Another former Scientologist is speaking out against the Church, this time in a lengthy essay for Gawker. On Tuesday, June 23, the site published a piece by actress Carmen Llywelyn, who has had small roles in movies including Never Been Kissed and Chasing Amy, and who was married briefly to actor and Scientologist Jason Lee. In the article, titled simply "Why I Left Scientology," Llywelyn details her history with the L. Ron Hubbard-founded religion, including what happened when she read the anti-Scientology book A Piece of Blue [...]...
- 6/24/2015
- Us Weekly
The Mentalist offered up a "Black-winged Redbird" this week, as a key character survived but yet another important person from Jane's past was brutally murdered.
Below, TV Fanatic Christine Orlando is joined by The Mentalist fans, Kate, @MentalistProbs from Twitter and anitraward1 to debate why Red John decapitated Sophie Miller and whether the famous serial killer could be more than one person.
-------------------------------------------
What was your favorite scene from the episode?
Kate: Though the oven scene made my stomach drop to the floor, the hospital scene was my favorite. A lot happened there, some things obvious, some more subtle and raising questions: Jane's concern and tenderness for Lisbon (loved that), her oddly unfazed reaction (what did happen to her?), Lisbon sharing with Jane Partridge's words 'tyger, tyger' and admitting she'd been so easily hooked by Rj (nice touch, issue over), the nurse looking for Carmen Lee (significant surely?) Honourable...
Below, TV Fanatic Christine Orlando is joined by The Mentalist fans, Kate, @MentalistProbs from Twitter and anitraward1 to debate why Red John decapitated Sophie Miller and whether the famous serial killer could be more than one person.
-------------------------------------------
What was your favorite scene from the episode?
Kate: Though the oven scene made my stomach drop to the floor, the hospital scene was my favorite. A lot happened there, some things obvious, some more subtle and raising questions: Jane's concern and tenderness for Lisbon (loved that), her oddly unfazed reaction (what did happen to her?), Lisbon sharing with Jane Partridge's words 'tyger, tyger' and admitting she'd been so easily hooked by Rj (nice touch, issue over), the nurse looking for Carmen Lee (significant surely?) Honourable...
- 10/9/2013
- by christine@tvfanatic.com (Christine Orlando)
- TVfanatic
Drones and explosions took a back seat to Red John's antics in "Black-Winged Redbird," as we were left to contemplate how many of the final seven are involved with the evil mastermind. Or could Red John be more than just one man?
Wasn't Director Bertram oddly calm when he found out that Partridge was dead and Lisbon was down? He barely reacted to the news. Was that because he already knew or was it just because Bertram's an odd individual?
Remember last week when Jane said he wasn't freaking out? I'd say he's definitely freaked out now. The way he begged the crowd of law enforcement officers for a bottle of water showed his sense of panic better than anything else could have. Then he gently set about removing Red John's handiwork from Teresa's face. It was as though he couldn't rest until he got that maniac's mark off of her.
Wasn't Director Bertram oddly calm when he found out that Partridge was dead and Lisbon was down? He barely reacted to the news. Was that because he already knew or was it just because Bertram's an odd individual?
Remember last week when Jane said he wasn't freaking out? I'd say he's definitely freaked out now. The way he begged the crowd of law enforcement officers for a bottle of water showed his sense of panic better than anything else could have. Then he gently set about removing Red John's handiwork from Teresa's face. It was as though he couldn't rest until he got that maniac's mark off of her.
- 10/7/2013
- by christine@tvfanatic.com (Christine Orlando)
- TVfanatic
Tags: MTV movie awardsSharon StoneSarah Michelle GellarSelma BlairScarlett JohanssonSandra BullockKristen StewartJodie Fostertelevisiontelevision newsIMDbvideo
The MTV Movie Awards (airing live this Sunday, April 14 at 9/8c on MTV) always provide some interesting antics for us to tune in for, and sometimes those can be lesbianish. With this year's Pitch Perfect reunion happening, we'll pulling for Anna Kendrick and Brittany Snow to reenact their shower scene and really commit this time. Or maybe Ester Dean's lesbian character will introduce a girlfriend. You never know on this awards show! Here are some of our favorite lesbian moments past.
