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Ronan Farrow has boycotted Dr. Phil since 2016. Bill Burr publicly condemned him and Al Roker decried his “shameless exploitation.” Mia Farrow called him a “TV talk show predator” & Rolling Stone calls him a “professional charlatan.” Staff call him abusive. After decades of running toxic workplaces, multiple sexual abuse
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Love Has Won cult leader Amy Carlson, who claims to be Jesus, was kicked off of Kauai after locals protested her cult for three days. Carlson yelled “I”m Pele” at the locals and her members claimed the protestors were practicing voodoo and witchcraft. Kauai Mayor Derek Kawakami spoke to
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An Olive Branch finds rape, group sex, and abuses in their investigation into Yogi Bhajan. Cult expert Matthew Remski argues, however, that the report supports Yogi Bhajan’s enablers by including their glowing praise. By Be Scofield TRIGGER WARNING: This article contains graphic descriptions of sexual and physical abuse. August
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Former employees and students have come forward alleging a pattern of sexual misconduct and abuse by prominent astrologer Tom Lescher known as Kaypacha. By BE SCOFIELD / Bio August 13th, 2020 When Hayley’s friend invited her to be the chef for an astrology retreat with Kaypacha she jumped at the
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UPDATE 5/5: Leader Amy Carlson was found dead Thursday, April 30th in the cult’s home near Crestone. Be Scofield is the author of the new book Hunting Lucifer: One Reporter's Search for Cults and Demons. Her cult reporting is mentioned in the NY Times, Rolling Stone,
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“It sure smells like somebody killed her,” says a prominent Medical Examiner hired by a veteran CBS news reporter to investigate the death of Carla Jean Shaffer. It’s a powerful rebuke to coroner Randall Gaylord who ruled the death an “accidental drowning” in 2006 despite claiming “the lungs were
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* Former followers of Yogi Bhajan are speaking out about years of severe physical, sexual, verbal and emotional abuse. They claim he ran a destructive cult and groomed and abused children. * Former long-term staff member Kate Felt claims Bhajan brutally raped her at the age of 20 while her sister Amrit
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Former members are speaking out about psychological, financial and sexual abuses they’ve seen or experienced in the New Kadampa Tradition. They claim founder Kelsang Gyatso has built a cult in service of his expansionist drive to put a temple in every city in the world. By Be Scofield In
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