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15 Celebrities Who Are In Jail Right Now
Actor Danny Masterson How he's famous: Masterson is best known for playing Steven Hyde on That '70s Show from 1998–2006. He also was a regular cast member on Men at Work and The Ranch, which re-teamed him with That '70s Show costar Ashton happened: In 2017, the Los Angeles Police Department began a sexual assault investigation into Masterson after three women came forward with allegations against him. In each case, all of which occurred at Masterson's home between 2001–03, the women said Masterson gave them alcohol and then, when they became disoriented, took them to his bedroom and violently raped them. Masterson, who proclaimed his innocence, was arrested on three counts of forcible rape in early 2021.A first trial in 2022 ended in a hung jury; a retrial the following year ended with Masterson convicted of two of the three counts of forcible rape. He was sentenced to 30 years to life (with the earliest possibility of being paroled coming after serving 25 and 1/2 years). He is incarcerated in California Men's Colony in San Luis Obispo, roughly halfway between San Francisco and Los interesting element of this case involved the Church of Scientology, of which Masterson and all three victims were members. All three victims said the church tried to shield Masterson from accountability, and pressured them not to go to the authorities. As BuzzFeed News reported in 2022, one of the victims "recalled how she went to the church's Celebrity Centre in Hollywood to report the sexual assault, but instead of getting any assistance, she was warned against using the word 'rape' and told that she could be excommunicated from the church — and disavowed by her Scientologist family and friends — if she contacted police."In response to these allegations, the Church of Scientology told BuzzFeed, "The Church has no policy prohibiting or discouraging members from reporting criminal conduct of anyone, Scientologists or not, to law enforcement. Quite the opposite, Church policy explicitly demands Scientologists abide by all laws of the land. All allegations to the contrary are totally false." Actor Ryan Grantham How he's famous: Grantham was a succesful child actor, notably playing Rodney James in the 2010 movie Diary of a Wimpy Kid. Later, he appeared in The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus and in a 2019 episode of the CW's Riverdale. All told, Grantham amassed more than 30 acting credits in film and happened: On March 31, 2020, the then-21-year-old Grantham killed his mother by shooting her in the back of her head as she played piano in their British Columbia home. He then loaded up his car with guns and ammunition and began driving east with a plan to kill Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. He ultimately changed his mind and considered carrying out a mass shooting at his alma mater, Simon Fraser University, before deciding to turn himself to Grantham's lawyer, Grantham was assessed by two court appointed psychiatrists who 'agreed that at the time of this horrendous event, he (Grantham) was suffering from a major depressive disorder and a cannabis use disorder, among other things.' Grantham pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and — at his sentencing — pledged to spend his life rehabilitating himself and helping others. He is eligible for parole in 2036 after serving 14 years. Baseball player Mel Hall How he's famous: In 1981, Hall broke into the major leagues with the Chicago Cubs at just 20 years old, and went on to finish third in voting for the Rookie of the Year award. He played 13 seasons in total, including four with the New York Yankees, and retired with 134 home runs and a career .276 batting average. What happened: In 1989, during Hall's first year with the Yankees, he noticed a 15-year-old freshman in high school and her friends in the stands. He spent the game playfully pretending like he was going to toss her a ball but never did. At the suggestion of her father, the girl wrote Hall a letter asking for a signed ball, and to her shock, Hall called her house, inviting the family to another game. Soon, Hall ingratiated himself with the family, saying he was lonely with his new team. He began showing up at their home after games (sometimes in a limo) and hanging out with the girl talking late into the night. Hall started helping the family financially (paying to put in a swimming pool and for the mother to quit her job), then moved in with them. He began dating the girl with her parents' consent and even took over the parents' primary bedroom with the girl (the parents moved into their daughter's room). This relationship continued for years (the Yankees even published a photo of Hall and the girl at her high school prom in their media book) until the girl, then a 19-year-old woman, broke things off and started her life Hall's career ended, he became a girls' youth sports coach (for both basketball and softball), and did the same thing, earning the trust of families of young girls on his teams that he liked — again moving into a family's home in one circumstance — and sexually abusing the in 2007, two of his victims found each other online (including one who was just 12 when Hall first assaulted her) and went to the police. Hall was arrested, found guilty at trial, and convicted on three counts of aggravated sexual assault of a child and two counts of indecency with a child. He received a sentence of 45 years in prison (with no chance of parole for 