Bijou Phillips was seen wanting strained on Tuesday, as she was pictured for the primary time since her estranged husband Danny Masterson was expelled from Scientology and declared a ‘suppressive particular person’.Â
The actress, 43, wore a lightweight pink long-sleeve high and denim shorts, as she grabbed groceries from a retailer in Santa Ynez, California.Â
The previous socialite saved it informal in a pair of gray Birkenstock sandals, and accessorized with a black shoulder bag.
Phillips appeared to go makeup-free for the grocery run, the place she was joined by a good friend.Â
The outing comes after Masterson, 47, was expelled from the Church of Scientology following his rape conviction that earned him 30 years in jail – which requires the That ’70s Present star’s household and associates to sever all communication with him.
Grocery run:Â Bijou Phillips was seen wanting strained on Tuesday, as she was pictured for the primary time since her estranged husband Danny Masterson was expelled from Scientology and declared a ‘suppressive particular person’
Stepping out:Â The actress, 43, wore a lightweight pink long-sleeve high and denim shorts, as she grabbed groceries from a retailer in Santa Ynez, California
Informal: The previous socialite was pictured pushing her cart, which had quite a few brown grocery luggage inside Â
Bijou wore her darkish blonde tresses parted on the aspect and cascading down her shoulders in curls.Â
On her approach out of the shop she was pictured having fun with a couple of chips from a bag.Â
Her ex husband – who has additionally agreed to provide Bijou each authorized and bodily custody of the couple’s daughter Fianna, 9 – has been declared a ‘suppressive particular person’ – or ‘SP’ – which the Church of Scientology defines as somebody whose conduct seeks to impede the religious progress of these round him.
The label means fellow Scientologists, together with his spouse Bijou and his household, can be required to chop all ties with the convicted rapist.
However even with the expulsion, the church maintains that Masterson is harmless of all expenses, based on insiders.
The stunning improvement was revealed by longtime personal investigator Jeffrey Augustine on his web site, The Scientology Cash Venture, which has been devoted to exposing the alleged wrongdoings of the church since 2014.
In an unique interview with DailyMail.com, Augustine, a former Scientologist himself, defined the explanations behind the novel determination to chop ties with a member they publicly supported throughout two prolonged felony trials.
Augustine, 66, stated the Church of Scientology had not deliberate to go public with the information and are nonetheless telling members Masterson is harmless and that former Scientologist Leah Remini conspired with different revengeful former members to disparage him.
‘In accordance with my sources, Danny has been declared a suppressive particular person, which implies he can be expelled from Scientology,’ Augustine stated.Â
Informal:Â The previous socialite saved it informal in a pair of gray Birkenstock sandals, and accessorized with a black shoulder bag
Snack:Â On her approach out of the shop she was pictured having fun with a couple of chips from a bag
Barefaced:Â Phillips appeared to go makeup-free for the grocery run
Errand run: Bijou wore her darkish blonde tresses parted on the aspect and cascading down her shoulders in curls
‘Suppressive particular person’: Her ex husband has been declared a ‘suppressive particular person’ – or ‘SP’ – which the Church of Scientology defines as somebody whose conduct seeks to impede the religious progress of these round him
Reducing all ties:Â The label means fellow Scientologists, together with his spouse Bijou and his household, can be required to chop all ties with the convicted rapist
Prolonged marriage: Bijou and Masterson have been married since 2011
Exit: She was seen exiting her white automobileÂ
‘They’re telling Scientologists that he’ll file an enchantment and that he’s harmless of the fees for which he was convicted.
‘They (church officers) declared Danny a suppressive particular person for not sustaining the excessive moral requirements for the Church of Scientology, and different causes – however not as a result of he was convicted of rape,’ Augustine added.
Masterson was convicted of two counts of rape in Could. He was given his lengthy jail sentence in September. A 3rd rape cost ended with a hung jury. An earlier trial noticed jurors deadlocked.
Augustine spoke out whereas attending a protest held in entrance of the Church of Scientology Superstar Heart in Hollywood on Saturday the place dozens of former members and alleged victims of sexual abuse spoke out towards the injustices of the ‘cult’.
Chrissie Carnell Bixler, the accuser whose case ended with out a responsible verdict attended Saturday’s protest together with one of many girls whose proof convicted the star of That ’70s Present.
When requested about Masterson being declared suppressive, Bixler advised DailyMail.com: ‘They need to have declared him an SP once I initially went to them.’
Bixler and the opposite two girls he was convicted of raping are suing the convicted rapist in a separate civil go well with, one other attainable cause for his expulsion.
Augustine stated: ‘Lots of Scientologists had been complaining that they’ve family and friends members that they cannot speak to as a result of they had been declared suppressive. They questioned why Danny Masterson was allowed to be a Scientologist in good standing when he is introduced such a horrible public relations scenario on to the church together with his felony rape convictions.
‘So the members are asking why had been their family and friends declared for studying the web, watching Leah Remini’s present, and doing different issues which might be far beneath what Masterson was charged with?’
