St. Petersburg Times | The Hollywood Reporter e.Republic was chosen from among six bidders for the magazine. Several of the principals of the California media company are members of the Church of Scientology, and the St. Petersburg Times has been
running stories critical of the church. "It's a business deal," says Times Publishing veep
Andrew Corty. "We didn't want to exclude anybody because of their personal or religious beliefs." ||
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Sacramento News & Review: "Executives at e.Republic are so close to Scientology that they don't understand where the [company] 'training' ends and the religion begins."
