Leah remini suggests that Scientology could be partly to blame for the death of Kirsty Alley

She described the death of Alley as "very sad" but said that her religion had dangerous ideas about the disease.


Monday, December 5, Kirsty Alley's The children shared the news that the actor had died following a short battle with colon cancer. Known for his roles in the series Cheers and Veronica closet And movies Look who speaks and Magnificent dead drop , she was 71 years old. The children of the aisle, True and Lillie Stevenson, Said in their statement that their mother's cancer was "recently discovered" and thanked the nurses and the doctors who treated it. But, commenting on the news of the death of the star, the former Scientologist Leah remini has raised a concern concerning the way in which Alley's religion considers the disease.

Remini and Alley were publicly disagreed for years due to their links with Scientology. Alley was a longtime member of the church when he died, while Remini is a former member who was very frank against religion, in particular by writing the book Tipard: survive Hollywood and Scientology and produce documentaries Leah remini: Scientology and the consequences . Here is what remini had to say about the Cheers Star's death and why she thinks that Scientology can have a negative impact on members who fight against health problems.

Read this then: The biggest celebrities who have left Scientology .

The children of Alley published a statement on his death.

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In a declaration at People , Lillie, aged 30, Lillie announced that Alley was dead . AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB

"We are sad to inform you that our incredible, fierce and loving mother died after a battle against cancer, recently discovered," they said. "She was surrounded by her closest family and was fighting with great strength, leaving us with a certainty of her endless joy of life and whatever the adventures await us. As emblematic as she was on the screen , she was an even more incredible mother and grandmother. "

They also thanked "the incredible team of doctors and nurses" at the Moffitt Cancer Center to take care of their mom.

Remini raised a concern about Scientology and physical health.

Leah Remini at the Gracies Awards in 2019
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Remini spoke to Rolling stone For an article on The devotion of the alley to Scientology . "The news of the death of Kirsty Alley is very sad", King of queens According to Star.

The article notes that the founder of Scientology L. Ron Hubbard Criticized Western medicine and that Scientologists often seek alternative treatments for evils. Remini commented on the possible link between these beliefs and the death of Alley.

"Although it was reported that Kirsty had asked for conventional cancer treatment, which gave him a chance to fight, the majority of Scientologists do not look too late," said Remini Rolling stone . "Scientologists are convinced that they can cure themselves of diseases like cancer. This is one of the most sinister things they promise. And because Scientology claims to be an exact science, not faith, its members are washed by the brain by believing these false claims as guarantees. "

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Alley has already described Remini as "Bigot".

Kirstie Alley at the Celebrity Big Brother 2018 finale in England
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During an appearance in 2013 on The Howard Stern Show , shortly after Remini began to denounce Scientology, Alley said about Remini: "It's a fanatic."

As indicated by HuffPost , the Veronica closet The actor continued by saying: "When you generalize, and when your goal is to slander and say things about an entire group - there are tens of millions of scientologists around the world - when you decide to cover the declaration : "Scientology is bad, 'you are my enemy."

In his own interview with Howard stern in 2015 ( Going through New York Daily News ), Remini said that she understood Alley's comments about her and why she blocked her on Twitter. "It is, once again, very understandable because it is politics," said Remini. "You are supposed to disconnect from anyone who is antagonistic when you do in your life." (CNN reported that The number of scientologists around the world is probably in hundreds of thousands rather than millions.)

The opinions of Scientology on treatment have also been revealed through other stories of celebrities.

Tom Cruise at the German premiere of
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Thanks to other famous members, the teachings of Scientology on psychiatric and medial treatment were made public. The most famous, Scientologist Tom Cruise critical Brooke Shields to take antidepressant medications for postpartum depression during a Today Display the interview in 2005. He also described the psychiatry "pseudoscience". The position of Scientology is that Psychiatry is a form of abuse And not a valid field.

In 2009, when John Travolta son, Jett Travolta , died at the age of 16 after having undergone a crisis and struck his head on a bathtub, there was speculation to find out if Scientology played a role in terms of Jett not to be treated properly. Travolta then credited the church Help his family through tragedy . "The church has never left our sides for two years," he said US Weekly In 2019. "I don't know if I would have succeeded without their support."

The official Scientology website has a Section on medical care , which reads. ""


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