her fellow scientology celebs. >> when you decidide to blank et statement that scientology is evil, you become my enemy. "inspire." "b"be a hero we all have greatness in us, and with the right tools, there are no limits to where your rhythm will take you. introducing the ultimate laptop. >>> "20/20" continues. >> leah remini speaks out. >> leaving the church of scientology. >> reporter: in the summer of 2013, leah remini's very persononal separion from her faith became a very public matter. at first, she kept her public statements to minimum. >> i'm good. i have my family. my real friends are behind me. >> reporter: the church's initial publicic responsto leah's departure was subdued. but then leah upped the ante dramatically by filing a missing persons report on shelly miscavige, who leah says hadn't been seen in publblic since august of 2007. >> it was sending a message to them that it's not okay. response to your action was to say, quote, "the entire episode was nothing morehan a publicy stunt for ms. remini." >> a publicity stunt? i mean i don't know, marking myself for whatever the

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scientology's most prominent members. here again is dan harris. >> reporter: the cruise/holmes wedding was an opulent, celebrity-drenched affair in italy. leah remini was captured with friends jennifer lopez and then-husband marc anthony. >> i was hoping to get a picture where i lookedd gorgeous and stunning. instead i look like that. >> reporter: leah says at the wedding where scientology's chairman of the board david miscavige served as best man church officials took their cruise adulation to a newlevel. she was annoyed by what she saw as ham-handed efforts to separate her from her friend jennifer lopez by having them travel in separate vehicles and sit at different tables. >> theyy were trying to distract me. >> why? >> i could only assume. because they wanted to take jennifer a scientogist, maybe i was barring that road for them. >> reporter: the church tells abc news in regards to the wedding, every claim ms. reminii has made is not only untrue but ridiculous and stupid. for her part, leah sayshat she saw was enough

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live fearless. >>> "20/20" continues. >> welcome to the mecca of scientology. >> reporter: 2006 at scientology'sida, a city where the church has continually expanded its footprint. here in this place where, as a teenager, leah remini had been a rebellious and ultimately failed member of scientology's religious order, the sea org, she had now come full circle. >> i was sent to florida for reprogramming, for three or four months. >> reporter: even though she was now tv royalty, she was in hot water with the faith yet again. >> from 9:00 in the morning until 10:00 at night, those were the hours that i kept while doing this, filled with some kind of reprimand for my horrible behavior. >> reporter: leah left the wedding of tom cruise and katie holmes in italy on what she calls a mission to save scientology, writing a so-called knowledge report complaining about high-ranking officials. but to her dismay she says she learned that numerous scientologists had filed reports on her for being loud, late and rude, upgrading her hotel room and switching seats at the reception. you were confronted with all of

she was scientology royalty. gracing the cover of the church's official celebrity now, however, leah remini has. >>ed from a fierce defender of the fade -- >> without any scientology organization, things are not going to change on this planet. >> reporter: to the most famous member to leave and go public with her new book called "troublemaker" about to hit shelves, the church is calling her a liar, self-absorbed, rude, and embarrassing. as leah levels scathing criticisms against scientology and its most well-known follower, tom cruise. >> i think it's a privilege to call yourself a scientologist. it's something that you have to earn. >> reporter: in fact, as you will hear tonight, leah says the beginning of the end of her more than three decades in scientology came at the tom cruise/katie holmes wedding. but leah's scientology story started, she says, when her mom vicki, fresh off a divorce, threw herself into the religion founded by science fiction writer l. ron hubbard. >> we know the basics of human existence

