2013: The year she filed a missing person’s report with the LAPD for Shelly Miscavige and officially left the Church.
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What could have sparked the rage of Scientology’s most popular spokesperson?
In the acknowledgments, the former “King of Queens” star thanks Nicole for her bravery and willingness to fight her battles.
Leah Remini’s hotly anticipated memoir Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology dropped Tuesday morning, and early reviews say it’s a doozy.
Here are five of the book’s most shocking revelations – and for even more, pick up the issue of EW on stands November 6. Remini-Wiskow said she had considered writing her own book in the past, but didn’t want to be seen as the “black sheep” of a family still engaged with the church. Last week, Holmes apologised to Remini in an on-air statement, saying: “I regret having upset Leah in the past and wish her only the best in the future”.
Apparently, Nazanin was selected by the Church of Scientology to date Tom for three months after the 52-year-old actor’s split from Penelope Cruz.
‘Well, let’s just round it up to forty thousand dollars. She was allowed to meet Cruise after making a $1m donation to the global Association of Scientology. Later she calculated that over the years she spent $2 million on Scientology training and services and donated $3 million outright. Remini spoke of three decades of experience in the controversial religion. She told him she was wearing heels and couldn’t play.
Remini isn’t the first to make the claim about the “auditioning process” for the part of Cruise’s girlfriend in 2004 (post Penelope Cruz and pre-Katie Holmes), but she has made more detailed allegations. Details about her life in the church of Scientology range from downright to disturbing to jut plain awkward. ‘You served me tea in a chipped mug?
Once Cruise learned Remini was good friends with Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez, he insisted she invite them to him and Katie Holmes’ wedding… despite barely knowing the singers at all. Why? The book also claims that Remini-Wiskow was punished over false accusations that she had sex while in the camp’s care. As punishment she was called to Flag for four months, where she was forced to recant, spent $300,000 to get “reprogrammed”, and had to send Holmes a note that said, “I’m so sorry I destroyed your wedding”. Instead of viewing this….as cruel injustice, she felt a huge sense of accomplishment when she finished her sec-check.
Leah says that church officials had taken it upon themselves to find Cruise a new GF, but the lengths they went to are quite manipulative and disturbing!
Following her divorce from Cruise in 2001, Nicole also left Scientology while her ex and their two children Bella (now 22) and Connor (20) remained, always supervised.
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“It was a tough moment for her. You know what I mean?”