In 1993, Sharon Stone won Best Female Performance for her role as the bisexual vagina in Basic Instinct.
Gina Gershon and Jennifer Tilly were up for Best Kiss in Bound in 1997, but didn't take home the trophy. The next year Chasing Amy's Joey Lauren Adams and Carmen Llywelyn also lost, as did Matt Dillon, Denise Richards...
The MTV Movie Awards (airing live this Sunday, April 14 at 9/8c on MTV) always provide some interesting antics for us to tune in for, and sometimes those can be lesbianish. With this year's Pitch Perfect reunion happening, we'll pulling for Anna Kendrick and Brittany Snow to reenact their shower scene and really commit this time. Or maybe Ester Dean's lesbian character will introduce a girlfriend. You never know on this awards show! Here are some of our favorite lesbian moments past.
In 1993, Sharon Stone won Best Female Performance for her role as the bisexual vagina in Basic Instinct.
Gina Gershon and Jennifer Tilly were up for Best Kiss in Bound in 1997, but didn't take home the trophy. The next year Chasing Amy's Joey Lauren Adams and Carmen Llywelyn also lost, as did Matt Dillon, Denise Richards...
- 4/12/2013
- by trishbendix
- AfterEllen.com
Jason Lee's ex-wife says Scientology ruined their marriage. Carmen Llywelyn, who was married to the former 'My Name Is Earl' star for six years says the church's meddling in every aspect of their relationship, including their sex lives, helped to end their union in 2001. She explained: ''Scientology broke my heart, almost more than Jason did. When you get married and you have that dynamic of family and children there is that entity, that other extra part, that is involved in so much of the intimate details that at this point in my life I couldn't imagine being a mature woman...
- 7/18/2012
- Virgin Media - Celebrity
Jason Lee's ex-wife says Scientology ruined their marriage. Carmen Llywelyn, who was married to the former 'My Name Is Earl' star for six years says the church's meddling in every aspect of their relationship, including their sex lives, helped to end their union in 2001. She explained: 'Scientology broke my heart, almost more than Jason did. When you get married and you have that dynamic of family and children there is that entity, that other extra part, that is involved in so much of the intimate details that at this point in my life I couldn't imagine being a mature woman so mature that I had children and actually allow it, literally, into my bedroom. 'The church goes...
- 7/18/2012
- Monsters and Critics
Kevin Kline, Tom Selleck kiss, In & Out Following my Valentine's Day post featuring lots of male-female kisses and embraces (and a few shapely legs, bare breasts, and sensuous lips, courtesy of, respectively, Silvana Mangano, Clara Calamai, and Jane Russell), here's the gay/lesbian version. This Gay Kiss Montage post was originally published in June 2007, when Turner Classic Movies ran a couple of dozen films featuring gay/lesbian/bi/etc. characters as part of their Screened Out series. Created in late 2006 by Robert Eldredge, the video was inspired by the finale of Giuseppe Tornatore's Best Foreign Language Film Academy Award winner Cinema Paradiso, in which Jacques Perrin watches clips — kisses, hugs, embraces, nudity, sensuality, expressions of human desire — that, decades earlier, had been cut from the films screened at his Italian village's old movie house. The local Catholic priest had found those bits of celluloid harmful to the town's morals and family values.
- 2/15/2012
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
"My Name Is Earl" star Jason Lee's ex-wife Carmen Llywelyn claims Scientology still gives her nightmares. The actress, who was married to the former professional skateboarder from 1995 to 2002, says the church harassed her and ruined her life when she left them.
Carmen said that she joined the popular Hollywood religion in 1995 after marrying Jason but she quit it when they divorced.
She told National Enquirer in an interview that contrary to his good boy persona onscreen, Lee was actually a drunk who beat her up in the face and knocked her unconscious.
She also has a lot of things to say about the Church of Scientology, starting with its most famous member Tom Cruise.
Carmen said that she joined the popular Hollywood religion in 1995 after marrying Jason but she quit it when they divorced.
