Leah Remini not about to shut up – will publish memoir about her life
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Leah Remini is a tough woman and isn't the type to back down or turn a blind eye to abuse and blatant injustice. The former "King of Queens" star told People magazine that "I believe that people should be able to question things.”
Remini left the church after questions surrounding church leader David Miscavige led to repeated interrogations and though modification sessions.
Finally, Hollywood's Remini left Scientology in disgust, and stated:
"I believe that people should value family, and value friendships, and hold those things sacrosanct. That for me, that's what I'm about. 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."
Now, a source close to Remini, says she is planning to publish a memoir about her life. And with much of her life devoted to Scientology, it is not known for sure how much Remini will divulge about the church in which she was raised.
“The actress has received "a number of offers" from publishers, the source told Reuters late on Friday.”
To date, several Scientology celebrities have left the so-called church, but none have published an insider account of their time inside Scientology.
The roles that celebrities play in Scientology are dictated by a series of Scientology policies called the Opinion Leader Policies that were written by L. Ron Hubbard.
In a society that often equates celebrity with credibility, using highly recognized celebrities to help hide, deflect or overcome Scientology's horrendous public relations problems is paramount.
Even though Scientology ‘handlers’ occupy as much of the celebrities 24 hour day as possible, Leah Remini is one celebrity Scientology could not keep control over.
“Will Leah Remini’s confessions will be used tomorrow,” many wonder? In Scientology, celebrities get hooked into telling their "crimes" under the guise of obtaining emotional guilt relief. Scientology then records and in some cases, videotapes these confessions. Obviously, this may be a concern for Remini.
Scientology has put a lot of eggs in the celebrity basket of hope.
David Miscavige is betting their future on the concept that people will buy sincere and real spirituality from the endorsement of a slick Hollywood celebrity.
Hollywood is infamous for its lack of loyalty. And when more people understand how evil Scientology really is and the first few Scientology celebrities, like Leah Remini, start talking and publishing books, David Miscavige may soon rule his last days as dictator.
As the cult begins to crumble, Hollywood celebrities will distance themselves from Scientology faster than you can say "let's make a deal."
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Unofficial mouthpiece: Nicole Remini (left) has been speaking out on behalf of her actress sister Nicole, both are ex Scientologists
Rough time: Remini was said to have been ostracised and subjected to intensive interrogation within the religion, pictured with husband Angelo Pagan leaving the Cruise/Holmes nuptials in 2006
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LOS ANGELES - Actress Leah Remini, one of the most prominent celebrities to leave the Church of Scientology, is planning to publish a memoir about her life, a source close to the actress said.
It is not known how much Remini will divulge about the church in which she was raised, but the actress has received "a number of offers" from publishers, the source told Reuters late on Friday.
Remini, 43, who is best known for her role in the CBS comedy The King of Queens, has given little explanation on why she chose to split from the church that lists Hollywood stars Tom Cruise and John Travolta among its members.
Last month the New York Post newspaper first reported that Remini had left the church after "being subjected to years of ‘interrogations' and ‘thought modification' for questioning leader David Miscavige's rule."
The church declined to comment on news of Remini's memoir.
To date, a handful of Scientology's celebrity members have left the church, but none has published an insider account of their time there.
Film director Paul Haggis, who along with actress and Cruise's ex-wife Katie Holmes are among the church's most high-profile defections, has spoken publicly about his experiences and disagreements with church policies.
Earlier this week Haggis wrote an open letter published in The Hollywood Reporter trade magazine expressing support for Remini, who he said has come under attack from celebrities in the church.
"I can't express how much I admire Leah," Haggis wrote. "Her parents, family and close friends were almost all Scientologists; the stakes for her were so much higher than for me. Her decision to leave was so much braver."
Jenna Miscavige Hill, the church leader's niece, published a memoir in February, Beyond Belief: My Secret Life Inside Scientology and My Harrowing Escape, that details her life growing up in the religion until she left it in 2005.
Scientology, which was founded in 1954 by science fiction writer L. Ron Hubbard, describes its practices as a religion and believes man is an immortal being whose experience extends beyond one lifetime.
Critics of the church say the religion is a cult and accuse Scientologists of harassing people who seek to quit.
Miscavige succeeded Hubbard as leader of Scientology in 1987.
