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That willingness to speak her mind, stand her ground, and rattle the occasional cage has enabled this tough-talking girl from Brooklyn to forge an enduring and successful career in Hollywood. But being a troublemaker has come at a cost. That was never more evident than in 2013, when Remini loudly and publicly broke with the Church of Scientology. Now, in this frank, funny, poignant memoir, the former King of Queens star opens up about that experience for the first time, revealing the in-depth details of her painful split with the church and its controversial practices. Indoctrinated into the church as a child while living with her mother and sister in New York, Remini eventually moved to Los Angeles, where her dreams of becoming an actress and advancing Scientology’s causes grew increasingly intertwined. As an adult, she found the success she’d worked so hard for, and with it a prominent place in the hierarchy of celebrity Scientologists alongside people such as Tom Cruise, Scientology’s most high-profile adherent. Remini spent time directly with Cruise and was included among the guests at his 2006 wedding to Katie Holmes. But when she began to raise questions about some of the church’s actions, she found herself a target. In the end, she was declared by the church to be a threat to their organization and therefore a “Suppressive Person,” and as a result, all of her fellow parishioners—including members of her own family—were told to disconnect from her. Forever. Bold, brash, and bravely confessional, Troublemaker chronicles Leah Remini’s remarkable journey toward emotional and spiritual freedom, both for herself and for her family. This is a memoir designed to reveal the hard-won truths of a life lived honestly—from an author unafraid of the consequences. Praise for Troublemaker “An aggressively honest memoir . . . Troublemaker is the most raw and revealing Scientology memoir to date.” — Entertainment Weekly “Leah’s story is a juicy, inside-Hollywood read, but it’s more than that. It’s a moving story about the value of questioning authority and how one woman survived a profound crisis of faith.” — People “Remini [offers] up some juicy tidbits from her decades in the church.” — Newsweek Review: A Brilliant, Gutsy, Brutally Honest, Funny and Harrowing Biography and Expose of Scientology - It's 7:20 AM as I write this, and I haven't slept since I started reading this book, moments after downloading it. I'm about 80% done at this point, but had to stop and post this early review (I'll update this a bit when I'm 100% done). I've never been much of a fan of sitcoms, so I'm not exactly part of the audience who has had much experience with Leah's acting work - although I knew who she was, certainly. I'd seen enough however to know I found her appealing and incredibly attractive long before I learned she'd be writing this just from what I'd seen in an episode of two of King of Queens. When I heard advance word of the release, having read just about every book there is on the subject of Scientology (from Inside Scientology, to Bare Faced Messiah, to Beyond Belief to The Unbreakable Miss Lovely), from personal accounts to journalistic exposes, I eagerly anticipated Troublemaker. The biggest surprise for me, first off, is how supremely readable "Troublemaker" is - how entertaining, honest, unpretentious, shocking and just plain funny it is. Leah has a big mouth, and she knows it, but her writing speaks directly to the reader in an open and unfiltered way that books written by celebrities rarely do. She isn't a bulls***ter, and she's not going to sugarcoat anything, including her herself. She even starts with something of a confession of past perceived sins, as she is all to aware that Scientology will strike at her as they are known to do, by using information gleaned from auditing to embarrass, intimidate and discredit. She knows she is now "fair game." Even with the little that I knew about her, her account of her early years with her family and struggles as an actress are highly entertaining, and make an honest impression that makes you feel more like a confidant than a reader. For this type of book, it is, surprisingly, very well written - free of fanciful prose, but deeply engaging, concise and highly personal. The early biographical chapters are vital, as it turns out, as it sets a very clear stage for why she was bound to one day become a monumental thorn in the side of Scientology. A theme that pops up a few times is how Leah was sometimes perceived as "lacking in class" (code sometimes used to discredit or embarrass truth tellers, female ones in particular) in comparison to the norm of perceived celebrities and society's elite. This book shows, clearly, that she has more class than the majority of Hollywood's elite put together. I can't wait to read the remaining 20%, and regardless of my ignorance of her acting career, with this book she's become one of my favorite people. If only more people in the world had the guts that Leah clearly has. More so than even the recent Going Clear documentary, this book, in my opinion, has the potential to expose Scientology for the abusive, draining, exploitative, paranoid and disingenuous organization that it has become, the Church of Cruise and Miscavige. And if you're looking for a real window into the bizarre, rarefied world of celebrity scientologists (Leah attending Tom Cruise's wedding to Katie Holmes, for example, and the subsequent fallout after she is brazenly manipulated to get J Lo and Marc Anthony to attend as