Church of Scientology fights back on Twitter

After the Sundance Film Festival premiere of Alex Gibney’s HBO Church of Scientology documentary, “Going Clear” — which claimed Nicole Kidman’s phones were tapped at the suggestion of Tom Cruise and church head David Miscavige — the church has set up an official Twitter account to hit back.

The Scientologists’ Twitter account is titled Freedom Media Ethics, with the handle @FreedomEthics, and says it is “taking a resolute stand against the broadcasting and the publishing of false information.”

A linked Web post blasted Gibney’s film as a “transparent vehicle for vendettas.” The post stated the doc was “glorifying bitter, vengeful apostates expelled as long as three decades ago from the Church.”

Meanwhile, movie insiders believe some Scientologists may have snuck into the packed theater at Sundance Sunday night and secretly recorded audio of the documentary, which their lawyers are currently poring over.

Reps for Kidman and Cruise didn’t respond to requests for comment Monday night.