I’ll take Johnny Depp please!
Is that the way the clients of California Cryobank sperm bank order their baby makers?

Apparently the California Cryobank has come up with the idea of matching up their sperm donors with famous celebrity faces. Are they genius entrepreneurs helping their clients make a tough decision of who they should pick as their baby daddy? Or are they just trying to make more money than other sperm banks by claiming their donors are celebrity look alikes? Or both?

How does this sperm bank match their donor’s faces with celebrities? With high tech face-recognition? Nope!
Employees of Cryobank sit around a table and put the donor’s pictures up on a screen and argue which celebrity looks like that donor the most. When they come to a consensus, they add that information to the donor’s file, and then the donor’s name goes into a huge data bank. Clients can then search the data base for a donor by which celebrity they want their child to look like.

Although clients are not allowed to see the donor’s ACTUAL picture by law, clients can  search for a potential donor by picking out a celebrity name.

Too superficial?
How will the general public weigh in on this?

I wonder if someone will pass up a donor with a better IQ, for a donor that looks like Mario Lopez? I also wonder if people out there will pick a celebrity look alike in hopes on trying to cash in on their offspring down the line, especially if their child ends up as a dead ringer of a celebrity.

Hey Kate Gosselin, this has your name all over it! Only eight kids? What’s the big deal? The Duggars have you beat by a landslide! It can be your new show! “Kate Plus Eight Plus Elvis!”
And remember Kate, there is a plus side besides the new show…which ever donor you pick… he can’t take money out of your bank account! 

Now I have seen just about every way there is to make a buck in the ol’ USA, and a lot of it ain’t too pretty. And there are some wackos out there who may try to claim that their child is the child of an actual celebrity. I wouldn’t put it past them. Far fetched? Perhaps.

But take the case  of a women trying to collect millions from Keanu Reeves. She is claiming that he is the father of at least one of her four adult children.  *snicker*
Even though Reeves took a DNA test to prove that he wasn’t the father, and he also said he never met the women, she still isn’t backing off. 
What did Reeves have to say about this whole ordeal? 
Rest assured, he didn’t say, ”eeeeeexcellent!” *snicker*

Of course Cryobank does have a disclaimer to cover their butts in this overly litigious world:

“No celebrity is meant as an exact match for any donor, nor should you assume that your future children will look like any celebrity listed.”

NBC’s Today Show covered the sperm bank story, and on this video, you can see the employees sitting around a table with the donor’s picture on a screen and trying to figure out who the donors most resemble. Man, where do I sign up for this cream puff gig?

Scott Brown, communication manager of the California Cryobank said to NBC TODAY,

“It’s not that our donors look like celebrities, it’s that celebrities look like our donors,”

Oh! I see what he did there…. he is SO crafty!

You can also pick a young or older version of the celebrity too. Perhaps you would like a young Sean Connery as OO7, or the older more sophisticated Sean Connery. The choice is yours!

There are MANY stars as well as athletes listed in their data base. And let’s not forget musicians and the less than famous celebs. You can pick from Eddie Van Halen to Jackass reality star Stev-O!
I kid you not, he is on the list.
Wow, seriously…if anyone picks the Steve-O look alike, I am afraid I just don’t understand, unless he is a nuclear physicist.

 
So are there people out there opposed to this celebrity look alike baby daddy factory? YES.

Some snippets from NBC’s TODAY,

The program has its share of critics, especially in the bioethics world. University of Albany professor Bonnie Steinbock bashed California Cryobank’s celebrity-match program on CNN, saying, “There’s something strange about a culture that has stratified rigid types of beauty where everyone looks alike; now they’re trying to create children through who the actor of the moment is.”

Brown’s defense:

Not so, says Brown. While the process may seem superficial, it is actually extremely helpful in guiding prospective parents through a stressful and often confusing time, he asserts.

“Seem superficial”?
Some people would argue that it is superficial. But don’t people have the right to choose which donor they want for whatever reason, since they are the ones paying for it? And what if it does help the client make their choice?

Take the opinion of a perspective Mom who was trying to pick a donor:

“I’m flipping through the catalog with a friend of mine, feeling like I was about to recruit a basketball team, because it was just all stats.” And while she whittled down her list, the Cryobank couldn’t show her a picture of the donor — but it could tell her one of her finalists resembled Freddie Prinze Jr.
“For me, that clinched it right then and there,” she said. “I’ve always found him attractive!”

Freddie Prinze Jr.? Really? That clinched it for her? To each their own.

So matching a face to a donor may actually make some clients feel more at ease about who they pick, or actually help them to decide who to pick. I hope people have the good sense to pick donors with good qualities, rather than picking a donor because they like Orlando Bloom.
But then again, this is the land of the SUPER DUPER superficial, so nothing would surprise me.

I wonder if Cryobank’s business will be booming?

I can see it now…
Mothers with their kids are at the playground and one mother says to another,
“wow your little boy really looks like Leonardo DiCaprio! Any relation?” 

The proud Mom says, “Well no, it was donor #09756-QL5, we were really big fans of the movie Titanic, so that’s why we went with him”.

I guess if there is one guy who is a real dead ringer of a handsome celebrity, he will be in big demand and asked to come back quite often. There can be a panic at Cryobank if they run out!  What happens then?

It may go something like this:

“OMG! We are fresh out of the Ryan Reynolds look alike! Get 9087-K490L on the phone stat! Tell him we have some new vids and magazines! Yeah I know he has been in twice a day for the past month and he’s a bit tender… Chain him down again if you have to, until he puts out. We are in the baby making business people!”

MORE???

I guess in the long run it can become quite a lucrative and fun “job” if you are a celebrity look alike donor. What guy wouldn’t want this gig? At $50- $75 a pop, I am surprised that there is a job shortage for men in the US! Hell, they ain’t getting paid for doing it at home!

Tough luck for all you donors out there who look like Gary Busey (sorry Gary) or OJ Simpson. (not sorry OJ)

I imagine their “stuff” wouldn’t have too many takers and is probably passed up for the gloopus of a more hunkier looking celebrity look alike.

But things may not work out exactly the way you have planned. Even though you picked out your favorite celeb look alike, don’t forget there is a 50/50 chance that your child may be a girl and you may end up with a pretty scary looking child! And I am more than sure that Cryobank does not issue refunds for fuglies.

Very Scary Indeed!

I bet some clients just won’t really care if the donor they picked has only two brain cells….
Just as long as their celebrity knock off looks good in a tux!

Seth Green, 35, has starred in many movies over the years, including heavy hitters like Austin Powers, Rat Race and the Italian Job. He has lent his voice to Chris and Dylan’s son on the Family Guy. He is also well known for palying Oz, on Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Seth also co-writes Robot Chicken, and Adult Swim where he performs anywhere from 35-60 voices a week and recently finished a movie called Old Dogs with Robin Williams and John Travolta. (no comment)

This is barely scraping the surface of what this young man has accomplished. He has worked non stop since about the age of seven. You can visit his website, and read his bio, it’s pretty darn amazing.
And Seth’s life just got a little sweeter. Literally.

It was just announced that Seth will be the new mouthpiece for Butterfinger TV ads and their new video contest, where Butterfinger wants to know, “How far would you go to protect your Butterfinger bar?”
(Hmmmm… Sounds very close to ”what would you do for a Klondike Bar” to me)

Contestants will send in their videos, and the winner with the highest number of votes will win $25,000! *sweet* And they may also have the chance to have their video aired in a 15 second spot on TV.
 
