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Tom Cruise was introduced to Scientology in 1990 by his first wife, Mimi Rogers, reports The Huffington Post. Cruise kept quiet about his beliefs until 2004, when he openly criticized psychiatry and slammed Brooke Shields for taking the drug Paxil, which helped her deal with postpartum depression. After that Cruise became an unofficial spokesperson for the group and dumped his publicist of 14 years to hire his sister, a fellow Scientologist, reports Huffington. In 2008, Cruise appeared in a promotional video for the church.
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Deceased actor Eduardo Palomo also appears on the Church of Scientology's website. He's quoted as having said: "I had been destroying myself for eight months with false information about the mind that a psychologist had given me, which had left me completely confused. There were many individuals in my life who told me that the mind could not really be understood. I saw others around me who were afraid of knowing anything about it. They acted as if it were a dark, dangerous cave that you didn't dare enter. This was completely false data. When I read the book Dianetics I realized the mind was comprehensible and it released tremendous pressure from my life. He added: "This technology is a gift that has given me the ability to achieve what I have achieved. I owe much to L. Ron Hubbard and to this technology. It works. There are millions of people who need to know about it right now. They need answers."
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Even Eduardo Palomo's widow, Carinna Ricco, is quoted on the site as having said: "For many years I was looking for a spiritual path and answers. After studying many other methods and philosophies I found Dianetics and Scientology. It was different than other things I had studied because it didn't make some other part of existence responsible for the state of one’s life. In the works of L. Ron Hubbard, you find that you are responsible for and the total cause of your own life. In other words you are the one who has it in your hands to make the decisions that determine what direction your life will go. With Dianetics I have come to believe in myself and in the strength of my own decisions."
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On the Church of Scientology’s website, John Travolta is quoted as having said: "In January of 1975 I was working on my first film in Durango, Mexico. There I met an actress who gave me the book Dianetics. During the five weeks we were filming she gave me some auditing sessions and applied some basic principles. That was when I became involved in Dianetics – because it worked. When I returned to the United States I began Scientology training and auditing. My career immediately took off and I landed a leading role on the TV show 'Welcome Back Kotter' and had a string of successful films. I have been a successful actor for more than twenty years and Scientology has played a major role in that success. I have a wonderful child and a great marriage because I apply L. Ron Hubbard's technology to this area of my life. As a Scientologist, I have the technology to handle life's problems and I have used this to help others in life as well. I would say that Scientology put me into the big time."
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Kelly Preston married fellow Scientologist John Travolta in 1991 and today they're considered one of the organization's biggest advocates. The church's site quotes Preston as having said: "There is a way to handle every part of life with Scientology, and a way to exist that is far beyond any dream that you could ever dream. All of my dreams keep becoming realities and that’s very exciting! Through Scientology, things happen a lot quicker. What used to take weeks or months sometimes happens in days or even minutes! Life is at my fingertips and with Scientology I've found I can have or be whatever I want."
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Although Kirstie Alley was reportedly raised in the Methodist church, today she is a Scientologist. According to the church's site, Kirstie said: "To tell you the honest-to-God truth: without Scientology, I would be dead. So, I can personally highly recommend it."
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"That 70's Show" actor, Danny Masterson, was reportedly raised a Scientologist and is quoted on the church's website as saying: "One of the most important things Scientology has given me is the ability to keep my integrity together. I understand how people can get into unethical situations, and Scientology has always helped me keep my head clear and be in present time."
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According to reports, Laura Prepon became a Scientologist after dating the brother of her "That 70's Show" co-star, Danny Masterson. When Women's Health magazine asked her if it was difficult to follow her religion because of all the controversy surrounding it, she reportedly responded: "Anyone who knows me is just like, 'Wow, if Laura is a Scientologist, then there has to be something to this.' When I hear something negative, I don't get defensive. I know what's true for me and what works for me."
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Actress Leah Remini is a big advocate of the Church of Scientology, reports The Huffington Post. The following quote from Remini is posted on the church's site: "Scientology has been my road out. There is nothing about my life that I feel apathetic or unhappy about. Scientology gives you hope and the certainty that you can improve any condition."
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She may have to be unbiased on the small screen, but off it, it's a different story. TV news personality Greta Van Susteren is reportedly a Scientologist, too.
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According to The Huffington Post, musician Beck Hansen was raised a Scientologist and married fellow church member, Marissa Ribisi. Back in 2005, Beck defended the church and reportedly said: "They have the success rate of getting hardcore addicts off drugs, 90-something percent maybe...If it's something that helps you in your life it's a positive thing, so all I have to say is that you can't really make a judgment on something unless you know something about it first-hand."
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Deceased singer/politician Sonny Bono was raised Catholic but became a Scientologist later in life, reports The Huffington Post.
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Although she was possessed on the big screen, "The Exorcist" actress Linda Blair is reportedly a Scientologist in real life.
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"Mad Men" star Elisabeth Moss is also a Scientologist, reports The Huffington Post.
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Did Jason Lee go overboard with his religious beliefs? In 2010, his ex-wife Carmen Llywellyn reportedly told The National Enquirer that their marriage ended because of his obsession with Scientology.
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Lisa Marie Presley, daughter of Elvis Presley, is a Scientologist just like her mother, Priscilla. Although Lisa Marie is reportedly disillusioned with the organization and has cut ties to it, the church still lists her as one of its successes and even has a quote from her on its site. "Were it not for Scientology, I would either be completely insane or dead by now. I am forever grateful for the technology of Scientology and to Mr. Hubbard who dedicated his life to helping man and this planet, as well as to the people who have dedicated their lives to helping others through Scientology," Presley is quoted as saying.
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Actress Jenna Elfman is listed as one of the Church of Scientology’s successes on its site and is quoted as saying: "In other philosophies, my questions would get answered to some degree, but then I would have a follow-up question and there would be no answer. The logic would dead-end. In Scientology you can find answers for anything you could ever think to ask. These are not pushed off on you as, 'This is the answer, you have to believe in it.' In Scientology you discover for yourself what is true for you."
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According to The Huffington Post, actress Juliette Lewis became a Scientologist in the 90s and has said the church's rehab program, Narcanon, helped her get clean. The actress is quoted on its website as saying: "I am no longer stuck in the bottomless pit of despair and apathy. Having achieved the state of Clear is the single most important thing that I've done for myself. It has allowed me to experience life in a way I only imagined."
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Tom Cruise was introduced to Scientology in 1990 by his first wife, Mimi Rogers, reports The Huffington Post. Cruise kept quiet about his beliefs until 2004, when he openly criticized psychiatry and slammed Brooke Shields for taking the drug Paxil, which helped her deal with postpartum depression. After that Cruise became an unofficial spokesperson for the group and dumped his publicist of 14 years to hire his sister, a fellow Scientologist, reports Huffington. In 2008, Cruise appeared in a promotional video for the church.
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