2019-09-23_National_Enquirer

(^18) NATIONAL SEPTEMBER 23, 2019 AMERICA’S MOST TALKED ABOUT MAGAZINE
SEX SCANDAL
ROCKS SCIENTOLO
A
BOMBSHELL
sex scandal
threatens to
topple the Church
of Scientology —
and insiders fear superstar
member Tom Cruise could
be dragged into the legal
snake pit!
In an explosive lawsuit,
four women have accused
the sci-fi religion of
covering up rapes, sexual
assaults, human trafficking
and intimidation.
The National
ENQUIRER has learned
damning evidence
related to the suit
may be buried in a
bunker at a secretive
church base — and insiders
said the suit promises to be
a nightmare for Scientology
poster boy Tom and the
church’s mysterious leader,
David Miscavige.
“There are fears Tom could
be pulled into the suit!”
spilled an insider.
“He’s considered a deity
within the church, second
only to Miscavige, who’s his
best pal. Miscavige is named
in the suit — and Tom may
be called upon to
testify in court on
David’s behalf!”
Other celebrity
Scientologists
like Kirstie
Alley could
also be forced to step into
the dispute — and sources
said church members
have received instructions
regarding the case, according
to insiders.
“The order has been
given — do what you must
to squash the possibility of
Miscavige having to go to
court!” a mole dished.
The suit’s main target is
43-year-old actor Danny
Masterson.
All four women accuse the
former “That ’70s Show”
star of sexual assault.
Two of them described Bill
Cosby–type attacks
with Masterson
allegedly
drugging and
then raping
them.
Testifying to those shocking
allegations in court “could
topple [Scientology] from
the top down!” the insider
warned.
Chrissie Bixler, 37, lived with
Masterson in the 1990s and
claimed she blacked out after
he put something in her drink
one night. The next day she
was in pain and asked him
what happened.
“He laughed and said, ‘Oh, I
had sex with you last night,’”
according to Chrissie. “I said,
‘Was I unconscious?’ He said,
‘Yeah.’ ”
Bixler — then a Scientology
member — said she
complained to a church
ethics officer, who told her
she hadn’t been raped since
she and Masterson were in
a relationship and that she
“must have done something
to deserve it.”
Marie Bobette Riales
claimed she was Masterson’s
girlfriend in 2002 when
he drugged her drink and
sexually assaulted her while
she was out cold. “I knew that
there was something wrong in
our relationship itself. Never
once did it occur to me that he
was doing this to other girls,”
said Riales.
In 2016 and 2017, the two
women told their stories to the
LAPD. Officers investigated
but did not file charges
against Masterson — who
was fired from the TV series
KIRSTIE
ALLEY
DANNY
MASTERSON
Chrissie and
Danny in the ’90s
Marie and
Danny in 2003
TOM CRUISE’S
CHURCH FIG