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The Cult Of Scientology: The BBC’s John Sweeney Loses It

by | 14th, May 2007

PICK of the night: the BBC’s John Sweeney investigates the Church of Scientology in Los Angeles. Panorama at 8:30pm on BBC1. Is Scientology a cult?

John Travolta, a Scientologist, has written to BBC executives, accusing Mr Sweeney of “personal prejudices, bigotry and animosity”.

Sweeney lost it.

“I am hugely embarrassed. I let the side down and the BBC down and I am ashamed but I felt I was being brainwashed,” says he. “If people see the full clip, I think they will have more sympathy with me.”

Here’s his rant:



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