Just like Cruise.

    • @julesf.meloborges811
      @julesf.meloborges811 5 лет назад +7

      @@richardkristensen9528 Since John Travolta is not so famous anymore, I wonder how they treat him now.

    • @DrWhom
      @DrWhom 5 лет назад +6

      Mega-success leaves you with a hole in your soul that is not usually addressed by mainstream religions, which have traditionally concentrated on alleviating the pain of the wretched. If you feel the pain of the ultra-rich you need a religion that tells you it is e.g. because you are secretly a member of a superior species (or something like that). This also explains the appeal of Buddhism to Hollywood stars, by the way.

    • @kenyettaready
      @kenyettaready 5 лет назад

      @@julesf.meloborges811 no MORE fame but still plenty of fortune.

    • @julesf.meloborges811
      @julesf.meloborges811 5 лет назад +2

      @@kenyettaready Actually, I think fame is much more important to Scientology now than money. Nobody believes them. They are not seen as just harmless "crazy" people now, but as criminals who run an evil cult. It's a matter of time before their numbers shrink from a few thousand to a few hundred.

  • @wolfie26
    @wolfie26 4 года назад +2

    It’s like this guy Ron Hubbard wrote another science fiction book and then he thought: “What if I turn this into a real thing instead?” And went and did it!

  • @pepelishis
    @pepelishis 3 года назад +10

    thank god Brad Pitt had common sense... we would have all sorts of groupies joining Scientology because Tom and Brad would be members
    A nightmare

  • @CheeseReaper22
    @CheeseReaper22 5 лет назад +9

    I saw Going Clear. Haggis' outburst is my favorite scene.

  • @TheGimpPimp1
    @TheGimpPimp1 5 лет назад +48

    So this is why Chef died on South Park..??

    • @alwrig
      @alwrig 5 лет назад +8

      Yep! Isaac Hayes took exception to Trey and Matt doing an episode exposing Scientology...

    • @wolfpac1970
      @wolfpac1970 5 лет назад +5

      That's why he left South Park and they killed him. Everything in that episode is true. I looked into Scientology in my 20's out of curiosity and couldn't bring myself to actually pursue it after visiting the "church" in Atlanta. It was bizarre and nothing like what celebrities like Tom Cruise make it out to be. They are the exceptions to all the rules one must follow in Scientology.

    • @caroljomartin3051
      @caroljomartin3051 5 лет назад +11

      Old-Guy-Rants. Yup. They disapproved of South Park making fun of them, and forced him to quit. So Matt Stone and Trey Parker kicked up the razzing a notch, and started getting death threats. Even worse, their homes were broken into, and there were signs indicating that if it didn't stop, next time they'd break in when they're home and the death threats would be carried out. Pretty fucked up, if you ask me. I was in Scientology for about 6 months, but I'm bipolar, and they made me quit my meds. Then (thank God!) they kucked me out because I was too crazy for them.

    • @DrWhom
      @DrWhom 5 лет назад +1

      @@caroljomartin3051 "kucked me out" - typo or awesome new coinage?

    • @HumanBeanbag
      @HumanBeanbag 5 лет назад

      I thought the same thing for a long time but it might not actually be true. I read that he got too sick to work. I hope it isn't true but it does make perfect sense. Oh well. R.I.P Chef!

  • @sxli3340
    @sxli3340 3 года назад +3

    Charles Manson said Scientology was too crazy for him

  • @Uneke
    @Uneke 3 года назад +3

    If only Reeve joined... They coulda saved him... 😂as cruise once said “you know, as a Scientologist, you’re the only person who can save them” 😂😂😂

  • @whilesuncastle2231
    @whilesuncastle2231 5 лет назад +103

    Just watch South Parks episode on Scientology. You’ll get the picture

    • @random_eskimo_in_the_rockies
      @random_eskimo_in_the_rockies 5 лет назад +4

      @whilesun c This comment has been up for 8 months? It should have something like ten gazillion thumb's up by now! I'm a member of the LDS Church (Mormons) and even I recognize the genius in a lot of what Trey and Matt do. Now if I could only get that Big Tobacco song from "Butt Out" out of my head...

    • @itsdylanlikebobdylan
      @itsdylanlikebobdylan 5 лет назад +1

      Amen!

    • @mattgray871
      @mattgray871 4 года назад +4

      "Daaaad, Tom Cruise won't come out of the Closet!!!"

  • @ndprod.animationenthusiast9376
    @ndprod.animationenthusiast9376 5 лет назад +35

    Now, The church might try sending Watchmojo death threats!

    • @joeyeisenhower7137
      @joeyeisenhower7137 5 лет назад +1

      Nowon & DPool Productions no, they'll get them to join them and make videos like "top 10 reasons to join Scientology"

  • @tellurye
    @tellurye 3 года назад +2

    You forgot Jason Beghe. He is a top A-lister actor and MAJORLY speaks out against Scientology, even hosting seminars, like Leah.

  • @Jay-Kaizo
    @Jay-Kaizo 4 года назад +4

    John Travolta is absolutely stuck there after secret life information he gave them. I 100 percent believe that after researching. The big thing that I'm sure most people are aware of is his sexuality. If that was the only thing he was worried about getting out to the public, I wish he would just let it out. I think most people would be accepting of it.

  • @richierudd
    @richierudd 5 лет назад +13

    Back in the eighties when I was in college there was a professor who was in his own words not friends but knew LRH. He explained to him that although he had success in science fiction novels "the money is in religion". Just look at all these evangelists today with their lavish lifestyles.

    • @codyswan4918
      @codyswan4918 3 года назад

      And Hubbard went to his grave knowing that he was full of shit.