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    PlasticFantastic: Wow. So a former employee of this site physically threatens a commenter and all the ass-kissbots rise up in his defence? To bastardize De Tocqueville,... more »
    sweetcaroline: If I could figure out how to do it I would post a puppy picture with a link to Lennon singing give peace a chance...Gawker former employees simply nee... more »
    Ummwhat: You are not the Gawker I used to love. Farewell. more »
    nancydisgrace: Can anybody answer why the hell Kirstie Alley is so frigging fat if Scientology is so perfect? Talk about something that WOULD be "cured" by diet and ... more »
    LatestBy: Can we just wrap up our "some say" speculation by taking it to the worst possible conclusion so we can all go back to The City and Bromance? Some say ... more »
    ian spiegelman: Gosh. I'm shocked at how ugly it's getting around here. Nick, no reason for you to keep an eye on super-editor Gabriel. I mean, considering that he's ... more »
    ms.creant: Could we cover something else now? This whirlwind of tragedy and mystery has been over-speculated on to the point of exhaustion. I've got Jett lag. (t... more »
    Weegee's bored: In Owen's defense, let me say that in this latest post he's getting there. He's getting the science right. That said, let me roil the waters with a li... more »
    CumaeanSibyl: One wonders what would happen if the outraged commenters here ever stumbled into the cesspool of retarded piranhas that is ONTD. Spontaneous combustion? more »
    Dimples: Gawker has turned into a car wreck..I don't want to look..I don't want to look. more »
    Mackintosh-Toffee: I have no problem with Gawker being a gossip site and covering this Travolta tragedy from a gossip's perspective. However I do find the hamfisted atte... more »
    FormerEnglishMajor: Growing up, there was a family in town who was Christian Science. The dad got skin cancer. It was a 2-second operation at a derm's office, but instead... more »
    Hydroceph: A young person has died, and that's tragic. Everything else at this point is hearsay and speculation. Scientology certainly triggers strong reactions ... more »
    karion: I, for one, am shocked and horrified that news and gossip about an entertainer are featured on a blog featuring news and gossip about entertainment. T... more »
    surgeofthefeet: I'm a little confused here. Did Jett die because his dad is a gay? more »
  • #jetttravolta

    Time to Audit Scientology's Anti-Medicine Stance

    The tragic death of John Travolta's teenage son Jett could spell the end of Scientology, sci-fi author L. Ron Hubbard's loopy, medicine-hating cult from the 1950s.