UNITED STATES
Hollywood Reporter
November 13, 2018
By Katie Kilkenny
In a special preceding ‘Scientology and the Aftermath’s’ third season, Remini gathered ex-members to discuss their experiences with the church on issues including blood transfusions, justice and women’s rights.
Leah Remini kicked off the third season of her A&E series Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath on Tuesday night with a deep-dive, two-hour special on the Christian denomination Jehovah’s Witnesses.
On Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath: The Jehovah’s Witnesses, Remini led a panel of ex-Jehovah’s Witnesses as they explained some of the church’s most controversial positions and practices: its belief in Armageddon, disavowal of blood transfusions, disfellowships and subjugation of women.
As Remini explained at the beginning, the special stemmed from letters and social-media messages the production received, asking it to look into the denomination. “I thought Jehovah’s Witnesses were just nice people knocking on doors,” Remini said. But “We have received many letters, [saying], ‘Please look into the Jehovah’s Witnesses'” and making the connection between Scientology and Jehovah’s Witnesses, she noted.
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