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Leah Remini Reacts to Thandie Newton's 'Nightmare' Experience Working With Tom Cruise

Leah Remini is reacting to Thandie Newton‘s candid story about working with Tom Cruise, and not exactly loving the experience.

The Scientology and the Aftermath host spoke to The Daily Beast about her dissatisfaction with Tom, as well as how she felt seeing Thandie speak her mind.

If you didn’t know, Thandie said she was “scared” of Tom on the set of Mission: Impossible 2 and said the experience was a “nightmare,” claiming he handed out Scientology recruiting material as gifts to cast and crew.

“That takes huge balls to do what she did, and if more people speak out in that way, and be brave enough to do so, I think we might get somewhere. Tom has gotten away with being this ‘nice guy,’ because that’s what Scientology policy says — to create good PR in the world and make those ‘good actions’ known. But if you actually look at his actions, they’re not consistent,” Leah said.

She also said she was reprimanded after asking why Tom was “the poster child” for the organization, “because Tom Cruise is considered a messiah in Scientology,” and says he’s not “this super-nice guy” like people believe.

One other very interesting star made headlines after following Thandie Newton on social media right after she made those comments about Tom Cruise. Find out who…

Leah Remini Set To Launch Scientology Podcast With Mike Rinder

Leah Remini is about to launch a brand new podcast with Mike Rinder, focusing on criticizing Scientology further.

Entertainment Weekly is reporting that the new podcast is called Scientology: Fair Game and will debut next Tuesday, July 21.

Mike shared that the podcast will go “further, deeper, harder and stronger” than docuseries, Scientology and the Aftermath, which ran for three seasons on A&E.

“We’re going to go into detail about exactly what the [Fair Game] policy says, what it means, and how it’s implemented,” Mike says.

Leah adds that the move over to a podcast spurred off their frustration with A&E.

“[We found it difficult to] abide by certain [network] rules that dictate to us what we can and can’t say, or what we can and can’t do,” Leah shared.

Scientology: Fair Game will highlight timely Scientology-related topics and premiere on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, and more platforms.

Just recently, Leah spoke out about Danny Masterson‘s rape charges after that subject was featured on the A&E series. See what she said here…

Leah Remini Reacts To Danny Masterson Being Charged With Rape

Danny Masterson was officially charged with rape by the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office on Wednesday (June 17) and Leah Remini is opening up about how she feels about them.

In a tweet about the charges, the 50-year-old actress name checked Scientology in her reaction.

“This is just the beginning, Scientology,” Leah wrote. “Your days of getting away with it [are] coming to an end!”

During the final season of her A&E docu-series, Scientology and the Aftermath,” Leah, a former Scientologist, interviewed two of Danny‘s accusers.

Crissie Bixler, whose interview was recorded in 2017, described the alleged 2001 attack, which happened after the couple had been together for six years.

After having dinner together, Crissie claims that she blacked out and the next morning she was in pain and feeling as if she had been poisoned. When she asked Danny what had happened, he “started laughing and said, ‘I had sex with you.’ I said, ‘Was I unconscious?’ and he said, ‘Yes.’”

Crissie had joined the Church of Scientology when she started seeing Danny and reported the incident to an ethics officer, who told her that the incident wasn’t “rape if you’ve been in a consensual relationship.”

Find out about more of the charges Danny is facing and just how many years he’s facing to serve behind bars…

Jason Alexander, Kevin James & More Pay Tribute To Jerry Stiller After News of His Passing

Jerry Stiller‘s former co-stars are paying tribute to the comedian on social media, after learning of his passing.

Jason Alexander, Kevin James, Leah Remini, and many others shared their memories of the star.

“Such sad news that my beloved friend, Jerry Stiller, has passed,” Jason wrote on Twitter. “He was perhaps the kindest man I ever had the honor to work beside. He made me laugh when I was a child and every day I was with him. A great actor, a great man, a lovely friend. #RIPJerryStiller I Love you.”

Kevin and Leah, who starred with Jerry on King of Queens, also shared tributes to Jerry.

“One of the most kind, loving, and funny people to ever grace this earth. Thank you for so many incredible memories. I love you and miss you. Requiescat in pace.🙏” Kevin posted on Instagram with a photo of the two.

