MARK RATHBUN

The following videos are from a series posted on YouTube by Mark “Marty” Rathbun, an expelled former Scientologist and administrator in the religion, who incited, led and advised the anti-Scientology faction for nearly a decade. During that time, Rathbun had multiple interactions with Leah Remini.

Mark Rathbun Reveals Leah Remini “Exit” Staged with Mike Rinder, Tony Ortega

Mark Rathbun reveals the publicity plan behind Leah Remini’s departure from Scientology, orchestrated with sidekick Mike Rinder and blogger Tony Ortega to create her new image as “warrior princess.”

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The “Missing Person” Scam: Mark Rathbun Exposes Leah Remini, Mike Rinder, Tony Ortega

Mark Rathbun exposes the lies behind Leah Remini’s manufactured “missing person” scam, rolled out with Mike Rinder and Tony Ortega.

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Mark Rathbun Recounts Leah Remini’s Admission About “Reality TV”

Mark Rathbun recounts the day TV sitcom actress Leah Remini instructed him on how she plans, scripts and performs “reality TV.”

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LEAH REMINI’S FRIENDS

Clark Speaks Out on Leah Remini’s Abuse of His Wife

The husband of a former assistant of Leah Remini tells how he constantly had to pick up the pieces from Remini’s abuse of his wife, even after Remini promised to change.

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Clark Recounts Troubling Concern of Leah Remini’s Mother

A friend of the family recalls how Leah Remini’s mother was concerned she was no longer able to reason with her daughter, who she felt was slipping away from her.

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Julianne Witnessed Leah Remini’s “Dark Side”

A former friend recalls how Leah Remini had a “dark side that would sometimes pop up” that hurt her relationships.

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Childhood Friend Recounts Leah Remini’s Hurtful Change

A friend from Leah Remini’s youth recalls that once Remini had a little acting success, she “became all about her and her needs” and “cruel” to others.

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Joanne Remembers “Shock” of Leah Remini’s Treatment of Child, Friends

A family friend saw Leah Remini become “very negative” and was “in absolute shock” by Remini’s treatment of her daughter and friends.

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Eric Recounts Leah Remini’s “Abhorrent” Abuse of His Pregnant Wife

The husband of Leah Remini’s best friend and business partner describes Remini’s outbursts of verbal abuse aimed at his pregnant wife.

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Eric Recounts How Leah Remini Fired His Wife—​Her Best Friend of 25 Years

The husband of Leah Remini’s best friend and business partner tells of Remini firing his wife, then cancelling the family’s health insurance, their holiday plans together—and 25 years of friendship.

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Eric Recalls How Leah Remini Went Behind Her Friends’ Backs

A former friend reveals how guests at Leah Remini’s house had no idea what Remini said about them the minute they had their backs turned.

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Family Friend Eric Gives an Account of Leah’s Hypocrisy in Marriage

Leah Remini asked her friend what he thought of her husband Angelo cheating—when she was the one who had lured Angelo to cheat on his first wife and wreck his marriage.

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Eric Remembers Leah Remini Ostracizing Her Father Over Flowers

Former friend Eric tells of how Leah Remini was so angry with her father for not sending her flowers that she “excommunicated him” for two or three years.

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Family Friend Experienced Leah Remini’s Attempt to Undermine Her Religion

A former family friend experienced Leah Remini trying to undermine her religion, using specious and “dramatic” ridicule to make her feel like she “had no worth.”

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Leah Remini Tried to Prevent Friend’s Mother from Going to Church

Leah Remini went out of her way to prevent family friend Alison’s mother from getting the help she wanted from the Church. Alison tells her mother’s story.

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Former Friend Recalls Leah Remini’s “Wrath” and Putting People Down

A former family friend recounts Leah Remini’s “shtick” of putting people down and how she had “a wrath about her” that played out in different ways.

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Michael Recalls How Leah Remini Would Put Even Her Friends Down

A former friend recalls how his wife always felt uncomfortable after socializing with Leah Remini, who put even her friends down to prop herself up.