22 years and 4 months). Hall is incarcerated at H. H. Coffield Unit in Tennessee Colony, Texas, and isn't eligible for parole until Nov. 15, 2031. Actor Amy Locane How she's famous: Locane was an up-and-coming star in the early '90s, first starring opposite Johnny Depp in John Waters's cult classic Cry-Baby and then the critically acclaimed Blue Sky, which earned her a Young Artists' Award nomination for Best Performance by a Youth Actress Co-Starring in a Motion Picture. She was also a regular on the hit prime-time soap opera Melrose Place. She later retired from acting to raise her happened: On the night of June 27, 2010, Locane was driving 53 miles per hour in a 35-mile-per-hour zone when she crashed into a car driven by Fred Seeman, who was making a left-hand turn into his driveway. Seeman's wife Helene, an NYU adjunct professor, was killed in the accident. When police arrived, Locane — who had been drinking at a friend's barbecue — was found to have a .23 blood alcohol level, more than three times the legal was convicted of second-degree vehicular homicide and assault by auto but received a sentence of only three years in jail, two less than the minimum sentence for the offense (the judge cited the welfare of Locane's children in giving the shorter sentence). Locane — who joined Alcoholics Anonymous after the crash and is now sober — served three years behind bars before being paroled on June 12, 2015, but an appeals court subsequently found her initial sentence to be too lenient and resentenced her to eight years in jail on September 17, 2020. She's currently incarcerated in New Jersey's Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women and is eligible for parole on Dec. 20, 2024. Reality TV star Josh Duggar How he's famous: Duggar is the oldest child of Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar, who became famous for their extremely large family of 19 children, as featured on the TLC reality show 19 Kids and Counting. The show often focused on Duggar and his wife, Anna, as they started their own family. What happened: In 2016, In Touch magazine obtained a police report that implicated Duggar as having molested numerous children — including his sisters — when he was a teenager. At the time of the crimes, Michelle and Jim Bob didn't go to the police. Instead, they consulted with their church leaders and had an Arkansas state trooper give Duggar "a very stern talk." The trooper was far from the ideal person to seek help from. He not only failed to report the crimes, but was later sentenced to 56 years in jail for child sexual abuse images. The release of the police report eventually led to a federal investigation of Duggar. After the authorities found child sexual abuse images on Duggar's computer at his used car dealership, they arrested Duggar on federal charges of receiving and possessing child sexual abuse images. At the trial, a Homeland Security agent described the images found on Duggar's computer as being "in the top five of the worst of the worst I've ever had to examine."Duggar was found guilty and sentenced to 12 years and 7 months in prison. He is serving his sentence at the Federal Correctional Facility (FCI) Seagoville in Texas and won't be eligible for possible release until Oct. 2, 2032. Film producer Harvey Weinstein How he's famous: Weinstein — cofounder of the movie company Miramax — produced many critically acclaimed hit films during the '90s and '00s, including Pulp Fiction and Good Will Hunting. He won an Academy Award for producing Shakespeare in happened: After years of rumors, the New York Times published an investigation into Weinstein featuring the accounts of over a dozen women accusing the producer of sexual harassment and abuse. A New Yorker article followed days later with even more allegations. These reports opened the floodgates, and soon nearly 100 women (many very famous) came forward with accounts of Weinstein's abuse. On May 25, 2018, the New York district attorney's office charged Weinstein with "rape, criminal sex act, sex abuse, and sexual misconduct for incidents involving two separate women." Among those who testified against Weinstein at the trial was actor Annabella Sciorra, who said that Weinstein burst into her apartment after dinner and raped her. "I said, 'No, no,'" Sciorra testified, "But there was not much I could do at that point. My body shut down. It was just so disgusting that my body started to shake in a way that was unusual. I didn't really even know what was happening. It was like a seizure."Weinstein was found guilty and sentenced to 23 years in jail; he subsequently was tried in Los Angeles for more crimes and sentenced to 16 additional years. British prosecutors, meanwhile, have authorized police to charge Weinstein with two counts of indecent assault against a woman in London in is serving his sentence in New York State's Mohawk Correctional Facility, about 100 miles north of Albany. Actor and mixed martial arts fighter Joe Son How he's famous: Born in South Korea, Son moved to the United States as a child. He became a professional mixed martial arts fighter, fighting at the Ultimate Fighting Championship's UFC 3, but his fighting career ended uneventfully with an 0–4 record. Son made bigger waves as an actor, playing the bad guy in low-budget action films starring Lorenzo Lamas and Dolph Lundgren, and then — most notably — playing the villain Random Task in 1997's Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery. What happened: In 2008, Son was arrested for kicking in the door of his roommate's