Former Scientologist Leah Remini says church could take Katie Holmes's daughter for talking to her, hasn't spoken to Nicole Kidman
Leah Remini, who starred in beloved sitcoms such as King of Queens and Kevin Can Wait alongside Kevin James, has once again spoken about her former ties with the Church of Scientology.
Remini, who co-hosted Scientology and the Aftermath, spoke about her A&E show with LaPalme magazine when she appeared on the cover of the magazine’s fall edition. In the interview, she revealed that she hasn’t spoken to fellow former members of Scientology Nicole Kidman and Katie Holmes. She also said that if Katie Holmes were to socialize with the vocal actress, she could lose custody of her child with Tom Cruise, 12-year-old Suri.
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“I thought comedy would be my life. I don’t consider myself a champion. The people who speak on the show are champions,” Remini told LaPalme. “But I keep wondering — why haven’t Katie Holmes or Nicole Kidman spoken out? I assume they were forced to sign prohibitive documents.”
Tom Cruise, who was married to Kidman from 1990 until 2001, and to Holmes from 2006 until 2012, is still a prominent member of the church. When Kidman accepted her Emmy in 2017 for her work in Big Little Lies, she thanked her two younger children, despite being the mother of four. She did not mention the children she adopted with Cruise — 24-year-old Isabella and 22-year-old Connor — who are still practicing Scientologists.
At the time, New York Magazine writer Yashar Ali tweeted that “Nicole Kidman didn’t mention her kids w/ Tom Cruise in her speech. That’s cause they were forced to disconnect from her by Scientology.”
24. Nicole Kidman didn't mention her kids w/ Tom Cruise in her speech. That's cause they were forced to disconnect from her by Scientology
— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) September 18, 2017
In 2015, Kidman’s daughter Isabella was married in a Scientology ceremony, which Kidman was reportedly banned from attending. They allegedly reconnected in 2016.
According to Remini, “Katie is not allowed to have a meal with me, and we used to be very close friends. She could lose custody of Suri.”
Remini, who was a member of the church since she was 9 and remained one for more than 30 years, leaving in 2013, said that she and others attached to her A&E show are “harassed constantly.” She told the outlet, “Members of the Church go to my mother’s restaurant, confront my little sister, and my step kids in San Francisco, trying to intimidate us. These abusive scare tactics are what they call a religion!”
Meanwhile, the Church of Scientology has spoken out against these claims. They told E! News in a statement, “While we would prefer to ignore yet another of Leah Remini’s over-the-top rants aimed at getting attention, she unfortunately continues to incite waves of anti-religious hate crimes. Ms. Remini’s incessant hate speech has required increased security and law enforcement resources spent to protect lives she puts at risk. Ms. Remini’s ridiculous rants are unending, and the myths and tales she and her co-producer spread are growing more bizarre by the day.”
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