John Stamos admitted that he was kicked out of the Scientology orientation group after fiddling with one of the church’s “spiritual” devices.
The “Full House” star said in a new interview that he was taking acting classes at age 17 when he met a “hot girl” who was active in the organization.
“(She) said to me, ‘You know, we’re all meeting here on Hollywood Boulevard. You should come after,'” he recalled on Sunday’s episode of Matt Friends’ podcast “Friend In High Places.”
Stamos, 61, said he didn’t know much about Scientology at the time – except that his “Grease” idol John Travolta was a member.
“I was working at my dad’s restaurant at the time and I said, ‘Dad, I have to go.’ So I went and it was the Scientology building,” he recalled.
After entering the building, Stamos learned about a device called the “E-Meter,” which, according to the church’s website, can identify “areas of emotional distress” among its members.
The actor took the opportunity to play with the machinery and pretended to hold it like a telephone in front of everyone.
“I was imitating Peabody and Sherman and they didn’t like it. Then I was joking around so much that they said, ‘Get out of here, get out of here!’ They just kicked me out,” he confessed.
Stamos laughed and joked that his behavior must have been “pretty bad” and “terrible” if the controversial organization did not accept him.
Just two years later, Stamos rose to fame with a role in the soap opera “General Hospital” before taking on the role of Uncle Jesse in “Full House.”
He had previously spoken about his brief experience with Scientology in his 2023 memoir, If You Would Have Told Me, including detailing the induction session.
“(Someone) starts questioning me about committing crimes, asking if I think negatively about Scientology or L. Ron Hubbard (the founder) and asking strange questions about sex,” he claimed.
Stamos never visited the organization again, admitting that he found it “damn creepy.”
In addition to Travolta, several A-list celebrities are long-time members of the Church of Scientology.
Tom Cruise has been a loyal fan since 1986.
The “Top Gun” star’s beliefs have put a strain on his relationship with his 18-year-old daughter Suri Cruise, whom he has not seen in over ten years.
Meanwhile, Leah Remini left the church in 2013, despite having been a member since childhood. Since then, she has condemned the organization and exposed its abuses.
Travolta, in turn, has been a Scientologist since 1975.
