Leah Remini refuses to shut the fuck up when it comes to the cult “Church” of Scientology—and, we love her for it.
Despite the organization’s whiny butt sore little bitch reaction to her revelations about life inside the notoriously covert and media hating “church”, Remini can’t stop, and just won’t stop, slamming it.
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As Popdust previously reported, the 45-year-old is currently bracing herself for the inevitable backlash she’s in line for, as she gears up to release her explosive Scientology expose, detailing the alleged corrupt inner workings of the organization.
Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology, is set to be released November 3, and the candid tell-all promises to be a blistering take-down of the “church”, its hierarchy and leader, David Miscavige.
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As part of her book promotional tour, Remini sat down for a talk with 20/20—ABC has released a teaser of the interview, which airs in full this Friday—you can watch it right here on Popdust.
In the clip, the actress talks about joining Scientology as a child—her teacher mother, Vicki Marshall, brought her daughter into the “church” when she was just 9-years old—and, Remini shares that her life was drastically affected by the decision.
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“Because Scientologists view children as spiritual beings, you’re given a lot of responsibility and your ego becomes extremely inflated,” Remini says.
She goes on to talk about how, similar to mold on cheese, before you know it, Scientology manages to creep all over and into you, ultimately ending up consuming your entire life.
“I feel that people need to understand this has been my whole life,” Remini admits, “I want [people] to understand how it happens.”
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“As time goes on, you start to lose touch with the real world,” she says later in the clip. “The mindset becomes 'Us against them.’
“The decision to leave is you are giving up everything you have ever known and everything you have worked for your whole life.”
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Since defecting back in 2013, Remini has become a high profile thorn in Scientology’s side, bravely speaking out against the organization, and sharing secrets of the hideous day-to-day life within the “church.”
She previously opened up to Oprah, for an episode of Winfrey’s Where Are They Now?
I don’t think people know the amount of dedication it takes to be in this organization. I mean it was every day, three-and-a-half hours minimum, seven days a week usually. You know, I’m working most of my time, and then the other time was spent at the church, so minimal time is really spent with your family.
I was at one of these hotels in Florida, and I saw my daughter swimming for the first time while I’m reading this thing [Scientology coursework].
And a tear came down my face. And I was like, ‘What am I doing?’
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Despite Scientology’s vehement claims to the contrary, the organization engages in many practices that are viewed as being the staple of modern day cults—including isolating members from “negative forces” outside of the “church”—or, in Scientology jargon, “suppressive persons” (SPs)
Remini discussed how unhealthy that can be for those unfortunates still inside the organization.
I didn't want to raise my daughter in the church because from what I experienced and what I saw, the church becomes everything, your mother, your father, your everything. You are dependent on the church.
In 10 years, if I didn't want to be connected to the church anymore, my own [daughter Sofia] would be taught to disconnect from me. I didn't want to create that. I didn't think that would be healthy for her.
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Sure enough, since leaving, Remini has become a pariah in social circles involving her former Scientology friends—pals like Kirstie Alley, whom she was close to for years, but is now shunned by.
Alley slammed her former friend during an interview with Howard Stern, branding her an anti-faith "bigot" who picks on Scientologists for no reason ... and declaring that Remini is now her "enemy."
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For their part, Scientology has taken the usual tried and tested aggressive and nasty attack stance against their former member, releasing a bitchy little statement to the press:
It comes as no surprise that someone as self-absorbed as Leah Remini with an insatiable craving for attention would exploit her former religion as a publicity stunt in a pathetic attempt to get ratings for her cable show and seem relevant again.
She is rewriting history and omits that she was participating in a program to remain a Scientologist by her own choice, as she was on the verge of being expelled for her and her husband’s ethical lapses.
Wah! Wah! Wah!
It’s impossible to imagine any other supposed religion acting this way—people leave the Catholic Church, and speak out against it, all the time, but we’ve yet to read a statement from the Pope tearing them to pieces for doing so.