well, is jaw dropping) you need look no further. Highly, highly recommended. Review: You go, Leah! - Never was a big fan of Remini and I marginally was aware of her "stardom". I caught her show, King of Queens, on occasion and thought she was cute and funny. I also watched her performance on Dancing with the Stars when she had just exited the cult of Scientology. It was a big deal and I was not that surprised by it.I have always had an interest in Scientology since I was born into a cult-like religion myself in which my family left when I was older. Remini's brashness just seemed at odds with the type of submissive, and unquestioning, personality one needs to be able to acquiesce many of the teachings and the actions of its leaders. I was very interested in reading her side of the story because I knew Scientology Incorporated wasn't going to issue a "no comment" in response to her spilling some of their secretive doctrines, questionable teachings, and scurrilous acts. In fact, some of their very nasty responses only demonstrate for us non-Scientologists is that they can be one heck-of-a vicious group when it comes to protecting the entity. Actually, much more nasty and vindictive than I even imagined. Just reading about the Nazi-like "Knowledge Reports" that members are required to write up when they see behavior "unbecoming" to a Scientologist. One would think a reasonably intelligent person would decry such a practice. Yet, Scientology has got that base covered by teaching their adherents that if they DON'T write up the behavior they are endangering their own spiritual existence. This is a very entertaining read and Remini discusses her "rise to fame" with aplomb and self-deprecation. If you are interested in a scholarly analysis of Scientology, you won't get it in this book. It's a personal narrative of her life and the interweaving of Scientology's teachings and their impact on her and her family. Remini is honest and doesn't attempt to shield herself, or minimize her, at times, questionable behavior. She is, at heart, a rebel and often paid dearly (literally hundreds of thousands of dollars in one shot!) for it. It's a relatively quick read. Of course, Tom Cruise plays a prominent role in the book and he comes off creepier than ever. Hide and seek anyone? Scientology's catering to his whims, and those of other leaders, while ignoring their transgressions against its teachings, is what ultimately broke the spell. The disappearance of her friend Shelly Miscavige; her attempts to communicate with her. Remini's encounter with Cruise's children with Nicole Kidman is heartbreaking after Cruise's marriage to Katie Holmes. Also, being used as a lure to bring Jennifer Lopez into the cult and, thankfully, failing greatly at it. There's lots of profanity, so be prepared if you object to such language. She does discuss her career and life outside Scientology. Her role on The Talk and being let go from it after the first year. My favorite part is her response to vociferous Sharon Osbourne after she took Remini to task about an email she sent to the cast. Loved it! Yes, Remini was extremely fortunate that her family left Scientology with her. It's this that keeps many people in cults that want to leave, their family. However, she did lose many of those she thought were her friends once she was declared a SP (Suppressive Person or an apostate, an enemy of the church). What she was smart in doing was keeping her mouth shut when it came to the friends she did have outside Scientology. This allowed her to have a support system when she did make her exit. Though, she didn't realize it at the time. Too many people that are in cults only associate with other members, this means leaving comes at great emotional, and often financial, cost. This is still true for Remini because when everything you have believed about the world nearly your entire life is suddenly put into question, it is devastating. Scientology makes enormous demands on the resources and time of their members, rich and less than. Even to the point of going deeply into debt. When it's gone, there is a huge hole left intellectually and emotionally. Yet, it also extremely freeing to be able to now dictate one's own life and to actually have the time to do so! Thanks for writing this book, Leah Remini. I wish you, and your family, well on your journey to discovering and creating your life outside Scientology. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #374,035 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #3 in Scientology #106 in Actor & Entertainer Biographies #374 in Memoirs (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.5 out of 5 stars 23,431 Reviews | ## Images ![Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71Lk-Xh0bNL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Brilliant, Gutsy, Brutally Honest, Funny and Harrowing Biography and Expose of Scientology *by A***N on November 3, 2015* It's 7:20 AM as I write this, and I haven't slept since I started reading this book, moments after downloading it. I'm about 80% done at this point, but had to stop and post this early review (I'll update this a bit when I'm 100% done). I've never been much of a fan of sitcoms, so I'm not exactly part of the audience who has had much experience with Leah's acting work - although I knew who she was, certainly. I'd seen enough however to know I found her appealing and incredibly attractive long before I learned she'd be writing this just from what I'd seen in an episode of two of King of Queens. When I heard advance word of the release, having