Leah Remini has sued Scientology, alleging decades of stalking, defamation and ‘mob-style’ harassment at the hands of the church where she was once a member.
Actor Leah Remini is taking her fight against the Church of Scientology to court with a new lawsuit alleging that the church and its current leader, David Miscavige, are behind years of “mob-style tactics” used against her in a targeted campaign of harassment.
In a 64-page lawsuit obtained by The Times and submitted Wednesday to a Los Angeles County Superior Court, Remini alleges she has been “stalked, surveilled, harassed, threatened, intimidated, and moreover, has been the victim of intentional malicious and fraudulent rumors via hundreds of Scientology-controlled and -coordinated social media accounts that exist solely to intimidate and spread misinformation.”
The “King of Queens” star, who left Scientology in 2013 after being a member since she was a child, issued a statement via her Substack on Wednesday, saying she was suing the church and Miscavige after enduring 17 years of the aforementioned allegations.
Representatives for the Church of Scientology did not immediately respond to The Times’ request for comment.
“While advocating for victims of Scientology has significantly impacted my life and career, Scientology’s final objective of silencing me has not been achieved,” she wrote.
“While this lawsuit is about what Scientology has done to me, I am one of thousands of targets of Scientology over the past seven decades.
