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Jessica Feshbach : biography

1976 –

Tom Cruise assistant

Feshbach began working with assistants to celebrity Scientology member and actor, Tom Cruise, in April 2005; she attended to Katie Holmes. She transferred from her Sea Org duties in order to serve in this capacity. Soon after beginning her relationship with Cruise, Holmes fired her long-time manager and agent and acquired a new "best friend", Feshbach. Holmes was tutored by Feshbach in Scientology methodologies. Feshbach traveled together with Katie Holmes, when the actress was interviewed during publicity events, including an interview in W magazine. Robert Haskell, who wrote W magazine’s cover story on the actress, said Feshbach "was described to me as Holmes’s ‘Scientology chaperone’ and it was clear that she would be on hand during our interview despite my protests." This was in contrast to Holmes’s earlier press, which noted approvingly she "arrives without the ubiquitous PR person in tow." Holmes characterized Feshbach as her best friend; Feshbach as well stated to W magazine the two were "just best friends". Feshbach intervened multiple times to answer questions posed to Holmes during the W magazine interview.

Feshbach accompanied Holmes as she helped to promote the film, Batman Begins. Warner Bros., the studio that distributed Batman Begins, released a statement to New York Daily News denying reported animosity between the film studio and Feshbach, "There’s no discord between us and Jessica. We, in fact, made Jessica’s hotel reservations for her and brought her along on our plane. If she’s someone Katie wants to travel with, that’s fine. The people who made the tour made every effort to accommodate her. It’s a very amicable situation." Along with Cruise and Holmes, Feshbach was a guest of honor at a Scientology function the Patron Ball held at Saint Hill Manor, the central management location of the organization in Britain. She attended the 2006 wedding of Holmes to Cruise in Italy.

Organization spokesperson

By 2009, Feshbach had become a public spokesperson for Scientology; she continued to serve in this capacity in 2010. Along with Scientology official Tommy Davis, Feshbach held a meeting February 27, 2009 in Burbank, California with Scientology member actor Larry Anderson. Anderson, who had previously starred in the Scientology introduction film, Orientation, recorded the 90-minute discussion; it was made public by the Florida newspaper the St. Petersburg Times. Anderson requested of Feshbach and Davis to have money he gave to the Scientology organization returned to him. In June 2009, Feshbach commented on the expertise of Scientology leader David Miscavige to the St. Petersburg Times, regarding his experience in the methodology of the organization and his ability to monitor a controversial case involving the death of Scientologist Lisa McPherson. Feshbach asserted, "He is an expert in every field." In July 2010 the Church of Scientology International publicized a "Scientology Newsroom" website tailored for members of the media; Feshbach was one of four international representatives for Scientology listed as "Spokespersons".

Early life and family

Born in 1976, Feshbach is the daughter of an influential family within Scientology. She is a devoted member of the organization, and her family, having given millions of dollars to the organization, are one of the most significant donors to Scientology. Her father was Joseph Feshbach, an investor in Palo Alto, California; he was profiled in a 1991 article about Scientology in Time magazine. Along with two brothers, Joseph Feshbach worked out of facilitites in California and Clearwater, Florida. Joseph Feshbach and these brothers are all adherents to Scientology. The three brothers have used Dianetics, a philosophy which serves as the base of Scientology methodology, to aid their trading techniques. Their firm, Feshbach Bros., utilized Dianetics teachings in managing the company’s investment fund, Southgate Partners. In 2005, her aunt was the manager of a Florida-based Scientology center. Her uncle told the St. Petersburg Times newspaper in Florida that a Scientology program titled Super Powers had helped him improve his investing skills. The Feshbachs are noteworthy for gaining wealth through the process of short selling companies on the stock market. Joseph and his brother Matt are twins; as of 1990, their older brother Kurt utilized the same approach to investing.

Feshbach received elementary education from The Delphian School, a private boarding school whose teaching techniques are based on the methodology of L. Ron Hubbard, the founder of Scientology. The Delphian School is located in Sheridan, Oregon, and delivers instruction to grades K-8. In 2005, Feshbach went by the name of Rodriguez, her second husband. In 2011, The New Yorker reported that Jessica Feshbach and Tommy Davis are married.Wright, Lawrence ( February 14, 2011). "The Apostate: Paul Haggis vs. the Church of Scientology," The New Yorker; http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2011/02/14/110214fa_fact_wright?currentPage=18

On August 20, 2012, it was reported on Channel Nine’s program, A Current Affair that Feshbach, and her husband, have not been seen for over a year, and her whereabouts were currently unknown. However, they resurfaced in 2013 in Austin, Texas, when the Austin American-Statesman reported that they purchased property in the city.http://www.statesman.com/news/entertainment/books-literature/austin-gains-some-prominent-scientologists/nT4P2/ Feshbach’s family has ties to the Austin area. She now reportedly works as a real estate agent.http://tonyortega.org/2013/06/12/tommy-davis-and-jessica-feshbach-new-jobs-and-new-lives-for-scientologys-former-mouthpieces/