Leah Remini Claims Anderson Cooper and Conan O’Brien Received Threats From Church of Scientology

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Leah Remini claimed that Anderson Cooper and Conan O’Brien were threatened by the Church of Scientology after airing content about the organization.“In 2015, Ms.

Remini was set to appear on Anderson Cooper’s CNN show to promote Troublemaker,” read court documents obtained by Us Weekly on Wednesday, August 2, referring to her memoir about her exit from the organization. “Due to Scientology’s history of aggressive litigiousness, the interview was pre-taped so that it could be vetted by CNN’s legal department.”According to the docs, Cooper, 56, allegedly warned Remini, 53, that their interview “might not air.” Cooper claimed that when he previously aired another series about Scientology, he and his producers faced “attacks” from the Office of Special Affairs (OSA) — which is a department of the church — and his team “might not be willing to face a new storm of harassment.”In 2010, Cooper aired a five-part series titled Scientology: A History of Violence about the alleged physical abuse being done by the organization’s leader, David Miscavige.

Since the series was broadcasted Cooper has not done “another story” about Scientology. Remini alleged that Cooper and his team still receive threats.

Following the airing of Cooper’s 2010 series, church leaders denied to CNN that Miscavige abused anyone or encouraged anyone else to assault subordinates.While Remini’s conversation with Cooper never aired, she did get to make an appearance on O’Brien’s talk show two years later to promote her A&E docuseries.“When Ms.