Looks like the voice of Bart Simpson which hasn’t been used for the past decade (done by Nancy Cartwright who gave the cult of Scientology 5 MILLION DOLLARS last year)  will not be used for this new ad campaign. Smart Move Butterfinger!
After all… we wouldn’t want to start seeing “Way To Happiness“ PR inside the candy wrappers! *snicker*

TRH.com writes:

Green is laying a finger on Bart Simpson’s Butterfinger. The writer, actor, director and producer can now add Butterfinger spokesperson to his resume. Green has been tapped as the official “Butterfinger mouthpiece” for a new national TV ad campaign and video contest.
 
The creator of the Cartoon Network’s Emmy award winning “Robot Chicken” will be the first celebrity to represent the Butterfinger brand since Bart Simpson’s memorable run ended nearly a decade ago. But while the spokesperson is new, the “Nobody’s gonna lay a finger on my Butterfinger” tagline will again be used in the company’s national TV spots, developed by ad agency Dailey & Associates.
 
To accompany the familiar tagline, the brand is also running a user-generated video contest in which entrants create one-minute videos answering the question of “How far would you go to protect your Butterfinger bar?” Contestants can visit ProtectYourButterfingerBar.com to enter their videos. Visitors will vote on them. The biggest vote getter wins $25,000 and may have their video aired as a national 15-second spot for the candy bar.
 
Butterfinger, which spent only $125,000 on adverting last year, has beefed up its ad spend considerably in 2009. It already investing $1.6 million in advertising for the first six months of this year, per the Nielsen Company.

The selection of Green, who also voices the character of Chris Griffith on Fox’s “Family Guy,” is an appropriate successor to the last cheeky spokescartoon, said Tricia Bowles of Nestle Confections & Snacks, in a statement. “[He] made perfect sense for a brand that honors humor and praises the punch line,. Butterfinger has been a fan and supporter of comedic talent, such as Seth Green for years–as evidenced by our promotions highlighting clever, irreverent humor.”
 
Green agreed. “I’ve been eating all kinds of Butterfinger candy all my life, so this union seems not only natural, but predestined.”

It looks like just about everything Seth touches turns to gold, and at the ripe old age of only 35, he has just begun. He has also managed to stay squeaky clean as far as his reputation goes, and has stayed out of the whole Hollywood party drug scene.

Added to the fact that this young  man must be worth a pretty big chunk of change by now and it will only continue to grow.

And although I was never partial to redheads, *snicker* I bet he is way up there on the desirable bachelor list due to his vast fortune. He has has many love interests over the years, but he’s not married yet!

And what does Seth have to say about this success?

Wallet Pop had some Seth quotes about his success:

Growing up as a child actor, Green’s parents taught him from an early age how to pay his bills and live within his means.

Green may not be Dr. Evil, but he’s coy on this one. “You do your best,” he says. “Everybody does.”

“I don’t spend a ton of money,” he says. “I work very very hard. I save very well. I have assets in specific things, in property, and I live a very simple life. I’m happy with that.”
Green’s advice for success is equally simple: “Work hard, acquire many skills, and don’t take anything personally.”

Nobody really gives you anything,” he says. “It’s really up to the individual to propel themselves forward with drive and commitment to a singular purpose.”

“Anytime you’re taking a risk for pleasing someone else, you’re doomed for failure,” he says. “The best risks I’ve taken were the ones I wholeheartedly believed in. I rather risk and fail than never jump.”

“Every company that has had dramatic success has stepped on someone to do it,” says Green. “The very fact that they have risen to a dominant position is that they are able to play harder than other people, breaking rules when it’s appropriate. Whatever philanthropic things they do is just to sleep better at night.” Does the same apply to business leaders? Or to himself?

Wise words from a wise young man.
I wish Seth continued success and happiness.

The word is out.
Michelle Dugger of the reality show 18 Kids and Counting will be giving birth to her 19th child this March. The new baby will be joining Joshua, Jana, John-David, Jill, Jessa, Jinger, Joseph, Josiah, Joy-Anna, Jedidiah, Jeremiah, Jason, James, Justin, Jackson, Johannah, Jennifer,and Jordyn.

The Duggers have been married since 1984. That means with number 19 on the way, she will have given birth to 19 kids in 25 years.

Ok, I’m sorry when does it start to get gross? Michelle, the human pinata has already had three C sections. Her belly must be like a ziploc bag.

MSNBC reported that she was surprised when she found out she was pregnant. After all, she had just given birth to a baby girl only eight months prior. She sure is quite the Fertile Myrtle. I wonder what is in the water out there in Arkansas?
Hey Michelle! You must have been absent from school the day the girls had the talk about their changing bodies.

Of course there is a reason behind Michelle’s disregard for her body and her poor kids who have to take care of all the other kids. It’s called Quiverfull. Not too many people are familiar with this Christian movement. They believe that one should be fruitful and multiply and believe that every child is a gift from Providence.
And from Wiki:

“The Christian quiverfull movement derives its name from Psalm 127:3-5, where many children are metaphorically referred to as a quiver full of arrows.”

Yeah ok… having that many children is from way back when parents needed children to work on the farms. This is 2009 Duggers.

People have the right to believe in what they want as long as it doesn’t  harm anyone, and I know they also has the right to have as many children as they want as long as they can care for them, but sorry, having 19 children is utterly ridiculous in this day and age.

It also reminds me of something…

Are the Duggers yet another family that will be exploiting their kids for the fame and fortune of reality TV? Jon and Kate Plus 8 comes to mind.
Although Michelle Dugger is not at all like Kate Gosselin as far as being materialistic or having Kate’s cheery disposition *snicker* but she isn’t any brighter either.

Gee, I wonder if Kate is a tad worried that The Duggers will be taking over the lime light in child exploitation. Well you know Kate, you can always have a few more! Cha-ching!

I happen to catch a bit of one of the Duggger shows and I couldn’t watch it. They were preparing to go on some sort of bus trip, and between the packing, the bathroom stops and everything else in between, it just made me cringe and shake my head. Although the kids seem surprisingly very well behaved compared to some reality show kids, *ahem*
It seemed like a total hardship on the Dugger kids who have to use the “buddy system” and constantly care for the rest of the Dugger brood. When do these kids get to be kids instead of being instant parents? They are all home schooled on top of it. Talk about sibling rivalry and wanting to get the hell out of the house!

Although some will argue that home schooling is the only way to go, I think kids miss out on a lot of social interaction and activities that you don’t get with home schooling. Yes I know they are on a show, and probably see lots of other people, and they mosey into town and do play with some other kids, but what about having BFFs? I cherish my childhood friends, and some of  my fondest memories are of school. I still keep in touch with many people I went to school with. You would think that the Duggers would want their children to have these precious memories too. Obviously not.
Perhaps Jim Bob is forming his own little cult?
 
And what about Michelle?

Doesn’t she want a break? Yeah I know it takes two to tango, and it is ultimately her final say as to whether or not she wants to go through with any more pregnancies. But is she being prodded? (ok, I know what you were thinking there, snicker) 
Is Jim Bob or anyone else putting dollar signs in her eyes? Well I guess either way, if she come out with a tell-all book, she will be raking in the dough. 

