Actress and former Church of Scientology member Leah Remini has sued the church and its leader, David Miscavige, for harassment, stalking, defamation and intentional infliction of emotional distress in addition to other unlawful conduct.
Remini was a member of the church since childhood but left in 2013. She had a television series highlighting the church’s alleged shady practices and provided proof of the harassment.
“For 17 years, Scientology and David Miscavige have subjected me to what I believe to be psychological torture, defamation, surveillance, harassment, and intimidation, significantly impacting my life and career. I believe I am not the first person targeted by Scientology and its operations, but I intend to be the last,” Remini said in the press release.
In the release, Remini “seeks to require Scientology, and any entity it controls and funds, to cease and desist its alleged practice of harassment, defamation, and other unlawful conduct against anyone who Scientology has labeled as an ‘enemy.'”
Remini is asking for punitive and compensatory damages for the “enormous economic and psychological harm” she alleges the Church of Scientology, Miscavige and the Religious Technology Center caused.
