Actress Leah Remini released a tell-all book about her life as a Scientologist and life after leaving the faith. 
 
 In the book, she shares spills secrets surrounding one of the most influential members, actor Tom Cruise. 
 
 Leah admits that when she first met Tom Cruise, she felt like it was a “magical” moment. She explains that whenever Tom came to the Church, the entire building was on lock down and she would wait in the courtyard until he was finished. One day, one of Tom’s handlers came to her and said, “I just want you to know that Mr. Cruise is here, but it’s fine for you to walk through.” She eventually met Tom and described him as having a “magical quality,” and made her feel like she was the only person in the world. 
 
 
 
 
 
 After knowing Tom for some time, Leah was invited to his 2006 wedding to Katie Holmes. She was told to bring her longtime friend, Jennifer Lopez and Lopez’s husband, Marc Anthony as her guests. The wedding was considered, “official church business” and was constantly monitored by Scientology members. During the reception, Leah claims that Scientology handlers tried to keep her away from Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony and even told her to arrive separately from them even though they got ready together. It wasn’t until Jennifer told the church handlers, “she’s with us,” that they left Leah alone. 
 
 During the reception, Leah said that she heard crying coming from the women’s bathroom and found Katie and Tom’s baby, Suri, lying on the floor with three women, including Tom’s sister hovering over her. 
 
 After about five minutes I headed to the bathroom to offer some help. When I opened the door, I found three women, including Tom’s sister and his assistant, standing over the baby, who was lying on the tile floor. I didn’t know if they were changing her diaper or what, but the three women were looking at her like they thought she was L. Ron Hubbard incarnate. Rather than talking to her in a soothing voice, they kept saying, “Suri! Suri!” in a tone that sounded like they were telling an adult to get her shit together. 
 
 Leah picked the crying baby up off of the floor and got her a bottle which stopped the crying, “Then Tom’s sister turned to me and said, ‘Thank you,’ as if I were being dismissed.” 
 
 After the wedding, Katie Holmes wrote to church officials and claimed that Leah had ruined her wedding. Katie claimed that Leah was “very upsetting” and was a “poor example to others.” Leah later had to endure weeks of auditing until she finally admitted to the accusations. To make up for it, Leah gave attendants gifts and donations and even wrote a personal note apologizing to J.J Abrams with a gift basket. 
 
 To apologize to the bride, Leah spent $2,000 to have the invitation and several wedding mementos framed for Katie. After recieving the gift, Katie texted Leah with, “”Just handle it with your MAA.” A “MAA” is a “Master-at-Arms,” who oversees ethics at the church. Harsh. 
 
 (H/T Vulture) 

 There will be a November launch for the series, which Remini says "is about sharing the truth about Scientology." 
 
 A&E confirmed its new Leah Remini reality show on Thursday, offering details on her Scientology-centric series and announcing an early premiere date. 
 
 Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath will premiere the first of eight hourlong episodes on Tuesday, Nov. 29, at 10 p.m. As The Hollywood Reporter first reported in September, the series was filmed over the course of the summer. It will follow the former Scientology member as she speaks with others who've left the controversial church. A release from the network said it will dive deep into stories of "abuse, heartbreak and harassment" experienced by those who have left the church. 
 
 “This series is about sharing the truth about Scientology," said Remini. "Truth born out of very personal experiences. Truth that is shocking, things I did not expect to find when I embarked on the journey of making these shows. For too long, this multibillion-dollar organization bullied victims and journalists to prevent the truth being told. It is my hope that we shed light on information that makes the world aware of what is really going on and encourages others to speak up so the abuses can be ended forever. I hope that people who have left now feel they have a safe place to go. I hope others who have also experienced abuses will come forward and help us to do something about it." 
 
 It's a bold move for A&E, which is hungry for a new unscripted hit. The Church of Scientology is famously litigious, though recent years have seen a growing number of projects attempting to discredit it. (See Alex Gibney doc Going Clear.) 
 
 The project also seems to be taking a very clear stance on the church, referring to the former members as "victims." 
 
 "Even though I had been a member of the church for a long time, I was stunned by some of the things I learned," added Remini. "There is a lot more to this story than anyone knows. And this series is breaking ground in bringing that information to light." 
 
 A&E is producing the series alongside The Intellectual Property Corporation (IPC) — and its executives Eli Holzman and Aaron Saidman. The duo are joined by Remini (under her No Seriously Productions mantle) and showrunner Alex Weresow as executive producers. 

 “Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath,” Remini’s eight-episode docuseries about the Church of Scientology, has been given a premiere date by A&E: Nov. 29 at 10 p.m. 
 
 In the series, Remini meets and interviews former Church members, who all allege abuse and harassment by the Church. A team of former high-ranking Scientology officials helps Remini delve into these stories. 
 
 “For too long, this multi-billion-dollar organization bullied victims and journalists to prevent the truth being told,” Remini said. “It is my hope that we shed light on information that makes the world aware of what is really going on and encourages others to speak up so the abuses can be ended forever. I hope that people who have left now feel they have a safe place to go. I hope others who have also experienced abuses will come forward and help us to do something about it.” 
 
 Remini left the Church in 2013, after being a member for 30 years. Her departure came a few years after producer Paul Haggis’ high-profile split with the Church and just months after the publication of Lawrence Wright’s “Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief,” which served as the basis for Haggis’ HBO documentary of the same name. Remini came out with a memoir, “Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology” in 2015. 
 
 “Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath” is produced for A&E Network by the Intellectual Property Corporation (IPC). Executive producers for IPC are Eli Holzman and Aaron Saidman. Leah Remini serves as executive producer for her No Seriously Productions. Alex Weresow serves as showrunner and executive producer. 
 
 Remini is represented by APA, which packaged the project, art2perform and Hirsch Wallerstein Hayum Matlof Fishman.
– Leah Remini has been a huge thorn in the Church of Scientology's side since she famously split with the church in 2013. And it doesn't look like she's about to quit her anti-Xenu outreach program anytime soon, especially since she's got a brand-new A&E reality show coming out that aims to "[share] the truth about Scientology," Remini says, per the Hollywood Reporter. Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath, an eight-episode series debuting Nov. 29, was filmed this summer and tracks ex-members of the controversial organization, with the network saying in a release the show will take a closer look at the "abuse, heartbreak, and harassment" these former Scientologists say they've faced. Among those who collaborated with Remini on this project, per Variety: a team of ex-Scientology bigwigs who knew the inner workings of the church. And it seems clear that the show isn't aiming for a neutral stance, with the Hollywood Reporter noting the show's subjects are referred to as "victims." "For too long, this multibillion-dollar organization bullied victims and journalists to prevent the truth being told," says Remini, who was a member of the church for 30 years, adding that even she was "stunned" at some of the things she found out. "It is my hope that we shed light on information that makes the world aware of what is really going on and encourages others to speak up so the abuses can be ended forever." (Here's what Remini says happened at Tom Cruise's bizarre wedding.)