It seems things are going from bad to worse for the cult scam Ponzi scheme religion of Scientology in the wake of the documentary Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief.

As the church’s deep, dark treasure chest of secrets has been bust wide open (our top seven revelations HERE) the majority of the media flak has fallen on Tom Cruise, John Travolta and Scientology leader David Miscavige.

I strongly suggest watching the documentary (don’t download it off the internet of course, that would be illegal), but to break it down Miscavige is the man who took over the reins from founder L. Ron Hubbard. Miscavige may have saved the entire religion when he battled the IRS to gain tax-exempt religious status, thus wielding a tremendous amount of power over his loyal followers.

One of those followers is the couch-bouncing Tom Cruise, with whom Miscavige shares a long-running bromance of epic proportions. How bromancy was this relationship? Miscavige served as best man at Cruise’s wedding to Katie Holmes, and you can read all about their ‘best buds’ status HERE.

Anyway, back to matters at hand. A private investigator, Daniel Powell, has claimed that he was hired by Miscavige to follow his father Ronald. Worse yet, when Powell witnessed Miscavige’s father having what appeared to be a heart attack he was instructed to stand clear and let the man die. This from TMZ:

Powell says his dad, Dwayne, called the people who hired him on behalf of Scientology and informed them of the situation [an apparent stroke]. He says a short time later David called Dwayne and instructed him not to render aid … if he died, he died…

David Miscavige’s lawyer denies his client hired the P.I.s or even knew them.

Daniel Powell and his dad say they were paid $10k a week to follow Ronald for a year-and-a-half.

Ronald survived what was eventually ruled a bad case of cramps. He was being trailed as he had left the church and Miscavige feared his father might reveal some of their well-kept secrets. Sorry David but the cat’s out the bag now, and the picture painted is not a very pretty one. I hope you and dear Tom are braced for the ensuing shitstorm.

[source:tmz]