car. As part of a plea deal, Son was required to provide a DNA sample to the authorities. When his sample was run through the system, it linked him to a horrific, nearly two-decade-old cold case. On Christmas Eve in 1990, he and an accomplice pretended to be lost as they approached a 19-year-old woman walking her dog. They then threw her into their car and held her hostage for hours, beating and raping her. Son also repeatedly threatened to shoot her as he counted the bullets in his gun. At the trial, the victim recounted how Son said "he was giving me to himself as a Christmas present." Son was convicted of one count of felony torture (the statute of limitations had run out on the sexual assault charges) and sentenced to seven years to life. Just a month after beginning his sentence, Son killed his cellmate. He was convicted of voluntary manslaughter and sentenced to an additional 27 years. Reality TV star Jen Shah How she's famous: Shah starred on Bravo's The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City for three seasons, earning a reputation for sharp one-liners and, well, drama. What happened: Shah was criminally charged with conspiracy to commit money laundering and wire fraud in March 2021. She and her assistant were accused of orchestrating a telemarketer scam where they'd bilk their (usually) older victims out of large sums of money in exchange for services like website building and business coaching, which had little to no value. Nightline reported that a 75-year-old retiree in North Carolina named Trisha (she asked not to use her last name) invested more than half of her savings — $47,000 — on coaching about a business she hoped to start. Another victim, World War II veteran Ralph Hallock, was scammed out of more than $100,000. He died by suicide at the age of 92 (his family believes the scam contributed to his death).According to a sentencing memo from federal prosecutors, Shah "often joked about the victims' suffering and her employees' ability to victimize them." Texts were also released between Shah and her co-conspirators discussing how they could keep their victims hooked and spending more initially claimed she was innocent but eventually pleaded guilty to wire fraud. She was sentenced to serve 6½ years and is incarcerated at FPC Bryan Prison in Texas. She's eligible for parole in August 2028. Subway pitchman Jared Fogle How he's famous: Fogle made national headlines in 1999 when — as a student at Indiana University — he lost 245 pounds on a self-created diet where he exclusively ate Subway every day: a small turkey sub, a large veggie sub, baked potato chips, and diet soda. He was soon hired by Subway to be their spokesperson, and appeared in over 300 commercials between 2000 and happened: Fogle's seemingly wholesome story was revealed to have a dark underbelly on July 7, 2015, when Fogle's Indiana home was raided by the FBI and Indiana State Police investigators who confiscated computers and DVD players. Two months prior, Russell Taylor — the executive director of the Jared Foundation, a nonprofit that purported to fight childhood obesity — was arrested on federal child sexual abuse images charges, and in the course of investigating, authorities discovered he had traded sexually explicit videos of children as young as 6 years old with Fogle. Additionally, the FBI subpoenaed text messages Fogle traded in 2008 with a Subway franchisee he was having an affair with. The texts were damning: Fogle talked about sexually abusing children as young as 9 years old, and tried to enlist her help to sleep with her 16-year-old cousin. Further investigation found that Fogle traveled to New York to have sex with a 17-year-old underage sex worker, and offered adult sex workers a finder's fee if they'd connect him with a possibility of 50 years in jail if he went to trial, Fogle pleaded guilty to two counts: distribution and receipt of child sexual abuse images, and traveling to engage in illicit sexual conduct with a minor. He was sentenced to 15 years and 8 months in prison. He's currently incarcerated in the Federal Correctional Institution, Englewood, and isn't eligible for parole until March 24, 2029. Actor Michael Jace How he's famous: Jace was best known for playing Officer Julien Lowe on the FX police drama The Shield but also appeared in high-profile motion pictures like Forrest Gump and Boogie Nights. What happened: On May 19, 2024, at Jace's home in the Hyde Park area of Los Angeles, Jace shot his wife April — an elite, medal-winning sprinter — in the back as their young sons, ages 5 and 8, looked on from their bedroom. Prosecutors said Jace then shot his wife in the legs before telling her, "If you like running, then run to heaven."Prosecutors further contended that Jace — who had been drinking all day — was "obsessed" with the idea his wife might leave him and believed she was having an was convicted of second-degree murder and sentenced to 40 years to life in prison. At his sentencing, Jace said, "There is absolutely no justification for my actions on that night. I am profoundly sorry for the pain that I've caused everyone." Jace is serving his sentence at California State Prison, Corcoran. Musician R. Kelly How he's famous: Sometimes called the King of R&B, Kelly is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, selling over 75 million records. "I Believe I Can Fly" and "Ignition (Remix)" are probably his best-known songs. He also wrote songs for other artists, including Michael Jackson's No. 1 hit, "You Are Not Alone."What happened: Allegations