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FredricRice asked this question on 5/8/2000:

I'm not sure who to ask inside of Scientology and I'm not sure they would give me an answer even if I called upo and asked.

L. Ron Hubbard Jr. was disinherited by his daddy. Was that because he was gay or do you know if there was some other reason?

Thanks.

Phobos1 gave this response on 5/8/2000:

I don't know the answer to that one for sure; it's a long time since I read "L. Ron Hubbard: Messiah or Madman", which was co-authored by the younger Hubbard. My recollection, though, is that L. Ron Jr. was probably disowned because he publicly criticised his father's actions and organisation. You might be confusing L. Ron Jr. ("Nibs") with his brother, Quentin, who was rumoured to be gay and reported to have committed suicide.

The senior Hubbard also disowned, or at least denied any relationship with, his daughter by his first marriage, according to accounts in both Russell Miller's "Barefaced Messiah" and Jon Atack's "A Piece of Blue Sky". Again, it's been a while since I've read either book, and I don't presently have access to copies of either right now.

Phobos1 gave this follow-up answer on 5/8/2000:

I don't know the answer to that one for sure; it's a long time since I read "L. Ron Hubbard: Messiah or Madman", which was co-authored by the younger Hubbard. My recollection, though, is that L. Ron Jr. was probably disowned because he publicly criticised his father's actions and organisation. You might be confusing L. Ron Jr. ("Nibs") with his brother, Quentin, who was rumoured to be gay and reported to have committed suicide.

The senior Hubbard also disowned, or at least denied any relationship with, his daughter by his first marriage, according to accounts in both Russell Miller's "Barefaced Messiah" and Jon Atack's "A Piece of Blue Sky". Again, it's been a while since I've read either book, and I don't presently have access to copies of either right now.

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