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Leah Remini Plans Tell-All Memoir
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The actress, who recently publicly split from Scientology, promises to write about "everything that's taboo."
Actress Leah Remini, whose very public split from the Church of Scientology produced a negative round of publicity for the religion, is now planning on writing a tell-all book about her life.
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Details about how much Remini will spill about Scientology are scarce.
Her public comments to date about why she left the Church have been circumscribed, but her discussion about a possible memoir hints at a willingness to open up about Scientology.
The King of Queens actress, who is a second-generation Scientologist, told US Weekly at the annual DesignCare event in Malibu on July 27 that a memoir would include "my experiences, everything that's taboo to talk about."
At the same event, she told People, "I believe that people should be able to question things. I believe that people should value family, and value friendships, and hold those things sacrosanct. That, for me, that's what I'm about. 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."
A Remini memoir could be a blockbuster. She was friendly with many of the most famous Scientologists, including Tom Cruise and the religion's controversial leader, David Miscavige.
Indeed, a comment Remini supposedly made about the absence of Miscavige's wife, Shelly, from Cruise's wedding to Katie Holmes in 2006 is reported to have gotten her in trouble with church leaders and sent to its "Flag" base in Clearwater, Florida, for counseling.
A truly forthcoming memoir from Remini that talks not only about her own experiences but also about her relationships with Miscavige and other celebrity Scientologists could attract a multimillion-dollar advance, especially with multiple publishers bidding.
Going Clear, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Lawrence Wright's history of Scientology, was an instant best-seller when it was published in January. Add in Remini's celebrity, and publishers have a recipe for a huge hit.
Multiple publishers have already approached the actress with interest in the project. Reuters reported she had received "a number of offers" for the as-yet-unwritten book.
Remini is probably the most famous long-standing celebrity adherent to break from the church. Screenwriter Paul Haggis left Scientology in 2009. His exit drew widespread attention after it was the subject of a New Yorker story by Wright and was prominently featured in Going Clear.
Even though Haggis won a 2006 Oscar for writing Crash, his public profile pales in comparison to Remini, who has been a well-known actress since a guest stint on Saved by the Bell in 1991.
Her longest-running role was as Kevin James' wife on CBS' King of Queens, which aired from 1998-2007.
In 2010-11, she was one of the hosts of the CBS daytime talk show The Talk.
Leah Remini offered 'millions of dollars' for tell-all Scientology memoir
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She controversially left the Church Of Scientology last month.
And now Leah Remini, 43, is being offered 'millions of dollars' to pen a tell-all memoir about her life and the religion.
'Everybody wants the Remini book,' a top publishing executive told RadarOnline. 'If she’ll tell all about her years in Scientology, her interactions with other celebs in the religion, and what she went through in getting out — well, the sky’s the limit.'
Seeing dollar signs: Leah Remini will likely be offered 'millions of dollars' for her tell-all Scientology memoir, pictured with her friend Holly Robinson Peete last Sunday in LA
The source added Remini could almost 'write her own ticket' if she agrees to tell her story.
The actress may join the ranks of some of the largest book advances in history, such as the $6 million paid to Tina Fey for her memoir Bossypants, and perhaps even as high as Bill Clinton, who tops the list with $15 million for his book My Life.
'If she were to lift the lid off how the church really operates under David Miscavige and how Tom Cruise fits in, that would up the ante,' said the insider.
The book would need to steer away from being too 'salacious,' said the insider. '
'It would have to be a thought-provoking, sometimes funny, sometimes scary, sometimes sad look at Hollywood and Scientology that reveals information never previously known to the public.
'Leah comes across as very bright, articulate and sassy,' added the insider. 'She definitely has it in her to write a best-seller.'
Unofficial mouthpiece: Nicole Remini (left) has been speaking out on behalf of her actress sister Nicole, both are ex ScientologistsTelling all: Remini is writing her memoirs, and not holding back by all accounts
Meanwhile, Remini hopes her break from the church will inspired other members who 'have waited for fear of retaliation' to break free from the famously secret religion and question the practices of its leader, David Miscavige.
'She believes the people who have waited for fear of retaliation will find comfort as she has,' a source close to the star told the New York Post. 'There is love and support just waiting for them to come forward.'
