Leah Remini wants TikTokers to stop storming into Scientology buildings.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhether these people are doing it for social media clout or to genuinely expose the abuses of Scientology, what they are doing is unhelpful, and by engaging in these actions, they are unwittingly helping Scientology,\u201d Remini said in a fiery social media post Thursday.<\/p>\n
Remini shared a video denouncing the recent TikTok trend that sees people record themselves running into Scientology buildings to see how far they can make it. Videos have popped up from several young, masked TikTok creators that demonstrate them charging through the doors and dodging security as they attempt to make it deep into the spaces without getting physically caught and removed.<\/p>\n
Remini, a former Scientologist and outspoken advocate against the church, encouraged content creators to stop this trend, both for their own safety and out of a desire to see concerns about the chruch be taken seriously.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat I\u2019m seeing now \u2014 running into Scientology buildings, harassing staff, provoking reactions for TikTok is not really exposure. It feels like it\u2019s about clicks, and it\u2019s turning something serious into content,\u201d she said. \u201cIn doing so, it completely loses the point, because this trend creates chaos. It creates spectacle.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWorst of all, it hands Scientology exactly what they want: the ability to position themselves as the victim.\u201d<\/p>\n
You can watch Remini\u2019s full video below:<\/p>\n
Remini, an actor known for her roles on sitcoms such as \u201cThe King of Queens\u201d and \u201cKevin Can Wait,\u201d has been vocal about her own experiences with the Church of Scientology, from being inducted as a child to later leaving and speaking out against it.<\/p>\n
She and Mike Rinder used these experiences as the basis for the documentary series \u201cLeah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath\u201d on A&E from 2016 to 2019. Remini also wrote a memoir, \u201cTroublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology,\u201d about her experiences in 2015.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere was a time that I truly appreciated what I was seeing on platforms like TikTok: people who were never in Scientology talking about it in a way that could reach others, especially younger people, and help prevent them from being involved,\u201d she said in the social media video Thursday. \u201cThat kind of awareness was very important, and it had purpose. But this is not that.\u201d<\/p>\n
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