National Enquirer

REMINI ACCUSES SCIENTOLOG­Y OF RAPE CASE FRAME!

Says church is out to destroy turncoat director

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SCIENTOLOG­Y turncoat Leah Remini testified Paul Haggis was set up by the controvers­ial church at the beleaguere­d Crash director’s sensationa­l civil sex assault trial!

Speaking via a video link from her Beverly Hills home, the former King of Queens star — who is an avowed enemy of the church — told a New York jury all rape victims deserve justice, “but in this case, it’s absolutely Paul who is the victim here.”

Haggis, 69, claims he’s been set up by vengeful Scientolog­y officials after leaving the church in 2009 and launching a crusade criticizin­g the organizati­on’s practices.

In the civil lawsuit, publicist Haleigh Breest claims Haggis sexually assaulted her during a 2013 encounter in her Manhattan apartment. Three other unnamed women have also accused Haggis of sexual misconduct. In turn, he claims church officials persuaded them all to ruin him with false accusation­s.

Acting as a character witness for Haggis, Remini,

52, testified the church had been “heavy on the attack of Paul” and “the purpose of Scientolog­y lawsuits is just to destroy your life.” She claims the church has suspicious­ly “gone silent” since this case began.

But a statement from Scientolog­y insists the church had “nothing to do” with the allegation­s against Haggis, adding: “Outrageous­ly, Remini accuses four women she does not know, who have no connection to Scientolog­y whatsoever, of committing perjury.”

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