Leah Remini Is Coming For David Miscavige
Former Scientology Leah Remini quoted Newport-smoking philosopher Dionne Warwick yesterday when she basically said, “I got your number,hussy,” to the Cult of E.T.’s leader David Miscavige. Tony Ortega says that Leah filed a missing person report on David’s wife Shelly Miscavige with the LAPD yesterday. Leah was friends with Shelly until her face ended up on a barley water carton. Shelly hasn’t been seen out in public for years and many figured she’s being held in a Scientology compound somewhere or is trapped inside of Kirstie Alley’s tangled hair of dark secrets. Leah Remini is taking a page from Detective La Toya’s notebook by getting down to the bottom of EVERYTHING.
One of the main reasons Leah quit Scientology was because those crazy whores nearly ripped her neck out when she simply asked where Shelly Miscavige was. While at Tommy Girl’s royal sham of a wedding in Italy, Leah asked about Shelly and Scientology’s spokeswhore shot back at her with, “You don’t have the fucking rank to ask about Shelly.”
Tony Ortega believes that Shelly is being held in a secret Scientology compound near Lake Arrowhead, CA and she’s been there for at least 7 years. David Miscarriage and the other high ranking bridge queens of Scientology refuse to talk about Shelly. But they might have to open their lips about her now that Leah has filed a missing person report with the LAPD. A spokesperson for the LAPD confirmed to Radar that Leah tugged at David Miscarriage’s wig and is ready to EXPOSE THEM ALL!!!!!!!!!!!
“Our missing persons unit informed us that Leah Remini did file a missing person report on a Shelly Miscavige. That is all we are going to say at this time.”
You can read Tony Ortega’s entire article on this here. It gets deep. All the talk of secret mountain compounds and missing wives made me feel like I was reading a lost script for Lifetime written by Rod Serling.
After quitting Scientology, Leah could’ve easily worn a protective suit made of anti-depressants and gone into hiding, but instead she’s decided to run out naked in front of all the Scientologists and dare them to come after her. The being naked part is extremely important, because Tommy Girl and his alien army are really threatening until they see a real-life vagina and then they just ran back down into their underground bathhouse.
And I guess David Miscarriage is learning what happens when you mess with a woman whose face always says, “Do you really want to do this?”
LEAH REMINI
Files Missing Persons Report
for Scientology Leader's Wife [Update]
Files Missing Persons Report
for Scientology Leader's Wife [Update]
3:22 PM PT -- The Church of Scientology is firing back ... a rep tells TMZ, "This is just harassment. It is a publicity stunt cooked up by a small band of unemployed fanatics who live on the fringe of the Internet."
The rep continues, "The Church and the attorney for Mrs. Miscavige have already responded to this ludicrous claim -- as you noted yourself in your story."
Leah Remini has filed a missing persons report with the LAPD regarding the wife of Scientology leader David Miscavige ... this, less than one month after Leah severed ties with the Church.
TMZ spoke with the Los Angeles Police Department which confirmed there is an ongoing investigation into the whereabouts of Shelly Miscavige ... but wouldn't say if Remini has any connection to the case.
But sources tell TMZ ... Remini personally filed the report sometime after severing ties with Scientology last month.
According to a report on the Hollywood Reporter, Shelly hasn't made a public appearance in six years -- though in 2012, her attorneys issued a statement saying, "Any reports that [Shelly] is missing are false."
So far, no comment from Remini's people. Calls to Scientology have not been returned.
Read more: http://www.tmz.com/2013/08/08/leah-remini-shelly-miscavige-scientology-lapd-missing-persons-report/#ixzz2bQ7vrumE
Leah Remini Calls the Cops on the Church of Scientology
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Actress Leah Remini had a very public break with the Church of Scientology last month, but even though The King of Queens star may have left her long-time religion behind, it seems she isn't finished with the Church's leaders. Tony Ortega, the former editor of The Village Voice and long-time reporter and critic of Scientology, reports that Remini has filed a missing persons report for Shelly Miscavige, the wife of Scientology's highest-ranking official, David Miscavige. A former friend of Remini's, Shelly has reportedly not been seen in public for more than six years.
