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 Holmes Holds Own on Stage 

Supporting performer is center of attention in Broadway production of All My Sons

E! Online E! Online Oct 17, 08 5:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - In a perfect world, stars John Lithgow and Dianne Wiest would be the center of attention in the Broadway revival of Arthur Miller’s All My Sons . “In this world, however, Mrs. Tom Cruise is playing a supporting role,” writes Natalie Finn of E!. So with tabloid-lovers watching and Anonymous protesting outside, how did Katie Holmes do in her Broadway debut? Not bad, critics say, but not great. More »

More about:  theater • Tom Cruise • Broadway • Scientology • reviews • Katie Holmes • Anonymous • Arthur Miller • John Lithgow • Dianne Wiest

 Smith: I Am Not a Scientologist 

Clears up long-standing rumor, talks to anti-Scientology group

Fox News Fox News Sep 17, 08 12:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - Despite months of speculation, Will Smith tells Fox News that “I am not” a Scientologist; he even agreed to speak with the anti-Scientologist group Anonymous. Smith and wife Jada Pinkett Smith, who are close friends with Scientologist Tom Cruise, opened a school which uses Scientology teaching tools. But, “You can take different parts of things you like and put them all together,” Smith explains. More »

More about:  celebrity interview • Scientology • Will Smith • Anonymous

Hackers Trigger Seizures on Epilepsy Board

Griefer group posts flashing images to
harm users

Wired Wired Mar 29, 08 3:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hackers infected an epilepsy message board last week, posting messages designed to induce seizures and migraines, Wired reports. The Epilepsy Foundation shut down its forum as reports rolled in. One woman said she suffered her worst episode in a year: “I don’t fall over and convulse, but it hurts,” she said. “I couldn’t move and couldn’t speak.” More »

More about:  hackers • seizure • cyberattack • epilepsy • message boards • Anonymous

Internet Activists Target Scientology

Church can no longer control its image

Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times Mar 3, 08 2:10 PM CST
(Newser) - Scientology is increasingly under attack on the Internet, where critics and dropouts are undermining the church's traditionally tight control of its public image, reports the LA Times . Three ex-Scientologists, including the niece of the church's head, launched ExScientologyKids.com last week. Its motto: "We were born. We grew up. We escaped." More »

More about:  YouTube • religion • Tom Cruise • Scientology • copyright infringement • Anonymous • Gawker Media • Internet freedom

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