She already maintains a blog on TLC’s website. I guess having a bevy of built in baby sitters does have its advantages? I did check out her blog. She says she is exhausted and she had this to say about her current pregnancy:

“I thought we might be done. I was a little sad about it, but I just accepted it was a stage of my life and perhaps God felt my family was complete.I told Jim Bob right away, and he was so excited, he couldn’t hold it in. We told the children right then, and they were excited, too.”

A LITTLE  sad? I would have ripped my freakin’ hair out. And Jim Bob (yes that’s his real name, honest) was excited was he? If it was Jim Bob that had to go through labor, I think the Dugger family member count would have been about four, and would have stayed at four, including himself and Michelle.

On a more serious note. What about the dangers associated with having this many pregnancies?
According to CafeMom, getting pregnant repeatedly can have some huge and nasty repercussions.
Not to mention that the possibility of having a child with mental or physical problems greatly increases.

They asked three nurses and this is part of what they said:

Medically speaking, with each pregnancy, you have an increased risk for postpartum bleeding because your uterus doesn’t want to contract down to normal size. It’s been stretched for so long and so often, it tries to be stubborn. Another risk is for the bladder to prolapse, meaning it drops downward and can come out of the vaginal canal. To fix it, they have a new procedure that’s fairly easy, but a lot of GYNs don’t like to do it until  you are done having babies.

Just lovely.
Well let’s just hope Michelle’s bladder doesn’t fall out of her “hoo ha” on the show. But I am sure the ratings would be killer, won’t they?
I can just hear the preview for the upcoming show… Tune in next week  when all “h”-”e” double hockey sticks breaks out when Michelle’s bladder falls in the batch of homemade soap! Oh the hilarity!

Michelle, you can be done now. Honest you can. I doubt your kids feel that they need another child to care for. Don’t start thinking that 20 is a nice round number, I think your quiver is quite full. God won’t be mad if you stop now. *snicker*

Really, when is Michelle and Sir Hump-a-lot, Jim Bob going to put a cork in it? Or when will Jim Bob have a couple of snips? Which seems MORE than fair to Michelle, wouldn’t you say?

The Duggers are not only on TLC, they have a book under their belts called The Duggers: 20 And Counting and I am sure there will be more to follow. Jim Bob is a former state legislator, and is involved in a number of businesses, including commercial real estate. So even though having a huge family like the Duggers would be financially devastating for most, they supposedly make ends meet. I am sure TLC is making it a lot easier for them financially, if not helping them to survive. Of course the Duggers plan on going forward with yet another season. But what happens when their audience goes away, and TLC no longer finds them bankable? Will their quiver be finally full then?

Speaking of TLC, you have to love TLC, huh?
They have some real quality shows. *snicker* From Toddlers & Tiaras to I Didn’t Know I was Pregnant. Hey Michelle maybe you can be on that show too!

TLC is known as the “Learning Channel.”
I am sorry, what are we learning here again? How to have a litter of children? Or how to put a pair of flippers (fake teeth) on your child and dress them up in a hooker outfit with big hair and caked on make up and watch them bump and grind to I’m A Little Teacup?
People pa-lease!

I guess TLC is always on the look out for more children and families to exploit.Yeah I know, it’s the parents that choose to do the shows. But how many of these yahoos are being tantalized by the reality show dream of getting their little ones on TV and banking in on them?

Of course TLC would have LOVED the Vassilyev family.
Nobody can compete with the first wife of Feodor Vassilyev of Shuyu Russia. She bore 69 children between 1725 and 1765. She had 16 pairs of twins, seven sets of triplets, and four sets of quadruplets.

Now your talking! Too bad TV wasn’t around back in the 1700’s, this family could have been reality show gold.
They could have called the show “The Hump-a lots!”
Oh wait… that’s the Duggers.

Hey Now! Knock it off!
Will someone please turn a hose on these two? Geez!

Look Edward! You Can Suck On That Rabbit Over There!

Ok all you Twilight freaks out there. Now you can have Bella and Edward to play with in your home!
Well, not exactly. Barbie has jumped on the Twilight movie merchandise band wagon and they have just introduced Edward Cullen and Bella Swan Barbie dolls. Edward Cullen is Barbie’s first vampire doll, complete with shiny skin. No mention if the doll actually has fangs or not. *snicker*

Twilight, which was released last year, was pretty much bashed by movie critics and people who read the book. But it was uber popular with the yougin’s. It raked in $383,489,834. world wide and won several awards. It won the Teen Choice Awards, Young Artist Awards, MTV Movie Awards and  Bravo’s A-List Awards. Granted all the awards lean towards the youngsters, but hey isn’t that were all the money is? Right Hanna Montana?
You can buy Twilight posters, clothing,a soundtrack,key chains,jewlery,t-shirts,back packs,messenger bags,pillow cases, etc… and now of course… Barbie dolls.

People reported:

If Twilight-inspired greeting cards and clothing weren’t enough to satisfy fan-pires’ desires, now they can add Edward
Cullen and Bella Swan Barbie Dolls to their collections! As a tribute to the on-screen lovers, Barbie has created a set of dolls modeled after Robert Pattinson’s Edward Cullen and Kristen Stewart’s Bella Swan. Featuring Robert’s strong jawline and vampire-glow and Kristen’s long brunette hair and innocent face, the dolls are almost an exact replica of the stars. Looks like Bella’s wish for immortality is finally coming true! The Twilight Barbies, $25 each, will be available starting November 1, 2009 — just in time for the release of New Moon.

Where did this mania begin? With a book by author Stephenie Meyer.The book became a best seller. Many people thought the book was ten times better than the movie. But I think that consensus was from a crowd that was a tad older and from those who read the book first before seeing the movie. And rightly so. The movie was just not that good.Young gals think Robert Pattison is the cat’s meow, and they didnt’ really care if the movie did not receive the critic’s nod.
With the movie sequel ”New Moon” coming out  soon, I am sure movie producers will have a bigger budget to work with this time around and the Twilight stars will be staying on the top of the heap once again in popularity polls among young teens.

Of course the mystique and sexiness of vampires has been around a long time. One of my all time favorite movies was simply called Dracula and starred a very young Frank Langella and seasoned actor, Laurence Olivier. (you just have to get over Langella’s late 70’s poofy hair in this movie) This was the first movie to bring sexy to Dracula in my opinion.

Langella was quoted as saying:

‘It was like being Elvis Presley for two years. It was like being a rock star”

The movie came out in 1979 and it was well filmed, frightening and steamy. The underground scenes in this movie were totally gruesome and the end of the movie was simply incredible. I won’t spoil it for you. If you haven’t seen it, walk don’t run and rent it. Or I guess it’s download or “click to order” these days. This movie also has one of my favorite lines in the whole world.
Dracula says:

“If at any time my company does not please you…you would have only yourself to blame”

Wow talk about cocky! You can see the original “fuzzy” trailer with Langella as Dracula on YouTube, along with other countless clips from the original movie. Keep in mind the trailer does not do the movie ANY justice at all.  And I would be remiss if I didn’t mention Christopher Lee  in Dracula Has Risen From The Grave.  NOT at all sexy, but totally creep and the ending is classic.

