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Leah Remini Reportedly Can't Get a Break From the Church of Scientology's 'Aggressive Harassment' Amid Lawsuit
- Leah Remini filed a lawsuit against the Church of Scientology in early August with claims that they have “stalked, surveilled, harassed, threatened, [and] intimidated” her ever since she exited the religion in 2013. The trauma hasn’t subsided after taking legal action — it’s only gotten worse, according to the 53-year-old actress. Church leaders haven’t responded …
Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Fla.Scientology sued by worker who says she was forced to marry abuser
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Where is Scientology’s David Miscavige? Opposing lawyers want to know.
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Jake Tapper has a revealing conversation with actress and former Scientologist Leah Remini and Mike Rinder, a former Scientology senior executive
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Paul Haggis Rape Trial: Leah Remini to Testify as Character Witness on Defense’s Behalf
Actress' testimony would show Church of Scientology's "various tactics used to destroy her"
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Latest Paul Haggis Defense Witnesses Keep Scientology Front And Center In New York Trial – Update
UPDATED with afternoon session: The oldest daughter of filmmaker Paul Haggis said Monday there is “circumstantial” evidence of a Church of Scientology plot against her father, who is facing a rape accusation in New York civil court, after he walked away from the religious organization and became a vocal Scientology critic. But Alissa Haggis, who quit […]
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Paul Haggis’ Defense Team Calls ‘Scientology And The Aftermath’ Co-Host Mike Rinder As First Witness In Rape Trial
A former high-ranking official in the Church of Scientology said Friday that the organization never forgets its enemies “until they are destroyed,” and he said that filmmaker Paul Haggis, who quit Scientology, remains one of its biggest targets. Mike Rinder, an Australian who was Scientology’s top enforcer and who co-hosted the Emmy-winning docuseries Leah Remini: […]
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Mike Rinder Tells Court Paul Haggis Among Scientology’s 3 Biggest Enemies
Michael KovacProminent Scientology whistleblower Mike Rinder told a New York jury Friday how the Million Dollar Baby writer emerged as one of the Church of Scientology’s top-three public enemies following his public defection in 2009.Rinder testified Friday at the trial of director Paul Haggis, who’s on trial for allegedly sexually assaulting a publicist in 2013.The Crash writer—and fellow former Scientologist—who’s accused of raping and forcing oral sex on ex-publicist Haleigh Breest at his New
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Paul Haggis Rape Trial: Attorneys for Both Sides Agree There Is ‘No Evidence’ Accuser is Connected to Church of Scientology
The two sides in the Paul Haggis civil rape trial haven’t agreed on much over the past week and a half, but they did reach an important consensus on Friday. Judge Sabrina Kraus said that the Oscar winner’s lawyers and the legal team of his accuser Haleigh Breest say that there is “no evidence” supporting the […]
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Paul Haggis Defense to Call Prominent Scientology Critic Mike Rinder as Witness in Rape Case
Rinder, a former Scientologist who says he was once the church's enforcer, co-hosted "Scientology and the Aftermath" with Leah Remini
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Ex-Scientology Officer Claims Nicole Kidman Was a ‘Negative Influence’ On Tom Cruise—Why They Divorced
A new book claims how the Church became involved in their marriage.
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Ex-Scientologist Mike Rinder has memoir out in September
A former top Scientologist has a memoir coming out this fall. Mike Rinder’s “A Billion Years: My Escape From a Life in the Highest Ranks of Scientology” is scheduled for Sept. 27. Gallery Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, announced the book deal Tuesday.
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Leah Remini Dedicates ‘Scientology And The Aftermath’ Emmy To “Those Who Told Us Their Stories”
Leah Remini's A&E doc series, Scientology and the Aftermath, collected its second Emmy win tonight for its third and final season, with the EP and star expressing gratitude for the show's recognition in its final year. Handed out as part of the first night of a series of five Creative Arts Emmys livestreams, Remini was […]
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Inside Trump and Farrakhan’s Strange Ties to Scientology
On July 6, the Trump administration released federal data revealing which “small” businesses were awarded Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans because of the COVID-19 shutdown. In addition to the Kushner family, Trump’s fundraising pal Joe Farrell, and Kanye West, one name stood out among the recipients: the Church of Scientology. The celebrity-obsessed church—which professes that an intergalactic overlord named Xenu brought billions of aliens to Earth 75 million years ago, arranged them at t
