Leah REMINI (King of Queens) takes on Scientology
Yay. But I'm a bit tentative. I never saw that show until it's been on cable re-runs and she and all were great in it, never knew anything about her, and what little I know now has mixed results. She might be a loose cannon, but like the stopped clock a loose cannon can hit a mark once in awhile. First of all, joining scientology is a matter of questionable judgment from the get-go. (Come on, scientology, come after me, I ain't skeered of a little data mining!1)
But in preparing this cut'n'paste job, I was a bit surprised that tons of her pictures were totally sex-kittenish, with just a very few not, not that there's something wrong with that, was just surprised. Then the (similar?) crash and burn with "The Talk" popped up. But a funny thing was that there was a video on the topic of Stars/Celebrities Who Quit scientology, and besides ONE director, the other three were ALL Tom CRUISE's ex-wives, bwah-HAH!1
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http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/07/29/entertainment-us-leahremini-scientology-idUSBRE96S11Y20130729
[font size=5]Actress Leah Remini gives clues about Scientology split[/font]
(Reuters) - .... "I believe that people should value family, and value friendships, and hold those things sacrosanct. That for me, that's what I'm about," the magazine said on its website.
"It wouldn't matter what it was, simply because no one is going to tell me how I need to think, no one is going to tell me who I can, and cannot, talk to."
In its story earlier this month the New York Post said the actress left the church, founded by science fiction writer L. Ron Hubbard in 1954, after "being subjected to years of 'interrogations' and 'thought modification' for questioning leader David Miscavige's rule."
Miscavige succeeded Hubbard as leader of the church in 1987.
Representatives for neither Remini nor the Church of Scientology immediately responded to requests for comment.
Followers of Scientology believe humans are immortal beings whose experience extends beyond one lifetime. Critics of the church describe it as a cult that harasses people who try and quit, a criticism the movement rejects. ....
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leah_Remini
.... Failure to disclose why Remini and Peete were each let go (from “The Talk”) brought on a great deal of criticism of the show and protests from the stars' fans.[17][18] While there was much speculation that their former Talk co-host, Julie Chen, had involvement in the decision as she's married to the CBS President and CEO, Leslie Moonves, it was Sharon Osbourne, their other former Talk co-host, who explained their dismissals in December 2011 on The Howard Stern Show, stating: "Some people dont really know who they are. And you have to know who you are when you're in something like this. You can't pretend to be something you're not. You have to know your brand. You can't be all things to everyone." Osbourne commented on the failure to let Remini and Peete know why they were let go, stating "Why should we call them to discuss?"[1][2]
In March 2012, a heavily publicized Twitter dispute ignited between Remini and Osbourne when Remini fired back at Osbourne for her comments on The Howard Stern Show. In response to questions from her Twitter followers, Remini tweeted:
"Ask Sharon. She had us fired...Sharon thought me and Holly were too 'Ghetto'. (her words) we were not funny, awkward and didn't know ourselves.[19][20] Haters Gon' Hate. True. But, Haters have the balls to say they 'Hate'...not call themselves your friend. she had us fired all the while calling me and holly her friend. heartbreaking. Yes. she had us fired she told howard stern. explains why she never called us back."[19]
In response, Osbourne tweeted:
"I had absolutely nothing to do with her departure from the show and have no idea why she continues to take to Twitter to spread this false gossip."[19][21] Leah knows that I have never been in the position to hire or fire anyone on the show. That being said, my only wish is that Leah would just stop all this negative, unprofessional and childish behavior.[20] It's been seven months. It's time to move on. Leah is a very talented actress and I only wish her happiness and success.[19][20][22] I know that better things are to come if she can just get beyond this negativity."[19] ....
(EDIT ADDED: What she said back when: ) [FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: yellow"]Responding to criticism of Scientology during an interview on CNN, Remini said:
“If somebody is going to get turned off about something because of what they read or heard, then that person's not smart enough to even enter a church. If you're really against something, then know what you're against.”[/FONT]
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