I was always afraid of Dracula when I was young. The Dracula movies from way back were ultra creepy and I always had nightmares. From the early Bella Lugosi movie to Christopher Lee, they always scared the crap out of me. But then later in the 70’s, they made Dracula sexy. And in the same year decided to also give Dracula a sense of humor, in the movie Love At First Bite. That film’s tagline was: “Your favorite pain in the neck is about to bite your funny bone!” Egad, they would never get away with that corny stuff today.

But then Dracula took a second seat to just plain vampires. More edgier and creepier vampire movies sprouted up in the 1980’s like The Lost Boys which was about a gang of fighting teenage vampires. Sounds silly, but it was it was pretty freaking scary. Then on to Anne Rice’s Interview With A Vampire, which became a cult classic in 1994 and brought back creepy to vampires once again, and this movie even featured a child vampire. And let’s not forget the whole Goth culture of kids that sprouted up and really got into the whole vampire thang.

But today, producers thought that vampires needed an update. So in Twilight, vampires were not only going to high school, but also going to the prom. They frolicked around during the day in the meadow and perched in trees. But creatures going to highschool is not a new concept. Let’s not forget the corny movie Teen Wolf  which starred Michael J. Fox. He wasn’t a vampire, but a werewolf. And he was quite popular in school I might add. *snicker*

Twilight also put a bit of a spin on their leading vampire. Edward only drinks animal blood. That way his love interest Bella, would remain mortal and not be ”vampirized“. Perhaps Bella’s wish to become immortal will happen in the upcoming movie(s). After all, vampires are once again… back in. And back in a BIG way. With all the merchandising  that goes for movies these days, you can buy anything under the sun. (or should I say moon). I am really  surprised that Burger King didn’t come out with “Twilight Burgers” yet. I guess there’s always the next movie! 

So back to vampire Barbie dolls. I wonder if Edward comes with a mirror, some garlic, a cross and wooden stake?  Nah.. that’s the old vampire image. It’s more likely that if these Barbie dolls came with any accessories, they would probably come with a mini mp3 player and a skateboard.
After all Edward is forever 17 years old.

Yes Barbie has come a long way. Barbie Corvettes and Barbie Dream Houses are totally out, and Ken has been replaced by a hunky vampire.
And now I feel officially old.
What’s next ? Vampire baby dolls in Osh Kosh overalls? Oh wait….

On The Way to Scientology's Bridge To Total Freedom?

Will and Jada Pinkett Smith have recently fired Jacqueline Olivier of their New Village Academy School in Calabasas Ca. The reported reason for the dismissal stems from Olivier’s refusal to go along with the L. Ron Hubbard Study Tech that the school uses in its curriculum. Smart lady.

Jacqueline was fired over the PHONE by Jada and was told that they decided to go in another direction. Jacqueline’s position commanded a $200,000 a year salary, one would think that Jada would have the common decency to at least talk to her in person. 

So what different direction are the Smith’s talking about? The Scientology direction, that’s what. The Smiths hired a woman by the name of Piano Foster, who just so happens, to be, you guessed it, a Scientologist. So now you might wonder how many Scientologists does that make on their school staff?  Foster is listed in the Scientology data base as a “celebrity”. We were unable to find out much of anything as far as Piano’s education other than she took Hubbard’s Study Manual course back in 2005. Seems to be enough credentials all would need to be the head of school, right?

Here’s what RadarOnline is reporting:

Jacqueline Olivier – the woman the famous husband and wife enlisted to set up their Calabasas campus – was axed from her $200,000 a year position via a telephone call from the Matrix actress.

“Jada phoned Jacqueline and told her that they had ‘decided to go in another direction’ with the school,” an insider told RadarOnline.com. “As head of the campus her position was becoming untenable as she did not agree with Study Tech and felt uncomfortable with it.”  Olivier “thrashed-out” a severance package with the couple and “it’s understood that she signed a confidentiality agreement with regard to her time at the school.”

When contacted by RadarOnline.com, Foster confirmed: “I officially took over on July 1, 2009, and I’m looking forward to the challenge. I’ve been working in education for the past 20 years at various public and charter schools so I feel I’m ready for the job.”

RadarOnline has followed up with some additional information in a new article about Piano Foster’s Scientology connections:

I’ve been working in education for the past 20 years at various public and charter schools so I feel I’m ready for the job.”

It seems one of Foster’s other possible qualifications stems from her knowledge of and participation in Scientology. Foster completed a Scientology Basic Study Manual course in 2005 and her name appears on an official Scientology list.

RadarOnline.com contacted The California Department of Education with regard to the school’s current status. From the beginning, the school has denied any affiliation to any religion, calling the institution nondenominational.

“I can confirm that the New Village Academy is registered with us.” Information Officer with the (CDE)  Tina Jung said. “They signed an affidavit in line with our regulations which name’s Jacqueline Olivier as the Site Administrator. It is listed as a private business and as being ‘non-religious’ within the affidavit. New Village Leadership Academy is listed as a private business with the Secretary of State’s Office.

Very interesting. Jada was quoted as saying, ”We are a secular school, and just like all non-religious independent schools, faculty and staff do not promote their own religions at the school.”

Hmmm…if Hubbard’s main goal was for all Scientologits to always practice “KSW” (Keep Scientology Working) and also to “infiltrate and disseminate” then how on earth can these Scientology teachers at this school, not be promoting Scientology? They ARE promoting Scientology simply by using Scientology Study Tech. It is a very sneaky way to slide Scientology in. And of course why would Oliver be made to sign confidentiality agreement? Why was this necessary? Does anyone else find that odd? I hope she comes forward with what she experienced. She owes it to not only the children, of course, but to the parents who are enrolled, and to those parents who may be considering enrolling their child at the New Village Academy.

Oliver has  previously commented about the Study Tech when she first started out at the school a while back:

Jacqueline Olivier, New Village Academy’s head administrator, denied that the school had a religious affiliation, and told the Los Angeles Times: “People tend to think study technology is a subject, but it is really just the way the subject is taught. They then come to the conclusion that we are teaching Scientology when actually a methodology doesn’t have anything to do with content.”

Olivier was appointed administrator at the school in 2007, and her duties have included hiring all teachers since that time.

Well it’s obvious that Oliver has changed her tune dramatically about the Study Tech that is being taught at New Village. The Study Tech being taught at New Village is a carbon copy of the Study Tech which is taught at Scientology Schools, Delphi Academy for instance.

Delphi Academy:

This know-how is contained in Study Technology (Study Tech), an educational philosophy and a practical approach to teaching and learning based on research and developments by American writer and educator L. Ron Hubbard during the second half of the twentieth century.

Starting in the early levels, every Delphi student eventually learns all the tools about how to learn.

Any school that teaches this study tech has to pay for a license fee from Applied Scholastics, a known Scientology front group.

Applied Scholastics claims:

In the 1920s, L. Ron Hubbard’s concern for education began when he realized the “influence of a mislearned word on a life.” At that time, he was teaching English in a school in Guam. During the Second World War, he became involved in the direct instruction of military personnel as well as the redrafting of instructional materials.
As educators throughout the world learned of Mr. Hubbard’s breakthroughs, they began to utilize them in their own work. Thus were formed the roots of a new world wide movement – Applied Scholastics.

