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[Brakke]

The film also suggests that the church is holding sensitive information about John Travola's sexual orientation over the Saturday Night Fever star's head in an attempt to ensure his loyalty to Scientology

That's some weak-ass blackmail.

Everybody already knows, Johnny T. Just be yourself, dude. We'll all love ya if you just admit it.

 

[John Kowalski]

Oh, here's hoping T sees the light.

 

[RustyNails]

Out of all the hollywood, it HAD to be Tom Cruise to join the crazy cult. My top 3 actors in hollywood. Why couldn't it be fucking carrot top or Pauly Shore? No, it had to be the actor that genuinely makes awesome action and of late awesome sci-fi adventures. Not to mention immensely talented as an actor.

 

[Weapxn]

I cannot fucking wait to see this doc. I'm so excited. I wonder if it could actually do some sort of legitimate harm to the "church."

 

[megamerican]

Ironically if Travolta came out now it would probably make him the most relevant / admired he's been in the the past decade or even longer.

 

[Alligatorjandro]

Scientologists are not someone I would want to cross.

 

[Stinkles]

Fraud is not protected speech.

Religion is not fraud, technically speaking. As long as they "believe" it, most of it is untouchable. Including their tax status.

 

[injurai]

Apparently Louie Theroux is also making a Scientology documentey, which I'm immensely interested in.

Hasn't he already done stuff on them? I swear I've already seen that.

 

[RustyNails]

Hasn't he already done stuff on them? I swear I've already seen that.

It was BBC. Whose host exploded like a tomato on air.

 

[Always-honest]

I would have loved to have tapped Nicole.

 

[SketchTheArtist]

It was BBC. Whose host exploded like a tomato on air.

Oh yeah, they kept following them around, harassing them and then he fuckin' exploded. Played right into their traps to discredit you.

 

[Tesseract]

wow, i wonder what y'all's crimes are

you pig fucks

 

[injurai]

It was BBC. Whose host exploded like a tomato on air.

No clue what you mean by that last part.

 

[akira28]

If this is true then why does the OP and the documentary focus on something as mundane as wiretapping?

well if they're known for murder and kidnapping and torture, I probably wouldn't go after them on that unless I could get a direct hit.

wow, i wonder what y'all's crimes are

you pig fucks

they act like they've never stuck a venomous snake in someone's mailbox before.

 

[Grinchy]

Cruise sounds like one of the most batshit insane people ever. As much as I don't want to like him, he's too damn talented. Almost every movie he does is great. And, despite being one of the most recognizable people in the world, he is still able to morph into the character he's portraying. I'm never distracted by "Tom Cruise playing a character."

 

[NotTheGuyYouKill]

I would have loved to have tapped Nicole.

Be Jimmy Fallon

 

[hodayathink]

Because I hadn't really heard about the Travolta's sexual orientation, I'm now fairly upset that he's been married to Kelly Preston all these years.

 

[Rebel Leader]

They've had 160 lawyers on the case in preparation

HBO:

 

[Mask]

Makes me glad we don't have much Scientology presence in the UK. Even less, considering the Anonymous protests, you know, before the name got taken by legit nutjobs, drove a few of the buildings out of the country. Fuck 'em.

 

[Dai101]

They've had 160 lawyers on the case in preparation

 

[Buddha Beam]

Do some searching/reading on Shelly Miscavige (the wife of the Scientology leader). She has not been seen in public since 2007 and there is a whole lot of weird conspiracy cover-up stuff about her too

http://www.vanityfair.com/society/2014/03/shelly-miscavige-scientology-queen-de-throned#

I've read this story on VF before and, having just read it again, it makes me so... angry and frustrated to read it. Why can't something be done about this scumbag cult?

 

[TAJ]

Religion is not fraud, technically speaking. As long as they "believe" it, most of it is untouchable. Including their tax status.

It's unique among "religions" in that its founder admitted it was a scam.

 

[RustyNails]

I've read this story on VF before and, having just read it again, it makes me so... angry and frustrated to read it. Why can't something be done about this scumbag cult?

