‘Nightline’ Martin Bashir Investigates Scientology And Causes Tommy Davis To Abruptly Leave
Posted on 27. Oct, 2009 by CSS in Interview, Religion
Boy is the Church of Scientology taking a beating this week…..
Crash director Paul Haggis made headlines on Monday, after he abandoned the controversial sect after more than 30 years over its anti-gay marriage stance. Now, Tommy Davis, the head of the Church of Scientology’s Celebrity Center, is hitting the blogosphere for walking out of an interview with ABC Nightline correspondent Martin Bashir, because he didn’t like Bashir’s line of questioning.
Last week, ABC ran a two-part investigation into Scientology, which focused on the allegedly violent behavior by leader David Miscavige, as well as the involvement celebrities like Tom Cruise and John Travolta.
In a taped interview,which aired last Friday, Bashir grilled Davis about the church’s involvement in the autism treatments of celebrity Scientologist John Travolta’s late son Jett.
“Do you know if the church ever advised them not to allow their son to receive certain medications?”
Davis curtly replied, “The church never advised them in any way, shape or form whatsoever on any aspect of their son’s treatment. Never have, never will.”
Bashir asked Davis to expound on the church’s bizarre founding mythology, which involves an intergalactic god named Xenu who brought his people to Earth 75 million years ago and stuffed them in a volcano. Telling Bashir he wouldn’t discuss “disgusting perversions” of the religion, Davis removed his microphone and stormed off the set.
