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Leah Remini and Ex- Scientology Leader Make Sexual Abuse Claim Against The Church

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Leah Remini A&E show Leah Remini is on a mission to make sure that the Church of Scientology goes down in a ball of flames. Her new explosive A&E series Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath is focused on exposing the dirty and allegedly illegal activities of the church. And the church is very angry with what she has to say.

On the premiere of her series Remini interviewed Amy Scobee, a onetime senior Scientology executive who left the church behind in 2005.  Scobee has already made waves with her ex-church when she wrote a book book titled, Scientology – Abuse at the Top, that details her abusive experience with the church. She started with the organization at the age of 14 and worked her way up to an executive position. She worked at Scientology‘s international management headquarters for several years before leaving in 2005. She also founded the many Scientology Celebrity Centres during her 27 years on the church’s payroll.

The interview dropped the bombshell  that her married boss, a 35-year-old fellow Scientologist, sexually abused her at the age of 14 when she first joined the church. Scobee said, “He had me stay back when everyone else left and basically we had sex. This was statutory rape. I was too afraid to tell anyone about it.” Even worse, Scobee alleged, the church tried to cover up the horrific crime. The church found out about the situation when the married man’s wife came forward and told the church officials. Instead of reporting the incident to the police, church officials decided that it would be bad PR for the church and they placed blame on her.

On the show, Scobee was also reunited with her previously estranged mother, Bonny, who finally left the church years after her daughter. Both mother and daughter claim leaders forced the heartbroken mom to “disconnect” from her child. This was a common practice amongst church members once a family member has left the church.

A&E said that the church has responded to these allegations by claiming she is a “pathological liar” with a history of “sexual transgressions.”

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Johnny Depp has yet to pay $7 Million Divorce Settlement to Amber Heard

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amber-heardWhen Johnny Depp and Amber Heard divorced last year, the tabloids were rocked when it came out that the reason for the divorce was due to the fact that Depp was both physically and verbally abusive to Heard.

When Heard filed for divorce last May, she accused Depp of being abusive and photo and video evidence of his alleged abusive behavior surfaced including a bizarre story about Depp writing messages to Heard in his own blood.

Here is a recap: when Johnny Depp and Amber Heard reached a settlement in their divorce case, which was scheduled to go to trial, Heard withdrew her petition for a restraining order against Depp and dismissed the domestic-violence case against him “with prejudice,” which means “she can never re-file it.” Heard got $7 million in the settlement which she then committed to donating the money to the ACLU and Children’s Hospital.

Well, TMZ published a very misleading article that stated that Heard was not going to donate that money to the charities. The headline of the article, “Amber Heard: CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL MONEY MIA.”, stated that she hasn’t given a dime to the charities and that “We’re told Heard and Depp have not signed the final settlement documents so everything has now stalled. Our sources say the main hang-up is that Depp wants to pay the money directly to the charities but she wants the money sent to her. Heard does not want Depp to get a tax deduction.”

Well that article is misleading and false. In reality Depp is refusing to follow through with the payment. Some rumors around the celebrity gossip mill is that TMZ has close ties with Depp and ran the article in retaliation to a domestic violence PSA that Heard released a few days ago. Although she does not name Depp during the video, everyone knows who she is referring to during the PSA. And the ACLU confirmed that Heard paid the money three days after the divorce settlement. Heard did deliver the advance under the assumption that Depp would pay the settlement. She was also preparing to donate to Children’s Hospital when Depp started to rethink the terms of the settlement.

Heard’s attorney, Pierce O’Donnell said that “Johnny is obligated by the settlement to pay Amber, and she in turn will honor her pledges to Children’s Hospital and the ACLU.”

 

 

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Brad Pitt Cleared in Child Abuse Investigation

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Brad Pitt Cleared of Child Abuse ChargesStill reeling from last night there is at least one person that America can believe in again and it’s America’s favorite actor Brad Pitt. After the heartbreaking news that the super A-list Hollywood couple would be divorcing, the news only got worse when it came out that the driving force behind the divorce was allegations of child abuse against Pitt. After a very intense and thorough investigation, he was cleared of any child abuse allegations by the L.A. County Dept. of Children and Family Services. This a big win for Pitt in the fight for custody of the children that he shares with Angelina Jolie.