of sexual abuse of minors have followed Kelly for most of his career, but for a long time, he escaped accountability. In 1994, a then-27-year-old Kelly married his protégé Aaliyah, who was just 15 (Aaliyah ended the marriage when her family found out). Two years later, a woman filed a civil suit against Kelly, alleging that he had a sexual relationship with her starting at age 15. Kelly settled the case out of 2000, the Chicago Sun-Times reported that Chicago police had begun investigations into Kelly and allegations that he'd had sex with a minor but had to drop them due to a lack of cooperation from the accusers. In 2002, a video circulated of what was alleged to be Kelly urinating on an underage girl and engaging in sex acts. This led to Kelly being charged with 21 counts of child sexual abuse images. Shortly after that, Kelly was charged in Florida with 12 additional charges of producing child sexual abuse images after police raided Kelly's home and allegedly found images of him having sex with a minor on a digital camera. The Florida charges, however, were thrown out when a judge ruled the police lacked probable cause for the search warrant. The Chicago charges ended in Kelly's favor, too, when a 2008 trial ended with him being found not guilty because it couldn't be proven the girl on the tape was a minor. In 2017, BuzzFeed News reported that the parents of three legal-aged young women claimed their daughters were being "held against their will" by Kelly in what was described as a "cult." This led to others coming forward with more allegations against Kelly, including that he'd had sex with minors. Then, in 2019, a comprehensive, six-hour Lifetime documentary, Surviving R. Kelly, put Kelly and his crimes under the spotlight even more. Police in Chicago charged him with 10 counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse (after acquiring a tape of Kelly allegedly having sex with a 14-year-old), and federal authorities indicted him twice for crimes related to his sexual abuse of minors. In 2022, Kelly was found guilty in both federal trials and sentenced to spend 31 years in jail. He is currently serving his sentence at FCI Butner Medium I, a medium-security prison in North Carolina, and won't be eligible for parole until 2047 when he is around 80. Reality TV stars Julie and Todd Chrisley How they're famous: Real estate tycoon Todd Chrisley and his wife Julie were the stars of the USA Network's reality show Chrisley Knows Best, which followed the couple as they raised five children with a "brutally honest" parenting style. The show debuted to solid ratings in 2014 and continued until happened: In August 2019, The Chrisleys were indicted on charges of having evading nearly $2 million in state taxes, using their production company to hide over $1 million of reality TV income from the IRS, and directing an employee to falsify income and asset documents. The Chrisleys pleaded not guilty to the crimes and scored a big win two months later when prosecutors dropped the state tax charges (the Georgia Department of Revenue found that, instead of failing to pay $2 million in taxes, the Chrisleys actually owed less than $77,000 due to an incorrect filing on one tax return).The reality stars still faced the charges related to bank fraud and their federal taxes, and those proved much stickier. During opening statements at the trial, prosecutors painted a picture of the Chrisleys exaggerating their wealth to banks and submitting false documents to borrow over $30 million in order to keep their affluent lifestyle the while hiding money from the IRS."They made up documents and they lie through their teeth to get whatever they want, whenever they want it," Assistant US Attorney Annalise Peters a nearly three-week trial, the couple were found guilty of conspiracy to commit bank fraud, conspiracy to defraud the United States, and tax fraud. Julie was also convicted of wire fraud. Todd was sentenced to 12 years, and Julie was sentenced to 7. Todd is serving his sentence at the Federal Correctional Institution (FPI) Pensacola in Florida, while Julie is incarcerated at Florida's Federal Correctional Institution Marianna. Todd was eligible to be released on Jan. 22, 2033; Julie was eligible to be released on Oct. 19, 2028. They have both since been pardoned by Donald Trump. Reality TV star Jerry Harris How he's famous: Harris starred on the Emmy-award-winning Netflix docuseries Cheer about the Navarro College Bulldogs Cheer Team from Corsicana, Texas. He became a fan favorite for his big personality and even endeared himself to Ellen DeGeneres, who invited him to attend the 2020 Academy Awards as her show's happened: In September 2020, a federal warrant was issued for Harris alleging that, when he was 19, he asked 13-year-old twin boys to send nude photos, one of whom agreed to do so. On the second season of Cheer, the boy described how the abuse began, saying, "I told him that I was 13, and then after that — right off the bat — he asked me, 'Can I have butt pics?' or 'Can you send butt pics?'" Harris was soon arrested and charged with the production of child sexual abuse images (according to authorities, Harris admitted to trading sexual images with 10–15 children he knew were minors). Court documents also stated that the then-19-year-old Harris had sex with a 15-year-old in February 2022, Harris pleaded guilty on charges of child sexual abuse images and traveling for illicit sex with minors. He was sentenced to spend 12 years in a federal prison in Oklahoma City. Rock star Gary Glitter How