One of the stories that was passed around as a partial explanation for Remini's departure from the Church, was about a time she inquired about Shelly Miscavige's whereabouts at Tom Cruise's wedding in 2006 and was met with a nasty rebuke. (She was allegedly told, "You don't have the f--king rank to ask about Shelly.") Now that Remini is free and clear of the Church, it seems she's not letting the matter go away. Last weekend, she also told US Weekly that she's planning to a write a tell-all book about her life in the Church, including "everything that's taboo to talk about,"
The Church has previously stated that Shelly Miscavige is not missing, and that's almost certainly true. Ortega claims she's living at a private Scientology compound outside Los Angeles, and has been cut off from the outside world. However, Remini's decision to get the Los Angeles Police Department involved creates an interesting situation. Should they decide to investigate strongly, the Church may be forced to produce Shelly Miscavige, or if they don't, the police might just decide to go up there and look for themselves.
There have been numerous tales throughout the years of Scientologists being kept away from friends and loved ones, particularly when it's believed they might defect from or embarass the Church. (Lawrence Wright's recent book about the Church, Going Clear, covers much of this history.) They are also known for their intimidation tactics used against Church against ex-members who speak out, something Remini has reportedly taken a lot of precautions for. (It's exactly those heavy-handed measures that seem to have driven her away. The Church has repeatedly denied all those claims of abuse.)
But few Scientologists have had a champion looking out for them like the one Miscavige has. Someone with Remini's public profile and popularity can cause a lot of headaches for the Church's leaders and she doesn't appear to be intimidated by what they might throw at her. She seems determined to get answers — and that might mean that the rest of us get some as well.
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as usual all the comments worth reading are on Tony's site http://tonyortega.org/2013/08/08/leah-remini-files-missing-person-report-on-scientology-leaders-wife/
Leah Remini files missing persons report to LAPD for Scientology leader's wife who has not been seen in public for six years
- The King of Queens star Leah Remini has filed a missing persons report for Shelly Miscavige - the wife of Church of Scientology leader David Miscavige
- LAPD confirms that they have received a missing persons report for Shelly Miscavige
- Puts pressure on the secretive religious organization to publicly produce Miscavige who has not been seen in public for over six years
- The Church of Scientology have denied that Miscavige is 'missing'
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The Church of Scientology could face an investigation by the LAPD into the whereabouts of its leader David Miscavige's wife, Shelly, after actress and former member Leah Remini filed a missing persons report today.
The controversial and notoriously secretive church could go through the embarrassment of its inner workings being probed as police search for Mrs Miscavige, who has not been seen in public for over six years.
The King of Queens star had a very public break with the Church of Scientology last month partly fueled by her own personal inquiry into Shelly Miscavige's whereabouts begun after she was rebuked for asking at Tom Cruise's 2006 wedding.
Although the Church of Scientology have vehemently denied that Shelly Miscavige is 'missing' in any way, this new revelation ensures that they are now bound to face a whole new level of public and legal scrutiny and pressure to produce her.
Proof of Friendship: Shelly Miscavige and Leah Remini - pictured in 2005 at a charity gala - the picture acts as confirmation that the pair knew each other before Miscavige's disappearance
Police Complaint: Actress Leah Remini has filed a missing persons report on Church of Scientology leader David Miscavige's wife, Shelly - who has been missing for six years
The LAPD have confirmed that a missing persons report has been filed by Remini on Shelly Miscavige but a police spokesman refused to elaborate at this time.
A spokesperson for the Church of Scientology issued a statement to the MailOnline regarding Remini's filing, stating, 'This is just harassment. It is a publicity stunt cooked up by a small band of unemployed fanatics who live on the fringe of the Internet.
'The Church and the attorney for Mrs. Miscavige have already responded to this ludicrous claim.'
Regardless, Remini's move to involve law enforcement in a missing persons case will likely create a difficult situation for the Church of Scientology.
If the LAPD decide to proceed with a vigorous investigation then the church could be forced to produce Miscavige.
If they don't, a situation could arise where the police travel to Scientology property and look for themselves - a potentially very embarrassing ordeal for a religious organization which boasts around 10 million followers worldwide - including a raft of celebrities such as Tom Cruise and John Travolta.
Last month Remini, who has had her claims of friendship with Shelly Miscavige questioned, released a statement confirming her break from the institution.
