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Judge Dismisses Parts of Leah Remini’s Harassment Lawsuit Against Scientology
A judge has removed parts of Leah Remini's lawsuit against Scientology, finding that some of the church's statements are protected speech.
Last August, she filed a 68-page lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court, alleging she had been subject to a decade of online attacks, stalking and intimidation designed to punish her for her criticism of the church. But the judge let stand other defamation allegations, including those regarding the church’s claims that Remini was verbally abusive to her daughter, that she refused to pay for her father’s cancer treatments, and that she “ransacked” her grandmother’s apartment. Remini also alleged that the church harassed employees of iHeartMedia and AudioBoom, which handled production and ad sales for her podcast, “Scientology: Fair Game,” ultimately prompting both companies to end their contracts.
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