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and that is if there's a critic of scientology, you can't be critical of scientology. if you are, you must be some kind of suppressive person, and therefore it is fair game to go after that person with everything you've got --. >> right. >> no holds barred. you can lie, you can cheat, you can steal, no matter what. so it's not the belief system that should be upsetting to people, it's the abuses --. >> it's the execution of the, you know, we are going to deal with people in this particular way. there are physical abuses alleged. >> yeah, it's the abuses inside the church, human rights abuses towards children. >> physical abuses, human rights abuses, towards children. and then, of course, there's the question of whether people are paying money that is ultimately going to enrich individuals in the church as opposed to money being given to the church that then is being used to do good works, right? that's at the center of the irs question. >> right. and, of course, that and -- i mean, there are a lot of churches that do that. look at jimmy swaggart. >> right, right. >> bu

she started her scientology courses before she started dating jim. i asked was jim carrey aware that she was involved in scientology? and my sources said, yes, he was. >> i'm a buddhist. i'm a muslim. i'm a christian. >> for his part, he express add you wide interest i spirituality. >> i got into scientology for a while, and that's how i got this nice glazed look in my eye. >> and we did reach out to the church of scientology for comment. they did not respond by our deadline, guys. >> all right. thank you. such a sad story. >>> let's move on to happier news. we're joined by our news editor in new york and is it true, has sandra bullock added to her family? >> certainly looking like that, kevin. we're working all of our sources here at the "e.t." news desk to confirm a report that her son louie is no longer an only child. >> a new child for sandra? here is what we know. >> reports surfaced she adopted a new child. the source says she's at home with the toddler for a couple months now. >> we reached out to bullock's press. we were unable to get them a

she started her scientology courses before she started dating jim. i asked was jim carrey aware that she was involved in scientology? and my sources said, yes, he >> i'm a buddhist. i'm a muslim. i'm a christian. >> for his part, he express add you wide interest in spirituality. >> i got into scientology for a while, and that's how i got this nice glazed look in my eye. >> and we did reach out to the church of scientology for comment. they did not respond by our deadline, guys. >> all right. >>> let's move on to happier news. what do you know about what's goingen on inside those rehearsals? >> they love my lee at snl. it's the third time they asked her to host the show and miley loves taking over our city. here's miley heading home stopping to take picks with fans and giving up nothing less than her wardrobe. >> what i'm wearing. >> so no pants. >> our source on set says we should be prepared for a crazy show. it's miley cirrus. we have no idea what she's going to do. she spends several hours a day on set practicing. she's great funny tot cast and cr

you are evil. >> cruise has been taken on for scientology before. >> have you heard of scientology? dionetics. a lot of cool people are scienologists like tom cruise and john travolta. >> south park became embattled with the actor and the church. >> she also angered the church and was written up in what scienologists called knowledge reports. >> that i had disrupted the wedding, that i basically destroyed the wedding. >> what ensued according to remeni, more scathing written reports on her, part of a scientology culture. in a recent statement, the church of scientology said about her, quote, she needs to move on with her life instead of exploiting her former friends and other celebrities for money and attention to appear relevant, again. remeni left the church in 2013 and now she's trying to leave a lasting impression of how she thinks scientology operates. cnn, los angeles. ? a dry mouth can be a side effect of many medications. but it can also lead to tooth decay and bad breath. that's why there's biotene, available as an oral rinse, toothpaste, spray or gel. biotene can provide s

of scientology?rk creators mock cruise and became entangled with the church. remini explains she angered the church during the wedding and written up in what was called knowledge reports. >> i had disrupted the wedding, that i basically destroyed the wedding. >> what ensued according to remini, more scathing, written reports on her. part of a scientology culture. in a recent statement, the church said about remini, quote, she needs to move on with her life instead of pathetically exploiting her former religion, former friends and other celebrities for money to be relevant again. she left the church in 2013 and now she's trying to leave a lasting impression of how she thinks scientology operates. cnn, los angeles. >> paul, thank you for that. >>> coming up next, the tech field is dominated by men. we all know that. but a new film is trying to turn that on its head starting with girls at a very young age. ly speak live from los angeles with the director of the film and those female geniuses you see in