he's famous: Gary Glitter — real name Paul Gadd — was a popular British glam rock star of the '70s and '80s. He sold over 20 million records and released scores of hit singles in the UK, including "Rock and Roll Part 2," which has been played endlessly at sporting events across America. The song was also used in the film Joker when Joaquin Phoenix as Arthur Fleck dances down a staircase. What happened: In 1997, Glitter brought his laptop in to be repaired, and the technician found sexual abuse images of children on the hard drive. After police searched Glitter's home and found more images of children, he was arrested and eventually sentenced to four months in jail. After being released, Glitter left the UK, where he'd become persona non grata. In 2005, Glitter established a new home in Vietnam, but within months, authorities arrested him for molesting two girls, ages 11 and 12. Glitter was found guilty and sentenced to three years in jail. At his sentencing, the judge said: "His lewd acts have compromised the dignity of the Vietnamese people, law, and common sense." Glitter, meanwhile, claimed his innocence and said it was all a "conspiracy."Upon completing his sentence in 2008, Glitter did everything he could to avoid being deported to the UK, including feigning having a heart attack. Nevertheless, he eventually was returned to England and placed on the sex offender's registry. Four years passed uneventfully until ITV aired a documentary about Top of the Pops host Jimmy Savile and his alleged sexual abuse. In the documentary, there was a segment accusing Glitter of raping a 13- or 14-year-old girl in Savile's BBC dressing room during the late '70s. This led to Glitter being arrested and standing trial for sexually abusing three young girls, ages 12, 11, and less than 10, between the years 1975 and 1980. Glitter was found guilty and sentenced to 16 years in jail, with the judge saying at the hearing, "It is difficult to overstate the depravity of this dreadful behavior."In February of 2023, Glitter was released from jail after serving half his sentence. However, one month later, he was thrown back into jail after violating his release conditions by trying to access the dark web and viewing downloaded images of children. The now-79-year-old disgraced pop star was denied parole earlier this year and remains behind bars. Football star Dave Meggett How he's famous: A 10-year veteran of the NFL, Meggett won a Super Bowl in 1990 with the New York Giants and made two All-Pro teams (once with the Giants and once with the New England Patriots). Meggett played running back and receiver but was best known as an elite return specialist. At the time of his retirement, he had the most punt return yards in NFL history (3,709).What happened: In 1998, Meggett was accused of sexually assaulting and robbing a Toronto sex worker, but prosecutors eventually dropped the sexual assault charge and only tried Meggett for the robbery; the trial ended in a hung jury. This started a pattern of Meggett escaping serious accountability for his crimes, even as he was subsequently accused of sexual assault by three additional women — including one who said Meggett put a date rape drug in her drink at a bar, dragged her to his Porsche, and then raped was finally brought to justice in 2009 after he broke into the home of a woman he'd loaned $200 and sat on the edge of her bed. She awoke, startled, and he demanded she repay him. When she didn't have the money, he said, "I'm gonna get a down payment now" and raped her. Once Meggett left, the victim went to the hospital, where doctors found vaginal abrasions consistent with sexual was convicted of burglary and criminal sexual conduct and sentenced to 30 years in prison. He's presently incarcerated at South Carolina's Lieber Correctional Institution and isn't eligible for parole until July 6, 2034. UPDATE The post has been updated to include a statement from the Church of Scientology.
Hindustan Times
5 days ago
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Leah Remini speaks out AGAIN about Scientology and Tom Cruise: ‘He's given enormous power'
American actor Leah Remini is once again speaking out about Scientology — and taking direct aim at Tom Cruise and John Travolta. In a new interview with US magazine, the former Scientologist didn't hold back as she reflected on the Church's ongoing grip on Hollywood and its most high-profile members. 'They're being exposed for what they truly believe in and realized, 'We better shut up, or we're not going to have careers. But that doesn't mean that they aren't in agreement with its policies," she was quoted as saying. Leah, who publicly exited the Church in 2013, has since devoted her time and platform to exposing what she alleges are abusive practices and internal control tactics. 'I used to hope a lot of these people would, but now I feel like they need Scientology. I don't know if they'd make it in the real world,' she added, when asked whether she thinks either actor will ever walk away from the religion. This isn't the first time she's taken issue with Tom. In 2020, leaked footage from an unaired Australian miniseries showed her expressing strong views. 'I've met many people who worked with Tom. They go, 'He's the nicest guy.' I go, 'Bulls**t.' Tom is an awful human being to Scientologists. He's the example of Scientology. They chose the right guy,' she said. Leah also alleged that Tom and others were responsible for shutting the project down. She believes the Mission: Impossible star remains the Church's most influential figure and said he is shielded by its powerful resources. 