Aaron Smith-Levin

Scientology hires all of Tom's staff.

All of Tom's staff are subject to interrogations by Scientology, not only in the hiring process, but during the employment.

David Miscavige on Scientology runs Tom Cruise's life and his production company and his household staff.

I mean, it's them against the world is how they see it.

I think it's pretty easy to see how that works between the two of them.

If they could figure out how to do all that without destroying families and bankrupting its members, they might actually have a future.

That's why, like, it's funny because sometimes I feel like it's like, like I'm rooting for them to like succeed and do it right.

And I'm not, but it's an interesting academic discussion to have of like, we can all see how much people will sacrifice in the names of belief and religion.

We can see how much Scientologists sacrifice based on what they already believe.

if he would just start treating people less horribly, you know what I'm saying?

It might actually have a future, but it's not that I want it to.

No.

I've actually come out and said definitively, I do not know of a single person who stays in Scientology because they're afraid of being blackmailed.

It's just not a thing.

It's just not a thing.

does Scientology have enough information to blackmail someone if they wanted to?

Well, sure.

I mean, and it doesn't even have to be true.

It could just be lies.

Who cares?