From the New Village Academy website:

Study Technology – An educational model developed by L.R. Hubbard, study technology focuses on three principles. First is the use of “mass” (manipulatives and hands-on experiences) to foster understanding – children need to see and feel what they are learning about. Second is the attention to the “gradient,” which ensures sure students master one level before moving on to the next. Third is the “misunderstood word,” in which students master word definitions and are taught not to read past words they don’t know the meanings of in order to understand completely what they are reading and learning. NVLA uses study technology as an umbrella methodology woven through the subjects.

What were L. Ron Hubbard’s credentials as an educator?

But wait, there’s more…

Above is video of Disney’s “Hannah Montana” star Miley Cyrus performing at Fox’s 2009 Teen Choice Awards. Why yes, that is a stripper pole on an ice cream cart. Nothing says wholesome like combining skeevy strip-tease tools and child-hood sweets — it’s like a dream conjured up in the mind of perverts.

Miley’s image is a disaster for Disney and for Miley. Sure she may be worth millions now (let’s hope she invests wisely) but ask any former teen star how hard it is to transition from teen star to adult star and most would have harrowing tales to tell. Lindsay, Britney, Mischa and Vanessa Hudgens (on the heels of a more nude photos leaked) certainly could fill us all in on that challenge, and then some. It’s not impossible to do it, but you need to have a team of caring, moral and ethical people around you in order to survive with your dignity intact.

For Miley, it’s been one disaster after another. First it was the risque photos leaked to the media, then the botched Vanity Fair photo shoot, not to mention the catty YouTube videos poking fun at fellow Disney star Selena Gomez, and of course, the racial insensitivity. One would think whoever does PR for Miley might try a little harder. And this latest effort, is NOT what I would call “trying harder.”

Miley Cyrus is reviled in our home and my 9-year old daughter came to this conclusion on her own. It’s only a matter of time until Miley’s string of poor choices finally catch up with her within the entire tween demographic. It always does.

I understand that I am in a unique position from most parents, I see ALL of Miley’s missteps, and therefore I am much more astute at figuring out this young girl is a TRAINWRECK waiting to happen. Clearly, Miley and her camp are on the Britney Spears roadmap to fame: whore them out early and often. Not only does this brand Miley for the next generation of consumers, but it also helps sexualize her long before she is even fully mature. Everyone knows sex sells, and Miley’s parents and handlers are no exception.

I know I am not the only one who thinks this is both sick, perverse and twisted. Most of my fellow moms have banned Miley from their household, and the trend is growing. Isn’t it bad enough Miley has middle-aged men stalking her? You’d think that would be a wake-up call to her parents. This isn’t the norm, this is the exception. There are plenty of young, talented women who are famous, who DON’T have a negative image to overcome. These young women have managed to avoid the cliched pitfalls of Hollywood, simply because they chose a personal set of standards, modesty and dare I say,personal safety, over a fistful of dollars.

It may be a common refrain, but it bears repeating: why do we continue to sexualize our children before they have even gained enough life experience to understand their OWN sexuality?

The blame isn’t solely Miley’s, who by all accounts, is still a child. There is plenty to go around, namely her parents Tish and Billy Ray, who clearly have been blinded by the millions to be gained by pimping out their daughter at an early age. Clearly, these two are too stupid to have learned anything from the Britney Spears, Lindsay Lohan fiascos — how many young girls must we trash before we change our ways?

My daughter, hardly unique in her maturity and level of sophistication, saw through the Miley machine pretty quickly. When she walks through Wal-Mart and makes gagging sounds at all the garish displays of Miley merchandise, or the revealing photos on the nightly news, it’s not hard to put it all together. This isn’t genuine, real or lasting. Miley is a fabrication of Hollywood, and while some kids may be blinded by fan worship, many others see through the ruse, and in time Miley’s facade and slick production won’t translate to her maturing fan base.

When a 9-year old says “Miley makes me uncomfortable. Why is she posing almost nude Mom?” then you KNOW something is wrong.

Makes me glad we skipped the Teen Choice Awards, I sure don’t feel ready to explain the stripper pole to my kids.

Listen up all you Saved By The Bell closet geeks. Looks like some of the cast members from one of the biggest guilty pleasure shows of all time may get together and appear on the Late Nite With Jimmy Fallon show. Former SNL star, Jimmy Fallon, had Mark-Paul Gosselaar (Zack) as a  guest on his show to promote Gosselaar’s current TV show Raising the Bar. Gosselaar came out  dressed as Zack, in his 90’s garb and stayed in Zack’s character through out the whole interview, complete with looks and winks at the camera and even did a couple of ”Time Outs” where everyone around him freezes. Zack called former castmate Elizabeth Berkley on his 90’s brick phone and asked her if she would be willing to reunite on Fallon’s show. She said she was in. Fallon actually started an online petition to get fans to vote and pledge their support for the cast to reunite on the show. So who knows, maybe a made for TV movie may be in the works or a special reunion show.

At the end of “Zack’s” interview, Fallon wheeled out a huge SBTB display of the cast members and filled in the faces that said they would reunite on the show. Followed by ”Zack” doing a rendition of the “Friends Forever” song with the band which he of course called “Zack Attack”. And since then, Mr. Belding played by Dennis Haskins, was on Falllon’s show and has also agreed to participate.

A question mark must still remains over the face of Screech on Fallon’s SBTB display. Apparently Dustin Diamond will not be participating in the the reunion. And thank goodness for that. Many Fans liked Dustin Diamond as Screech (I never could stand him), but today he is not so popular to say the least. His antics over the years have left a real sour taste in people’s mouths. From his reality show hissy fits to his “Save Screech’s House Fund Raiser” escapade, to his leaked porno flick named “Screeched”. He was also filmed at porno conventions. He has become a real seedy guy, and his personality is that of a complete and utter douche. It is doubtful that fans will care less if  he participates in the reunion or not. In fact it is believed that many fans would prefer that he stay away. Everyone knows that Diamond showing up at this reunion will mean a  potential disaster, and the reunion will end up being all about him. I am not a prude in any sense of the matter, but anybody who has been nick named Dustin “Dirty Sanchez” Diamond should stay far, far away. And if you don’t know what a Dirty Sanchez  is, bring it up around the water cooler at work. Just make sure your boss is out of ear shot.

Now I was never a real  fan of Saved By The Bell and I have never seen an entire show, but it did had a huge fan base. It ran between 1989-1993. “Bayside High School” was set in Malibu, it originally was set in Indinapolis. It was the scene of numerous break ups and love problems. The many problems that high school kids have and of course all of Zack’s silly schemes. A lot of people don’t realize that the show started out as “Good Morning, Miss Bliss,” and originally starred Hayley Mills. Characters Screech, Zack and Lisa Marie were there from the very beginning. You can go here,to listen to the original song of the earlier show. You will understand why the show really needed a LOT of tweaking and a new song. The show then got  revamped and featured a new song. It was going to be called “When The Bell Rings”, but in the end, Saved By The Bell was the title of choice. If you want a blast form the past… you can go here and hear the original SBTB theme song and the “Friends Forever” song  and some assorted cast pictures.