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But then, Scientology ain’t your regular, run-of-the-mill “religion” as much as they like to pretend they are when it suits them....and, Scientology's creator, L Ron Hubbard definitely ain't no Jesus figure—although, we have to give major props to the failed science fiction writer for his awesome imagination, which is on full display when it comes to the utterly fantastical and ludicrous tenets of Scientology.
For those of you out there who remain blissfully unaware of what Scientology preaches, here's some of the best bits for you:
- Earth is over-run by evil dead alien souls (“Body Thetans” in Scientology lingo) who live and roam amongst us, posing as humans.
- Body Thetans are the result of a mass murder spree undertaken ions ago by the blood thirsty evil alien ruler Xenu—who killed millions of aliens (“Thetans” in Scientology lingo)
- The blood thirsty evil alien ruler Xenu killed the millions of Thetans by kidnapping them, transporting them to earth in shimmering DC-8 “space-planes”, stuffing them in volcanoes around the world and then blowing them to pieces with hydrogen bombs.
- The poor murdered Thetans’ souls (the aforementioned Body Thetans that live and roam amongst us to this day) were then captured by Xenu and his peeps, brainwashed and released out into the world—where they immediately attached themselves to the human population
- The human population of old genetically passed on those pesky Body Thetans to their children, and their children passed them on to their children..and so on, up until present day—where, we, unenlightened non-Scientologists, remain riddled with pesky brainwashed Body Thetans, which are the cause of the vast majority of our mental and physical ailments.
- Luckily, we can rid ourselves ("clear" in Scientology lingo) of the pesky brainwashed dead alien souls clinging to us, by paying vast sums of money to specially trained
potential blackmailers Scientology “auditors”
- The specially trained
potential blackmailers Scientology “auditors” will then hook up the poor Body Thetan riddled human (“pre-clear” in Scientology lingo) to a Hubbard Electropsychometer (“E-Meter” in Scientology lingo) which consists of a plastic box type thing with some dials, wires, and a couple of empty soup can kind of things attached, which is purported to “measure changes in the electrical resistance of the pre-clear by passing a small electric current (typically in the range from 50µA to 120µA) through the pre-clear's body” via the empty soup can kind of things.
- An average auditing session involves the pre-clear divulging all of their deepest darkest and most shameful secrets to the auditor, who tapes it all for future
blackmail opportunities reference.
- After shelling out shit loads of money and divulging every single one of their deepest darkest and most shameful secrets, the aforementioned auditing will eventually rid the pre-clear of all of their attached Body Thetans, rendering the pre-clear all nice, clean and evil dead alien soul free.
- Scientologists who dare break any of the organization's many rules, are forced to submit themselves to a regime of physical punishment, total isolation, intense ideological indoctrination, an ongoing series of forced self-confessions, and hard labor, in some weird prison camp type scenario (the “Rehabilitation Project Force” (RPF) in Scientology lingo).
- Scientologists are entitled to physically and emotionally injure any critics or enemies of the organization, in addition to seizing dissenters’ property.
- Contrary to both evolutionary and creationist belief, all humans actually evolved from clams
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Scientologists Of Hollywood
Remini grew up with Scientology thanks to her mother and continued to be one for 3 decades. After some turblance within the church after she asked about the church leader David Miscavige. She ended up being blacklisted and left the church in July 2013.
Cartwright was a roman catholic before joining Scientology in
1991. Did you know she used Bart Simpsons voice for an automated
telephone message to Scientologists, you can find it on YouTube -
its pretty freaky.
Hayes got into Scientology in 1993 when he took his first course.
In March 13, 2006, Hayes quit South Park after lending his talent
for the voice of Chef, for years. He did so after refusing to
participate in an episode that was to mock Scientology.
Conaway was having problems with drugs and depression when his
friend John Travolta, another member of Scientology, introduced
him to the church.
