The value of NDAs: the Cook/Scientology matter

ABC News with Diane Sawyer, and later Nightline, on 29 Feb. 2012, discussed the flap between Debbie Cook and the Church of Scientology ( with Flag Base in Clearwater, Florida ) :

When Cook and her husband decided to leave the Church of Scientology in October 2007, they signed lengthy contracts agreeing not to publicly criticize Scientology or its leaders, and in return received checks for $50,000 apiece.