Paulette Cooper | |
|---|---|
 Paulette Cooper | |
| Born | Paula Bucholc July 26, 1942 Antwerp, Belgium |
| Occupation | Author and journalist |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Brandeis University City College of New York |
| Genres | Nonfiction |
| Notable work | The Scandal of Scientology |
| Notable awards | Conscience-in-Media Award |
| Spouse |
Paul Noble (m. 1988) |
| Website | |
| www | |
Paulette Cooper (born July 26, 1942) is an American author and journalist whose writing against the Church of Scientology resulted in harassment from Scientologists. An early critic of the church, she published The Scandal of Scientology in 1971. She endured many years of attacks from church leadership and their agents, including lawsuits, smear campaigns, overt and covert surveillance, outright threats, and even a criminal frame-up. Church founder and leader L. Ron Hubbard was reportedly obsessed with her and personally plotted against her.
The Church of Scientology instituted a total of nineteen lawsuits against Cooper from all over the world. She countersued them three times before finally settling with the church in 1985.
Cooper has authored or co-authored nearly two dozen books, covering a wide range of topics including travel, missing persons, psychics, and pets, in addition to Scientology. Her books have sold close to half a million copies in total.[1]
- ^ Cooper, Paulette (1999). 277 Secrets Your Snake and Lizard Wants You to Know. Ten Speed Press. p. 175. ISBN 1-58008-035-9.