Jerry‘s son Ben Stiller shared the news of his father’s passing this morning.

See more celebrity tributes to Jerry Stiller inside now…More Here! »

Leah Remini Reveals Her Dad Died Weeks Ago & She Just Found Out: 'Scientology Took My Dad'

Leah Remini is revealing that she just learned her father, George Anthony Remini, passed away weeks ago, and she’s putting the blame on Scientology.

“On Friday, I received a message from my sister Nicole, who had been contacted by a stranger passing on his condolences for the passing of our father, George Anthony Remini. We had no idea that he had died a month ago,” Leah posted on her Instagram account. “We weren’t aware that he had been sick leading up to his death. A funeral came and went and none of us knew anything about it. We were not able to say goodbye. He was not able to redeem himself, to ask for forgiveness for his failures and hurts, to become a better man to those of us who couldn’t help but love him.”

Leah added that, “If you read my book, you’ll know my father and I had a difficult relationship, but I always forgave him with a daughter’s painfully endless love and hope. Regardless of his neglect and abuse, I had hoped to one day have some closure. I hoped for him to acknowledge who he had been and what he had done to us as his children. That alone would have been healing in its own way. We never got that, yet I can’t help but grieve. I am angry at myself for crying for someone who didn’t ever cry for me. I am angry that I still wanted this man’s love,”

She continued, “I’m angry that the last chapter in our relationship was dictated by Scientology.”

“Scientology took my dad in as a pawn against me and likely robbed him of any last ounce of heart that might have been left in him. I’m angry that Scientology found his personal weak spots and got him on board not with their beliefs but with their smear campaign against me. That was his last presence in my life. Knowing my father, after taking the offer from Scientology to betray me, he wouldn’t have thought that he could ever come back from that in our relationship. If he thought that, though, he would have been wrong. I would have forgiven him as I always did. The little girls inside of my sisters and me will never forgive Scientology for taking away our last chance to have the one thing we always wanted from our father,” Leah added.

Leah Remini revealed why she decided to leave Scientology behind and totally break away.

Angela Bassett, Lisa Kudrow & Rachel Bloom Step Out For Creative Arts Emmys 2019

Angela Bassett looked glamorous in gold while stepping out for the 2019 Creative Arts Emmys!

The 61-year-old actress hit the red carpet at the event on Saturday evening (September 14) at The Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.

PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Angela Bassett

Angela, who is up for Best Narrator for her role in The Flood, was also joined at the event by Rachel Bloom and Lisa Kudrow, who was accompanied by husband Dan Bucatinsky.

Rachel‘s show Crazy Ex-Girlfriend is nominated in the Best Music and Lyrics category for their song “Antidepressants Are So Not A Big Deal” while Lisa‘s show Who Do You Think You Are? is up for Best Structured Reality Program.

Other attendees included Leah Remini, her husband Mike Rinder, Amber Stevens West, Terry Crews, his wife Rebecca King-Crews, Jeff Goldblum, his wife Emilie Livingston, Diane Guerrero and Marsha Stephanie Blake.

While the Creative Arts Emmys take place this weekend, the Primetime Emmys will take place on September 22 at 8 PM ET.

Make sure to check out the full list of nominees and get the details about this year’s host!

FYI: Angela is wearing Ingie Paris. Leah is wearing Walter Collection. Diane is wearing J Mendel. Lisa is wearing Ingie Paris. Rachel is wearing a Hearts On Fire ring and Memoire earrings.

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Leah Remini's 'Scientology and the Aftermath' to End with Special on Danny Masterson Sexual Assault Case

Leah Remini‘s hit show Scientology and the Aftermath is coming to an end.

The A&E Emmy-winning docuseries will be ending after three seasons with a two-hour special set to air later this month.

Leah will be hosting the special in front of former members of Scientology and “will focus on testimonials alleging that Scientology policies have hindered members from reporting instances of sexual assault and physical violence to the authorities,” THR reports.

The special will also focus on accusations of rape made against Scientologist Danny Masterson and will feature footage of interviews with the two women who have accused him.

Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath
‘s finale will air on Monday, August 26th.