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Leah Remini mourned the death Kirstie Alley in an interview with Rolling Stone on Tuesday, December 6th The king of queens The 52-year-old actress has long been an outspoken critic of Scientology, having been a member of the church for many years, and Kirstie has clapped back at her for the claims many times throughout her career, being a longtime member. “The news of Kirstie Alley’s death is very sad,” she told the outlet
While Leah and Kirstie exchanged heated words about Scientology a few times, Leah said she was thinking about it cheers star’s children, Wilhelm True, 30, and Lilli Price Stevenson, 28, after her death at the age of 71 from colon cancer. “Although Scientologists do not believe in prayer, my prayers are for their two children who are now without their mother,” she said. “I hope one day they can rid themselves of this dangerous and toxic organization.”
Leah explained that many Scientologists would not embrace traditional medicine until it was too late. “Although it was reported that Kirstie was seeking conventional cancer treatment, which gave her a chance, the majority of Scientologists did not seek treatment until it was too late,” she said. “Scientologists believe they can heal themselves from diseases like cancer. It’s one of the more sinister things they promise. And because Scientology claims to be an exact science, not a faith, its members are brainwashed into believing these false claims as guarantees.”
Kirstie was a member of the Church of Scientology from 1979 until her death. Leah had been a member since she was 9 years old until she left the Church in 2013. Since then, Leah has spoken publicly about her experiences in the Church in interviews and created the A&E series Leah Remini: Scientology and its aftermath, where she spoke to former members of the Church.
The late Dancing with the stars Alum had credited Scientology with helping her quit cocaine use after she developed a habit. After Leah severed ties with the church and publicly opposed it, Kirstie called her a “fanatic” in a 2013 interview. The Howard Stern Show. “If you decide to make the blanket statement ‘Scientology is evil,’ you are my enemy,” she said.
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