TMZ reported that they were informed by Law enforcement that DCFS concluded Wednesday it would close the investigation involving an incident in September between Brad and Maddox on a private jet. This incident was rumored to have been the breaking point for Jolie. She filed for divorce shortly after. It was determined that Pitt did not commit child abuse during an argument on the plane that ended with physical contact.

Social workers interviewed Brad, Angelina, the kids and witnesses on the plane. Everyone cooperated in the investigation and answered all the questions that DCFS has regarding the incident. Jolie claimed that this incident was part of a pattern of abuse on Pitt’s part that has gone on for years. DCFS didn’t buy Jolie’s claims and it was determined that no further action will be taken against Pitt.

This outcome is very favorable for Pitt in this custody battle. Currently there is a temporary custody agreement in place while Pitt is fighting Jolie for joint custody. California judges favor joint custody, unless it would be harmful to the kids so this could potentially mean that Pitt might get his wish.

 

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No Joint Custody for Brad Pitt and According to Angelina Jolie

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0920-angelina-jolie-brad-pitt-getty-6The divorce battle rages on. This is starting to become on of Hollywood’s most contentious divorce and it is showing no sign of slowly down. The latest chapter to this crazy saga is that Angelina Jolie has turned turned down Brad Pitt’s request for joint custody and wants Pitt to have very limited access to the children with monitored visitations.

 TMZ reported previously that Pitt, 52,  filed his response to Jolie’s petition and asked the judge to grant him shared custody of the children. When Jolie, 41,  filed for divorce in September she requested sole custody of Maddox, 15, Pax, 12, Zahara, 11, Shiloh, 10, and 8-year-old twins Vivienne and Knox due to Pitt being an unfit father.  There is currently a temporary custody plan in place that requires Pitt to meet with his children only under supervision, and to undergo drug and alcohol testing.

And now Jolie is fighting against Pitt’s current petition to have joint custody. Basically they are filing petition after petition in regards to the custody of the children. Jolie believes that Pitt is abusive towards their children and the incident that caused the shocking split of Hollywood’s most A-List couple involved Pitt allegedly became verbally abusive towards on their children during an alcohol fueled rant on a private plane last September.

Jolie does not want to give Pitt any unsupervised visits with the children until he gets his act together and stops with his drinking. She does not feel like he has made enough changes in his life to give him unsupervised time with the kids. The divorce really caught him off guard and since it was announced that the couple is getting divorced, it seems like the fight for the kids is getting very heated.

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Scottie Pippen and Wife Divorce Drama

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Scottie and Larsa Pippen DivorceThe divorce proceedings between former NBA legend Scottie Pippen and his soon to be ex wife  Larsa Pippen is getting really heated and starting to get even nastier.

When it was announced that they were getting divorced, it came as a shock to friends and family because the couple celebrated their 19th anniversary this last year. In early October Larsa made two phone calls to 911 claiming that Scottie was getting aggressive with her. She is heard reporting a domestic disturbance at her Fort Lauderdale, FL, home in the tapes.

The first call made on October 1, which TMZ posted features Larsa crying hysterically and asking for an officer to come to her house because her husband is being “really, really aggressive with me.” Scottie can be heard in the background saying that the domestic disturbance is verbal and not physical and that an officer does not need to come to the house. Larsa agrees with Scottie, but the dispatcher says one has already been called to the home.

In a second call made on October 4, was also released by TMZ, and Larsa can be heard telling the dispatcher that her husband has “gotten crazy again with me.” She says that her husband is breaking things and “just scaring me.” After this second call, Scottie filed almost immediately for divorce.

Now the couple is in the ultimate fight for the $50 million fortune and the future of their children. They signed a prenup in 1997 but both sides agreed to nullify it last year. She wants spousal support, the family home, tuition for their kids’ private schools and other stuff paid for out of the $50 million. Scottie also wants to move their 4 kids from Florida to Chicago and she wants them to stay put in Florida.

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