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Childhood Friend Remembers Leah Remini as Being All About Herself

A childhood schoolmate of Leah Remini recalls Remini’s selfish nature as a kid, being “rude and aggressive” to others, then trying to pass it off as a joke.

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LEAH REMINI’S FAMILY

The following video interviews of Leah Remini’s late father, George Remini, and his wife, Dana, are taken from a series posted on a freelance reporter’s YouTube channel. George spoke out after his daughter publicly maligned him.

Leah Remini’s Father Responds: The Truth “Has Got to Come Out”

Leah Remini’s late father responded to his daughter’s criticism of him and her praise of her husband Angelo, whom she stole from his wife and young son.

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How Leah Remini Denied Her Father $1,500 for a Cancer Biopsy

Leah Remini’s father tells the story of his daughter reneging on an emergency loan of $1,500 for a biopsy, which later revealed he had cancer.

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Leah Remini’s Father on How She Wouldn’t Take His Calls

Leah’s father recalls how he reached out to his daughter “many, many, times” only to be told she was busy, and when they did eventually speak, it was like “talking to a stranger.”

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Family Tell How Leah Remini “Gets Vindictive” and What It Means

Leah Remini’s father and his wife tell how Leah “gets vindictive” and works “to take you down”—even family members—when she gets the idea someone crossed her.

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Leah Remini Told Dying Sister “Get ‘Charity Care,’” Say Family

Leah Remini’s father and his wife reveal that when Leah’s half-sister Stephani was dying of cancer, Leah would not help with her medical costs but told her to “get Charity Care.”

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Father Tells How Leah Arranged to “Take Everything” from his Dying Mother’s Home

Leah Remini’s father and his wife recall how Leah sent sister Nicole to his dying mother’s apartment, with orders to “take everything”—cleaning out all money, jewelry and valuables.

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Father and Wife Discuss Leah Remini’s Motivations for Hurt and Lies

Leah Remini’s father and his wife discuss lies Leah published about her father, her motivation for hurting him and whether she believes her own stories.

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Father and Wife Explain How Leah Remini “Doesn’t Care About Family”

Though Leah Remini portrays herself on-screen as caring about families, her father and his wife say it is all about “getting her name out there” and “face time.”

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Leah Remini’s Father and His Wife on How Leah Skipped Family Funerals

Leah Remini’s father and his wife discuss the irony of Leah not attending the funerals of her grandfather, grandmother and half-sister, then faking a funeral on her reality TV show.

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Family Remark on How Leah Remini Comes Off as “Tough Guy”

Leah Remini’s father and his wife see through Leah’s inclination to come off like a “tough guy in the hood.”

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Father and Wife Speak on Leah Remini Pursuing Married Man

Leah Remini’s father and his wife discuss Remini’s aggressive pursuit of a married man with a young child, regardless of the consequences.

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Father and Wife Remark on Leah Remini and The King of Queens

Leah Remini’s father and his wife discuss how Remini got her part on The King of Queens TV sitcom, and why she has had no enduring acting jobs since.

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Father and Wife Discuss Leah Remini’s Condescending Role towards Costar

Leah Remini’s father and his wife explain how Remini “finagled” her way onto a show where she was “very condescending” towards her co-star.

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Father and Wife Discuss Leah Remini’s Firing from The Talk

Leah Remini’s father and his wife discuss how Leah was fired as a co-host from the CBS talk show, The Talk—and how Leah and her mother know “no boundaries” of right and wrong.

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Leah Remini’s Father Was Upset by Her Words: “It Hurt Me a Lot”

Leah Remini’s late father shares his hope that his daughter would one day realize ‘“I have a dad. I want to be in touch with him,’” even though she published hurtful words about him.

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Leah Remini’s Father Speaks on Leah, Kevin James and the “Kiss of Death”

Leah Remini’s father talks about the way she maligned The King of Queens leading man Kevin James, and how, years later, Remini was the “kiss of death” to James’s new sitcom.

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Father Tells of Leah Skipping Grandmother’s Funeral and Her View of Family

Leah Remini’s father tells of how Leah did not attend her grandmother’s funeral, and what that said about Leah’s view of family.