Answer is right above your post

 

[Travo]

It's this shit that holds Cruise back from winning any major award like an Oscar.

 

[CadetMahoney]

I hadn't really heard about the Travolta's sexual orientation, I'm now fairly upset that he's been married to Kelly Preston all these years.

 

[inky]

How the hell did Scientology root themselves so deeply into Hollywood and got so many stars' loyalty and devotion?

Exclusive group of special people made feel even more exclusive and special.

 

[Lone Wolf]

Isn't Scientology against homosexuality? I guess I should look into it further, but I always thought that was the case. I know I've at least read that L. Ron Hubbard wrote disparaging things about it.

 

[BouncyFrag]

Still waiting for Travolta and Cruise to ressurect the Battlefield Earth saga.

 

[DontBeThatGuy]

Scientology is disgustingly fascinating.

 

[bengraven]

wait, what, oh.

I fucking love Jeff Goldblum. hahaa

 

[J2 Cool]

Its just so hard to believe ppl letting something like scientology brainwash them. Its totally weird. Miss the days when hollywood connections were just mob-related. Or communism.

 

[ArjanN]

How the hell did Scientology root themselves so deeply into Hollywood and got so many stars' loyalty and devotion?

Actors are often not big on common sense.

 

[Amir0x]

I just realized old school Travolta would have made a killer Gaston in a live Beauty and the Beast adaptation

 

[Omni]

Tom Cruise just seems so awesome though. Really fascinates me how he got caught up in this

 

[U n i o n 0015]

Tom Cruise just seems so awesome though. Really fascinates me how he got caught up in this

Yeah, I really like his movies. Listen to his interview on the Nerdist podcast and he seems pretty chill.

And frankly, him being a Scientologist must make him more receptive to doing sci-fi movies!

 

[sparky2112]

Because I hadn't really heard about the Travolta's sexual orientation, I'm now fairly upset that he's been married to Kelly Preston all these years.

If rumors are true, you never had a chance with her.

 

[Hjod]

Can't wait to watch this one, good on HBO for having the balls (or 160 lawyers) to do this.

 

[JumpJeff84]

The weird thing is that he's openly gay except for public appearances.

What? Is this true? I had no idea. Need more info please...

 

[shuri]

John Travolta comes from another generation, and he started as the ultimate sex symbol in his early movies; if he has been blackmailed for so long, it probably took a toll on him and thats why he's afraid of having this info coming out. Today, nobody would care, but back in the '70 and '80, this was some sort of career ender for someone like him.

He's probably terrified by this. Poor guy

 

[Dai101]

If rumors are true, you never had a chance with her.

Go on.....

 

[sparky2112]

Go on.....

That Travolta and Preston were covering for each other, not just her for him.

 

[Run]

I just realized old school Travolta would have made a killer Gaston in a live Beauty and the Beast adaptation

Mind blown... so perfect.

 

[satriales]

No clue what you mean by that last part.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjlo4u_8g60

 

[Dai101]

That Travolta and Preston were covering for each other, not just her for him.

Ah. That. I though of something more, kinky?

 

[The Hermit]

"The film also suggests that the church is holding sensitive information about John Travola's sexual orientation over the Saturday Night Fever star's head in an attempt to ensure his loyalty to Scientology"

Do they have footage of him with a woman?

oh you

 

[Maninthemirror]

tom cruise is weird as a scientologists but I love his movies. No hate.

 

[Ophelion]

This thread prompted me to wiki L Ron Hubbard who started Scientology. Good lord, that guy was an evil, narcissistic charlatan. He's like the devil of the pantheon of golden age sci-fi authors.

 

[Trojita]

This actually paints Cruise and Travolta as victims.

Travolta would probably be praised if he came out officially as gay and left Scientology.

If Scientology does have dirt on Cruise and Travolta revealed by confessions during the "sessions" Scientology conducts on its members, then the only thing that would possibly combat this is if pop culture media outlets and news sources don't chew through everything revealed like they do for every other scandal. Unfortunately that won't happen with the zeitgeist today.