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MediaBistro Friday, Oct 31
EXCLUSIVE: Tom Cruise And Scientology Sued Again For $265 Million
Posted by Dan Cox
quote:
“Letterese’s lawyers are really putting a lot on the line,
potentially their careers, accusing federal and state judges of taking pay offs,” said Los Angeles private eye Paul Barresi, who had done some work for Cruise in the past.

“Without compelling proof to support these scurrilous allegations, like video of the judges being handed envelopes stuffed with cash, I think Letterese stands a better chance of successfully bouncing down a flight of stairs on his head than he has of winning this law suit,” Barresi added.

My comment:
JustCallMeMary

How in the world can you use Paul Barresi as a credible source for anything???!! His word flips like a gambler’s card. The guy is obviously on the cult’s payroll now that they got him to stop the publication of his tell-all book “Pellicano Enforcer” about Pellicano, with info about Tom Cruise’s sex life with Barresi’s porn flick star, Big Red ( among other taudry things.)
The Hollywood Interrupted posted chapter one of the book and the Bert Field’s reaction to it was was picked up by Defamer in 2006:
Tom Cruise’s Lawyer: ‘My Client Never Had Erotic Wrestling Encounter With Gay Hustler’
http://defamer.com/hollywood/tom-cruise/tom-cru...

Well the Pellicano trial is over and “Pellicano Enforcer” book deal is squashed, Big Red died before his was published and Cruise didn’t have to testify. Now Paul Barresi is just a private investigator commenting derogatorily on a major lawsuit against Scientology and Cruise using the same advise he followed when he published that first chapter only doing it for the benefit of the Cruise, a man he once outed p[ublically and threatened to publich more.

“A man’s reputation is not in his own keeping, but lies at the mercy or the profligacy of others. Calumny requires no proof. The throwing out of malicious imputations against any character leaves a stain, which no after-refutation can wipe out. To create an unfavorable impression, it is not necessary that what is said be true. The damage is done in the mere telling of it.” William Hazlitt (1778-1830)

Do the math. Use a credible source here please and not some scum of the earth player whose reputation and trustworthiness is about the level of an ant.

The fact is, Letterese is going to prevail because Scientology, Mr Cruise, et al are no longer going to be able to run the racket they have been running against opponients any more. Barrisi is just a PI without a conscience, where money talks, just like his PI friend who is being sued by Letterese. Pethaps Peter will add Barresi in this as well; it’s all part of the con game and Media Bistro has been conned.

http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlLA/show_business/exclusive_tom_cruise_and_scientology_sued_again_for_265_million_99146.asp?disqus_reply=3464420#comment-3464420

I commented on another article where he is stated to have assisted a spouse of a victim of Hollywood Scientologist and alternative medicine guru Feline Butcher and he actually wrote me back stating that he is a licensed PI. Here is a copy of my reply to his email. Note that he never replied :

Re: Butcher, being a Scientologist, encouraged her husband to abandon chemotherapy in favor of a regimen of “vitamins and magic drops.”Mclean’s widow, Erica McLean, says that Butcher, being a Scientologist, encouraged her husband to abandon chemotherapy in favor of a regimen of “vitamins and magic drops.”
Monday, December 1, 2008 8:08 PM

From: “Mary McConnell” To: newyorkbarresi@aol.com

I find that hard to believe on both counts. Explain further, please. I have checked for your license and unless you got it as of this week, it’s not registered.What’s your license number?

— On Mon, 12/1/08, newyorkbarresi@aol.com wrote:

Just so you know…I am a licensed private investigator and “no” I did not set up civil case in exchange for my help.
So you are wrong, twice.
Paul Barresi

From: newyorkbarresi@aol.com
Subject: Re: Butcher, being a Scientologist, encouraged her husband to abandon chemotherapy in favor of a regimen of “vitamins and magic drops.”Mclean’s widow, Erica McLean, says that Butcher, being a Scientologist, encouraged her husband to abandon chemotherapy in favor of a regimen of “vitamins and magic drops.”
To: “Out_Of_The_Dark”
Date: Monday, December 1, 2008, 12:12 PM

