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Scientology pantsed on NBC's Rock Center with Brian Williams UPDATE

By April MacIntyre Jul 11, 2012, 6:43 GMT

Tom Cruise - Catholics trumped Scientologists this round © Steve Solis / PR Photos

"Inside Scientology" will air on “Rock Center” this Thursday night on NBC.

The moment Catholic Katie Holmes filed divorce papers two weeks ago, the questions started. Why was she leaving Tom Cruise? Was it to protect their daughter, Suri, from in the Church of Scientology?

Now, with a confidential divorce settlement completed, neither they nor the Church are commenting. But other former high profile Church members ARE talking about what can happen when a Scientology insider tries to break free. Kate Snow tells the story of two of them.

COMING UP ON “ROCK CENTER WITH BRIAN WILLIAMS” – THURSDAY, JULY 12 AT 10P/9C

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