Kirstie Alley feels extremely betrayed that ex-Scientologist Lean Remini is on DWTS
As you know Kirstie Alley is a big Scientologist, and she also had somewhat of a minor career resurgence with stints on Dancing with The Stars and DWTS: All Stars. So Kirstie considers DWTS her domain. She also absolutely hates new DWTS contestant Leah Remini, because Leah dared to boldly distance herself from the Scientology cult that Kirstie so slavishly follows. Leah’s sister told the press that that Kirstie held a meeting of Scientologists that were former friends of Leah and ordered them to shun Leah for defecting from the cult.
Earlier this week, Leah mildly spoke out in some DWTS rehearsal footage about how she’s been treated by the cult. She said “the church is looking for me to fail so they can say to their parishioners, ‘See what happens when you leave the church?’” In response, COS officials issued a haughty semi-literate statement that they “could care less if she wins or loses on Dancing With the Stars.” The correct phrase is “couldn’t care less,” but whatever. We know what a Scientology education is worth.
Of course Leah’s minor comment has Kirstie’s dander up. A “source” tells Radar that Kirstie would never make a guest appearance or be in the audience on DWTS after they hired Leah. They also say Kirstie feels “extremely betrayed” that DWTS picked Leah. Well how does she think Leah feels then? Leah never personally went after Kirstie, she just decided the “religion” wasn’t for her. Kirstie’s the one who ganged up on Leah. Anyway here’s Radar’s report.
Alley was “absolutely stunned when it was announced that Leah would be a contestant on the show. Kirstie did feel extremely betrayed. Kirstie was livid that Leah made those comments about the church on Monday night,” a source exclusively told Radar.
“She couldn’t remember another religion being targeted and disparaged on Dancing With The Stars. Enough is enough, Leah needs to move on and stop talking about Scientology.”
Remini defected from the church earlier this summer, and called her exodus from the organization a “big change for me and my family,” and said that when you’re invested in the church, “you’re used to taking a lot of negativity on yourself.”
In February 2011, Alley became a contestant on Season 12 of Dancing With The Stars, and she was the seventh couple eliminated from the competition — but won’t even think about appearing on the show again because of Remini.
“If producers of the show were to ask Kirstie to appear on the show or in the audience this season, she would absolutely decline,” the source added.
This is sour grapes from Kirstie. Here’s what I think happened. A new report in the National Enquirer claims that Leah told producers to keep Kirstie off the show so that she wouldn’t feel intimidated. Kirstie probably got wind of that and issued this stupid “source” statement to Radar saying that she wouldn’t be on if she was asked. Well I doubt she was asked. Here’s the Enquirer’s story, from Mike Walker’s column.
Furious Leah… exploded when she learned producers… were booking Kirstie for an in-audience interview shot. Raging Remini warned execs she will NOT interact with her mortal enemy/Xenu disciple, especially if she visits backstage – and doesn’t even want her sitting in the audience! “Leah feels that if Kirstie’s anywhere on or near the set, she’s there to intimidate her,” said a show insider. “After hearing Kirstie was on the booking lineup, she told producers she refuses to come face to face with her Scientology enemy – and asked them to make sure they’re never on the set at the same time. She doesn’t even want the pressure of knowing Kirstie’s in the audience. Anxious to avoid explosions, producers pledged they’ll do everything they can to accommodate Leah’s wishes.”
[From The National Enquirer, print edition, October 7, 20130]
I don’t blame Leah for wanting to keep Kirstie off the show. Kirstie would have sat in the audience glaring at her and willing her to trip up, like Professor Quirrell casting a spell on Harry Potter’s broom during a Quidditch match. That is some witchy hair if I ever saw it.
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