Gawker
Vapid model Kimora Lee Simmons can do more than marry a rap mogul and plan a trip to Africa to "talk about fabulosity:" She is also identified by Scientology as a key lieutenant in the church's campaign against psychiatry. In a clip posted to YouTube yesterday, creepy church MC David Miscavige said Scientology planned to "smart bomb" and "booby trap" the profession of psychiatry with a "diabolical" media campaign. Simmons' role? Indoctrinate underaged African American boys into Scientology by funneling booklets into inner-citiy neighborhoods on both coasts. At least, that's how Miscavige presents it, but then he also claims to have planted stories in virtually every newspaper and TV network, from the New York Times to Fox News. Videos after the jump.
Though she does not speak on video, Kimora Lee Simmons is depicted as an inner-city Scientology evangelist for 12-18 year olds. The video then claims Coca-Cola, Philips and Dell, and 7-11 help spread the anti-psychiatry message as well in various countries outside the U.S.. (54 seconds)
For background, here's Miscavige's quick, violent overview of Scientology's latest campaign against psychiatry. The video includes a computer-generated hand grenade and smart bomb and depictions of government buildings blowing up. (38 seconds)
Another segment of the video details Scientology's overall media campaign against psychiatry, allegedly planting stories in newspapers and TV newscasts. (1:55)
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Something tells me Kimora Lee Simmons is not quite the drug-free figurehead the Church of Scientology is looking for. Have they considered recruiting someone more stable, like Courtney Love or Andy Dick?
CoS has been hemorrhaging for years now, hasn't it? Sounds like they're just blowing smoke to sound relevant.
I didn't need this to know Kimora Lee Simmons is 100% psychiatrist-free.
I guess they have to take what they can get to make "inroads" -- I mean where is Mimi Rogers these days?
Oy Vay. Right about now, I wish the Hulk was real. Would be nice to see Bruce Banner go off on a group of those nutjobs. I also see they haven't included a recent picture of Kimora. The one they are showing is just when she was mildly chunky.
stupid cow.
people latch on to things so easily these days
It's true. Psychiatry is about to be shut down permanently. This morning, on Bowery, I saw what must have been 18,000 unemployed psychiatrists and psychologists.
Just don't get fooled into answering when they ask "Why don't you want to give me a quarter, could it have something do with your childhood?"
That said, I'm skeptical about giving kids drugs for being rambunctious. Maybe that kind of energy is a natural reaction to something larger.
Apparently Kimora's not too happy about all this: Kimora Lee: No Scientology
I heard it was the Scientologists that sprung Britney...THANK TOM!
I have had the misfortune of first-hand experience with Mrs. Simmons. Truly gross.
Has Gawker investigated the claims that Dell and Coca-Cola are also distributing "The Way to Happiness" booklets as well?
So far, Kimora's people are denying this.
@8Millionth: It is a reaction - all those fucking Thetans, milling around in there, making you pull pigtails. Stupid kids need to get Clear.
Never thought Gawker would become my go-to source for news, but this is huge. I'm glad Simmons is denying being part of Scientology. Association with Scientology has become death to credibility, and she can't get away from it fast enough.
If she isn't associated with them, she should file suit for defamation/ libel/slander (is this considered just verbal or a publication?), because it makes her look bad and hurts her.
Same thing goes for all the companies they say are helping them. Who would do that if they knew it was about Scientology?
Scientology is a bunch of "wanna-be's" and "never-were's" who toot their own horns with big lies. They should pay bigtime for trying to piggyback on others' success and making people like Simmons into laughingstocks.
If she's telling the truth, she should sue them for making her look bad. Being linked with Scientology can't make anyone look good.
Uh, Kimora Lee grew up in a middle-class St. Louis suburb and attended a christian high school there. Inner-city, indeed.
Amazing. David Miscavage is our Lex Luthor.
It's obvious that Scientology is trying hard to recruit in the black community. Tom Cruise has had himself surgically attached to Will Smith and now Kimora Lee Simmons? Very interesting since L. Ron Hubbard was no friend of the black man. What's really sad is that Cruise has sucked every drop of cool out of Will Smith. And does anybody, black or white, give a damn about Kimora?
With Djimon trailing around behind Lieutenant Douchette. Ugh.
Who do they think they are, Pinky and the Brain?
@topsy: I didn't hear about Will. WHAT??? Please spill.
WOW!
Distributing in retail giant 7-11!
Would you like an anti-psychiatry screed with your Slurpy & Big Gulp?
I'm so impressed!
What's next? Automated E-Meter booths in Exxon/Mobil stations.
@topsy: Very interesting since L. Ron Hubbard was no friend of the black man.
Yes, but to be fair, back then he didn't realize black people had money.
@IT'STHEROOO: Haven't you seen all the photos of the new BFF Tom and Will? Will Smith can't be seen in public these days without Tom Cruise LITERALLY hanging off of him. Will Smith wore a velvet tux to a premiere and Tom rushed out and got one to match. Even with the acute cool deficiency, Will can pull it off. However, Tom looks like the ring bearer at a New Jersey wedding.
Good point,I WILL NOT STOP FEEDING MY FAT BABY (sorry my responder thingy isn't working)
The full clip is still up on YouTube if you want to see it in all its madness... (and , trust me, this is total and utter fucking lunacy)
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I think I want to dress up as a life sized caplet of Xanax and parade in front of Scientology's offices in the city.
Can anyone explain how Miscavige can claim that Scientology "yanked the licenses" of 18 psychiatrists? Who the fuck are they?
@topsy: Add to that the story that Smith fully funded a Scientology-based grade school in L.A....
Will and Jada apparently converted. Crewmembers said he was passing out CoS pamphlets on the set of his last flick.
Why does that stage look like something out of the original Star Trek -- or the ultimate Trekkie dream palace?
So the Scientologists think that they are raging anti-psychiatry jihad!!! But notice that they don't criticize the multi-national pharmaceutical companies making and promoting these drugs, who have big strong lawyers of their own.
Not to put down the dead or anything, but for chrissakes, who pisses away $25,000 a MONTH on rent?
That's worse than any drug addiction I've ever heard of...
Terrifying.
What a fascist.
Don't you have to pay money to be in Scientology? Why would they be recruiting kids in inner cities?
OH NO MENTAL HEALTH
that guy is fucking creepy
So "Yanking license" is what they're calling it today?
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