Peaches Geldof was rumoured to be involved with the faith but it
never really came out until an interview for itv2 with fearne
cotton, when she casually let out that she had been a member for
a while by that point.
Travolta converted to Scientology in 1975, from roman
catholicism. It is said that since his time as a member, he has
tried to leave, but was pressured into staying as there may be
dirt on him that will be revealed if he were to leave. What sort
of dirt? One is a rumour that he may actually be gay.
Although never admitting to actually being a member, religion
plays an important role in Chaka Khans life, as its helped her
with overcoming addictions. She did take courses in Scientology
though, so take that for what you will.
Frank stallone performed a Scientology song "The Road To
Freedom". It's kinda freaky, be sure to check it out on YouTube.
Francis from Malcom in the Middle is a follower of Scientology,
along with his brother Danny Masterson.
When she moved to Los Angeles to work as an interior designer,
she also studied Scientology. She became of member of the church
in 1979.
One of the more surprising ones to be listed here, Jason Lee is
indeed a member of Scientology. His ex-wife Carmen Llywelyn
blamed the religion for their separation.
That 70's show actor Danny Masterson has spoken a few times on
Scientology and what it means to him. Psychologists and
psychiatrists aren't the way to go, in his eyes. Scientology is.
Another one from that 70s show and Orange Is The New Black is a
member. She says that "It's magic, it really is" when talking
about Scientology and how it relaxes her.
Sonny Bono was said to take Scientology courses even tho he
stated he was a Roman Catholic on all offical documentation.
After his death, his wife Mary Bono said that he tried to leave
the church of Scientology but they made it "very difficult for
him".
Juliette Lewis is a Scientologist and proud of it, defending it
on many occasians. She says mainstream media is funded by
pharmaceutical companies.
Beck talked about his relation to the religion in an interview
with The New York Times Magazine in 2005, although he was been
involved with Scientology for most of his life.
Although she is part of Scientology, her ex-husband, the late-
great Elvis Presley was not. He was quoted as saying "The hell
with those people. There's no way I'll ever get involved with
that s.o.b. group. All they want is my money."
Mr Swayze wasnt shy when indulging himself in the more spiritual
side of life. He dabbled in things such as Buddhism,
Transcendental Meditation and EST training. That is also when he
looked into Scientology.
Perhaps one of the most famous members of Scientology, Tom has
been very direct with his beliefs. He got into a heated debate
on an interview with Matt Lauer about pharmaceutical companies
and drugs, when he was supposed to be talking about his film at
the time, "War Of The Worlds".
Phoebe's brother in Friends, Giovanni, is a member of
Scientology, helping in the gala opening of Scientology's
Psychiatry: An Industry of Death museum in 2005.
He says he's not a Scientologist but he did take a few courses in
the subject.
Like Brad Pitt and Chaka Khan, Brandy says she isn't a
Scientologist, but did take classes in the subject of the
religion.
Mr Seinfeld says he took classes on Scientology early in his
career and said it helped him in his communication skills.
Scientology expert Tony Ortega
writes that Jada Pinkett Smith and her husband founded a now-defunct
school that used L. Ron Hubbard’s “Study Technology” and “ideas
from Scientology ‘ethics,’”
Thanks to Tom Cruise, Holmes ex-husband, she was introduced to
Scientology. Since her separation though, she has left the
organisation.
Although a Roman Catholic, when Kidman was going through a
divorce with Tom Cruise, she stated she did not want the children
to be raised as Scientologists. She is reluctant to talk about
Scientology since the divorce.
Superman himself had at one point involved himself in
Scientology, however brief it was. He didn't become a member.
Not a member, but Jeffrey Tambor did study the religion and take
classes, but no more than that.
Tom cruises first wife Mimi Rogers was the one to introduce him
to the religion. She had been raised as a Scientologist as her
father was involved in it before she was born.
Another of the presley family involved in Scientology, Lisa Marie
ended up leaving because, according to her, "They were taking my
soul, my money, my everything.”
