Leah Remini Has Left The Building
JULY 8, 2013 BY 22 COMMENTS
See the story posted this morning on Tony Ortega’s blog Scientology Celebrity Rebellion.I have heard a lot of the same things Ortega reports. The drama surrounding Leah has been ongoing for some time, and in what has become typical Miscavige, he has now turned her into an avowed enemy of his squirreling and heavy-handed efforts to force her into line, including attempts to control her by working over her immediate family.
I have known Leah for many years. She is one of the most down-to-earth, honest and truly caring celebrities I came across in Scientology. Funny, endearing and abrasive all at once, she does not sit quietly when she knows something is wrong. And she is unwilling to keep her mouth shut when she knows injustices are being perpetrated on those who have no voice to speak for themselves. She is acutely aware that if things are a bit “off” in how she is being “handled” then it is probably WAY worse for those who are not accorded “VIP treatment.”
I cannot imagine her not speaking out at some point, given what has transpired. But I am not walking in her shoes. I am sure when the time is right she will come out swinging for the fence.
Perhaps underplayed in Ortega’s piece is the role that Tommy Davis and Jessica Feshbach played in opening Leah’s eyes to the political and vindictive organization the church has become. According to what I have been told, Tomica were the designated “hatchet-men” for Miscavige following events at the Cruise/Holmes wedding. They spearheaded a campaign to “dead-agent” Leah, and Jessica was the driving force behind the squirrel Truth Rundown Leah was forced to undergo at Flag. I heard they were more than happy to try to put Leah in her place because she has dared call them out on their blossoming 2D when they were both still married.
When Tomica were no longer in favor, they were then made the scapegoats as if everything was done on their origination and they were “off the rails.” This is a typical Miscavige ploy — there is a scapegoat for EVERYTHING, whether its the SP transcriptionist or Marty Rathbun and Mike Rinder or other “unnamed SP’s” that he can blame and then he is the “hero” by simply announcing they are to blame. But I can 100% guarantee there is no handling of a celebrity of the stature of Leah that is not personally overseen by Miscavige himself. Every step of it. Especially not a “handling” so intimately connected to events relating to Tom Cruise. The Cruise/Holmes wedding was apparently more akin to the Red Wedding in Game of Thrones than the Disney fairytale it was supposed to be. Minister, the Reverend Norman Starkey, got drunk and hit on Brooke Shields until her husband complained about his behavior to Miscavige, Dave and Lou acted inappropriately in public and Leah stirred the pot about Shelly, not to mention the bride not turning out to be what Dave and Tom had planned. It is little wonder that the hatchets came out.
Reportedly at this time Tommy let fly with a classic. He told Leah: “You don’t have the fucking rank to ask about Shelly.” And that about sums up the RCS. One of the most prominent people in the church suddenly disappears — a no-show at an event she should have attended – and because its about “COB” it is forbidden to even inquire about her.
Leah remains convinced of the value of L. Ron Hubbard’s work, but will no longer tolerate the squirreling and human rights abuses perpetrated in the church. Nor will she allow anyone to tell her who she can and cannot talk to or associate with. As a result, the church has lost one of its most effective supporters – both in the public relations arena and their bank balances. They have also lost a 30 year member of the church and the rest of her family including her mother who has been a Scientologist since the 70’s.
But most important: Leah is now free to think for herself, choose her friends and no longer lives in the shadow of Big Brother.
Happy in The Hamptons: Katie Holmes and her growing girl Suri Cruise bond at the beach during summer getaway
By JADE WATKINS
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Her father Tom Cruise is currently on the West Coast of the US and was seen flirting up a storm with some woman over the weekend.
Yet hundreds of miles over on the East Coast, Tom's daughter Suri Cruise was enjoying a getaway with her mother Katie Holmes.
The two girls were seen bonding at the beach in the upscale Hamptons in Long Island on Sunday.
Just the two of us: Katie Holmes and her daughter Suri Cruise enjoyed a getaway at The Hamptons in Long Island over the weekend
A growing Suri took a dip with friends while the actress supervised.
The Dawson's Creek star certainly dressed the part for the outing, looking summery and chic in a long patterned maxi dress.
The 34-year-old paired the floaty attire with tan sandals and a wide-brimmed grey hat.
Meanwhile, Suri was beachy in pink shorts paired with a white tank top.
Fun in the sun: A growing Suri took a dip with friends while the actress supervised
Summery: The Dawson's Creek star certainly dressed the part for the outing, looking summery and chic in a long patterned maxi dress
Later in the day, a tired-looking Suri was seen getting a lift from her mother as the pair headed back to their accommodation for the day.
Katie and Suri's getaway comes as the seven-year-old's father Tom was seen spending time with some women in Los Angeles over the weekend.
The 50-year-old star turned on his famous charm as he flirted up a storm with two ladies as he left West Hollywood restaurant Cecconi's on Saturday night.
Busy in LA: Suri's father Tom Cruise is currently on the West Coast and was recently pictured with his arm wrapped around a mystery woman at the ceremony to mark producer Jerry Bruckheimer's Walk of Fame star
Looking his typically handsome self in a white shirt and black trousers, the Mission Impossible star looked happy and relaxed as he laughed and joked with the ladies as he left the upmarket eatery.
According to Just Jared, the star had spent the evening having dinner with his 18-year-old son Connor.
Since his split with Katie last June, Tom has thrown himself into his film career, promoting movies Oblivion and Jack Reacher in the past year.
Number one priority: Katie is pictured at JFK airport with Suri and her mother Kathleen earlier this month
He was recently pictured with his arm wrapped around a mystery blonde woman at the ceremony to mark producer Jerry Bruckheimer's Walk of Fame star.
Happy: Katie is said to be happily single
And it seems the hit producer is interested in shooting a sequel to Tom's 1986 film Top Gun.
'We’re at a point right now where everybody wants to make it,' Bruckheimer said recently.
'For a while it was Tom was excited about it but the studio didn’t want to commit or the studio was excited and Tom didn’t want to do it.
'And that’s been going on for 30 years. And now we’re at a point where the studio is excited and Tom is excited.
'A lot of that has to do with Tony Scott‘s vision,' Bruckheimer added about the late director who helmed the original. 'He had a really exciting vision and he got everybody excited about it. That enthusiasm has carried forward.'
Meanwhile, it was recently the first-year anniversary of Katie's split from Tom, and it's been a tough year of recovery for the Dawson's Creek star, according to People Magazine.
'She’s lying low on the romantic side of things. She doesn’t need that right now. Her focus is on Suri,' a producer who has worked with her in the past revealed to the magazine.
'I don’t think she’s ready...Once she left Tom, she got right back on track. Her attitude was "Okay, fine, let's get back to work." Things have been tough for her, but she's happy. She's moving on.'
Other insiders close to Katie's situation have said she has had a tough time landing roles in films, which has not been by choice.
However, she has been shooting the Spike Lee-produced romantic drama Mania Days opposite Luke Kirby in New York over the past few months, which may be a sign of more starring roles to come.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2358347/Katie-Holmes-growing-girl-Suri-Cruise-bond-beach-summer-getaway.html#ixzz2YVHbkAJI
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