read just about every book there is on the subject of Scientology (from Inside Scientology, to Bare Faced Messiah, to Beyond Belief to The Unbreakable Miss Lovely), from personal accounts to journalistic exposes, I eagerly anticipated Troublemaker. The biggest surprise for me, first off, is how supremely readable "Troublemaker" is - how entertaining, honest, unpretentious, shocking and just plain funny it is. Leah has a big mouth, and she knows it, but her writing speaks directly to the reader in an open and unfiltered way that books written by celebrities rarely do. She isn't a bulls***ter, and she's not going to sugarcoat anything, including her herself. She even starts with something of a confession of past perceived sins, as she is all to aware that Scientology will strike at her as they are known to do, by using information gleaned from auditing to embarrass, intimidate and discredit. She knows she is now "fair game." Even with the little that I knew about her, her account of her early years with her family and struggles as an actress are highly entertaining, and make an honest impression that makes you feel more like a confidant than a reader. For this type of book, it is, surprisingly, very well written - free of fanciful prose, but deeply engaging, concise and highly personal. The early biographical chapters are vital, as it turns out, as it sets a very clear stage for why she was bound to one day become a monumental thorn in the side of Scientology. A theme that pops up a few times is how Leah was sometimes perceived as "lacking in class" (code sometimes used to discredit or embarrass truth tellers, female ones in particular) in comparison to the norm of perceived celebrities and society's elite. This book shows, clearly, that she has more class than the majority of Hollywood's elite put together. I can't wait to read the remaining 20%, and regardless of my ignorance of her acting career, with this book she's become one of my favorite people. If only more people in the world had the guts that Leah clearly has. More so than even the recent Going Clear documentary, this book, in my opinion, has the potential to expose Scientology for the abusive, draining, exploitative, paranoid and disingenuous organization that it has become, the Church of Cruise and Miscavige. And if you're looking for a real window into the bizarre, rarefied world of celebrity scientologists (Leah attending Tom Cruise's wedding to Katie Holmes, for example, and the subsequent fallout after she is brazenly manipulated to get J Lo and Marc Anthony to attend as well, is jaw dropping) you need look no further. Highly, highly recommended. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ You go, Leah! *by D***L on November 11, 2015* Never was a big fan of Remini and I marginally was aware of her "stardom". I caught her show, King of Queens, on occasion and thought she was cute and funny. I also watched her performance on Dancing with the Stars when she had just exited the cult of Scientology. It was a big deal and I was not that surprised by it.I have always had an interest in Scientology since I was born into a cult-like religion myself in which my family left when I was older. Remini's brashness just seemed at odds with the type of submissive, and unquestioning, personality one needs to be able to acquiesce many of the teachings and the actions of its leaders. I was very interested in reading her side of the story because I knew Scientology Incorporated wasn't going to issue a "no comment" in response to her spilling some of their secretive doctrines, questionable teachings, and scurrilous acts. In fact, some of their very nasty responses only demonstrate for us non-Scientologists is that they can be one heck-of-a vicious group when it comes to protecting the entity. Actually, much more nasty and vindictive than I even imagined. Just reading about the Nazi-like "Knowledge Reports" that members are required to write up when they see behavior "unbecoming" to a Scientologist. One would think a reasonably intelligent person would decry such a practice. Yet, Scientology has got that base covered by teaching their adherents that if they DON'T write up the behavior they are endangering their own spiritual existence. This is a very entertaining read and Remini discusses her "rise to fame" with aplomb and self-deprecation. If you are interested in a scholarly analysis of Scientology, you won't get it in this book. It's a personal narrative of her life and the interweaving of Scientology's teachings and their impact on her and her family. Remini is honest and doesn't attempt to shield herself, or minimize her, at times, questionable behavior. She is, at heart, a rebel and often paid dearly (literally hundreds of thousands of dollars in one shot!) for it. It's a relatively quick read. Of course, Tom Cruise plays a prominent role in the book and he comes off creepier than ever. Hide and seek anyone? Scientology's catering to his whims, and those of other leaders, while ignoring their transgressions against its teachings, is what ultimately broke the spell. The disappearance of her friend Shelly Miscavige; her attempts to communicate with her. Remini's encounter with Cruise's children with Nicole Kidman is heartbreaking after Cruise's marriage to Katie Holmes. Also, being used as a lure to bring Jennifer Lopez into the cult and, thankfully, failing greatly at it. There's lots of profanity, so be prepared if you object to such language. She does discuss her career and life outside Scientology. Her role on The Talk and being let go from it after