Lots of people may not remember that many other stars joined the cast of SBTB in the past. Denise Richards once got rescued by Slater. Soleil Moon Frye as well as Tori Spelling played Screech’s girlfriends. And believe it or not even Scientologist Leah Remini played one of many of Zack’s love interests. (so glad Zack didn’t join the cult! Take Screech! *snicker*)

The show didn’t end all together with Saved By The Bell. It had one season of Saved By The Bell -The College Years, and then there was  Saved By The Bell- The New Class, which was a tad more successful. That show lasted from 1993 to 2000. But hey, don’t fret there are still DVDs and cassettes of the all the episodes you can buy. There is even a 1995 soundtrack of the show available for all you extra big nerdies.

People Magazine did a whole story on some of the cast members for the 20th Anniversary of SBTB which was on their front cover . 
You may notice they took Screech out of the vintage group shot at the bottom of the cover.
Mario Lopez told people:

“Everybody is fired up. People keep coming up to me saying: ‘When are you guys going to do a show?’

Of course Screech was missing from the interview and the photo shoot for the People issue. Perhaps he was too busy doing another porno. Man you couldn’t  pay me enough. I also read a blurb that Dustin Diamond said the next project he was working on was a tell-all called, “Behind The Bell?” Haven’t heard anything else thus far.
I didn’t talk too much about the gals on the show, and where they are today. Everyone knows that Tiffani Thiessen went on to be a part of 90210. She did do a spoof video on Funny Or Die where she says she has a sh*t ton of stuff to do and says she is just too busy doing cat films and knitting  to participate in the reunion. So according to Fallon’s online petition, everyone is in except Screech, I would call that a rap and get on with the reunion.

But I would totally be remiss if I didn’t talk about the hunkiest cast member of Saved by the Bell…  and I don’t mean Mr. Belding.  I am of course talking about  the ever so yummy Mario Lopez. I never gave him a second look when he played Slater, and most gals liked Zack. I am not partial to blond guys to begin with, but talking about “time being kind”. Mario has aged into one smoldering HOT piece of eye candy.
IS there a man out there better looking than Mario Lopez ? Those dimples! That six pack! Cold shower time.
Over the years Mario has been very busy hosting his butt off from animal shows, to Miss America to  Dancing With The Stars.(he can dance too) He is also involved in the Ronald McDonald House Charities and is a member of their celebrity board. Hunky, wealthy, charitable and he can dance. Wow, he’s a total package. He was named People magazine’s “Hottest Bachelor” last year. Finally I agree with them. So is there a lucky gal in Mario’s life now? Mario was briefly married, but it didn’t last. Can’t say it is at all fair that only one gal should get this man!

Rest assured if Saved By The Bell were to come back as a show again… I would definitely watch it this time around.Wink wink!

Abigail Breslin, who played Olive in Little Miss Sunshine, and who is also starring in Cameron Diaz’s new flick My Sister’s Keeper, receives THIRTEEN DOLLARS a week from her parents for her allowance. It was just announced that she actually got a dollar raise from last month due to her thirteenth birthday. WOW.

Kudos to her parents for teaching their child star the importance of the almighty dollar, but this pre-pubescent pulls in two million dollars a flick now. She has been in show business since she was FIVE, and was ranked eighth in Forbes magazine list of “Young Hollywood’s Top-Earning Stars.

I’m sorry… I think thirteen dollars a week for a thirteen year old girl is beyond SKIMPY. And let’s hope she doesn’t fall into the exploited child star category. Oh Hai Kate Gosselin! Wasn’t it McCaulay Culkin’s parents who were sued for taking his money way back when?

Now I am not insinuating that Abigail’s parents are guilty of the same at all, but thirteen dollars a week is beyond TIGHT WAD status. I am glad that Abigail’s parents give her chores to do, as I think it is important that her parents keep their daughter’s reality in check in her journey into the evils of Hollywood, but if Abigail keeps on bringing in the BIG bucks, her life is going to change drastically.

Of course there are big stars who have never really flaunted their wealth, like Paul Newman (miss you Paul!) and Woody Allen, just to name a few. But we all know they still received the best seats in the restaurants.

Many child stars end up too pampered and do not have a grasp on reality, especially if the money starts to dry up. This can be very harmful in many ways. Stardom can be very fleeting.

To quote Joni Mitchell from one of her songs, sums it up nicely:
“They toss around your latest golden egg…. speculation, well who’s to know… if the next one in the nest will glitter for them so.”

How true.

Take for instance child star What you talkin’ about Willis?  Gary Coleman who filed for bankruptcy back in 1999 and then did TV commercials for Orkin Pest Control and CashCall and is now a security guard. 

Or perhaps Christopher Atkins of  Blue Lagoon’s fame who now builds swimming pools for a living. Just to name a very few.  Not that there is anything wrong with these jobs or earning a good honest buck, but  these jobs are a far cry from what these stars were accustomed to AND even more so, the way they were treated. When you are used to having everything handed to you on a silver platter, and  you have the paps all up in your business 24/7 and then the fame is gone, it can become a harsh reality and can lead to a downward spiral of depression, drugs, alcohol use or even worse.

Scott Baio, a child star himself and known for his role as Chachi on Happy Days, hosted a show a little while back which dealt with that very problem. The show is called Confessions of a Teen Idol. It had eight male teen idols from the 1980s and 1990s on the show, and they all spoke of the harsh reality of their fleeting stardom, and how they deal with it in their lives today. Trying to get that stardom back, can be a very long and sometimes degrading road. Many times that stardom status is never recaptured and it leaves the former star with a very big bruised ego. Baio’s show was very telling of the struggle that these former stars went through and are still going through today. I wish them luck with either recapturing their fame, or learning how to deal with not getting the best seats in the restaurants any more.

So back to Abigail.

I think if your daughter is pulling in over two millions a flick, and you are only paying her $13.00 a week, I find this to be a very unrealistic allowance. After all, Abigail is thirteen years old, not FIVE. Perhaps her parents are trying to give their daughter what they consider a sense of normalcy. Hopefully Abigail will take her parents lessons with her, as she gets into the scary teen years. But being THIS strict with a child star who has oodles of cash can totally backfire. Especially when they start to become of age and are able to come and go as they please and have access to their own money. Some child stars tend to go a little wild.

Hello Olson twins, Lindsey Lohan Britney Spears and so on and so on.

Britney Having A Good Ol' Time

So to the parents of Abigail…

Teaching your child the worth of a dollar and having her do chores is a good thing. But don’t be too doting and stop being such WADS and open up HER wallet a little. How about at least $20.00 a week?
If you keep the reins on her too tight, you may be inadvertently creating a wild child.

Once she gets a little freedom, spreads her wings, and hits the ATM, she may just fly the coup in a blaze of glory in a convertible full of designer clothes, a boy you can’t stand and a little chihuahua named Olive. We all know the effect that money can have on young stars. Let’s hope Abigail can survive her parent’s stinginess and Hollywood.

Famous For Being Famous And Definitely NOT Hot

Future Scientologist or Pissing Off Dad?

What is wrong with people? You would think that these stars (I use the term lightly in this case) would pick up a damn newspaper, read a book, or get online every once in a while to see what is going on in the world.

Peaches Geldof was recently seen coming out of the Scientology Celebrity Center in Ca. Which begs the question, is she really unaware that Scientology has been on trial in France, and there are currently SEVERAL lawsuits filed against them? Not to mention the recent, ever so damaging, St. Petersburg Times three parts series on Scientology which has Scientology’s cult leader plastered on the front page with testimonies from FOUR ex-Scientology top executives alleging all sorts of abuses. Wake the freak up girlfriend.

