Father of Scientology leader David Miscavige says John Travolta turned a blind eye to 'abusive practices'

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The father of notorious Scientology leader David Miscavige claimed that John Travolta failed to acknowledge the 'abusive tactics' happening in the church.

Ron Miscavige made the shocking remarks about Travolta, a longtime member of the Church of Scientology, in an exclusive interview with The Sun this week.

While speaking with The Sun, Ron alleged that Travolta reportedly refused to believe claims that the church retaliated against him after he formally walked away.

Ron also called his son Miscavige a 'corrupt ruler', and allegedly that he barred him from seeing his two daughters and grandchildren after he left the church.

Ron also alleged that the Church of Scientology hired private investigators to follow him after he left, but the PIs did not intervene when he appeared to have a heart attack - and claims they were even told to let Ron die.

According to The Sun, Ron left the Church of Scientology in 2012 and was quickly ostracized.

Ron, 84, tried to stay in contact with his two daughters, Lori and Miscavige's twin sister Denise, but said Miscavige banned the reunion.

'All I wanted to do when I left was to get on my life, but I had private investigators following me, being paid $10,000 a week to report on all of my doings between eight in the morning and eight at night,' Ron told the publication.

Ron claimed that the private investigators tailed him to a grocery store on one instance, and allegedly stayed in their vehicle when he appeared to have a medical emergency.

'When I was being followed, I was shopping at a grocery store near my house, it was a summer's day and I had a pocket t-shirt on,' Ron told The Sun.

'I opened the door to put the groceries in, bent over, my cellphone was in the left-chest pocket and I thought it was going to fall out, so I grabbed my cell with my right arm, unbeknownst to me were two private investigators watching in a blacked out van, and one said: "It looks like the target is having a heart attack, I’m going to call in."

'He called Greg, the name of his handler, he said he’ll get someone on the phone, a few minutes later a person came on the phone, and said, "Listen, if it’s his time to die, don’t intervene, don’t do anything, let him die."'

A lawyer for Miscavige wrote in a statement to The Sun that his client denied that claims made regarding private investigators.

'Ron’s assertion that he was "harassed by private investigators hired by his son" is fallacious. Mr. Miscavige never hired, had anything to do with the hiring, or communicated with, any private investigator in general, or regarding Ron in particular,' the statement read.

But in 2015, the Los Angeles Times revealed that a report filed with the police claimed that the church hired the PIs to ensure Ron would not disclose information after he exit.

Although a police report was filed, authorities have not

The report received a large media reaction, and The Sun now reports that the story was leaked to the press by former Scientology member, Lisa Marie Presley.

After the release of his book 'Ruthless: Scientology, My Son David Miscavige, and Me,' Ron told The Sun that Travolta 'didn’t bat an eyelid.'

Seemingly because Travolta could not believe it, the report said.

'I was told that John found out about the story of my daughters being disconnected, the meeting with Denise and Lori, the episode of the PIs thinking I was having a heart attack, the whole story,' Ron told the publication.

'And at the end of it, John said: 'Staff members can come and go, but as long as I can get my auditing, I can be happy.'

During the interview, Ron also alleged that Presley demanded to meet with Miscavige after she discovered he was ostracized.

Presley, 52, the daughter of Elvis Presley, and Ron were longtime friends after they met in 1989.

Ron told The Sun that when Presley asked to meet with Miscavige, he sent his sisters out to mitigate the situation.

'So she was at Flag Base doing a Purification Rundown, she wanted to confront David, but instead he sent my two daughters and they were just ranting at her, telling her what a terrible person I was. They’re brainwashed,' Ron told The Sun.

'Denise and Lori pounded the desk, Lisa couldn’t believe that she couldn’t speak to David. Michael [Lockwood, her ex-husband] said: "It’s almost like David put on a wig and put on that performance."

'I guess Lisa was blinded to it until then.

'When David wouldn’t speak to her, she drove away, I felt at that time she was done with it, she couldn’t believe the abusive tactics of the Church. She wouldn’t make anyone do that, she’d never make someone disconnect from their family, David did that. They say they’re all family orientated, that’s all horse s***'

'Unfortunately, I’m the one who got everyone in, now I’m paying the price.'