'Can you imagine Tom being in a normal world? Like, without Scientology doing his dirty work for him? No,' she said. She went on to claim that the actor's image is tightly managed by the Church, recalling how damaging press and even personal relationships were reportedly controlled behind the scenes. 'He's given enormous power. This is a man who has a multi-million-dollar organization using all its resources to stop a book being written about him,' she said. According to Leah, her Scientology and the Aftermath cohost Mike Rinder — once a senior Church official — left with thousands of internal documents, including what she says were 'hundreds' that detailed Tom's team shutting down negative coverage. 'They used all kinds of resources because they couldn't risk Tom's precious eyes seeing that,' she said. She also spoke about an awkward interaction with actress Laura Prepon, who quietly left Scientology in 2016. 'Poor Laura saw me at a party with Chelsea Handler and ran out. It's a high crime for Scientologists to speak to me. You can't even be in the same room with me,' Leah recalled. As for John, who's long been associated with the Church, Leah believes his public ties to the religion have come at a cost. 'I believe it's hurt Tom and John — and rightfully so. If they ever wanted a real life, to be who they really are, they'd have to leave the organization,' she said. Even as their public endorsements have faded, she doubts that indicates a change in beliefs. 'They're being exposed for what they truly believe in. And they realized, 'We better shut up, or we're not going to have careers.' But that doesn't mean they aren't still in full agreement with what the Church does,' she said. Pressed again on whether she thinks any of the major celebrity Scientologists might ever leave, Leah didn't sound optimistic. 'I used to hope a lot of these people would leave. But I kind of feel like they need Scientology. I don't know if they'd make it in the real world,' she admitted.
New York Post
11-05-2025
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- New York Post
Nicole Kidman excludes her kids with ex Tom Cruise from Mother's Day post
Nicole Kidman left two of her four children out of her Mother's Day post on Sunday. The actress, 57, shared two throwback photos of her and husband Keith Urban's two daughters, Sunday, 16, and Faith, 14, with her late mom, Janelle Ann Kidman, who died last year at age 84. 'My mother and my daughters in Uluru, beautiful memories…always 💕,' Kidman wrote in her Instagram caption. 'Happy Mother's Day.' 9 Nicole Kidman's mom with her daughters. Nicole Kidman/Instagram 9 Nicole Kidman with her mom and her daughters. Nicole Kidman/Instagram Kidman's post didn't mention her and ex-husband Tom Cruise's daughter Bella Cruise, 32, and son Connor Cruise, 30. The former couple adopted their kids while they were married from 1990 to 2001. Tom, 62, made a rare comment about Kidman in an interview with Sight and Sound magazine published Friday. 9 Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman in 1992. Getty Images 9 Connor and Isabella Cruise in 2013. theconnorcruise/Instagram Speaking about meeting with Stanley Kubrick to discuss making the 1999 thriller 'Eyes Wife Shut,' Tom said, 'It was basically he and I getting to know each other. And when we were doing that, I suggested Nicole play the role [of Alice]. Because obviously she's a great actress.' Both Bella and Connor have remained out of the spotlight over the years. Kidman never posts them on her social media. Connor, a Scientologist like his famous father, lives in Clearwater, Florida, which is also home to Scientology HQ. 9 Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise with their children in 1996. Getty Images In June 2024, Connor and his dad were photographed on a helicopter ride as they landed in London. Connor also made a rare appearance at a promo event for Tom's 'Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning' film in NYC in July 2023. Bella, meanwhile, is an artist. According to her website, 'Bella has been drawing ever since her wee hands could pick up a pen. Since that point in time she's been evolving in her arts.' 9 Isabella Cruise in a selfie. bellakidmancruise/Instagram Kidman spoke about keeping her older children out of the public eye to Australian outlet Who in 2018. 'I'm very private about all that,' the Oscar winner said. 'I have to protect all those relationships. I know 150 per cent that I would give up my life for my children because it's what my purpose is.' 9 Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise in 1993. Getty Images Back in 2008, Kidman told Elle that Connor and Bella were raised 'amidst a lot of love.' 'They are generous, kind and hardworking,' the 'Big Little Lies' star said. 'And these are traits that I love to see in my children.' After divorcing Tom, Kidman married Urban, 57, in 2006. 9 Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman at the 2025 Academy of Country Music Awards. LM Otero Invision/AP 9 Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman with their daughters, Sunday and Faith, and their niece, Sybella Hawley, at the 49th AFI Life Achievement Award Gala in Aug. 2024. FilmMagic That same year, Tom tied the knot with Katie Holmes. They welcomed daughter Suri, 19, before splitting in 2012. The 'Jerry Maguire' star has been estranged from Suri for nearly her entire life. The teenager is a freshman at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh.
