title: The Unbreakable Miss Lovely: How the Church of Scientology tried to destroy Paulette Cooper
author:  Tony Ortega 
description: Tony Ortega is executive editor of The Raw Story and former editor-in-chief of The Village Voice. Hes been writing about Scientology throughout his career, and also operates his own website with breaking news about the church at www.tonyortega.org. He lives in New York City. The Unbreakable Miss Lovely is his first book.
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  # **THE UNBREAKABLE MISS LOVELY**
  
  
  HOW THE CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY TRIED TO DESTROY PAULETTE COOPER
  
  
  **TONY ORTEGA**
  
  
  SILVERTAIL BOOKS • _London_
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  _For Arielle, Benjamin, and Rebecca_
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ## CONTENTS
  
  
  [Foreword](part0003.html#2RHM0-e73040ea60b84645aa985e9dfa2f2479)
  
  
  [Prologue](part0004.html#3Q280-e73040ea60b84645aa985e9dfa2f2479)
  
  
  [1 The man who thought he was
  God](part0005.html#4OIQ0-e73040ea60b84645aa985e9dfa2f2479)
  
  
  [2 ‘Have you ever practiced
  cannibalism?’](part0006.html#5N3C0-e73040ea60b84645aa985e9dfa2f2479)
  
  
  [3 _The Scandal of
  Scientology_](part0007.html#6LJU0-e73040ea60b84645aa985e9dfa2f2479)
  
  
  [4 Nibs](part0008.html#7K4G0-e73040ea60b84645aa985e9dfa2f2479)
  
  
  [5 Joy](part0009.html#8IL20-e73040ea60b84645aa985e9dfa2f2479)
  
  
  [6 ‘you people are always watching
  me’](part0010.html#9H5K0-e73040ea60b84645aa985e9dfa2f2479)
  
  
  [7 Jerry](part0011.html#AFM60-e73040ea60b84645aa985e9dfa2f2479)
  
  
  [8 Transport XXI](part0012.html#BE6O0-e73040ea60b846