Editing Scientology (section)

==== Mistreatment of members ====

A prominent ex-member who has spoken out about the Scientology organization's mistreatment of members and ex-members is [[Leah Remini]]. Remini is an American actress that has been involved with the Church of Scientology since childhood. She left in 2013. In 2015 she published a book entitled ''[[Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology]]'' where she recounts her experiences and events leading up to her leaving the organization.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Remini |first=Leah |title=Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology |title-link=Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology |publisher=Ballantine Books |year=2015}}</ref>

She also has produced a documentary television series on [[A&E (TV network)|A&E]] entitled ''[[Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath]]'' released in 2017 which aired for three seasons. In this series, she and her co-host [[Mike Rinder]], who is also an ex-member, tell their experiences and interview numerous ex-members with similar. Leah Remini has been outspoken about her views on the Church of Scientology and has raised much awareness about some of the major issues within the organization regarding treatment of children, exploitive money practices and mistreatments she has experienced.

As of August 2023, Remini has filed a lawsuit against the Church of Scientology. She alleges verbal, physical and sexual abuse was known and tolerated by the organization, and exploitive practices such as signing billion-year contracts with the organization. The main claims of the lawsuit are for psychological torture, defamation, surveillance, harassment, and intimidation experienced by her for years while a member, and as tactics used after she publicly left.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Hauser |first1=Christine |last2=Tumin |first2=Remy |date=2023-08-04 |title=Leah Remini, Vocal Scientology Critic, Files Suit Against Church |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/04/us/leah-remini-scientology-lawsuit.html |access-date=2023-10-22 |issn=0362-4331 |url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230808140458/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/04/us/leah-remini-scientology-lawsuit.html |archive-date=August 8, 2023}}</ref>