However, she grew disenchanted with the church and in particular its leader David Miscavige and fellow Scientologist Tom Cruise, getting herself into trouble for asking the wrong questions, especially about the unexplained disappearance of Miscavige's wife Shelly. She claims to have contributed millions of dollars to the Church Of Scientology for the innumerable training courses she completed and for the Church's Building Fund as well as for its various, ostensibly altruistic, outreach programs around the world. Although she had a troubled time as a member of the elite Sea Org when she was a teenager, she was a committed and high-profile member who was on friendly terms with the church's leadership. She became a popular child star and a successful adult actor, making her one of Scientology's top celebrities.
The book describes Remini's more than 30 years in Scientology – which in hindsight she views as "often deeply strange" – joining as a child along with her parents.
It was published on November 3, 2015, by the Random House imprint Ballantine Books, which described it as "bold, brash, and bravely confessional". Remini announced plans for the book soon after splitting from Scientology in 2013, when she told Us magazine that it would "include my experiences, everything that's taboo to talk about". Troublemaker is, as The Huffington Post puts it, "the first book to reveal the perspective of one of Scientology’s many celebrity members". The book received favorable reviews and became a bestseller soon after publication, though the Church of Scientology was strongly critical of it.
Published in November 2015, it chronicles her life, her acting career, her experiences as a member of the Church of Scientology from a young age, and her subsequent split from Scientology. Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology is a biographical memoir by the American actress, producer, author, and comedian Leah Remini.
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