Leah Remini sues Church of Scientology leader David Miscavige ‘for ruining her life over Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes’ wedding drama’

Actress Leah Remini has filed a lawsuit against Scientology leader David Miscavige for “harassment, surveillance and defamation.”

Remini, 53, argues in the lawsuit that she was targeted after speaking out against the church after asking about their leaders’ missing wife at Tom Cruise’s wedding to Katie Holmes.

The actress asked the whereabouts of Michele “Shelley” Miscavige, who has not been seen for 17 years after not attending the wedding in 2006.

Miscavige, who is now also missing, is the subject of multiple lawsuits from former Scientologists, but he has never been physically reached to get paperwork.

Remini’s lawsuit claims the “campaign to destroy her” gained momentum after she left the church in 2013.

The actress asked questions about Miscavige’s missing wife, who hasn’t been seen in 17 years after not attending the wedding in 2006.

Court documents show that she accuses the Church of Scientology of “civil harassment, stalking, defamation, intentional infliction of emotional distress, intentional interference with future economic advantage.”

She has filed eight charges against them in her lawsuit and is asking for punitive and compensatory damages to be proven at trial.

The lawsuit also seeks “compensation for the disruption of contractual relationships and lost business opportunities” in an undisclosed amount.

Remini claims she had to hire bodyguards for her book tour after being “physically followed” by people she said worked for the church.

She claims they sent “disparaging and threatening letters” to those promoting her book.

The documents also allege that celebrities who are active Scientologists were “trained” to attack Remini’s credibility by calling her a “criminal.”

A meeting was said to have been organized in early 2018 and those present were handed a document with ‘talking points’ written by the church.

DailyMail.com has reached out to the Church of Scientology for comment, but did not receive an immediate response.

David Miscavige, also now missing, has been the subject of multiple lawsuits from former Scientologists, but he has never been physically reached to get paperwork.

She has filed eight charges against them in her lawsuit and is asking for punitive and compensatory damages to be proven at trial

In a statement, Remini said: “After 17 years of harassment, intimidation, surveillance and defamation, I am filing a lawsuit against Scientology and David Miscavige.

“While advocating for Scientology victims has significantly impacted my life and career, Scientology’s ultimate goal of silencing me has not been achieved.

“While this lawsuit is about what Scientology has done to me, I am one of thousands of Scientology targets over the past seven decades.

“People who share what they have experienced in Scientology, and those who tell their stories and advocate for it, should be free to do so without fear of retaliation from a cult with tax-exempt billions in assets.

“The press has a right to report on Scientology without facing a sophisticated Scientology intelligence operation to destroy their personal lives and their careers.

“Law enforcement agencies have the right to investigate crimes in Scientology without fear of losing their jobs.

“Children, mothers, fathers, aunts and uncles have the right to request welfare checks on their family members without fear of an operation being performed against them by Scientology.

“Those in the entertainment world should have the right to tell jokes and stories without facing a Scientology operation using its resources in Hollywood to destroy their lives and careers.

“With this lawsuit, I hope to protect the rights granted to them and me by the Constitution of the United States to speak the truth and report the facts about Scientology without fear of cruel and vengeful retaliation, most of which do not have a way to fight back. .’