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Adrian Horton

Leah Remini sues Church of Scientology for harassment and defamation

Leah Remini in 2019.
Leah Remini in 2019. Photograph: Variety/Penske Media/Getty Images

Leah Remini has filed an expansive lawsuit against the Church of Scientology and its leader, David Miscavige, for harassment, defamation, surveillance and other unlawful behavior resulting in “psychological torture”.

The 53-year-old actor, who joined Scientology as a child in 1979 and left in 2013, claims the organization’s “mob-style operations and attacks” have “significantly” affected her life and career.

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