Tony Ortega

First Chef was a central character. All of a sudden he was gone. This is why.

By systematically targeting electroconvulsive therapy as part of its war on psychiatry, experts say Scientology could decimate a treatment that is “saving so many lives.”

According to a new lawsuit, Elvis’ widow turned to an auctioneer for help finding new sources of income—and then abruptly cut her off when things started to turn around.

Until recently, the Church of Scientology had held just one top-secret “religious arbitration” in its 70-year history. This is an extremely rare look inside the second.

Joe Reaiche told The Daily Beast he is considering suing his own children, claiming they perjured themselves in letters to a judge requesting leniency for their half-brother.

As audiences take in Cruise’s latest hit, “Top Gun: Maverick,” top Scientology reporter Tony Ortega looks back on how the star became the Church of Scientology’s Maverick.

The tale of a widow—and mother of two—from Texas who was convinced to send over $800,000 to people claiming to be “Leonardo DiCaprio” enslaved by the Church of Scientology.

His name was Kuba Ka, and he called himself the “God of Pop”—having allegedly been handpicked by Michael Jackson’s manager as his successor. Then his face began falling off.

The Church of Scientology’s New York Rescue Workers Detoxification Project, led by Tom Cruise and supported by Trump, treated 9/11 first responders with its “Purification Rundown.”

Text messages between private investigators show how ex-cops were trailing the ‘Second Act’ stars around New York City on behalf, they say, of Scientology.