The most recent case in the actress’s defamation and harassment lawsuit is Leah Remini v. Scientology.
The main focus of Leah Remini’s 2024 is her shocking lawsuit against the Church of Scientology for slander and harassment.
consecutive hearings in the civil lawsuit
A three-hour hearing on the matter was held at the Stanley Mosk Courthouse in Los Angeles on January 16. According to Courthouse News Service, Judge Randolph M. Hammock made a provisional ruling in favor of the Church of Scientology, striking down part of the defamation charges made by the King of Queens actress and Scientology critic. The case would still go forward, though, and the most of her allegations of harassment would stand. The hearing was postponed until this Friday, when it will resume.
In addition, Hammock is debating whether to issue Remini an injunction, which would prevent the company from publicly disparaging her while the legal matter is pending. He stated that he probably won’t give the injunction but requested her legal team to provide him with a recent instance of harassment from the group so he could make a decision.
Hearing highlights Hammerock stated that, in his fifteen years on the bench, he had “probably worked on a particular motion” that was “probably the hardest I’ve ever worked on” after reading the 68-page complaint written by the author of Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology. Hammock is taking into consideration the defense’s attempt to undermine Remini’s case by claiming that it is protected speech.
Many of Remini’s defamation claims, according to Hammock, are outside of the one-year statute of limitations and will probably be dropped from the complaint. The others she mentioned are not “actionable” since they are questions of opinion rather than truth. When Remini was hired to host a game show, for instance, the organization attacked her in an open letter, posting on a Scientology website dedicated to criticism of Remini, “What’s next? A game show that a Klansman would “host”? “Neo-Nazi Risk?” The statement was “not very nice,” but according to Hammock, it’s the organization’s “right under the First Amendment.” Some defamation allegations, however, are probably going to stand, such as the one claiming that the group “used and manipulated” Remini’s third wife and father, who is now deceased, to “create false assertions against Ms.
