Paul Haggis Approached by Scientology Spy Posing as Time Magazine Reporter For Interview Following HBO ‘Going Clear’ Documentary

HBO recently aired its uber-anticipated documentary about Scientology entitled Going Clear. In the film, writer-director Paul Haggis was featured as one of the key celebrity interviewees, as he was in the religion for over three decades before up and leaving. And now, Haggis is coming clean saying that all of his speaking out has not gone unnoticed by the famed Church. In fact, he's claiming that he was once approached by a supposed reporter for Time magazine, Mark Webber, and asked to sit down for an interview. Of course, it turns out that Webber was actually a spy for the Church of Scientology. 

Or, at least, it appears that way.

The Hollywood Reporter notes that Haggis received the request for an interview via email. In the message, Webber states that he's working on a piece about film, and in it, he's discussing the "golden age of film" with a number of directors. Therefore, he was hoping to speak with Haggis. 

Check out the email below (via THR):

Haggis agreed to the interview.

Luckily, his team ended up doing some research on the supposed journalist and found that the interview was never assigned by Time's editors. They also discovered that Webber sent the email from the address 5165 Fountain Ave, Los Angeles, California –– a building rumored to be owned by the Church of Scientology.

Naturally, a representative from the Church claims to know nothing about it.

"There is no one with that name at that address," the rep notes, "there is no such IP address at the Anthony Building on Fountain Avenue, it does not exist. The entire story is fabricated."

Wildly enough, this is not the first time Haggis has been contacted by a Scientology "spy."

For more of Haggis's report, head on over to The Hollywood Reporter.