the first year. My favorite part is her response to vociferous Sharon Osbourne after she took Remini to task about an email she sent to the cast. Loved it! Yes, Remini was extremely fortunate that her family left Scientology with her. It's this that keeps many people in cults that want to leave, their family. However, she did lose many of those she thought were her friends once she was declared a SP (Suppressive Person or an apostate, an enemy of the church). What she was smart in doing was keeping her mouth shut when it came to the friends she did have outside Scientology. This allowed her to have a support system when she did make her exit. Though, she didn't realize it at the time. Too many people that are in cults only associate with other members, this means leaving comes at great emotional, and often financial, cost. This is still true for Remini because when everything you have believed about the world nearly your entire life is suddenly put into question, it is devastating. Scientology makes enormous demands on the resources and time of their members, rich and less than. Even to the point of going deeply into debt. When it's gone, there is a huge hole left intellectually and emotionally. Yet, it also extremely freeing to be able to now dictate one's own life and to actually have the time to do so! Thanks for writing this book, Leah Remini. I wish you, and your family, well on your journey to discovering and creating your life outside Scientology. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ EYE-OPENING AND MIND-OPENING BOOK *by H***R on June 13, 2017* Thanks to Leah Remini coming forward this year (2017) with her 9 episodes exposing the inner workings of Scientology, I've become fascinated to learn more about this cult which in the USA is classified as a bonafide religion. Yeah, a religion of egregious evil! I've also watched a good number of "tell-all" Scientology encounters on YouTube.com. Frightening stuff. But, even with this background, I was unprepared to comprehend the enormity of mind-control exercised over people, the absolute disregard of properly taking care of small babies, but simply letting them exist on floors in dirty, smelly, wet diapers, or young children left to fend for themselves in roach- and rat-infested cramped "bedrooms," barely surviving on spoiled food, the methods of incarceration, or the techniques used to manipulate, control, brainwash, and terrorize all peoples with the fracturing of families candidly told by Leah Remini in this "tell all" book detailing what she experienced and finally getting free from. It was "shock and awe" to read the front page of all her indiscretions and character flaws and to be so forthright. I echo what others have asked her, except I never use the word f***. So, I'll simply say, "HowEVER did you get involved?" Yet, part of it was a sign of the times. I was never into Scientology, but I was working on moving objects, bending spoons, walking through walls, visualizing what another person was thinking: that was the 1960s and crazy things were being touted and explored! What I appreciated learning is that even though she didn't come from a loving family, she really loves her mother, has had a long-term marriage, loves her child, her sister, and people in general. Her writing shows an indomitable spirit which resists getting swallowed up by evil happenings around her. The dictionary describes people who have an indomitable spirit don't need pep talks or protein shakes; their strength comes from within. Leah shows in her book that she has such a spirit which simply cannot be subdued or overcome. Scientologists called her a troublemaker. Her book shows she is a fighter, and doesn't give up. I'm glad I read the book. Some of her comments especially touched me: "For me, friendships are tested not in the best of times, but in the worst of times" (pg. 170). "Rather than kiss everyone's ass, I brazenly (and oftentimes obnoxiously) spoke my mind, and as a result lost my job. But I stood by what I thought was right and I was a friend to those who I felt deserved my friendship" (pg. 171). "The result is you get to feel like a better person without ever needing to dirty yourself with the outside world. You are under the impression that you and Scientology are doing amazing things for the outside world and for humanity when all you're actually doing is forwarding the church's agenda" (pg. 211) "You were either all in or all out. It is an extremist religion. There is no middle ground. And there within its structure lies the danger" (pg. 226). Most telling? "In the end, change is never easy. Living with a core set of beliefs that completely unravel is unsettling, to say the least. We all have to decide, do we want to live in regret, suffer pain, and demonize ourselves for believing in and carrying out the tenets of the church, or do we want to look at what we gained? (227) What else did I learn? I don't believe I will ever again, see another Tom Cruise movie. I also believe that the "stage presences" we see with actors and actresses, is them playing a part, and really isn't the person at all. What I'm saying, through reading her book, I came to a better understanding of actors and actresses in Hollywood, and by and large, they have all lost my respect. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.pe/products/19740650-troublemaker-surviving-hollywood-and-scientology](https://www.desertcart.pe/products/19740650-troublemaker-surviving-hollywood-and-scientology) --- *Product available on Desertcart Peru* *Store origin: PE* *Last updated: 2026-06-06*