Paul Haggis

Perhaps most embarrassing for an organisation that prides itself on its wealthy Hollywood followers, Oscar-winning director Paul Haggis, an adherent of 30 years, abandoned Scientology in October, accusing it of homophobia. That is not all.

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...executive went public with damning accounts including claims of violence by world leader David Miscavige; Oscar-winning film director Paul Haggis resigned with some withering criticisms; a Queensland inquest found that a soldier had killed...

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Celebrities, the church's most valuable asset, have also spoken out in recent times. Oscar-winning director of Crash, Paul Haggis left the church and sent a damning letter to Davis that spread quickly over the internet. In the...

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...on the collision of entertainment, media and pop culture October 27, 2009 | 11:43 am Everybody has his or her own take on Paul Haggis' dramatic letter, announcing his break with Scientology after 35 years of membership in the church.

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...Letters From Iwo Jima, In the Valley of Elah and Quantum Of Solace - which should warn you that, if Paul Haggis has a point to make, then he's going to repeatedly bludgeon you over the head with it for two hours until you're a weeping...

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OSCAR -winning filmmaker Paul Haggis has severed his ties with the Church of Scientology in protest against the sect's position on gays and its treatment of members. The Canadian-born director, who scooped Oscars for the hit films Crash...

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Navigation - link to other main sections from here Hollywood director Paul Haggis quits Church of Scientology over 'anti-gay' stance The Hollywood director and screenwriter Paul Haggis has severed his ties with the Church of Scientology...

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'Crash' director Paul Haggis quits Scientology AP - FILE - In this June 29, 2009 file photo, director Paul Haggis arrives at the Los Angeles Film Festival … Play Video Gay & Lesbian Issues Video:Being 'out' means being thrown out for US...

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NEW YORK "Crash" director Paul Haggis has severed his ties with the Church of Scientology in part because of the organization's stance against gay marriage. </p><p>Haggis wrote a letter addressed to Tommy Davis, the head of the Church of...

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...resigned from the Church of Scientology after 35 years as a member in protest against its apparent opposition to gay marriage. Paul Haggis: In a lengthy resignation letter leaked to the press, Haggis attacked the church's support for...

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