After a judge recently ruled Remini's abuse case against Scientology could proceed, the leader of the church filed an appeal.

This element turns the Scientologist Cruise into a quasi Christ figure. If short of that, he at least becomes a chief apostle ...

According to PR expert Evan Nierman to Us Weekly, Cruise has intentionally scaled back on his public involvement with Scientology since backlash against the Church increased in the past few years ...

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass faced criticism over her response to anti-ICE riots, past praise of communist leaders and controversies including a deputy mayor's bomb threat and wildfire handling.