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The eerie truth about 'Scientology city' where Julian McMahon died: It looks like a resort - but I felt watched from the day I arrived. Then, Kirstie Alley sent me a chilling message...
By KARLEIGH SMITH FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA
Published: 12:24 EDT, 19 July 2025 | Updated: 12:29 EDT, 19 July 2025
Earlier this week, I wrote a story querying why the actor Julian McMahon had died in the city of Clearwater, Florida - far from his well-documented life in Los Angeles.
Clearwater is, after all, famous for one thing: being the global headquarters of the Church of Scientology.
Was McMahon, who died from cancer, a Scientologist? He never said so.
And why was the popular star of TV shows like Nip/Tuck and Charmed - who also happened to be the son of a former Australian prime minister - given what can only be described as a pauper's funeral at a bleak crematorium on an industrial estate?
These, I believe, were all fair questions. But Scientology isn't a fan of journalists asking questions about how they operate and, sure enough, two angry emails - one from a church spokesman, the other from a Clearwater resident - hit my inbox after my story was published.
Link to Daily Mail Story
By KARLEIGH SMITH FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA
Published: 12:24 EDT, 19 July 2025 | Updated: 12:29 EDT, 19 July 2025
Earlier this week, I wrote a story querying why the actor Julian McMahon had died in the city of Clearwater, Florida - far from his well-documented life in Los Angeles.
Clearwater is, after all, famous for one thing: being the global headquarters of the Church of Scientology.
Was McMahon, who died from cancer, a Scientologist? He never said so.
And why was the popular star of TV shows like Nip/Tuck and Charmed - who also happened to be the son of a former Australian prime minister - given what can only be described as a pauper's funeral at a bleak crematorium on an industrial estate?
These, I believe, were all fair questions. But Scientology isn't a fan of journalists asking questions about how they operate and, sure enough, two angry emails - one from a church spokesman, the other from a Clearwater resident - hit my inbox after my story was published.
Link to Daily Mail Story