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Leah Remini talks to ’20/20′ about Tom Cruise, Scientology

FILE - In this Jan. 14, 2014 file photo, Leah Remini arrives at the 2014 UNICEF Ball in Beverly Hills, Calif. Remini is talking about Scientology and Tom Cruise in a new interview with ABC’s “20/20.” The actress says in a clip released Monday, Oct. 26, 2015, that “Being critical of Tom Cruise is being critical of Scientology itself.” (Photo by Richard Shotwell Invision/AP, File) FILE - In this Jan. 14, 2014 file photo, Leah Remini arrives at the 2014 UNICEF Ball in Beverly Hills, Calif. Remini is talking about Scientology and Tom Cruise in a new interview with ABC’s “20/20.” The actress says in a clip released Monday, Oct. 26, 2015, that “Being critical of Tom Cruise is being critical of Scientology itself.” (Photo by Richard Shotwell Invision/AP, File)

By Associated Press October 26, 2015 1 min read

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Actress Leah Remini is talking about Scientology and Tom Cruise in a new interview with ABC’s “20/20.”

She says in a clip released Monday that “being critical of Tom Cruise is being critical of Scientology itself.” The interview is scheduled to air Friday at 10 p.m. EDT.

Remini was raised as a Scientologist but left the church two years ago. Her memoir, “Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology,” is set for release next month.

Representatives for Cruise and the Church of Scientology did not immediately respond to requests for comment.