Leah Remini applauds Golden Globes host Jerrod Carmichael for his jokes about Tom Cruise and Scientology

Leah Remini gave Golden Globes host Jerrod Carmichael a big nod on Tuesday after he referenced a controversy close to his heart.

The 35-year-old comedian made jokes during the ceremony directed at Top Gun: Maverick star Tom Cruise, who had previously returned his Balloons to protest the lack of black voters at the Globes, and also referred to Scientology leader David Miscavige and his wife Shelly Miscavige. .

Shelly is alleged to be missing and has not been seen in public since August 2007, although police are convinced she is not missing.

Remini, who previously filed a missing persons report for Shelly, who hasn’t seen each other in a long time, tweeted her support for Carmichael’s prank, which happened just before he introduced the members of Top Gun: Maverick’s cast.

“Backstage, I found these three Golden Globes that Tom Cruise returned,” Carmichael said, carrying the awards in his arms.

The comedian, who began the show by poking fun at Hollywood Foreign Press’s racial issues, added: “I’m just the host… but I have a point.” I think maybe we’ll take these three things and trade them off for the safe return of Shelly Miscavige. Cruise did not attend the ceremony.

It’s unclear if Carmichael was implying that Cruise might have some knowledge of Shell’s whereabouts. The actor has been a Scientologist for 30 years and is close friends with David Miscavige.

‘Thank you Jerrod Carmichael!’ Remini, 52, enthused in a tweet posted Tuesday night.

‘Where’s Shelly?’ she added her, before including hashtags for the Golden Globes.

Joking: “I think maybe we’ll take these three things and trade them for the safe return of Shelly Miscavige,” Carmichael quipped of Tom Cruise’s return of the Globes. Cruise did not attend the ceremony

I turned my back: Remini tweeted approvingly about the Carmichael prank before reposting a threat she wrote late last year about her suspicions that the LAPD was in cahoots with Scientology

In 2013, Remini, a Scientology defector, filed a missing person report for Shelly with the Los Angeles Police Department. Later, the department became convinced that the mysterious first lady of religion was fine.

At the time, Scientology said in a statement that Remini’s actions were “ridiculous and reckless self-promotion.”

Following the Carmichael prank, Remini retweeted a Twitter thread he wrote in November 2022 alleging that the LAPD was in cahoots with Scientology.

Loaded: “Backstage, I found these three Golden Globe awards that Tom Cruise returned,” Carmichael said as he carried the awards in his arms.

Out of Sight: Shelly Miscavige, the wife of Scientology leader David Miscavige has not been publicly seen since August 2007. Scientology has long claimed that she is not a missing person.

Scientology has long claimed that Shelly is not a missing person. DailyMail.com has contacted the organization for comment on the Carmichael prank.

Carmichael was introducing Glen Powell and Jay Ellis when he made the gag.

The couple was about to hand out the award for Best Supporting Actress in a Television Series and they did their job like professionals, without acknowledging the slight against their co-star.

uncomfortable! Carmichael Made the Joke Before Hosting Cruise’s Top Gun: Maverick Co-Stars Glen Powell and Jay Ellis

Close friends: David Miscavige was Cruise’s best man during his 2006 wedding to Katie Holmes.

David Miscavige was Cruise’s best man during his 2006 wedding to Katie Holmes.

Cruise’s three Golden Globes were for Actor in a Musical or Comedy for Jerry Maguire, Supporting Actor for Magnolia and Actor in a Drama for Born on the Fourth of July.

SlateCulture’s Sam Adams tweeted about Carmichael’s joke saying, “Lol Jerrod doing a Shelly Miscavige joke to completely shut up before introducing two TOP GUN MAVERICK actors.”