August 29th 2024.
John Stamos recently shared his experience of being rejected by the Church of Scientology when they tried to recruit him as a teenager. Although he has been a prominent figure in Hollywood since the 1980s, starring in beloved shows like Full House and ER, Stamos revealed that he was once approached by the controversial organization. He opened up about this in a recent podcast interview, where he reminisced about his early years and the strange encounter he had with Scientology.
According to Stamos, it all started when he met a "hot girl" in an acting class who invited him to a "meeting." Being a young and curious teenager, he decided to check it out. Little did he know that he was actually walking into a Scientology building. The 61-year-old actor jokingly shared that he was probably around 16 or 17 years old at the time.
As he entered the building, he was led to a room where he was asked to hold onto two cans while they used an E-Meter on him. Stamos, being his playful self, started making jokes and impressions, including one from the cartoon Peabody and Sherman. However, this did not sit well with the members of Scientology and they promptly asked him to leave. Stamos laughed as he recalled being "too annoying" for the group and being kicked out.
Although he was rejected by the Church, Stamos is aware that there are many other famous faces who are a part of Scientology, such as Tom Cruise and John Travolta. He also mentioned Leah Remini, a former member who left in 2013 and has since spoken out against the organization. In his 2023 memoir, If You Would Have Told Me, Stamos briefly touched on his experience with Scientology, recounting the encounter with Mia, the "hot girl" who had invited him to the meeting.
In the book, he wrote about Mia giving him a book that was "the size of a brick" and encouraging him to read it. As he flipped through its pages, he came across a passage about controlling one's mind, energy, space, and time. However, things took a strange turn when a man began questioning him about committing crimes and asking about his thoughts on Scientology and its founder, L. Ron Hubbard.
In the end, Stamos was deemed "not Scientology material." Despite this rejection, he still looks back on the experience with humor and a bit of disappointment. But now, as a successful and established actor, he can confidently say that he made the right decision in not joining the Church of Scientology.
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