So one might ask…who the hell is Peaches Geldof anyway?

Peaches is England’s answer to Paris Hilton and daughter of Sir Bob Geldof, ex Boom Town Rats band and avid philanthropist (best known for founding Live Aid). For purposes of brevity, we’ll bypass going into her Dad’s views, activism, or anything else he did or did not do. This article is about Peaches.  So Bob Geldof lover/haters, please save your comments.

Back to the rotten Peaches. Ms. Geldof (recently divorced from musician Max Drummey after only 7 months) was spotted leaving the Celebrity Center with an armful of Scientology’s CRAP, proving not only is she is as daft as many in the media accuse her of being, but that she has NOT done her homework on Scientology whatsoever — or this was an elaborately planned PR stunt aimed at pissing off her Dad?

News Of The World thinks it was all a PR stunt:

“Then she popped along to the Scientology Celebrity Centre and left with loads of information. She said she was considering joining. But we think she just wants to p*** off her dad.”

Let’s hope this was a PR stunt. As wonderfully ironic as it would be to lose another rich snotty brat to a brainwashing cult (HELLO Bijou Phillips) a part of me hopes she went in to the Celebrity Center and gave the recruiters there a giant Scientology woody over the thought of her oodles of cash coming in their door, only to be DENIED!!!

Of course, the folks at Scientology are typically too dense to appreciate a practical joke, so no doubt they are falling all over themselves looking for a way to use her visit as PR for themselves.

But if it’s not a joke, we sure as hell hope her dad takes some time and gives his daughter a clue before it’s too late.

Peaches (pictured below) is shown holding the Scientology GARBAGE she left the Center with. Notice on the paper she is holding where it says “Celebrity Center Takes Care Of Those Who Entertain Fashion and Take Care of the World”  with a facsimile of founder L. Ron Hubbard’s signature.  Seriously, only the hopelessly arrogant or desperately lost would fall for this nonsense.

Yeah, they certainly do take care of their “cash cow” celebrities.  The “celeb” Scientologists get preferential treatment over public Scientologists, as well as, Scientology staff and the lowly Sea Org members. What other “church” has a celebrity center, or even brags about what ”church” members they have? Quite simply, NONE.

Perhaps She Can Be The First Celebrity Sea Orger

Now, it was reported that her Dad has been listening to Father’s Rights campaigners, and was quoted as saying:

“I am heartbroken. I just cannot believe what happens to people, what is done to them in the name of the law.”

Wow, one can only imagine how heartbroken he’d be if he read up on what Scientology does to their own members in their quest to clear the planet.  Scientology’s family disconnection policies, and human rights abuses within their Sea Org  alone would be enough for Geldof to start with. Not to mention the amount of cash that Peaches would have to fork over. Perhaps he wasn’t aware of Peaches recent visit to the Scientology Celebrity Center due to the fact that they have been sort of on the outs.

Rumor has it, Peaches and her Dad had a falling out over some racy pictures that she posed for, as well as alleged drug abuse, which was the cause in her mother Paula Yates death (another riveting tale in an unto itself).  Sir Bob supposedly asked Peaches to pack her bags and go live on her own, which apparently she did. It is reported she now shuttles between the US and London, living at the Mayfair Hotel and has an apartment in NY and is also said to be house hunting in London. Geez, only twenty years old and already living like a rock star.

Regardless of any falling out that may have happened between Peaches and her Dad, he should be notified of Peaches recent lapse in judgment. Sir Bob, as bizarre a life as he has led, is said to be a very protective and hands on dad, which included him stepping in and adopting his ex-wife Paula’s daughter, Tiger Lily who was left parentless after both her mother and father (INXS singer, Michael Hutchence) died. Stepping in and saving people is what Bob does, so if you are listening Pappa Geldof, don’t lose your daughter to Scientology! It’s worse than you think.

The Sun reported as another publicity stunt:

 After her marriage to rocker Max Drummey was recently exposed as a vehicle to boost their celebrity status, the Boomtown prat has been pictured leaving a Scientology Celebrity Center in New York.

According to documents placed in her bag, the centre claims to “take care of those who entertain, fashion and take care of the world”.
We’re struggling to work out how Peaches qualifies for any of the above.
Though at least somebody’s taking an interest in her.

A bit of history in the the wacky world of twenty year old Peaches Geldof…

Her full name is Peaches Honeyblossom Michelle Charlotte Angel  Vanessa Geldof. Boy that’s a mouthful and oh yeah it’s STUUUUPPID! Of course her sisters names are just as quirky: Fifi Trixibell and Pixie (although I think this name is cute) and don’t forget her half sister who has the same Mom, the late Paula Yates who died of a heroine overdose in 2000. Her half sister’s name is Heavenly Hiraani Tiger Lily Hutchence Geldof. Tiger Lily’s father being the late Michael Hutchence of INXS band fame who died in 1997.

Peaches has dabbled in writing, TV show host, fashion design, a couple of reality shows and was signed to a SIX FIGURE modeling deal to become the face of the Miss Ultimo collection AND is also currently writing a fashion column for Nylon Magazine and doing a Brit TV show.  

Peaches has been in the tabloids hanging with Paris Hilton (blech!) and dubbed a wild child. It was also just reported by Peaches via Twitter that she just had a sleep over with Courtey Love. Now that’s a whole other can of worms I am not going to get into. I don’t know which is worse, Courtney Love or Scientology. Of course Scientology wins, but only by a slim margin.

Sadly, Peaches also had a drug overdose last year, so I hope she gets her act together and stays sober, but palling around with Courtney Love or Scientology certainly won’t help matters.

In August if 2008, she married Max Drummey, a US musician of the Chester French Band, but by Feb. 2009, they called it quits.  Consider yourself spared Max!

Guess it’s time to remove the tattoos of each others names you guys got in Vegas? Nope, his name is part of her collection of tats now. She just added her OWN nickname Pinky to her wrist. Making that tattoo number twenty one for Peaches. Hmmm…do you think she going to regret some of these tats when she gets older?

According to tabloids, Peaches is apparently interested in seeing women at the moment. *Rolls eyes* Is this another experimental lesbian relationship gone tabloid for PR, or is this the real deal?  Calling Anne Heche!

Now I have don’t have any problems whatsoever with anyone’s sexual preference, in fact I embrace sexual freedom and same sex marriages, and always have. But these fly by night she-mances for PR purposes aimed to shockpeople make me sick, if that’s what this is. And considering Peaches track record of flaky behavior, nothing would surprise us.

Peaches and New Gal Pal

I won’t bother to post the pics of Peaches locking lips with a girl, because, frankly, it’s just not shocking anymore, however, I am very concerned if she was serious about joining Scientology.

I hope SOMEONE, if not her dad, clues her in before she starts with their courses, their auditing, and before Scientology starts raping her wallet and her mind. Perhaps concerned readers can drop Sir Bob Geldof a line?

You can express your concerns not only to celebrities, but also your state legislators, the IRS on their tax exemption, heck, you could even drop Pres. Obama a line about Scientology’s crimes, insanity and ongoing abuses. The recruiting has to stop. If Bernie Madoff got 150 years in jail, so to should David Miscavige.

