You might think that Emmy nominees share a civil, friendly rivalry with one another but, as Leah Remini tells it, a star from The Handmaid’s Tale is likely to not speak to her during the awards ceremony.
Speaking about Elizabeth Moss — the lead in Hulu’s series based on the novel by Margaret Atwood — Remini said, “Elisabeth Moss believes that she can’t talk to me. There’s a thing in Scientology called acceptable truth. It means you only say what’s acceptable to the public. But she believes that I’m an antisocial personality.”
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According to Buzzfeed, the reason for Remini believing that Moss will avoid her is because Moss grew up in Scientology and still identifies as a Scientologist. Remini used to be part of the belief system, but left many years ago and has been on a crusade of speaking out against the organization ever since.
“I’ve spoken out against Scientology. So she isn’t allowed to talk to me. And me knowing that, I wouldn’t put her in the awkward position,” Remini said.
Moss is nominated for an Emmy this year in the Best Actress in a Drama series category for Handmaids Tale, and Remini is nominated in the Outstanding Informational Series or Special category for A&E’s Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath.
When asked if she would congratulate Moss on her award if she wins, Remini said, “I would, of course. I don’t hold anything against Elisabeth Moss other than she’s continuing to support a group that is abusive and destroying families….that’s for her to learn — just as I needed to learn it.”
The 2017 Emmy Awards will be broadcast next month on Sept. 17th.
