Published on May 20, 2022 at 4:00 p.m.
Tom Cruise, John Travolta, Elizabeth Moss, Juliette Lewis… Many stars openly talk about their membership in Scientology. This is the subject of the new episode of our ELLE debrief podcast.
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How did Scientology manage to unite such well-known names as Tom Cruise or John Travolta? The actor, who has just set foot on the Croisette to present “Top Gun: Maverick”, caused a sensation at the Cannes Film Festival this Wednesday, and was entitled to preferential treatment with fireworks and a flight from the Patrouille de France above the red carpet. However, the actor, whom we see less and less often, seems shunned in Hollywood. Too much Scientology perhaps? If her career has taken a very “Mission Impossible” turn in recent years, others manage to impose themselves, such as Elizabeth Moss, who despite her membership in the sect (considered a religion in the United States), continues to chain the leading roles. She was the star of the series “The Scarlet Handmaid”, and is currently showing “Shining Girls”. Behind his career, a well-oiled Scientology machine. Others, on the other hand, have tried to distance themselves from Scientology, with or without success.
How does Scientology manage to recruit new members, in the streets of the big cities, in Cannes during the festival, and in Hollywood? What is the incredible story of its founder, L. Ron Hubbard? And above all, what is Dianetics, the founding principle full of promise, the foundation of these beliefs? The answer in the new episode of ELLE debriefs.
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