Leah Remini Sues Scientology For Harassment; Seeks To End Church’s Alleged “Suppressive Persons” Retribution Polices
deadline.comJust days before a critical pre-sentencing hearing for convicted rapist and prominent Scientologist Danny Masterson is scheduled to take place in downtown LA, the Church finds itself back in court.
Leah Remini today filed a blistering complaint in Los Angeles Superior Court against the L. Ron Hubbard created organization and its leader David Miscavige.
Citing years of attacks, the multi-claim filing alleges Scientology harassed and defamed the high-profile former Church member and King of Queens star.
The complaint seeks unspecified damages. Remini also is looking for injunctive relief “to end Scientology’s policies against Suppressive Persons so that current and former Scientologists, and others who wish to expose Scientology’s abuses, including journalists and advocates, may feel free to hold Scientology accountable without the fear that they will be threatened into silence” (read it here). “This lawsuit does not challenge Scientology’s ability to defend itself through legal means,” Remini’s Florida-based Edwards Henderson Lehrman and her South Carolina-set Motley Rice LLC attorneys add.
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