From 'Prison Camp' To Gay Discrimination: The 10 Most Shocking Claims Of HBO's 'Going Clear'
Dec. 23 2015, Updated 11:22 a.m. ET
The hits keep coming for the embattled Church of Scientology! Here are the latest allegations from Sunday night's airing of the bombshell HBO documentary Going Clear.
The hits keep coming for the embattled Church of Scientology! Here are the latest allegations from Sunday night's airing of the bombshell HBO documentary Going Clear.
According to Going Clear, the Church Scientology holds a "blackmail file" for John Travolta containing audited sessions in order to keep him from leaving the church.
Another odd practice mentioned during the film was the claim that the most senior order of the faith play musical chairs to the song "Bohemian Rhapsody," so that they can secure a chair to stay in the church.
The Rehabilitation Project Force was alleged to be a "prison camp" where hard labor would be enforced for certain members who had gone astray.
Another punishment for members, known as "The Hole," allegedly involves members being tasked with demeaning work such as mopping.
Families and friends in the community are allegedly forced to cut ties from departing members.
Tom Cruise reportedly wanted to send daughter with ex Nicole Kidman to Sea Org, though Scientology reps deny these claims.
According to the film, Scientology also assisted Cruise in finding a new girlfriend once he found himself single again.
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Members of Scientology must pledge their allegiance for a billion years, the film claims.
Scientology continues to come under criticism for their stance on gay rights. Member Paul Haggis, interviewed in the film, left the church after his two gay daughters claimed ill treatment over their sexual orientation.
Scientology staunchly denies the allegations made in the film, releasing a statement that says: "The Church has documented evidence that those featured in Gibney's film regurgitating their stale, discredited allegations are admitted perjurers, admitted liars and professional anti-Scientologists whose living depends on the filing of false claims. All have been gone so long from the Church they know nothing of it today. Yet Gibney and HBO stonewalled more than a dozen requests by the Church to offer relevant information about them, with more than 25 individuals with first-hand information eager to speak. To this day, neither HBO nor Gibney can deny that they have yet to present the Church with a single allegation from the film so the Church may have an opportunity to respond. The Church never sought special treatment, only fair treatment."
