Tom Cruise is a staunch member of the Church of Scientology, while Leah Remini isn’t — at least not anymore. Remini famously left the church in 2013 and has since slammed the faith, claiming it manipulates the thinking of its adherents. “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,” she said in a statement to People. “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.”
Apparently, Cruise also played a factor in why she left, as she claimed the actor is so entrenched within the church that he has been rendered untouchable. “Being critical of Tom Cruise is being critical of Scientology itself,” she divulged in her “20/20” interview with Dan Harris. “You are a person who is anti the aims and goals of Scientology, you are evil.” Remini also recalled a time she joked about how Cruise was touchy with his then-partner Katie Holmes and received disciplinary action for doing so.
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Meanwhile, Cruise remains one of the most prominent Scientologists. In a recruitment video, he reportedly stated, “It’s a privilege to call yourself a Scientologist, and it’s something that you have to earn.” He added, “[We are the] way to happiness. We can bring peace and unite cultures.”