Daily Mail
27-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
The Masterson's Scientology roots: As Malcolm In The Middle's Christopher prepares for TV return how his famous family's religion formed a key part in disgraced brother Danny's rape case
In the Noughties, brothers Christopher and Danny Masterson dominated the TV scene. Danny, 49, was famed for his role as Steven Hyde in That '70s Show, while Christopher played Francis in Malcolm in the Middle - which is now coming back for a reboot after two decades off screen. Despite being well-known in the industry, the brothers ended up retreating from the spotlight, both taking up careers as DJs and raising families. While the brothers stepped away from the public eye, their half-siblings Alanna and Jordan began to make a name for themselves in Hollywood, landing roles in The Walking Dead and The 40-Year-Old Virgin respectively. In 2020, the Masterson brothers were thrust back into the spotlight, however, when Danny was accused of raping three women at his Hollywood Hills home between 2001 and 2003. The Mastersons were all raised as Scientologists, and their religion ultimately played a large part in the trial. Danny's accusers were all ex-Scientologists and were also suing the Church of Scientology in civil court, claiming that they'd been harassed and intimidated since reporting Danny to police. He was ultimately sentenced to 30 years in jail for two counts of rape with force, violence or fear of bodily injury. After his sentencing in 2023, Danny was expelled from the Church of Scientology and declared a 'suppressive person' – or 'SP' – which the church defines as someone whose behavior seeks to impede the spiritual progress of those around him. But even with the expulsion, the church maintains that Danny is innocent of all charges, according to insiders. From childhood to today, the Church of Scientology had been a mainstay in the Masterson sibling's lives. Their mother Carole was a Scientologist. She split from Danny and Christopher's father Peter in the early Eighties and married fellow Scientologist Joe Reaiche in 1984. The couple then took the joint decision to join the church's clergy or Sea Org. Danny was nine and Christopher five when the family moved into the Sea Org's Clearwater, Florida, headquarters, having signed obligatory contracts vowing allegiance to the church for 'a billion years.' Within a year Carole had given birth to their first born, Jordan. Danny and Christopher's stepfather Joe Reaiche, who is the biological father of Jordan and Alanna previously claimed his children had been 'brainwashed' by Scientology WHAT IS SCIENTOLOGY? The word Scientology literally means 'the study of truth' and is a religion based on the works of science fiction writer L Ron Hubbard. Scientologists believe that the 'reactive mind' - the part of the mind that isn't under your control - exerts power and command over your thoughts and actions. They believe that a person is an immortal, spiritual being (known in Scientology as a thetan, derived from the Greek letter meaning thought). Thetans are basically good and trying to survive. No person survives alone, but does so ultimately in co-ordination with others. Yet they soon decided to leave the headquarters after Joe claimed to witness seeing members punished by RPF - the Rehabilitation Project Force. Joe previously told in 2015 how being a Sea Org was tantamount to 'slave labor' as he and Carole worked 60 or 70 hour weeks for $30 a week. 'You're basically signing your soul away,' he said. 'And it goes from bad to worse at that point,' he said. The couple left in 1986 and became lay members of the community. They went to California where the kids began auditioning for roles. They later moved to New York for Joe's work and in 1988, Alanna was born. Throughout this time both Carole and Joe were taking course after course on the Church of Scientology's insistence that it was necessary and shelling out tens of thousands of dollars each year. It became a strain on Joe's relationship with the church and on the marriage. A failed business venture that ended up costing him thousands placed even more pressure on the already strained union and, in 1995, Carole and Joe divorced. By then, Joe admitted, he was 'just done' with Scientology. He said: 'You begin to lose the faith and you start to see that you're buying the idea of being a supreme being but that's not being delivered.' Joe had been determined to stay on good terms with his ex-wife and children so he tried to avoid any confrontation with the church. But in the eyes of the church Joe had traduced Hubbard's teachings and technologies and his ex-wife Carole had reported him to the church. In October 2004 Joe was summoned but couldn't come as he was in Atlanta on business. It wasn't until January 2005 that he ended up in front of a Court of Ethics in Clearwater, Florida. Joe said it was a 'kangaroo court' and that he 'knew it was going to be a hatchet job'. Eventually Joe was formally shunned and deemed a 'suppressive person' for questioning certain teachings. He tried to make contact with his family and friends in the church but no one would answer him. Ever since, he has had no contact with Matterson or any other of his children or step-children. He told in 2015: 'I love my kids. Maybe I'll bump into them one day. They're probably going to be shocked. But I'm just going to say: "I love you. I hope you do well. I'll miss you for the rest of my life. I'll always be your dad".' A Scientology spokeswoman said at the time: 'Mr. Reaiche's