I think it's even more unlikely that thousands of people will sigh billion year contracts and devote their lives to the teachings of a two bit sci-fi writer and conman, but yet here we are.
However, I didn't say she didn't think Scientology was an evil cult, but regardless of what she thinks, she can still be milking it for PR value. In fact, it has gotten her more positive ink than she's got in the previous decade combined. The unknown keeps the tounges wagging, when they get quiet just drop a few more cryptic hints and they wag all over again.
PR 101.
I think it's far more likely that other people go after
her because she's Elvis' daughter than her going after others for publicity. She's hardly gone after publicity her whole life that I've noticed. It must be hard being an heiress and never knowing for sure if your guy is really in love with you or in love with your money, let alone knowing if they'd be just as into you if you weren't the daughter of The King.
You can never judge a relationship from the outside really, so why not give the person the benefit of the doubt? Only the two people involved can truly know that. And frankly, I'm not at all surprised that she was attracted to Nicolas Cage. He'd be just as hot as a 'nobody'. And Michael Jackson, who knows? A lot of people had a really soft spot for him, like Elizabeth Taylor. Perhaps she saw something in him or thought she could help him? Who knows? I've been divorced twice. It can happen to anyone, especially in celebrity circles.
Also, this is all old news to the point where most people are not even sure that she's left. She's hardly been using it for publicity. Just because you missed it does not make it 'new' news.
From my perspective she was targeted cold-bloodedly by the cult when she was just a kid and powerless to reject it. She's obviously been quite hurt and scarred if you read the lyrics to her songs and the interviews surrounding them. Basically she's been more hurt by it probably than most ordinary Scientologists - finding out that everybody she trusted was spying on her for the cult. Usually you are only fair-gamed like that
after you leave, but for a celebrity it happens the whole time only you aren't yet aware of it.
I'm sure she's imperfect. I'm sure she's been a bitch to some people who will never forget it. But on the whole I don't see why she doesn't deserve as much respect and benefit of the doubt as any other ex-Scientologist. It would obviously help her credibility to get rid of the CCHR link from her website, but maybe she still thinks it's a good thing. Maybe she's still decompressing. Who knows?