So please write some letters people, the pen can be a mighty sword.

Yay! Katie Is Coming to Australia!

Australian pop star, Dancing With The Stars winner in 2007, and raging OTV Scientologist Kate Ceberano will be welcoming Katie Holmes to Australia with open arms.

Katie and Suri will be moving to Melbourne for four months, so Katie can film Who’s Afraid Of The Dark.  No word yet if Tom will be joining.

So what about this Kate Ceberano? According to Wikipedia Ceberano’s whole family is in Scientology, so sadly she was born into Scientology without a choice:

Kate is a third-generation member of the Church of Scientology in Australia, her grandmother having once been employed as a  governess for L. Ron Hubbard’s children. She retains close family ties, working closely with her mother Cherie Ceberano, her brother (guitarist Phil) and her husband (film-maker Lee Rogers). 

Yikes, I bet her Granny had some CRAZY stories to tell about her gig with Hubbard! Scientology records shows that Kate has sailed on the asbestos-laden Scientology-owned cruise ship, the Freewinds, twice in 2001. We hope she is ok and seeks a doctor’s care. She also sang at Tom Cruise’s birthday party.

A little more on Kate…she has five platinum albums, four Gold albums and over 1 million albums sold in Australia. Kate owns a chihuahua which was supposedly given to her by felllow Scientologist Kirstie Alley. Ceberano’s chosen charity for Dancing with The Stars, was the Breast Cancer Foundation, (Ceberano is the Victorian Ambassador for the National Breast Cancer Foundation) so kudos to Kate for making a good choice there.

She is also spokesperson for Platex lingerie.  What a busy gal!

Her entire family is also in Scientology, but yet her website does not mention Scientology one iota, with the exception of links to Artists For Human Rights and Youth For Human Rights, which are BLATANT Scientology front groups.
Oh…well, there ya go.

Also a bit quirky, in 1992 she played Mary Magdalene in an Australian rendition of Jesus Christ Superstar. We found this especially “quirky” do to the fact that Scientology cult founder L. Ron Hubbard was quoted as saying there was “no Christ” and the Christianity concept was an alien implant. You can hear it for yourself by listening to actual L. Ron Hubbard sound bites.

In Hubbard’s own words:

“The man on the cross. There was no Christ.”
“Assists” lecture, #10 in the confidential Class VIII series of lectures (3 October 1968)

The part of Mary Magdalene in Jesus Christ Superstar, required Kate to sing I Don’t Know How To Love Him… Perhaps she was singing about Scientology “savior” (using the term VERY loosely) L. Ron Hubbard instead? Ewww…

The Daily Telegraph wrote:

SINGING Scientologist Kate Ceberano is hoping for a gathering of church clans and the next generation of the chapter when Katie Holmes and her daughter Suri Cruise hit Melbourne this month.

While Tom Cruise is yet to officially confirm he will come to Sydney, Holmes and Suri, 3, are expected when Holmes arrives to film horror flick Don’t Be Afraid Of The Dark.

And Ceberano wants to catch up with her old church-mate Cruise – and would like to introduce her daughter Gypsy, 5, to Suri.

“I’d love to meet her (Katie) properly. They are Mr. and Mrs. America. They are great people and it will be lovely for Melbourne to be able to have that interaction with these kinds of people,” she said. And if Gypsy met Suri?

“Wouldn’t that be magic and fun? Let’s get them in town..”

Wow Kate, where do I start? “Mr and Mrs America”?” It would be lovely for Melbourne to have interaction with these kinds of people?” “Magic and fun?”

WTF?  It sounds like 80’s magician Doug Henning is coming to visit Kate.

Now I have heard TomKat called MANY things… but Mr. and Mrs. America? OH COME ON KATE! PUKE!

A couple of things I WILL be grateful for about this move to Melbourne, is that Suri gets to play with Kate’s daughter Gypsy, and Katie gets some alone time away from Tom.
It was recently reported that Suri is not allowed to play with other WOG children. What’s a wog you say?

A little help from Wikipedia (sorry Scientology, can’t edit it any more!):

Amongst Scientologists, wog is used as a disparaging word for non-scientologists. Scientology’s founder L. Ron Hubbard defined wog as a “common, everyday garden-variety humanoid…He ‘is’ a body. [He] doesn’t know he’s there, etc. He isn’t there as a spirit at all. He is not operating as a thetan. The term comes from ‘Worthy Oriental Gentleman’, from the days of the British in Egypt.

L. Ron Hubbard employed the term frequently in his lectures and writings. You’ll find out most people, wog people have mock-ups which are two-dimensional” — “Creative Admiration Processing” lecture, 10 January 1953

“We’re making a new [society]. So let’s skip the approval button from a lot of wogs and settle down to work to make new people and better people.” — HCOPL 26 May 1961

“We work in a jungle of noncompliance and false reports called the wog world.” — HCOPL 5 Jan 1968

So…back to Australia…perhaps Katie getting away from Tom for a bit and hopefully, some much needed space.

Looks like she will have to phone in her weekly confessions  to Tom, instead of writing them down during her stay in Australia. Ouch! That’s going to be quite the phone bill. Eh! They can afford it.

And Suri? It was reported that Suri’s interactions with non-Scientology kids was frowned on by Tom and Katie. Now I don’t know how accurate this story was, as it has of course been reported that she has played with other non-Scientology children before, for instance, Shiloh Jolie and their close friends, the Beckham’s children, so who knows for sure.

Bild.com and many other sites, who reported the story also said that Suri mostly plays and talks with her dolls. Now that’s just SAD. I don’t care if Tomkat bought Suri a Barbie Scientology Celebrity complete with a mini e-Meter, if this is true, it is beyond cruel.

Suri is probably asking her dolls….  Can you get me outta here?

Can You Help Me Get Outta Here?

Here is the story from Bild.com:

Suri Cruise is not allowed to socialise with non-Scientologist children. Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes are reportedly reluctant to let their three-year-old daughter play with other kids, even those in her two dance classes. A source told the ‘Star’: “She never hangs out with her dance friends before or after class. Her mom takes her and waits in the lobby during class. Then their entourage whisk her away again. They prefer Suri not to hang out with other kids unless they’re Scientologists. And she doesn’t have many play dates with children and is happy just spending time talking to her dolls as though she is their adult nanny.”

So let’s hope that Katie, as well as Suri, gets more out of Australia than just auditing at the local Scientology Celebrity Center.

Suri, for all intents and purposes, is only a child, (Tom’s two adopted children from marriage to Nicole Kidman are rarely pictured with the tot) and like any child, she should be able to enjoy her childhood before she hits that school with L. Ron Hubbard tech. Child psychologists have always emphasized the importance of children having peers to interact with, and if Suri is isolated and then immersed in a Scientology-only school, the effects could change her life forever, and not for the good. The same goes for Kate’s daughter Gypsy for that matter.

I of course hope that Katie has an epiphany and leaves the cult, and saves herself and Suri from a life in Scientology. Everyone has seen the visible toll that life with Tom and Scientology has done to her.

From This Katie

To This Katie..In a Very Short Time

I also hope Kate Ceberano and her family, who are also victims, and any other members who are caught in Scientology’s grip, some day have the courage and the foresight to leave the cult.