On Nov 13, 9:44 pm, Out_Of_The_Dark wrote:
> On Nov 13, 4:53 pm, annoncia…@gmail.com wrote:
>
> > Wednesday, Nov
12http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlLA/darwin_was_right/jury_still_out…
> > Jury Still Out On Butcher ‘Guru To The Stars’ Trial
> > The jury is still out on the Feline Butcher — holistic health guru
to
> > such stars as Tom Cruise, Lisa Marie Presley and Queen Latifah — who
> > is facing 17 counts of practicing medicine without a license and one
> > count of grand theft.
>
> > The jury’s verdict could put Butcher’s holistic health clinic
out of
> > business, but it could also put her behind bars. It would weigh
> > heavily on the Church of Scientology, which is a big supporter of
> > Butcher’s anti-drug regimen for treatment. Butcher is an avowed
high-
> > ranking church member.
>
> > The trial for the faux practitioner came to a close Monday in Los
> > Angeles Superior Court with numerous Scientology disciples present in
> > the courtroom and the jury has been deliberating ever since.
>
> > Butcher, who has treated with holistic techniques other stars like
> > Berry Gordy and Smokey Robinson, was investigated specifically by the
> > Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Halt Authority Task Force
in
> > the case of photographer Clive McLean, who died in 2005.
>
> > Mclean’s widow, Erica McLean, says that Butcher, being a
> > Scientologist, encouraged her husband to abandon chemotherapy in
favor
> > of a regimen of “vitamins and magic drops.”
>
> > McLean, who was assisted by private investigator Paul Barresi, claims
> > that the couple paid close to $120,000 on useless treatments. Barresi
> > was a friend to Clive McLean as well, having been photographed by
> > McLean for Hustler Magazine. Barresi turned over a cache of
> > information about Butcher to the Halt Authority Task Force.
>
> > See more of the Butcher trial story below:
>
> > “I contacted Detective Kathleen Miller with the Halt Authority
Task
> > Force and gave her everything I had on Butcher and her partners in
> > crime.” Barresi said.
>
> > In her first exclusive interview since the end of trial, Erica McLean
> > told FBLA, “The facts in this case speak for themselves. There
were 99
> > pieces of evidence presented. Feline Butcher’s partner, David
Chuah,
> > being the coward that he is, fled the country. But it is now up to
the
> > jury to decide.”
>
> > She added: “It was a bad joke she (Feline Butcher) played on me
and my
> > husband. We played into her quackery. Her partner, David Chuah, who
is
> > still at large, invented some kind of cancer cure-all machine, right
> > out of the ‘Wizard of Oz’, supposedly charged with a magic
level of
> > electrical frequency, we were told would dry up the cancer cells in
> > Clive’s body. Then he’d take a colonic to wash them
away.”
>
> > Posted by Dan Cox
>
> This case has “scientology” written all over it. It’s the ‘rid the body of dead theatans’ thing all over again. I pity the victim and his wife.
>
> I bet the MLO at CC Int sent sick members to the Feline Butcher, too.
> I see in this article that Paul Barresi, the unlicensed PI guy, tuned
> over wall the info he had on her. Glad to see that Barresi did
> something of merit, although he probably set it up to get a big chunk
> out of the settlement on the civil case in exchange for his ‘help’.
> From all that I’ve read, that dog does nothing for nothing and will do
> anything for the right price.

So you see, he plays both sides. If he gets the attention of the “enemy’ enough, he knows that there is money to be had to get him to switch sides so he’ll stop aiding their enemy. He did the same thing with the Pellicano Enforcer book and Big Red story just before Pellicano was indicted. Maybe one day he’ll get that PI license because if he had one, he would’nt have to do all this scheming to make a living.

Best wishes, Mary McConnell

Yea he did tell me on the record he spoke to Wilma Vice on a regular basis and she was “courteous” and the “compared notes”… brought up pictures of a viper pit to me… but hey that is just me… and since I have been accused of selling porn and not have and this guy made a living of allegedly being bi-sexual and bonking for money…. how come the dark side loves him and calls him a “respectable private investigator” guess they missed the memo of he is NOT licensed, just seems to be a tail gater determined to land right in the middle of this story and then sell his “thoughts” or what is the guy doing for Wilma???

I got a mental picture of that. Thanks for the laugh.

Was anyone ever able to find the transcripts? I found a synopsis type thing but no mention of Mr. B. and his comments.

Hey, I heard on Showbiz tonight that Tom C. turned down a new movie, a international spy movie… [not sure if because of other work conflicts or why] the part was offered to Angelina Jolie. If she accepts the part, the writers and producers will rewrite the script for her. I am anxious to see her new movie ‘Wanted’.

As for what I feel > I feel that Tom C. and John T. truly seem to be good fathers to their children, they have both helped society in giving to charities for children and towards cures for diseases… they surely appear to have worked very hard for many years. They both have done these feats without ’selling out’ another individual for personal gain. They have worked hard and in turn have not ruined anyone elses reputation in the process.

ps - if it is accurate that this Mr. Barresi is friends with Wilma V. then he truly must be a complex person. A person that holds NO CANDLE to any achievements of the likes of Mr. C or Mr. T.

Thanks again for making it a little more clear to me, you and Ken take care. I am so proud of both of you and your achievements for society. ~B~

I got what you meant when you said ”
Spill the beans and then retracting”
Barresi for a personal trainer job. Barresi asked for and received $100,000 from The Enquirer in exchange for the details of his relationship with Travolta. [22] The issue was published on May 8, 1990, [23] but several months later, Barresi retracted his story, saying in a letter to Travolta’s attorney that he’d never engaged in homosexual activity with Travolta. [24] Barresi told The Guide’s Jim D’Etremont that he did so with assurances from Travolta’s attorney that the affair could be brought “to a soft landing” if he issued a retraction and an apology: “I was having a nervous breakdown… I just wanted it to be over. But when the dust settled, I regretted the retraction a lot more than I regretted that initial call to the Enquirer.” [22][25]

Also
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0056947/bio

Is this the guy Hollywood hires to mess up someone career or reputation? I am seeing a clear pattern here and OQ has got caught red handed hasn’t he?

