Jada Pinkett Smith Debunks Leah Remini's Claim That She's a Scientologist
Jada Pinkett Smith took to social media to debunk rumors claiming that she was a member of the Church of Scientology. Such rumors started to spread days after former celebrity parishioner Leah Remini claimed in a recent interview that the actress actually had ties to Scientology.
Without singling out Remini, Pinkett wrote on Facebook, "I recently lit Shabbat candles with Rabbi Bentley at Temple Sinai... but I am not Jewish. I have prayed in mosques all over the world... but I am not a Muslim; I have read the Bhagavad Gita... but I am not a Hindu; I have chanted and meditated in some of the most magnificent temples on earth... but I am not a Buddhist; and I have studied Dianetics, and appreciate the merits of Study Tech, but I am not a Scientologist."
To conclude her long post, the "Nutty Professor" actress said that people have the right to determine what they are and what they are not, and that nobody else could hold that power.
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Pinkett was prompted to explain herself on social media after Remini allegedly said some things about her in an interview with The Daily Beast.
Remini hosts and is an executive producer of "Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath," an anti-Scientology documentary series that bagged an award at this year's Creative Arts Emmy's. During the said interview, she emphasized Pinkett's involvement in the controversial religion.
According to Remini, Pinkett has been practicing Scientology for quite some time now. While she has never spotted Will Smith at the Celebrity Centre, she has seen Pinkett go there a couple of times already. The TV host also revealed that one Scientology school based in California was "largely funded by the Smith family."
The school being referred to by Remini was allegedly the New Village Leadership Academy in Calabasas, California. However, Pinkett refuted her claim and said it was secular and not a scientology school. It has since closed down.