Fascinating:Â However even with the expulsion, the church maintains that Masterson is harmless of all expenses, based on insiders
Denying expenses: ‘They’re telling Scientologists that he’ll file an enchantment and that he’s harmless of the fees for which he was convicted,’ a former Scientologist himself and personal investigator Jeffrey Augustine revealed on Tuesday Â
Different causes: ‘They (church officers) declared Danny a suppressive particular person for not sustaining the excessive moral requirements for the Church of Scientology, and different causes – however not as a result of he was convicted of rape,’ Augustine added
Mother-of-one: Masterson has not too long ago signed over full custody of the couple’s daughter Fianna, 9, to Phillips
Divorce:Â Phillips filed for divorce from Masterson in September
Sophisticated: Phillips stood by her husband all through the 2 trials – the primary of which ended with a hung jury – turning up on his arm every day for the courtroom hearings
Over:Â However simply 12 days after his September 7 sentencing she filed for divorce after 12 years of marriage
Aside: In her filings she revealed that she and Masterson – who’s at the moment in LA’s Central Males’s Jail awaiting a call as to the place he’ll serve his sentence – had been residing aside for 5 years
The pair began courting in 2004 after assembly at a poker event in Las Vegas , they usually received engaged in 2009 earlier than saying ‘I do’ at a marriage ceremony inside a fort in Eire in 2011
‘Unimaginably laborious’: Her lawyer Peter A. Lauzon beforehand stated the case has been ‘unimaginably laborious on the wedding and the household’
Augustine stated he was not shocked with the choice to place Masterson behind them as a result of the church’s controversial chief David Miscavige has to save lots of face.
‘Miscavige has the Worldwide Affiliation of Scientologists occasion arising in London. It is the primary post-pandemic massive multimillion greenback fundraiser.
‘I believe Miscavige is clearing the decks forward of the IAS in London so he isn’t requested about Masterson. In different phrases, he needs it dealt with. He does not need Danny Masterson to be the main focus.
‘They aren’t going to make a public announcement. They will inform everybody at this massive, posh London occasion do not discuss it, do not point out Danny. He has now turn out to be an individual whose identify should not be talked about.’
‘They’re nonetheless sustaining his innocence, saying he’ll enchantment and that is not why he is been declared, however this isn’t to be talked about by anybody,’ he stated.
The Church of Scientology didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.
Augustine, a licensed personal investigator and longtime critic of the church, is married to former Scientologist Karen de la Carriere, one of many highest rating members of the church who labored alongside church founder L. Ron Hubbard. She left the church in 2010 after 35 years.
Two of the three girls who accused Masterson of rape had been amongst these on the protest on Saturday.
‘The go well with is arising and Scientology does not wish to be accountable. They will say they don’t have anything to do with Masterson anymore,’ Augustine defined.
Masterson grew up in a household of practising Scientologists. His stepfather Joe Reaiche and mom Carole Masterson had been members of the Sea Org, the ‘clergy’ of the controversial religion.
Reaiche himself would ultimately be deemed suppressive for questioning sure teachings and has not had any contact together with his kids since.
With a pal: The star was joined by a good friend on the outingÂ
Smile: At one level throughout the outing Bijou flashed a smileÂ
Farewell: The women stated their goodbyes as they parted methodsÂ
Hugs:Â Bijou and her feminine good friend hugged it outÂ
Headed again:Â Bijou loaded the groceries into her automotive
Like his personal father who was kicked out of the church, Masterson might not even bear in mind that he has been declared a suppressive particular person and can discover out when everybody cuts ties with him.
‘I do not assume Bijou needs to go to him in jail ever. She was simply awarded custody of their daughter.
‘I personally assume Bijou Phillips will depart the Church of Scientology, that is my prediction. It is introduced her nothing however grief, heartache and sorrow,’ Augustine added.
Phillips stood by her husband all through the 2 trials – the primary of which ended with a hung jury – turning up on his arm every day for the courtroom hearings.
However simply 12 days after his September 7 sentencing she filed for divorce after 12 years of marriage.
In her filings she revealed that she and Masterson – who’s at the moment in LA’s Central Males’s Jail awaiting a call as to the place he’ll serve his sentence – had been residing aside for 5 years.
‘I believe she’s going to shift in the direction of Billy Baldwin and Chyna Phillips and their Christianity,’ stated Augustine. ‘That is what I believe will occur to Bijou if she will get out. There isn’t any cause for her to remain in Scientology.’
Augustine stated information for the church has been getting worse and worse. He stated the subsequent factor that might occur is for the IRS to revoke the church’s tax exemption standing.
‘That will imply they don’t seem to be a faith,’ he stated.
Expelled: Masterson, 47, was expelled from the Church of Scientology following his rape conviction that earned him 30 years in jail; the couple are seen on Could 16 in Los Angeles
‘They’re at the moment protected by First Modification non secular protections and they might turn out to be a for-profit enterprise. That will not enable them to get away with masking up rapes, pedophiles, white collar criminals – all of that may finish.
‘They’ve a tradition of masking up sexual crimes and that is what occurred with Danny Masterson for twenty years,’ stated Augustine.
Alexa Nikolas of Nickelodeon’s Zoey 101 spearheaded the protest on behalf of her ‘Eat Predators’ motion, which she based in 2022 to name out sexual predators and networks who shield them. Nikolas has by no means been a Scientologist.
The actress led the protest which lasted for greater than thee hours with supporters chanting: ‘Shield survivors, not Scientology, a cult is a predator…energy to survivors.’
‘Disconnection is suppressive. Scientology cease doing it,’ stated an ex-member who goes by the identify Lara FM as she held an indication that stated Declared Suppressive Individual.
She confirmed: ‘Sure, that is 100% true that Danny has been expelled.’