Leah Remini suing Church of Scientology; cites stalking, harassment and ‘psychological torture’

The Church of Scientology is being accused of threatening, harassing and stalking actor Leah Remini, in a new lawsuit filed Tuesday in Los Angeles Superior Court.

According to the filing, Remini says she was subject to “intentional malicious and fraudulent rumors via hundreds of Scientology-controlled and -coordinated social media accounts that exist solely to intimidate and spread misinformation.”

“For 17 years, Scientology and David Miscavige have subjected me to what I believe to be psychological torture, defamation, surveillance, harassment, and intimidation, significantly impacting my life and career,” she added in a statement Wednesday.

The “King of Queens” star claims that the church’s leader, David Miscavige, and others have been attacking her for over a decade, trying to collect video footage of people defaming her, reports NBC News.

Her late father, George Remini, and his wife were reportedly some of the individuals which the church used to this effect, with the lawsuit linking to select video footage.

Some of the accusations made against her were that she “was abusive to her mother and daughter, and that she is a racist,” the suit adds.

Remini feared for her safety to such an extent that, in 2015, she hired private bodyguards after learning that church investigators had followed her to New York while she was promoting her book “Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood.”

Another attack occurred in 2018, when the church allegedly brought together celebrity Scientologists to discuss “how to attack Ms. Remini’s credibility, based on lies, using talking points that Scientology wrote,” the lawsuit says.

Remini also reports being continually stalked and claims the attacks have yet to stop, extending to her friends and family.

She acknowledged in her statement that she’s not the first person to be attacked in this way by the church, “but I intend to be the last,” she said.

Remini has been an outspoken critic of the church since terminating her affiliation in 2013.

She also co-created and hosted an A&E documentary series about her and others’ experience in the church, titled “Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath,” which won two Emmy Awards during its run from 2016 to 2019.