She Escaped Scientology In The Trunk of a Car

[@leahremini]

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[@michellep9999]

Valerie is too fun a person to be suppressed by a cult. I’m SO HAPPY she’s free and I’m stunned by the bravery and courage required to escape. I don’t think I could have done it. I truly think I’d be too scared. This isn’t a joke. Her story is inspiring beyond words.

[@Escylon]

I'm sure that Scientology will search every trunk of every car that leaves a property from now on.

[@Disduke]

Nothing says cult more than having to hide in the trunk of someone’s car to escape! I know they screwed up my cousin:( God bless this woman🙏

[@monicasanchez5955]

Mine was in hiding for over 20 years after escaping the cult

[@Gotsomethingtosaynow]

So happy that Valarie got out. Shame that she had to go to that extreme to escape the cult.

[@GnosisMan50]

Why would anyone be forced to stay in ANY given religion? How can that be religious?

[@BlissfulDee]

It's not a religion. It's a cult that calls itself a religion.

[@Initwithlove]

It’s a cult

[@ginafromcologne9281]

Wow. If you need to escape your "church" in the trunk of a car, that's a good sign that something is wrong with that "church".

[@Mr.Magic4ever]

It's ridiculous and harrowing that she would have to go through all that to leave a "religious organization". But I'm so happy for her that she did and I want to compliment her bravery! 👏👏👏

[@elizaleroux9173]

Imagine the guys shock when he opened his trunk. Luckily he didn't phone the security.

[@MrAngV]

I was a SO member and I escaped too. It took a couple of weeks to put myself into a position where I could drive away unnoticed in the middle of the night. This included secretly packing up my belongings, making up a story of changing berthing (place to sleep) and unscrewing a light bulb to keep a hallway dark. I literally put my car in neutral to glide out of the parking lot as quietly as possible before starting it up and flying down the road. Luckily, I still had my private vehicle so I did not have to jump into a car trunk. Best decision of my life.

[@phoenixstarseed8826]

❤

[@SweetStephee]

& she (like many others) had to ESCAPE from this "church". Hey FBI, CIA, IRS, HOW/WHY DOES THIS MAKE SENSE???

[@annihilxte]

I always think about her story, it honestly brings me to tears! I can’t imagine being in that situation where you feel like you have to hide in a trunk to escape an abusive cult. I’ve escaped abuse but never a cult. Valerie is such a strong woman! So glad she’s safe and living life on her own terms. The Aftermath foundation is truly so amazing! Love you Leah ❤ can’t wait to see YOU be the one to destroy these motherfuckers!

[@jillruben8924]

Totally agree. So many are working on this and finally people are listening. I truly believe we will see the fall of this horrifying cult.

[@ahseer]

​@@jillruben8924indeed she is!

[@mothersgauri4137]

This is one of the BEST "escape" stories !!! (And the police say they need more evidence.......Geeze.) So frustrating.....Deep gratitude to Leah, Mike and all those who keep up this fight for justice.

[@b.annjohns9091]

Incredible!! So happy she was able to regain her freedom from the cult!! ♥️

[@blondesmommy]

CULT is exactly what it is!

[@Elise1952]

This is the organization that proclaims to want to save the world. Nobody puts themselves in that kind of desperation to get away. I am so glad that she is free and it all worked out for her. 💕🇨🇦

[@dom_delcarm]

Valerie told this story in such a compelling way and brought levity to the entire experience. Leah and Mike finding the humor in how she popped out of the trunk had me dying, it truly shows the absurdity of Scientology and the lengths these poor people have to go through to leave the "religion." Keep onward Leah and Mike, love watching you!

[@riverviewgamer1991]

I honestly was speechless when she appeared in the escape episode. She is so brave to escape by hiding in a trunk of a car.

[@mikeyro525]

We need Scientology & The Aftermath back on streaming platforms.

[@damselfly8]

The drive coming off the mountain back down into LA County is quite harrowing. Every time I hear Valerie's escape story it sends shivers up my spine. 2 hours in the trunk of a car, and no idea where you're going... JFC.

[@heavymestworker]

It’s amazing how so many escaped people have such a sense of humour. It’s like Mike Rinder - perhaps it’s the joy of being free.

[@TattoojunkieDB1841]

I remember watching this and being so tense whether she was going to be discovered or not - then i started laughing when she popped out the trunk and scared the life outta that poor man

[@stevenweishaupt8591]

This is insane she had to hide in a trunk of a car. How does anyone think .that scientology isn't holding people against their will. She was brave to escape that way.

[@sophie20001]

I always think about this story. The panic is in her voice is frightening.

