'King of Queens' actress suing Church of Scientology for defamation, harassment
wonderwall.comA post shared by Leah Remini (@leahremini)Leah hopes to "speak the truth and report the facts about Scientology without fear of vicious and vindictive retribution," she penned, adding that "most have no way to fight back."A former "Love is Blind" star claims the show "ruined" his life and has left him on the brink of homelessness.
Nick Thompson, who appeared on the popular Netflix dating show in 2021, claims he hasn't been able to find a job since his reality TV stint because employers have a hard time taking him "seriously." In addition, the show paid him a paltry sum of $10,000 for 10 weeks of filming, he claims, adding that it works out to just over $7 an hour. "When you think about the amount of money that's being made, and the way that it's the path for future seasons, and the fact that anyone can go on and watch me… and I'm going to be homeless," he told DailyMail.com. "I lost my job last November.
I'm having an incredibly hard time finding [a new] one. I burned through my savings [and] cashed out my 401(k). I've got two months left in the bank to pay my mortgage.
I can't get a job because people don't take me seriously. I was a VP in software for five years, so it's not like I don't have a track record of experience or success."The blame, Nick says, falls on the show and the reality TV industry."You are filming 18 to 20 hours a day, and that doesn't necessarily mean that you're always going to be on TV," he said.
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