expulsion from the religion occurred a decade ago. He has had ample opportunities to resolve his personal relationships, but has instead used his one-time association with the Church to generate publicity.' The Masterson siblings declined to comment. While Joe has not seen his children for years, both him and The Church of Scientology played a major role in Danny's rape trial. When Danny was charged, his younger siblings Jordan and Alanna wrote asking for leniency for their older brother, painting their father Joe, as a deadbeat and convicted rapist Danny as a parental surrogate. In letters to LA Superior Court Judge Charlaine Olmedo, Jordan and Alanna both wrote their father left them 'for all intents and purposes' when they were under age 10, forcing Danny, then 16, to step up. In response, Joe claimed his children had lied to help their brother and doubled down on his claims that Scientology 'brainwashed them'. Christopher did not send a letter and has not spoken publicly about his links to Scientology or Danny's sentencing. During Danny's trial the judge allowed expert testimony on church policy from a former official in Scientology leadership who had become a prominent opponent. The church said in a statement after the jury's verdict that the 'introduction of religion into this trial was an unprecedented violation of the First Amendment and affects the due process rights of every American. 'The Church was not a party to this case and religion did not belong in this proceeding as Supreme Court precedent has maintained for centuries.' Tensions ran high in the courtroom between current and former Scientologists, and even leaked into testimony, with the accusers saying on the stand that they felt intimidated by some members in the room. The women testified that when they reported Danny to church officials, they were told they were not raped, were put through ethics programs themselves, and were warned against going to law enforcement to report a member of such high standing. 'They were raped, they were punished for it, and they were retaliated against,' Deputy District Attorney Reinhold Mueller told jurors in his closing argument. 'Scientology told them there's no justice for them.' The church called the 'testimony and descriptions of Scientology beliefs' during the trial 'uniformly false.' 'The Church has no policy prohibiting or discouraging members from reporting criminal conduct of anyone - Scientologists or not - to law enforcement,' the statement said. As for Danny's personal relationship with Scientology, he opened up about his membership of the church in an interview with Paper Magazine in 2015. 'In Scientology, there's no belief system or anyone who's worshipped or whatnot; it's all sort of like college of the mind,' the now-convicted rapist told the publication. 'And so I grew up not having to go and pray to anyone. I grew up just sort of like, "Oh, if you're thirsty, drink water".' Danny said it wasn't until high school that he started taking his participation in the church more seriously. He said he read Dianetics, a book of ideas written by the Church Of Scientology's founder L. Ron Hubbard '[Hubbard] basically spent his entire life studying every great religion, found everything that worked, found things that didn't work, took the stuff that worked, started like questioning it and grilling it and drilling it, going over and over until he could find the things that worked every time, guaranteed,' Danny said. Danny has continually remained loyal to the highly controversial church and has hit out at those questioning his beliefs. He told Paper Magazine: 'I work, I have a family and I'm a spiritual being who likes to understand why things happen in the world and want to learn more so that I can have them not affect me adversely. 'So if that's weird, then, well, you can go f*** yourself.'
South China Morning Post
17-04-2025
- Entertainment
- South China Morning Post
Elisabeth Moss' dating history: she used to be married to SNL's Fred Armisen, but her Scientologist faith reportedly put them at odds – and what about those rumours she was engaged to Tom Cruise?
Emmy-winning show The Handmaid's Tale, based on Margaret Atwood's futuristic dystopian novel, has returned for its sixth and final season on Hulu and Elisabeth Moss is not ready to say goodbye. 'There's been a very few periods of my life in the last nine years that I have not been working on this show,' Moss, a producer, director and the main protagonist of the show, said in a recent interview with Reuters. Elisabeth Moss in a scene from The Handmaid's Tale. Photo: AP Advertisement For the past five seasons, Moss has been playing the role of June Osbourne, a handmaid forcefully separated from her daughter while living in a totalitarian society. 'It hasn't hit me at all yet that I'm not playing her [June Osborne] any more,' Moss said. The actress, who welcomed her first child in 2024, also spoke at the show's Los Angeles premiere on April 2, discussing how motherhood has changed the way she approached filming for the show. 'It's impossible not to identify more with it,' Moss told reporters. 'It's definitely a more emotional experience as opposed to maybe a little bit more intellectual.' Elisabeth Moss as June Osborne/Offred in a scene from The Handmaid's Tale. Photo: AP While enjoying motherhood, Moss has kept mum about the father of her baby. The Scientologist hasn't publicly dated since parting ways with a cinematographer ex in 2015. Here's everything to know about Moss' dating history. She was married to Fred Armisen