'I wish to share my sincere and heartfelt appreciation for the overwhelming positive response I have received from the media, my colleagues, and fans from around the world,' she said, according to The New York Post. 'I am truly grateful and thankful for all your support.'
Indeed, the MailOnline has obtained a photograph from Scientology blogger Tony Ortega of Remini and Mrs Miscavige from 2005, that proves the pair did indeed know each other before she disappeared from the public's view.
Leader: David Miscavige's (left) wife Shelly (right) has not been seen in public for over six years - but the the Church of Scientology has claimed that she is not missing in any shape or form
The Los Angeles Police Department confirmed only that an investigation regarding Shelly (Michelle) Miscavige is ongoing
The confirmation of the missing persons report came from Ortega's website, the Underground Bunker, which seeks to expose the inner workings of the secretive religious organization.
Ortega alleges that Miscavige was transferred from the Scientology headquarters in Helmet, California to a secret underground compound in Lake Arrowhead in late 2005 or 2006.
The compound is known as the Church of Spiritual Technology and is home to only a dozen Scientologists who allegedly have their access to the outside world limited.
While Miscavige and his legal team have denied that Shelly Miscavige is missing, they still have not publicly declared where she is.
Indeed, lawyers for Shelly Miscavige herself denied that she was missing, telling Us Weekly in 2012, that 'any reports that she is missing are false...Mrs Miscavige has been working nonstop in the Church, as she always has.'
However, blogger and anti-Scientology campaigner Tony Ortega has claimed that getting police to act on the missing persons report will not be easy.
This is because Remini filed the report in Los Angeles, the home of Scientology's international headquarters and where they wield most influence.
International Headquarters: The Church of Scientology has its headquarters in Riverside County, California to the north of San Jacinto and about 100 miles (160 km) from Los Angeles - Shelly Miscavige was allegedly moved from here to a secret underground compound in Lake Arrowhead in late 2005 or 2006.
Remini, who starred in the hit sitcom The King of Queens for nine years, is believed to be dropping out of the organization as a stand against the policy of barring members from questioning Miscavige's authority.
Out of the public eye for six years - Where is Shelly Miscavige?
Shelly Miscavige was brought up in the Church and from the age of 12 it is reported that she was a member of Sea Org - the group responsible for the inernational management of Scientology affairs.
At the age of 21 she married 25-year-old David Miscavige
Together they rose to the highest echelons of the Church of Scientology
In the spring of 2006 after a cruise with her husband aboard the Scientology ship Freewinds her brother in law reportedly claimed she returned in a low mood.
She was last seen that year in June and did not attend Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes' wedding in November 2006
Shelly Miscavige was seen one last time in public in August 2007 at the funeral of her father - she has not been seen in public since.
In June 2012 speculation regarding her whereabouts grew and in response to two UK newspaper articles, the Church of Scientology replied 'that she is not missing and devotes her time fo the work of the Church of Scientology.'
Her location is not known - but it is thought that she is working at the Church of Spiritual Technology in San Bernardino County, California.
At the age of 21 she married 25-year-old David Miscavige
Together they rose to the highest echelons of the Church of Scientology
In the spring of 2006 after a cruise with her husband aboard the Scientology ship Freewinds her brother in law reportedly claimed she returned in a low mood.
She was last seen that year in June and did not attend Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes' wedding in November 2006
Shelly Miscavige was seen one last time in public in August 2007 at the funeral of her father - she has not been seen in public since.
In June 2012 speculation regarding her whereabouts grew and in response to two UK newspaper articles, the Church of Scientology replied 'that she is not missing and devotes her time fo the work of the Church of Scientology.'
Her location is not known - but it is thought that she is working at the Church of Spiritual Technology in San Bernardino County, California.
The rift began when Remini allegedly asked about Shelly's absense, a source told the New York Post, at the wedding of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes in 2006, where Miscavige was best man.
The question allegedly prompted an immediate backlash from former head of the Scientology Celebrity Center Tommy Davis.
According to a blog by ex-Scientology member Mike Rinder, Davis said: 'You don’t have the [bleeping] rank to ask about Shelly.'
The actress was then subsequently subjected to five years of 'thought modification', according to the Post.
Church friends, many of whom Remini had known for years, allegedly wrote reports on her and had her family investigated.