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perhaps the biggest celebrity so far going public about her life in scientology. sitcom star leah remini talks about her struggles as she left the church, breaking her silence about its most famous member. here's abc's dan harris. >> hello. >> hi. >> reporter: long before she starred on the hit cbs sitcom "the king of queens" -- >> do you have to build yourself up by tearing me down? >> yes. >> reporter: -- leah remini was an 8-year-old who joined scientology at the behest of her mom. for a kid that was always comparing herself to other people, to be part of a faith where you had a mission to save -- >> the planet. save the planet. >> reporter: that must have been a big deal. >> yes. and because scientologists view children as spiritual beings, you're not treated as a kid. >> reporter: leah would go on to be an active member of the church for more than three decades. coming into the orbit of tom cruise. >> being critical of tom cruise is being critical of scientology itself. you are evil. >> reporter: as she describes in her new book, "troublemaker," she would ult

. >> actress leah remini is again taking on scientology in her new book and she sat down with abc's dan exclusive preview. >> reporter: long before she was tv riotty starring on the hit cbs sit-com "the king of queens," >> do you have to build yourself up by tearing me down? >> yes. >> reporter: leah remini was a child who joined scientology at the behest of her mother who are to use church terminology, brought her daughter into the faith and put her on course. >> what does that mean go on course? >> learn how to apply the techniques of scientology to yourself and others. >> so for a kid who was always looking around cparing herself to other people to be part of a faith where you had a mission to save -- >> the planet save the planet. >> reporter: that must have been a big deal. >> yes. and because scientologists view children as spiritual beings, you're not treated as a kid. so you're given a lot of responsibility. your ego becomes extremely inflated. >> reporter: leah would go on to be an active member of the church for more than three decades. >> i love it. i love being involved with

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she started her scientology courses before she started dating jim.lved in scientology? and my sources said, yes, he >> i'm a buddhist. i'm a muslim. i'm a christian. >> for his part, he express add you wide interest in spirituality. >> i got into scientology for a while, and that's how i got this nice glazed look in my eye. >> and we did reach out to the church of scientology for comment. they did not respond by our deadline, guys. >> all right. >>> let's move on to happier news. what do you know about what's goingen on inside those rehearsals? >> they love my lee at snl. it's the third time they asked her to host the show and miley loves taking over our city. here's miley heading home stopping to take picks with fans and giving up nothing less than her wardrobe. >> what i'm wearing. >> so no pants. >> our source on set says we should be prepared for a crazy .how it's miley cirrus. we have no idea what she's going to do. she spends several hours a day on set practicing. she's great funny tot cast and crew. she was even spotted backstage teaching jone

>> yes. >> reporter: leah remini was a child who joined scientology at the behest of her mother who,erminology, put her on course. >> what does that mean go on course? >> learn how to apply the techniques of scientology to yourself and others. >> so for a kid who was always looking around comparing herself to other people, to be part of a faith where had you a mission to save -- >> the planet. save the planet. >> reporter: that must have been a big deal. >> yes. and because scientologists view children as spiritual beings, you're not treated as a kid. so you're given a lot of the responsibility. your ego becomes extremely inflated. >> reporter: leah would go on to be an active member of the church for more than three decades. >> i love it. i love being involved with it because then i feel like i'm a good person. >> but as she describes in her new book, "troublemaker," she would ultimately leave the faith and level some scathing and very public criticisms. >> the decision to leave is you are giving up everything you have ever known and everything you have worked for your whole life. i

. >>> leah remini, the sitcom star opening up to me about her life growing up in scientology. >> they provide room and board and you work there and you sign a billion year contract. >> why she left? the controversial church and would her family stand by her. >> >> spook-tacular morning. we revisit the legend of sleepy hollow. the headless horseman leads the way, the fearless "gma" keep. well, some of us. braving a frightful night of surprises, the ghoulish fun as we say -- >> good morning, america. happy halloween, it's saturday, october 31st. it's "good morning america." >> hey, good morning, happen halloween. we'll blow it out. we have kids, dogs, we've got rob standing by in sleepy hollow, we're all in. look at the kids and it's all coming up just a little bit later in the show this morning. >>> we also have you. >> oh, yes. >> which is always good for halloween. >>> tragic and breaking news. a plane with more than 200 on board went down overnight. >> it was en route from the popular red sea resort of sharm el sheikh, egypt, to st. petersburg, russia, when it crashed in the sinai p