Ex-Scientologist's 'brouhaha' with priest leads to jury restrictions in Danny Masterson's retrial

Attorneys also are being allowed to question witnesses about members of the public gallery amid claims that a Church of Scientology lawyer was staring down a witness.

Danny Masterson (front, right) leaves court on Wednesday, May 3, 2023, with his lawyers Shawn Holley (center) and Kate Mangels (back left). Front left is Masterson’s friend Francoise Koster, who owns the restaurant La Poubelle in Hollywood, where Masterson dined with one of his alleged victims. (Photo by Meghann M. Cuniff)

A former Church of Scientology …