Leah Remini is doing something right! The launch of her controversial book Troublemaker, is keeping the Church of Scientology on their toes. So much so that they’ve enlisting their number one spokesperson, Tom Cruise, to do some serious damage control.
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The King of Queens star, who had been a loyal member of the Church for over 30 years, decided she had been silent long enough!
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In her new tell-all memoir, entitled
Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology, the 45-year-old comedian sets out to
expose the Church, and set the record straight once and for all.
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“No one is going to tell me how I need to think; no one is going to tell me who I can and cannot talk to," Remini stated, referring to the Church’s beliefs in exercising extreme control over their members.
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She also sets to criticize the Church’s behavior towards its most coveted member, superstar Tom, claiming that being critical of him is considered "being critical of Scientology itself."
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The outspoken reality star also unveils the troubling absence of
Shelly Miscavige, wife of the church's leader,
David Miscavige at Cruise’s wedding to
Katie Holmes back in 2006. When asked where Shelly was, the Church forced her to undergo behavior modification process, called Security Checking, designed to punish and control the actress.
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Due to the book’s recent controversy, Tom has set out to take action “as soon as possible” and stated he is “sick and tired of all the rumors and accusations.”
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He is determined to reunite with talk-show host
Oprah Winfrey, for the interview. But maybe he hasn't been asked back after his frantic episode when the star jumped up and down on Oprah’s couch in 2005, declaring his undying love for then girlfriend
Katie Holmes (we know how that one turned out!).
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Many, however, remain skeptical of the authenticity of Cruise’s interview. Mike Rinder, an ex-member of Scientology and notorious critic of the Chruch, stated in his blog, “It may even have the trappings of being a ‘real’ interview and be presented as something ‘unscripted’ and ‘off-the-cuff.”
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Rinder further stated, “Unless the really important questions are asked you will know that it is totally controlled and completely scripted. It will be the Scientology party line lifted out of the Miscavige letters to the media dressed up as a ‘candid’ conversation with Tom Cruise.”
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The King of Queens star, who had been a loyal member of the Church for over 30 years, decided she had been silent long enough!
Photo credit: Getty Images
tom-cruise-interview-oprah-winfrey-leah-remini-05.jpg
In her new tell-all memoir, entitled
Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology, the 45-year-old comedian sets out to
expose the Church, and set the record straight once and for all.
Photo credit: Getty Images
tom-cruise-interview-oprah-winfrey-leah-remini-09
“No one is going to tell me how I need to think; no one is going to tell me who I can and cannot talk to," Remini stated, referring to the Church’s beliefs in exercising extreme control over their members.
Photo credit: Getty Images
Ben Stiller Hand/Footprint Ceremony At TCL Chinese Theatre
She also sets to criticize the Church’s behavior towards its most coveted member, superstar Tom, claiming that being critical of him is considered "being critical of Scientology itself."
Photo credit: Getty Images
tom-cruise-interview-oprah-winfrey-leah-remini-12
The outspoken reality star also unveils the troubling absence of
Shelly Miscavige, wife of the church's leader,
David Miscavige at Cruise’s wedding to
Katie Holmes back in 2006. When asked where Shelly was, the Church forced her to undergo behavior modification process, called Security Checking, designed to punish and control the actress.
Photo credit: Getty Images
tom-cruise-interview-oprah-winfrey-leah-remini-06.jpg
Due to the book’s recent controversy, Tom has set out to take action “as soon as possible” and stated he is “sick and tired of all the rumors and accusations.”
Photo credit: Getty Images
tom-cruise-interview-oprah-winfrey-leah-remini-02.jpg
He is determined to reunite with talk-show host
Oprah Winfrey, for the interview. But maybe he hasn't been asked back after his frantic episode when the star jumped up and down on Oprah’s couch in 2005, declaring his undying love for then girlfriend
Katie Holmes (we know how that one turned out!).
Photo credit: Getty Images
US actor, Tom Cruise speaks during the i
Many, however, remain skeptical of the authenticity of Cruise’s interview. Mike Rinder, an ex-member of Scientology and notorious critic of the Chruch, stated in his blog, “It may even have the trappings of being a ‘real’ interview and be presented as something ‘unscripted’ and ‘off-the-cuff.”
Photo credit: Getty Images
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Rinder further stated, “Unless the really important questions are asked you will know that it is totally controlled and completely scripted. It will be the Scientology party line lifted out of the Miscavige letters to the media dressed up as a ‘candid’ conversation with Tom Cruise.”
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