This is not exactly going to help Tom Cruise in his fight to convince the world that he is not insane and that Scientology is not a cult.
According to Associated Press (France), the niece of the current leader of the Church of Scientology has denounced Scientology for its practices and come out in defense of Andrew Morton's controversial biography of Tom Cruise, which paints a picture of the actor as, well, that guy in that video who laughs all crazy and says crazy shit.
The AFP report says that: In an open letter to a senior Scientology official that has been widely
posted on the Internet, Jenna Miscavige Hill described how her own
family was broken apart by the movement's policies.
Hill's father is Ron Miscavige, the older brother of David Miscavige, the current leader of the Church of Scientology.
"Hell, if Scientology can't keep his family together -- then why on
earth should anyone believe the church helps brings families together!"
she wrote.
Hill wrote the letter after Scientology attacked writer Andrew Morton's
recently published book "Tom Cruise: an Unauthorised Biography". The Church's public affairs director, Karen Pouw, denounced the book as a "bigoted defamatory
assault replete with lies".
The AP report says that in her reply to Pouw, Hill retorted: "I am absolutely shocked at
how vehemently you insist upon not only denying the truths that have
been stated about the church in that biography, but then take it a step
further and tell outright lies."
In particular she challenges Scientology's denial that it puts pressure
on members to break all contact with relatives who do not support the
movement -- a practice known as disconnection.
Hill said it was this policy that broke up her own family.
Nice. I wonder if the Church of Scientology serves Kool Aid, too?
Read more about Ms. Hill's letter HERE.