She told National Enquirer in an interview that contrary to his good boy persona onscreen, Lee was actually a drunk who beat her up in the face and knocked her unconscious.
She also has a lot of things to say about the Church of Scientology, starting with its most famous member Tom Cruise.
- 4/5/2010
- icelebz.com
On December 11, Disney unveils its new animated ingénue: Tiana. This G-rated gal is unique; she's the first African-American royal in the successful Disney princess lineage. Tiana will become a household name, just like Denzel, Halle, and Will. With this impressive line up, one might assume that black characters have shattered the Caucasian ceiling and "made it" in the film industry. Given this, I thought it might be a good time to step back and shed some empirical light on what we know about black characters in popular films. My colleague Carmen Lee (California State University, San Diego) and I conducted a secondary analysis of a large database recently gathered to examine gender portrayals for See Jane, a program started by Geena Davis. The sample included 400 G, PG, PG-13, and R-rated...
- 12/3/2009
- by Stacy Smith
- Huffington Post
His name may be Earl, but to Ceren Alkac, it's husband. Two-time Golden Globe nominee Jason Lee is finally admitting he quietly exchanged vows with the ex-Australian model this past July, one month before their daughter was born on Aug. 10. The couple was spotted applying for a marriage license in Norwalk, Calif., but never declared a wedding date. Additionally, the mysterious duo has yet to announce the name of their baby girl. Needless to say, curiosity is high due to Lee's infamously named son, Pilot Inspektor, 5, from a previous engagement to Beth Riesgraf. Lee took the plunge once before with photographer Carmen Llywelyn from 1995 to 2001.
- 11/24/2008
- E! Online
Almost Famous star Jason Lee secretly wed the mother of his second child this summer.
Lee and Ceren Alkac exchanged vows in California in July, but swore family and friends to secrecy, according to Life + Style magazine.
The actor let the news slip during an interview with Australian newspaper the Sydney Sun-Herald, when he referred to former model Alkac as "my wife" and then stated, "You can report that."
The couple became parents to a baby daughter a month later.
This is the second marriage for Lee, who also has a son, Pilot Inspektor, three, with ex-fiancee Beth Riesgraf.
He divorced Carmen Llywelyn in 2001, ending a six-year marriage.
Lee and Ceren Alkac exchanged vows in California in July, but swore family and friends to secrecy, according to Life + Style magazine.
The actor let the news slip during an interview with Australian newspaper the Sydney Sun-Herald, when he referred to former model Alkac as "my wife" and then stated, "You can report that."
The couple became parents to a baby daughter a month later.
This is the second marriage for Lee, who also has a son, Pilot Inspektor, three, with ex-fiancee Beth Riesgraf.
He divorced Carmen Llywelyn in 2001, ending a six-year marriage.
- 11/24/2008
- WENN
My Name Is Earl star Jason Lee is planning to marry his pregnant girlfriend Ceren Alkac - the couple has been spotted applying for a marriage licence.
Two months after announcing the model is expecting a baby girl later this year, Lee and Alkac were snapped waiting in line at a Norwalk, California courthouse on Monday.
Lee - a former professional skateboarder - was previously married to Carmen Llywelyn from 1996 to 2001, and has a six-year-old son, called Pilot Inspektor, with ex-fiancee Beth Riesgraf.
Two months after announcing the model is expecting a baby girl later this year, Lee and Alkac were snapped waiting in line at a Norwalk, California courthouse on Monday.
Lee - a former professional skateboarder - was previously married to Carmen Llywelyn from 1996 to 2001, and has a six-year-old son, called Pilot Inspektor, with ex-fiancee Beth Riesgraf.
- 7/1/2008
- WENN
IMDb.com, Inc. takes no responsibility for the content or accuracy of the above news articles, Tweets, or blog posts. This content is published for the entertainment of our users only. The news articles, Tweets, and blog posts do not represent IMDb's opinions nor can we guarantee that the reporting therein is completely factual. Please visit the source responsible for the item in question to report any concerns you may have regarding content or accuracy.