Paul Haggis Ponders Fake Interview Request

A quick check with Time magazine confirmed there was no reporter by the name of Mark Webber.

One of the most dramatic moments in the HBO documentary Going Clear is when Paul Haggis recalls his reaction upon being gifted with the crown jewels of Scientology – the religion’s origins story. “Are you f*cking kidding me?!” the filmmaker remembered thinking.

Today, via Tony Ortega, Haggis is sharing another whopper that appears to have the Church’s fingerprints all over it. Someone working on behalf of the Church apparently pretended earlier this month to be a reporter for Time magazine, contacting Haggis via email on April 7 for an interview.

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