Tom Cruise’s ‘nice guy’ image ‘not consistent’ with his actions, says actor and former Scientologist Leah Remini

Actor and former scientologist Leah Remini has claimed that Tom Cruise’s ”nice guy” image is “not consistent” with his actions.

The King of Queens star’s comments came after Westworld actor Thandie Newton shared an anecdote about being “scared” of Cruise on the set of Mission Impossible 2.

Praising Newton’s comments, Remini said: “That takes huge balls to do what she did, and if more people speak out in that way, and be brave enough to do so, I think we might get somewhere.”

Speaking to The Daily Beast, Remini accused the Church of Scientology of controlling Cruise’s public image. “Tom has gotten away with being this ‘nice guy’,” she said, “because that’s what Scientology policy says – to create good PR in the world and make those ‘good actions’ known. But if you actually look at his actions, they’re not consistent.”

Remini was a member of the Church between the ages of nine and 42. After exiting in 2013, the actor has become a vocal critic of the controversial organisation’s practises.

In the interview, she claims that she “got in trouble” for questioning Cruise’s behaviour to other scientologists, saying: “’Why is this guy the poster child for Scientology? He can’t keep a f***in’ marriage together, he’s jumping on couches, he’s acting like he knows anything about post-partum.”

“I learned pretty quickly that that’s not something you should be doing, because Tom Cruise is considered a messiah in Scientology. This is a man who has not even seen his own daughter in years. That this guy can be running around and having people think he’s this super-nice guy, I don’t get it. But that’s the Hollywood bulls*** game people play.”

Remini has recently begun hosting a podcast entitled Scientology: Fair Game, and has previously authored a book called Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology.

The Independent has contacted representatives for the Church of Scientology and Tom Cruise for comment.

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