Talking to People magazine she defended her choice to break with the church after 30 years.
'I believe that people should be able to question things,' she explained.
Meanwhile, Crash director Paul Haggis praised the actress in an open letter to The Hollywood Reporter, saying that she was one of just two high profile names who refused to disconnect from him after his defection in 2009.
'I believe that people should value family, and value friendships, and hold those things sacrosanct.
'That for me, that's what I'm about. 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.'
Leah was said to have been ostracised and subjected to intensive interrogation within the religion.
The Church of Scientology said in a statement to MailOnline: 'The Church respects the privacy of parishioners and has no further comment.'
Former King Of Queens star Leah joined the Church with her mother in the 1970s after relocating to Los Angeles from Brooklyn to pursue her acting dream.
Rough time: Remini was said to have been ostracised and subjected to intensive interrogation within the religion, pictured with husband Angelo Pagan leaving the Cruise/Holmes nuptials in 2006Household name: Remini in a still for King of Queens with Kevin James and Jerry Stiller
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Ex-Scientology actress to publish memoir
LOS ANGELES - Actress Leah Remini, one of the most prominent celebrities to leave the Church of Scientology, is planning to publish a memoir about her life, a source close to the actress said.
It is not known how much Remini will divulge about the church in which she was raised, but the actress has received "a number of offers" from publishers, the source told Reuters late on Friday.
Remini, 43, who is best known for her role in the CBS comedy The King of Queens, has given little explanation on why she chose to split from the church that lists Hollywood stars Tom Cruise and John Travolta among its members.
Last month the New York Post newspaper first reported that Remini had left the church after "being subjected to years of ‘interrogations' and ‘thought modification' for questioning leader David Miscavige's rule."
The church declined to comment on news of Remini's memoir.
To date, a handful of Scientology's celebrity members have left the church, but none has published an insider account of their time there.
Film director Paul Haggis, who along with actress and Cruise's ex-wife Katie Holmes are among the church's most high-profile defections, has spoken publicly about his experiences and disagreements with church policies.
Earlier this week Haggis wrote an open letter published in The Hollywood Reporter trade magazine expressing support for Remini, who he said has come under attack from celebrities in the church.
"I can't express how much I admire Leah," Haggis wrote. "Her parents, family and close friends were almost all Scientologists; the stakes for her were so much higher than for me. Her decision to leave was so much braver."
Jenna Miscavige Hill, the church leader's niece, published a memoir in February, Beyond Belief: My Secret Life Inside Scientology and My Harrowing Escape, that details her life growing up in the religion until she left it in 2005.
Scientology, which was founded in 1954 by science fiction writer L. Ron Hubbard, describes its practices as a religion and believes man is an immortal being whose experience extends beyond one lifetime.
Critics of the church say the religion is a cult and accuse Scientologists of harassing people who seek to quit.
Miscavige succeeded Hubbard as leader of Scientology in 1987.
Leah Remini penning a memoir about her life, time in Church of Scientology: ‘It will include everything’
The ‘King of Queens’ actress has already received a number of offers for her memoir, sources say.
Comments (10)BY CHIDERAH MONDE / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
SUNDAY, AUGUST 4, 2013, 10:28 AM
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Leah Remini is writing a tell-all memoir about her life, which will include her time with the Church of Scientology.
Now that Leah Remini has parted ways with the Church of Scientology, the "King of Queens" actress is planning to write a memoir about her life.
"It will include my experiences, everything that's taboo to talk about," Remini, 43, told US Weekly.
Speaking to the magazine at a July 27 event in Malibu, the actress said her upcoming book would tell her side of the story, referring to her split with the church, though she did not indicate how much of the book would be about the situation.
Remini has not divulged her exact reasons for leaving the Church of Scientology, but her sister Nicole Remini publicly spoke out saying the actress was reprimanded for questioning the church's leaders.
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Speaking to US Weekly, the actress said the book will ‘include everything,’ even the ‘taboo’ topics.
"I believe that people should be able to question things. I believe that people should value family and value friendships and hold those things sacrosanct," Leah Remini said, in an interview with People magazine.
"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."
The actress has received "a number of offers" for publishing the memoir, according to a Reuters source. Remini would be the first high profile celebrity defector to publish an insider account of her time in Scientology.
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