Page 25 - Going Clear News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Denouncing an explosive documentary on hbo later this month. it is called "going clear" explores the controversial church by interviewing former members some of whom accuse them of physical and emotional abuse. savannah guthrie has the story. >> many people know little about scientology, beyond it is the religion of some high profile celebrities like tom cruise and john travolta. all of that may change with the documentary going clear, scientology and the prison of belief. >> you take on a matrix of thought that is not your own. >> going clear premiers on hbo later this month, on the heels of ...

It. this is where former members describe the whole, so-called secret scientology compound where they say members were sent for punishment. >> the doors had bars put on them the windows all had bars put on them and there was one entrance door the security guard sat at 24 hours a day. >> i had to stay there, sleep there, i stunk, there were ants crawling around. you sleep about an hour two hours a night. you were in such a mental state, you're very controllable very suggest i believe. >> scientology has a history spending millions of dollars to silence crib. this time they are even buying googl...

Correspondent, good to see you, pinch. >> it is the scientology tell all called "going clear" but after a threatening meeting with the church's lawyers they can safely say this so-called book is poppycock. it is as evil as therapists and the obvious work of an sp. all hail the emperor from the planet schmar. >> a-block. the lede. that's the first story. >> was manti living a man-lie? the football star at notre dame claim he was duped into being in a long-distance relationship with a woman he never met. her supposed death from leukemia along with the passing of his grandmother was news as the t...

Correspondent, good to see you, pinch. >> it is the scientology tell all called "going clear" but after a threatening meeting with the church's lawyers they can safely say this so-called book is poppycock. it is as evil as therapists and the obvious work of an sp. all hail the emperor from the planet schmar. >> a-block. the lede. that's the first story. >> was manti living a man-lie? the football star at notre dame claim he was duped into being in a long-distance relationship with a woman he never met. her supposed death from leukemia along with the passing of his grandmother was news as the t...

>> reporter: from celebrity members like tom cruise, to the legions of unknown uniformed worker bees behind the scenes, the book "going clear" is a sweeping look at scientology. >> life after death is life after death. >> reporter: the book traces the faith of its founding ron l. hubbard to its current leader, david miscavige. >> i've never met a more competent, a more intelligent, a more tolerant and compassionate being. we are lucky it have you and thank you very much. >> reporter: but some have accused >> reporter: but some have and miscavige of being physically abusive. debbie cook once ra...