According to Mr Rinder's blog, Remini 'will no longer tolerate the squirreling and human rights abuses perpetrated in the church'.
Mr Rinder has yet to respond to a request for comment on his allegations from MailOnline.
Leah Remini is one of the most recognizable faces of Scientology which boasts a wealth of celebrity members including Tom Cruise, John Travolta, Kirstie Alley and Juliette Lewis.
In the past, Remini, who starred in the movie Old School and had bit parts in Friends and Cheers, has been an avid defender of the religion.
In an interview with CNN, she said of Scientology's critics: '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.'
Reclusive: This compound is known as the Church of Spiritual Technology - and is allegedly where Shelly Miscavige has been living since late 2005 or 2006
Close Friends: Leah Remini has claimed that she asked where (left) David Miscavige's wife Shelly Miscavige was at Tom Cruise's 2006 wedding to Katie Holmes (right) - but was angrily rebuked for doing so
Ever since her shocking defection from Scientology on July 8th, speculation has been rife about what prompted outspoken supporter Leah Remini to abandon the faith she'd followed for decades.
It's widely speculated that her relationship with the religion and its leader, David Miscavige, started to unravel at the 2006 wedding of Scientology poster boy, Tom Cruise.
Her sister Nicole has revealed that what really caused her split with Miscavige and his followers was her decision to question his 'weird' relationship with Cruise.
Friends: Tom Cruise and Leah Remini at the 2005 LA premiere for War of the Worlds; it's claimed she described his relationship with Scientology leader David Miscavige as 'weird' and was then investigated
Nicole sensationally claims that Leah's own best friend turned her into church officials after she made the remark about the two leading lights.
Nicole revealed her allegations during an interview with Twin Cities radio station My Talk 107.1.
She said her sister's issues arose at the Cruise wedding to Katie Holmes after Remini witnessed what Nicole called 'inappropriate' behaviour.
Cruise at the Jerry Bruckheimer Walk of Fame ceremony in June
Question: Leah is said to have asked where Scientology leader David Miscavige's wife Shelly was at the wedding
But Nicole said it was the 'weird' comment regarding Cruise and Miscavige that saw her brought to the church's attention.
Nicole said: 'Yeah, they have a very strange relationship, and you know, one of the things, you know, when Leah came back from the wedding, you know, whatever happens, happens.
'Leah had brought up to a very, very close friend of hers out of the house, like in private… ‘You know, I just think that it is really weird how involved Tom is with the upper levels of the Church.’ Like what, she just started questioning a little bit like, what was going on.
What's the story? Kirstie Alley - pictured on Monday night in Hollywood - has denied she's livid with Remini for her public defection
'And just kind of the amount of, how do I, I just need to say this right, how involved he was with the upper level people.
'And somebody actually wrote a report on her - her best friend wrote a report on her that she questioned it.
'Well then Leah got pulled in it’s like how dare she question what is going on with Tom and his relationship with people within the church.'
Representatives for Cruise and the Scientology Centre have yet to return Mail Online's request for comment.
But in a statement the church told Radar: 'The statements by Ms. Remini-Wiskow are absurd.
'Considering how big a wedding it was and her sister’s comments published in the media about what a good time everyone had, it is pretty unbelievable this is the story being told.
'Further, she hasn’t been in the Church since 2005, has no personal knowledge of any events described and knows firsthand that her own sister did not “disconnect” from her.
'Contrary to myths spouted by… anti-Scientologists, the Church cannot and does not “order” any parishioner to disconnect.
'Such a decision always has been and remains a deeply personal choice made entirely by the individual. This has been spelled out clearly on our website for years.'
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Leah Remini Files Missing Person Report for Scientology Leader David Miscavige's Wife
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Leah Remini
Shelly Miscavige reportedly has not been seen in public in six years, and Remini questions whether she is being "punished for her own shortcomings."
After her public break with Scientology last month, Leah Remini has taken action and filed a missing person report for the wife of the controversial religion's leader, David Miscavige, The Hollywood Reporter confirms.
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The Los Angeles Police Department confirmed only that an investigation regarding Shelly (Michelle) Miscavige is ongoing, but a source close to The King of Queens actress confirms that Remini filed the report herself.
