"The Church has the largest non-governmental anti-drug program (the drugs that actually help people, anyway) in the world, the world's largest human rights education campaign (as long as you believe as they do), the largest private tutoring and literacy network in the world (for a fee), one of the largest global emergency response forces with over 95,000 strong (witness how quickly we got this release out) and has grown more in the last five years than the previous 50 combined (be afraid, be very afraid).

BSC (Baby-sitters Club) was so cool. There were like 100 books or so and a little sisters club also. It was just about cool girls who started a business and formed these bonds that were tested but lasted. The stuck together and as a little girl I wanted that too. They shared divorces, break-ups, moving away, school, parents, fashion, cultral differences, etc.

I personally loved it because no matter what they went through they came out stronger and with friends who supported them no matter what the outcome. I always wanted to be Claudia!!!

I loved Claudia too- and was it Stacy who only wore red, black and white? Those books were great. I remember reading those and Sweet Valley High.

Oh, OK. Tom isn't Jesus Christ, he's Mother Theresa.

The girl that only wore red black and white was in the Fabulous Five I think. Remember that series? One of the girls moved to London, I think...weird that you saying that reminded me of books I haven't read or thought about in fifteen years. I always wanted to join the Saddle Club, Liz. It was the coolest thing a teenage equestrian could aspire to :)

You're a Scientologist? Hmmmmm.

How do you balance life and celebrity hounding? I'm not sure--seeing as I still check out Celebritology.

However, Liz, you've sunk lower into this celebrity hell-hole. Your angst that we didn't know that Brandy had a fatal car accident--absurd.

I think you miss the slap-in-the-face from Gene so you remember you are mocking celebrity. It ain't democracy.

Looks like Brandy may face charges after all. "The California Highway Patrol recommended Monday that actress-singer Brandy be charged with misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter in a freeway crash that killed a woman motorist last month, a city attorney's spokesman told The Associated Press."

A misdemeanor?!? Killing someone by ramming into their car at 65mph is a misdemeanor? Well, I'm sure that at least the penalty is harsh...

"The charge carries a maximum sentence of one year in county jail and a $1,000 fine, Velasquez said."

Son of a..... Well, at least the family of the victom can sleep better at night knowing that Brandy will defintely be paying high insurance premiums.

Ahhhhhh, BF. You continue to tickle me. Funny comment.

"SJK",
I don't think Liz has "angst" over Brandy's car wreck, she is clearing up a question posed by several people the other day when the news broke. In fact the victim's family is also baffled about the fact that the investigation into this accident has been put on the back burner by the police.
If you really don't like the blog, don't read it. If you think we are losers, fine. But it's boring to read your self-righteous posts.

They must not think they can prove a higher level of recklessness on her part to charge her with the misdemeanor, since she wasn't drunk or anything. Honestly, something like that could happen to anyone, even you, who is calling for her head. It's tragic, but sometimes 10 years in the slammer isn't what is called for.

If Brandy had struck the car in front of her at 65 mph, she and people in a few more cars in front of that Toyota would be dead. That highway patrol report is either being misquoted, or the highway patrol is out of its mind. I'll buy that she was doing 65 when she jammed on the brakes.

And yet people continue to tailgate and drive with a mobile against their ear and play with the bloody CDs instead of watching the road ahead of them...my best friend is guilty of all three and I hate it. You've only got one responsibility as the driver: keep your attention on the extremely heavy lump of metal you're propelling forward at high speeds and its surroundings.

I have no ill will towards Brandy at all (not a fan of R&B or her acting, but that's just personal preference), but it sounds like she was right up on deceased's fender. If she couldn't slow down in time or didn't notice the cars were stopping, she was either too close or not paying attention or both. Personally, I think she ought to face more than a single friggin year in jail and/or the $1,000 fine (couch change for a celeb), but I, of course, carry no weight with the California legal system.

Again, I have no ill feelings towards her, but if it had been my wife killed by a distracted driver (celeb or not), I'd be very upset about her *potential* penalty. Such wanton carelessness that resulted in taking my loved one's life and our future together is inexcusable, and such a light penalty cannot begin to approximate the heartache she has caused.

"FWIW, I couldn't find the denial on the official Scientology site." And it probably won't ever be there. The site: www.scientologytoday.org is about Scientology NEWS not slander rebuttal. I notice that the Washington Post doesn't waste its time and print resources rebutting every slanderous statement and rumor. If the Washington Post tried to rebut every conspiracy theory it has been named in, there would be no room for actual news. The same goes for the Scientology site.

Since when did rumors and slander become so newsworthy?

The only reason it was even mentioned is because it had Tom Cruise's name in it. If you mention Tom Cruise, your column gets read.

It seems to me that the media has crowned Tom as some sort of demigod. You know that the mere mention of his name will get readers. So you print pure BS in the hope that it will generate a response. And in your business, the more mud you sling, the better.

Is there any real value to the Celebritology Column? Does it have any impact on anyone's lives? No. So of course you need to create controversy to get readers.

What does it matter what Lindsay Lohan, Paris Hilton or Tom Cruise are doing? Who gives a crap?

Does anyone really believe that a major religion would ever compare a member to Jesus Christ?

Forget Global Warming, the real danger to the World is the people who actually care about celebrities - and those who write about them.

Dearest Charles...here's a very simple tip for you: don't read this column if you don't like it. Last I checked, the Celebritology column isn't being taught in schools - the people who read it seek it out because they enjoy it, whether or not they agree with what Liz writes. Also, let me break down a concept that seems to be confusing you: Tom Cruise is a celebrity. Celebritology is a column about celebrities. Therefore, Tom Cruise will most likely be discussed in Celebritology.

And now that I've written this, it occurs to me you might just be a troll, because your ranting about discussing celebrities in a column about celebrities seems almost too ridiculous to be believed.

Charles is a che wanna-be.

Celebritology is exactly the right place for news about a pompous, paranoid, self-important pseudo-religion like Scientology. I hope I'll never have to read about them again in the serious sections of this paper.

Stupid to say the scientology site will respond to The Sun!
the Sun is BS
now washington Post quoting the Sun as new; wow, what a meltdown