This is an old article that appeared in Premiere magazine in 1993. I came across it while I was looking for something recently and it reminded me of the days when journalists in major publications were not afraid of taking on scientology and challenging the celebrities involved to account for their support of the cult. These days, with a very few exceptions (Tony Ortega, take a bow), reporters are so afraid of even asking about scientology, the issue is ignored. Cruise forbids questions about scientology as a condition of doing interviews. The lack of attention and exposure of the beliefs and … [Read more...]