According to writer Tony Ortega's website, The Underground Bunker, which focuses on the inner workings of the secretive organization, Shelly Miscavige has not been publicly sighted in six years.
According to Ortega, Shelly Miscavige allegedly was transferred from Scientology's headquarters near Hemet, Calif., to a secret compound near Lake Arrowhead in late 2005 or early 2006. The compound, known as the Church of Spiritual Technology, reportedly houses about a dozen Scientologists who are said to be completely cut off from the outside world. Miscavige and his attorneys have not publicly confirmed Shelly's whereabouts. According to Ortega's report, Remini questions whether Shelly has freedom of movement or is being "punished for her own shortcomings."
Scientology officials have strenuously denied that Shelly Miscavige is missing, and in 2012, Shelly Miscavige's attorneys told Us Weekly that "any reports that she is missing are false. … Mrs. Miscavige has been working nonstop in the Church, as she always has."
News of Remini's departure from Scientology broke July 8, with many reports stating that the 43-year-old had come to question the treatment of church members and the leadership of Miscavige. Her break with the organization also involved the touchy issue of Shelly Miscavige's whereabouts, a subject that has prompted occasionally fevered speculation among Scientology watchers.
According to Ortega's original account, Remini's disillusionment with Scientology began at the 2006 wedding of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes in Italy when she asked why Shelly Miscavige was not in attendance.
When Remini questioned why Shelly had not accompanied her husband to the nuptials (David Miscavige served as Cruise's best man), then-church spokesman Tommy Davis, son of actress Anne Archer, reportedly told Remini, "You don't f---ing rank to ask about Shelly."
Remini later was behind an internal report sent to senior Scientology officials concerning the events at the wedding, alleging questionable behavior between Miscavige and his female assistant, Laurisse "Lou" Stuckenbrock, according to two sources who spoke to THR and asked not to be identified because they fear retaliation from Scientology. Remini's sister Nicole Remini-Wiskow told Ortegathat her sister phoned a longtime friend in Scientology from Italy, and the friend wrote the report about Miscavige based on what Leah told her she witnessed at the wedding. While members reporting on one another is frequent and encouraged in the church, ex-members say it is highly unusual to criticize Miscavige.
Earlier this month, reports surfaced that Remini was planning a tell-all memoir that would include "my experiences, everything that's taboo to talk about."
Twitter fan Connor Cruise keeps his phone close to hand as he joins a friend for lunch in Los Angeles
By MIKE LARKIN
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Having come of age in the age of social networking Connor Cruise uses Twitter to keep in touch with friends and fans alike.
So its hardly surprising that he finds it hard to take a break from his phone - even while enjoying lunch with a friend.
The 18-year-old kept his phone clutched tightly as he met up with his pal on Sunset Boulevard.
Luckily it seems his friend didn't mind - he was equally attached to his own device.
Gourmand: Connor Cruise looked like he had enjoyed his cosy lunch with a friend in West Hollywood on Wednesday
Connor, who was adopted by Tom Cruise and his ex-wife Nicole Kidman, looked fit and well in a black and white hooped T-shirt, blue shorts and trainers.
A budding movie star himself, perhaps Connor bought his lunch using some of the salary he received for starring in flop 2012 action film Red Dawn.
The much touted reboot ended up making only $48m off a $65m budget.
Of course Connor seems to have bounced back from the disappointment, and is fast proving himself as a DJ.
A few good men: Connor treated his loyal cohort to a slap-up meal at trendy Caffe Primo
Lots of pocket money: The young actor and disc jockey seems to have plenty of disposable income
Double take: This young gentleman could scarcely believe his eyes when DJ C-Squared walked past him
Thanks to his showbiz connections he reportedly commands fees of between $5,000 and $10,000 a gig.
The devout Scientologist has recently become something of a fixture on young Hollywood’s party circuit, working the decks under the DJ moniker C-Squared.
So far he has spun disks at parties for the American Music Awards and the Oscars viewing party AIDS Project Los Angeles.
Going for the hug: Connor went to embrace a female friend in L.A.
Low key and casual: Connor was just enjoying a day out with friends at the trendy lunch spot
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2386623/Connor-Cruise-treats-friend-lunch-Los-Angeles.html#ixzz2bQF1TN1v
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