[5] In 2016, he became the General Manager of Consolidated Press Holdings North America LLC, a private investment vehicle owned by Australian billionaire James Packer,[6] but his employment was terminated in July 2017.
[16] Davis accompanied Rolling Stone writer Janet Reitman, along with the former head of Scientology's Office of Special Affairs Mike Rinder, on a tour of the Gold Base in Hemet, California, in 2005.
[17][18][19] Davis made allegations against Panorama and the BBC that they were "spying" on the church of Scientology and harassed Sweeney by stalking him to various meetings with critics.
While Sweeney was visiting the Scientology exhibition "Psychiatry: An Industry of Death", Davis accused him of being biased and of having been too easy on one of his interviewees.
[17][19] Panorama responded by posting its own YouTube clip, showing Davis losing his temper and abruptly ending an interview when Sweeney used the words "sinister cult".
"[20] In response, Tony Ortega of The Village Voice stated "It’s also a grand tradition, among Scientology spokespeople, to act bewildered when they’re facing a camera and they’re asked about Xenu and space-alien thetans.
"[21] In March 2009, Davis was interviewed by investigative journalist Nathan Baca for KESQ-TV and was again asked about the OT III materials containing the Xenu myth.
"[23] Davis was interviewed by journalist Martin Bashir for the ABC News program Nightline, in a piece called "Inside Scientology", which aired in October 2009.
[24] Davis ripped off his microphone and stormed off the set of the interview after he was questioned about whether he believed that 75 million years ago a galactic ruler called Xenu brought individuals to Earth and killed them in volcanoes.
[2] Davis worked closely with actor and Scientologist Tom Cruise, frequently accompanying him on lobbying and diplomatic meetings for the church.
[35] He is independently wealthy due to his family's success in real estate, and told Rolling Stone: "I have enough money to never work a day in my life.