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Father and Wife Tell How Leah Remini Wanted His Last $500 Back

Leah Remini’s father and his wife discuss how, when her father was between jobs, Remini insisted he pay her back a $500 loan—all the while bankrolling her stepfather.

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Father and Wife Say Leah Remini Got Paid for Lies about Her Parents

Leah Remini’s published “memoir” contained what her father and his wife say are lies about her parents, proving “she’ll say anything just to…​get paid.”

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Father Discusses Leah’s “Clean Out” of Cash, Jewelry from Dying Grandmother

Leah Remini’s father explains how Remini had her sister, Nicole, “clean out” all possessions of their dying grandmother, leaving him with nothing—not even his own childhood pictures.

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Father Says Leah Gave No Help to Her Half-Sister After Arrest

When Leah Remini’s half-sister was arrested, her father says “Leah did absolutely nothing,” just like she did when he “needed a biopsy for cancer.”

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Father and Wife Witnessed Leah Remini’s Abuse of Mother, Family

Leah Remini’s father and his wife witnessed “Leah abuse her mother,” stepfather, sister and husband—all who tolerate the abuse as they “live off of her.”

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“Leah Treats Angelo Like the Hired Help,” Observe Father and Wife

While Leah Remini tries to give the appearance that she and her husband have a close-knit family, her father and his wife say “Leah treats Angelo like the hired help.”

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Father and Wife Speak on Leah Remini Behind the Scenes

Leah Remini’s father and his wife talk about Leah’s persona before the cameras versus her personality behind the scenes.

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Father and Wife Discuss How Leah Got Herself onto Kevin Can Wait

Leah Remini’s father and his wife discuss that Leah was “calculating” in how she got herself onto Kevin Can Wait, the sitcom starring Kevin James, her former The King of Queens costar.

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Father and Wife Explain that Leah “Played Herself” as an Actor

Leah Remini’s father and his wife discuss their personal knowledge of Leah and how “Leah plays herself” and so question her talent as an actor.

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Family Comments on Leah’s Character and Why “Nobody Really Likes Her”

Leah Remini has to “pay people to hang around with her,” her father and his wife say, because she goes “around abusing everybody.”

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“Leah Used to Call J.Lo ‘Ghetto Trash,’” Father Recounts

Leah Remini’s father and his wife recall Remini’s racist slurs of Jennifer Lopez, calling her an “s-p-i-c from the Bronx” and “ghetto trash.”

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Father and Wife on Consequences of Not Buying Leah Remini’s Act

Leah Remini’s father and stepmother relate how if Leah “can’t pull the wool over your eyes” to buy into her act, she’ll “attack” and try to “bring you down.”

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LEAH REMINI’S FAMILY

The following audio recordings of Donna Fiore, Leah Remini’s late stepmother of 28 years, were produced following Fiore’s unsolicited contact to the Church in 2017. She spoke on the condition that she live out her retirement without any repercussion from Remini. Donna Fiore passed away in late 2019. Her request was honored.

Stepmother “Tired of All the Bullshit” with Leah; Recalls Her Trash-Talking J.Lo

Leah Remini’s stepmother is “tired of all the bullshit that comes along with her,” recalling how the actress used to trash-talk her “best friend forever,” Jennifer Lopez.

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Stepmother Recalls Leah Remini’s Attitude Growing Up

Leah Remini’s stepmother, Donna Fiore, recalls that when Leah grew up in her house, she had an attitude—and Fiore called her out on it.

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Stepmother Experienced Leah Remini as “Quite the Diva”

Leah Remini’s stepmother speaks of how the actress became a “diva”—and recounts what happened one night when she went to see her stepdaughter in Manhattan.

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Stepmother Recounts Ordeal of Daughter’s Death and Leah Causing “Chaos”

Leah Remini’s stepmother, Donna Fiore, recalls that when her daughter Stephani died, Leah meddled in Donna’s life and turned it into “a tornado of chaos” so Donna wasn’t “able to grieve.”

