Church of Scientology calls US sitcom star’s harassment claims ‘pure lunacy’
The Church of Scientology has responded to claims of “harassment and intimidation” made in opposition to it by actress Leah Remini, describing her allegations as “pure lunacy”.
Remini, who rose to fame in teen reveals akin to Saved By The Bell, and is understood for sitcoms together with The King Of Queens and Kevin Can Wait, has filed a lawsuit against the organisation and its leader David Miscavige.
The 53-year-old star is a former member of the church who joined as a toddler, however has change into one in all its most outstanding critics since leaving in 2013.
She is now searching for damages after claiming to have suffered 17 years of “psychological torture, defamation, surveillance, harassment, and intimidation” which she claims “significantly” impacted her life and profession.
The Church of Scientology has now responded, describing Remini as “an anti-free speech bigot” and a “horrible person”.
Leah Remini is a former scientologist who’s now a vocal critic. Pic: Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP
The assertion learn: “This lawsuit is ludicrous and the allegations pure lunacy. The Church is not intimidated by Remini’s latest act of blatant harassment and attempt to prevent truthful free speech.”
It additionally accuses the actress of taking advantage of her “fabrications”.
Remini co-created and hosted an anti-Scientology documentary sequence, Leah Remini: Scientology And The Aftermath, which aired from 2016 to 2019 and gained two Emmy awards.
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In an announcement launched after submitting her lawsuit, she stated: “I believe I am not the first person targeted by Scientology and its operations, but I intend to be the last.”
In the doc, filed on Wednesday, she accuses the Church of “mob-style operations and attacks” on her and different “victims and survivors”.