Our sources tell us that Danny Masterson has been declared a Suppressive Person by the Church of Scientology.
According to our sources, a “Writ of Expulsion” was issued on Danny Masterson and he is no longer a member of the Church of Scientology.
This information goes against some of the prevailing opinions:
1. Scientology cannot afford to declare Danny Masterson an SP as it would alienate the Masterson clan.
Our view is that Scientology does not care what the Masterson clan thinks. Danny Masterson caused significant reputational damage to the Church of Scientology during his criminal trial. This happened when it was shown in court that Scientology covered up Masterson’s sexual assaults for almost twenty years.
Masterson’s two criminal trials and conviction only increased Scientology’s horrendous reputation as a radioactive and toxic cult.
There will be more damage done to the Church during the upcoming civil trials against Danny Masterson when Scientology officials such as Julian Swartz could be called to testify about the alleged cover ups of Masterson’s sexual assaults.
2. Some have suggested that Danny Masterson could flip and testify about cover ups of his crimes and other crimes by the Church of Scientology in exchange for some benefit for himself.
If Masterson flipped and cooperated, his chance to appeal his conviction would be destroyed as he would have to admit to the forcible rapes of which he was convicted.
As a violent narcissist, we think Masterson is only interested in getting himself out of prison on appeal. What upside would there be for him in admitting to his crimes of rape and testifying against Scientology? This does not get him out of prison. The time for him to have cooperated would have been before his first trial.
3. Bijou Philips divorced Danny Masterson only to protect her assets ahead of the pending civil trials.
Our view is that Bijou Philips divorced Danny Masterson for more reasons than to protect assets. We think she did not want to be married to a convicted rapist who will spend the next 30 years, or more, in prison. There is also the possibility that the Church wanted her to divorce Danny Masterson as this aligns with his being declared an SP.
There are only bad choices for the Church of Scientology in the aftermath of Danny Masterson’s conviction on two counts of forcible rape. If Scientology is to placate its members it will tell them Danny Masterson has been declared an SP.
More to follow.
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My takeaways:
1. It took the cult 20 years to get to this point. During this process, they abused and alienated the victims, and eventually turned them into outspoken exes. They tampered with witnesses and investigations, and tried to intimidate witnesses/victims over the course of two decades. In short, they covered up not only for themselves but for the perpetrator as well. Conclusion: They were OK with a valued asset doing the deed. It’s the getting caught part that they are now objecting to.
2. They had common interests with Masterson during the criminal trials, namely to get him acquitted, chime in on the trial, and share evidence they were not entitled to. In the realm of speculation, they may have paid for (some of) his defense, had a say in defense strategies and maybe even leaned on him to take a plea and make this all go away quickly and as quietly as possible. They also had leverage over the likes of Fabos and others who ended up not being called (Schwartz and several others like Brie come to mind) and several of the testimonial writers in the penalty phase.
At this point, they have gotten all they could out of Team Danny and their interests diverge during the civil trials. When it comes to Fair Game accusations, they may well take the approach of “so your house burned and your pet was poisoned; don’t look at us, ask Danny what happened.”
3. Danny has lost all value to them. There’s no more money to squeeze out of him and his PR value is negative. Even the Mastersons must see that he is a burden to the cult. And if they don’t, to hell with them. They’re not exactly whales and the Masterson name is tarnished for the whole lot of them as Hollywood producers won’t be rushing to hire anyone with a Masterson surname going forward. (Pro-tip: If you are an actor named Mastersen, or Mastersson or anything like it, change your name!)
4. It remains a wildcard whether Masterson will turn on the cult. Your point is well-taken that he can’t bargain with what he knows to help his criminal case. However, he can throw them under the bus and claim that Fair Game may well have been done; just entirely without his knowledge and cooperation (corollary to point #2). He can do this to help his civil defense. Or simply out of spite–what’s he got to lose? Even possibly at the urging of the Masterson clan if they are sufficiently pissed off at Miscavige and what they may view as his betrayal of the whole family.
5. While I am attempting to make logical sense of this, let’s face it: When it comes to Miscavige’s decision making with this declare (real or PR as it may be), all bets are off. The choleric little fool may just have flown into a rage and done whatever came to him naturally at the moment. Unforced errors are his strong suit. Keeping quiet and doing nothing when it would serve the cult’s interests best clearly is not. So let the foot bullets fly.