Leah Remini‘s shocking book rips into her former religion and exposes how the Church of Scientology controls celebs like Tom Cruise and Kirstie Alley. She finally sets the record completely straight, in her new tell-all memoir, entitled “Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology.”
Escaping 'Evil!' Former Scientologist Leah Remini Makes Bombshell Claims About The Church In New Memoir
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The King Of Queens actress has been preparing to spill her experiences in the church of Scientology, ever since she hightailed it out of there back in 2013. And now she's put pen to paper about the lifelong ordeal being a member of the church, and the viselike grip it's had over her life. "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," she said when she renounced her religion that year.
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But the 45-year-old actress doesn't stop there. She's naming names and taking no prisoners—starting with the Church's most famous member: Tom Cruise, which she claims that being critical of the actor is basically like "being critical of Scientology itself" and that anyone who dares diss their poster boy is considered "evil."
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"Leah will expose the ugliest corners of Scientology—things no one has spoken of yet," a source close to the actress reveals. "She has seen so much and been so viciously treated that she can't stay quiet. This will permanently estrange her from a lot of people, but she doesn't care."
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Brooklyn-born Leah, 45, was baptized a Catholic but became a Scientologist at age 9 when her mother joined. She remained a member for 30 years—and during her peak of fame on King of Queens enjoyed the level of status given to high-ranking celebs.
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However, in 2006, at the wedding of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes, Leah was troubled by the notable absence of her good friend Shelly Miscavige, wife of the church's leader, David Miscavige (right).
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When, in typically outspoken style, Leah asked where Shelly was, she was chastised by church higher-ups and forced to undergo interrogations and behavior modification known as Security Checking.
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"Leah realized how dangerous these people could be, but she was genuinly afraid for Shelly," her friend tells Star. Security Checking went on unabated for months, and Leah was then billed $300,000 for the "treatment"!
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In August 2013, when Shelly still failed to surface, Leah even filed a missing persons report, which was ultimately deemed "unfounded" by police.
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That doesn't surprise ex-Scientologist Nora Crest, whose personal YouTube page, Growing Up Scientology: From Cradle To Slave, digs deep at its frightening terms like their tone scale. "Scientology has a policy called Safe Pointing, that gets them into the good graces of city leadership," she explains. "It has the LAPD in its pocket."
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But now she's striking back. "Leah still secretly talks to Scientologists," an insider reveals to Star. Needless to say, she knows a lot of internal battles going on and big secrets. "Leah's book will blow the lid off the church," states Nora Crest. "She knows everyone."
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There's more to this story! Pick up the new issue of Star that hit newsstands on Oct. 28 to find out even more secrets and terrifying details about Leah's experience growing up as a Scientologist. Plus, an inside look of Scientology's celeb top tier and why they can't escape at this point.
leah-remini-tom-cruise-scientology-book-feature-1
Photo credit: Splash/Getty
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The King Of Queens actress has been preparing to spill her experiences in the church of Scientology, ever since she hightailed it out of there back in 2013. And now she's put pen to paper about the lifelong ordeal being a member of the church, and the viselike grip it's had over her life. "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," she said when she renounced her religion that year.
Photo credit: Splash News
leah-remini-tom-cruise-scientology-book-1
But the 45-year-old actress doesn't stop there. She's naming names and taking no prisoners—starting with the Church's most famous member: Tom Cruise, which she claims that being critical of the actor is basically like "being critical of Scientology itself" and that anyone who dares diss their poster boy is considered "evil."
Photo credit: Getty Images
leah-remini-tom-cruise-scientology
"Leah will expose the ugliest corners of Scientology—things no one has spoken of yet," a source close to the actress reveals. "She has seen so much and been so viciously treated that she can't stay quiet. This will permanently estrange her from a lot of people, but she doesn't care."
Photo credit: Splash News
leah-remini-tom-cruise-scientology
Brooklyn-born Leah, 45, was baptized a Catholic but became a Scientologist at age 9 when her mother joined. She remained a member for 30 years—and during her peak of fame on King of Queens enjoyed the level of status given to high-ranking celebs.
Photo credit: Splash News
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However, in 2006, at the wedding of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes, Leah was troubled by the notable absence of her good friend Shelly Miscavige, wife of the church's leader, David Miscavige (right).
Photo credit: INFPhoto.com
leah-remini-tom-cruise-scientology-book-6
When, in typically outspoken style, Leah asked where Shelly was, she was chastised by church higher-ups and forced to undergo interrogations and behavior modification known as Security Checking.
Photo credit: Splash News
leah-remini-tom-cruise-scientology-book-3
"Leah realized how dangerous these people could be, but she was genuinly afraid for Shelly," her friend tells Star. Security Checking went on unabated for months, and Leah was then billed $300,000 for the "treatment"!
Photo credit: Getty Images
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In August 2013, when Shelly still failed to surface, Leah even filed a missing persons report, which was ultimately deemed "unfounded" by police.
Photo credit: Splash News
leah-remini-tom-cruise-scientology
That doesn't surprise ex-Scientologist Nora Crest, whose personal YouTube page, Growing Up Scientology: From Cradle To Slave, digs deep at its frightening terms like their tone scale. "Scientology has a policy called Safe Pointing, that gets them into the good graces of city leadership," she explains. "It has the LAPD in its pocket."
Photo credit: FameFly
leah-remini-tom-cruise-scientology
But now she's striking back. "Leah still secretly talks to Scientologists," an insider reveals to Star. Needless to say, she knows a lot of internal battles going on and big secrets. "Leah's book will blow the lid off the church," states Nora Crest. "She knows everyone."
Photo credit: Getty Images
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There's more to this story! Pick up the new issue of Star that hit newsstands on Oct. 28 to find out even more secrets and terrifying details about Leah's experience growing up as a Scientologist. Plus, an inside look of Scientology's celeb top tier and why they can't escape at this point.