Lucky
He said somethings to Rose after making the statement “I never speak off the record.” Then when Rose did her article he came in and asked that certain aspects be removed because they weren’t “on the record.” WTF? Now, how would you take a statement like “I never speak off the record.”? He said somethings and then retracted what he said. He did the same thing with John Travolta. He sold a story to a rag mag. saying he had an affair with JT and then later he had to recant the story. There is a pattern here. This is the same guy who was on Geraldo (I believe when FS was) and said he was on his way to the AG of California offie with “evidence” in the ANS case. He also said some interesting things about Rita Cosby that he then said he didn’t say.

This has TX written all over it. No he’s not from TX. he comes out of upper Cali.

** I edited the above post to correctly say “I never speak OFF the record.”

I am thinking here but QV was hell bent on connecting Rosespeaks to porn. Now I find out this guy produces Pornographic films. I ask is this where they got the idea from?

Paul Barresi (born 12 January 1949 [1]) is an American film director and media personality who has appeared in and directed pornographic movies under his own name, as well as under Jason Thorpe, Joe Hammer, and Michael Franco. Barresi has also been involved in various capacities in several high-profile celebrity scandals.

Pattern - no evidence on the way - no sex tape, anything else?

You are still cracking me up Rose.

He wanted to slam Scientology and Tom Cruise and he wanted to use RoseSpeaks to do it. I truly believe this was supposed to be his way in the front door. Talk about sneaky, slimy, underhanded people. Tx. is over run with em’.

WE TOLD YOU WE’RE NOT STUPID.

GOTCHA!!

Now, Mr. Barresi we aren’t stupid. Women are pretty keen on picking up the bull. I even give a little credit on that to the “other side” in this whole ANS saga but….We do know for a fact everytime you have been to this site. We have very sophisticated software for this site because it has been hacked and all kinds of things.

Now, Mr. B, just when the hell did you become a source for RoseSpeaks? You contacted this site not the other way around. For someone who doesn’t care you sure do bitch in the repeated emails you send. You said “I never speak off the record and then you complain and say “that wasn’t on the record.” WTF? We don’t threaten Mr. Bagman or are you just a wanna be? I believe it’s probably a little more like that. What’s wrong porn industry keep you from being taken seriously or is it your way of selling out the people you work with?” What should we call you? Mr. Baressi, Jason Thorpe, Joe Hammer or Michael Franco? Now, I have no problem with porn. To each his own but your just a disgusting person. Threats and porn? Nice way to be known.

Golden opportunity huh? For you. You seem to want approval and recognition from RoseSpeaks and then go spitting crazy when we don’t jump. Fact is Mr. B we don’t give a damn about your allegations of the Church of Scientology and Tom Crusie. You are your own worst enemy. Your not important to anyone but yourself in your own mind. Blogger crap. You call yourself involved with “main stream media” but the paper you give as an example, The New York Daily News isn’t by a long shot “main stream.” It’s a mostly gossip rag sensationalizing bullshit that people like you sell. Such as your story a few years ago about a certain world known celebirty. How much money did you get from that? Did you have to give that money back along with your retraction?

Here’s your clue Mr.B and the reason your name makes people skin crawl..

Barresi appeared in a PBS Frontline documentary about the incident and described his involvement:

Barresi: So I called the editor at The Globe and I said, ‘I have a tape, I’m on the way down town to hand it to the District Attorney.’ And his words were, ‘let us come with you.’ And then I knew I had him. The next thought in my mind was I’m going to ask for $30,000. You always ask for twice as much as what you hope to get. He put me on hold, and within less than a minute he came back and he said ‘well, we can’t give you thirty, we’ll give you ten.’ I said ‘make if fifteen,’ he said ‘you have a deal.’
Reporter: Could you see the headlines coming?
Barresi: Oh yeah, sure, and I could see that money coming too. [30]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Barresi

Here’s another clue
Look how many comments are on this article Mr. B. NO ONE GIVES A DAMN ABOUT YOUR CREEPY CRAWLY UNDERHANDED SHIT. Notice most people went right on past this article with few comments. Not to mention the password protected blog where you and your slimball shit is really being disgusted and all by a bunch of “dumb bloggers.”

Mr. B. I’m gonna quote you here, “The freedoms we enjoy in the United States are both a wonderful and a dangerous thing.” now kiss our ass Mr. B.

http://www.rosespeaks.com/modules.php?name=Downloads&op=getit&lid=863

Howard K. Stern’s Response is Due August 28.

Is this part of “Death by 1,000 Cuts”?

IMO this guy is another one of those PI want to be who does not get the game.

Rose, I know exactly what you mean about this guy and who will be his new BFF’s.
Him and Wilma have that ole want to be in common and not getting it right. Hey they can compare notes and come up with more theories. And him saying he gave you a chance, gotta love it Rose, you are the smartest women in this game.

Whose clueless now Mr. Baressi?

No Worries, Daisy.