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Stepmother Relates Why Leah Left the Church of Scientology, Took Her Family

Leah Remini’s stepmother offers her observations on why the actress, out of a job, left the Church of Scientology and took her family with her.

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Stepmother Told Leah She Was Playing Herself on The King of Queens

Leah Remini’s stepmother recalls seeing the first episode of The King of Queens and telling Leah her acerbic character was going to work, because Leah was really playing herself.

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Stepmother Explains How She Called Out Leah on “Nasty” Behavior

Leah Remini’s stepmother explains that she could call Leah out on her “nasty” behavior because, unlike Leah’s other relatives, she didn’t “depend on [her] financially.”

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Leah Remini’s Stepfather Tells of Finding Scientology, Answers

In late 2019, Leah Remini’s stepfather, George Marshall, tells of how he discovered answers to problems in life when he found Scientology.

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Leah Remini’s Stepfather Speaks of Still Practicing Scientology

In late 2019, Leah Remini’s stepfather, George Marshall, speaks of continuing to learn and follow Scientology.

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LEAH REMINI’S ASSOCIATES

Manager Relates How Leah Remini’s Disdain Drove Her to Quit

One of Leah Remini’s first managers recalls how the actress demanded “star treatment” while treating everyone else “with such disdain” that Kathy eventually quit.

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Kathy Recalls Leah Remini’s Abusive Treatment of Her Own Mother

A friend and former manager saw Leah Remini be publicly “condescending to her mother” for no reason—a behavior the friend observed “so many times with her.”

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Actress Recounts Leah Remini’s Sexually Crude, “Mortifying” Antic

An actress on The King of Queens recalls Leah Remini’s “pretty awful” behavior on the set and her “mortifying” and sexually crude attempt at humor at the expense of her makeup person.

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Building Inspector Recalls Contentious Encounter with Leah Remini

Leah lost her temper and increased her volume when a professional building inspector wouldn’t agree that her home needed major repairs that someone else should pay for.

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Jason Witnessed Leah Remini’s Abusive Relationships with Family, Friends

Over a decade-long period, a friend and Church staff member witnessed Leah Remini’s pattern of abusive relationships with both family and friends.

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Jason Relates How Leah Remini Sought Out, Attacked Critics

A Church staff member describes how Leah Remini would seek out critics on fan-base websites and incite a “piranha frenzy” of attacks against them.

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Alex Recounts “Nightmare” of Leah Remini’s Demeaning Conduct

The accommodations manager of a Scientology religious retreat recalls how Leah Remini was a “nightmare” during her stay, with her “demeaning” conduct and ungrateful demands.

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Dakota Recalls Leah Remini’s Faultfinding and Bringing “Wrath of God”

Leah’s response to religious retreat staff who “worked hard on creating a home” for her and her family, was to find fault and bring “the wrath of God” down upon them.

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Leah Remini Used Private Investigator to Track Down, Invade Couple’s Life

A former Church staff member and his wife recount how Leah Remini hired a private investigator to track them down after they moved, and the disturbing call that followed.

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LEAH IN HER OWN WORDS

After Scientology, Leah Still Says It Gave Her Skills and Confidence

Years after leaving the Church of Scientology, Leah Remini continued to speak of skills she gained in Scientology that led to success in her acting career and helped her in life.

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Leah Says She’d Be “More Horrible,” “a Monster” if It Wasn’t for Scientology

Leah Remini speaks of how much more horrible she would be as a person if it was not for Scientology.

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Leah Remini Speaks on Church of Scientology as “Her Place” as an Artist

Leah Remini speaks of how she would not have been successful in her career without Scientology, but would be lost, be in the dumps and would “probably be an animal.”

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Leah Finds It Hard to Be a Scientologist as “Ethic Level…​Is Very, Very High”

In an interview for BBC TV, Remini candidly expressed her personal view that the high ethic level of the Church made it hard for her to be a Scientologist. “Scientology is about being responsible….​A lot’s expected of you.”

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Leah Speaks on How Scientology Has Helped Her as an Artist and in Life

Leah Remini speaks of how she found the help she needed in Scientology as an artist and in every area of her life, enabling her to solve problems and get along with others.

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