[@joward481]

Valerie's escape story was just amazing, like a film!! That poor fella who found her in the trunk 😲 Heart attack moment for sure 🤯 😅.

[@dharmawannab]

So brave to make her escape. So smart to seize that opportunity and yet all so sad that she even has to resort to such measures to just be free!

[@TheStorm36]

I love this story! I’m so happy for her! People! Don’t join any cults! This particular church won’t leave me alone and I’m a nobody…. They stock you! Mailing letters each month, like trying to break me down.. lol. Screw that!

[@AngelaWoolsey]

Such a courageous and brave woman! I’m so glad she made it out!!

[@KBeMaybe]

So many brave people like Valerie risk everything to escape this brutal #cult. Yes, it's THAT bad. And as Mat Pesch says "...with #Scientology it's always worse than you think." I'm so thankful this beautiful, free spirit is FREE! Massive respect and thanks to the #TheAftermathFoundation and to you #leahremini and Angelo for the help and support provided to Valerie and so many others. #SPTV #davidmiscavige #whereisshelly

[@cccc7098]

“A second chance to live how I want to live” 😭 Amazing Valerie!! Reminds me of times I had to think fast for survival as well. We made it!

[@CarolineSPKC]

I never tire of hearing Valerie’s story ❤

[@newenglandcoast7121]

What a lovely person. Thank God she escaped! ❤

[@gloriamontgomery6900]

This is shocking. It sounds like they would have physically restrained her to keep her from leaving. Terrible

[@janellee250]

Leah’s comments to this video couldn’t be more truthful. This is no religion people….this is evil on earth hidden or not so hidden but still not believed as evil masquerading as good. The Christian Living Bible talks of this very thing and to not be fooled. Yet there are so many fooled and need to be shown the truth. I am thankful to Leah, Mike, the Headleys and other advocates and whistleblowers for not giving up the good fight that is worth it because it’s about saving lives. ❤

[@Mountainstosea2000]

Leah, you are such an amazing and courageous woman. Thank you for exposing this dangerous cult. God bless you!!!

[@maggiemay5510]

Every time I hear her stressful story I get sick ... God Bless you Val ~

[@Sweetlyfe]

Valerie is so vibrant, my heart was beating fast as she told her escape, good for her such a brave thing to do, so glad she escaped.

[@MrsCaliKas]

She's got guts. So happy she made it out.

[@paulagreen427]

She has a lawsuit against Scientology too. I’m sure there is enough people being harassed by them that you could join forces - class action lawsuit. Strength in numbers!

[@orange222...]

look up suspicious murders associated with scientology. Harrassment is just the tip of the iceberg.

[@libbyfransen7053]

She summoned courage and bravery to save herself. Glad you got out Valerie, what a heroic story. The fact she had to go to this length to leave that cult is a great example of how crazy difficult to leave Scientology. It's insane. Madscavige is a psychopath.

[@jesszang]

Her story is so powerful. With the renewed interest in the crimes of Scientology I hope you're able to get this show back onto a streaming platform soon.

[@kgs2280]

And back on television! I watched all of those episodes! And they had so many great guests. It was both informative and heartbreaking. The way the organization will just break up families and marriages like it’s nothing to them is very harmful and painful.

[@_birdie]

i remember watching her tell her story in an interview on 60Minutes Australia. my God it's absolutely insane...

[@jillruben8924]

What one must go thru is terrifying. She had to hide in a trunk! WTH? Do they really watch over members in that way? Sorry I’m new to all this. Grateful Scientology is now in there fore front of news. They need to go down! That tiny little David Miscaviage gives me chills. Leah I adore you and is that Mike? Adore him as well.

[@KristinieC]

I wish there was a spot to watch Aftermath again 😭 right now it's either buy the seasons or buy I think A&E add on

[@Darcsyde100]

I watched every episode of Aftermath, and I remember, in the last episode, there was suppose to be this big, legal kerfuffle with Valerie's testimony being the lynchpin, but never anything more. What happened? Is she Ok?

[@trudyramgren8817]

Yay Valerie!!! You are free!!! So happy for you!!! Leah, I love you! Thank you for giving so much light to this horrible cult. You are so brave and! Big hugs to you and Valerie!!

[@ElizabethT45]

What an amazingly brave thing to do! Also, that actor could have forced her back in the trunk and driven her back to Base but he helped her instead. She picked the right car for sure.

[@lynnlady]

I’d love to know who the actor was.

[@ElizabethT45]

@@lynnlady Probably not someone you know. They have a whole division for producing videos and I think the actors come from Scientology as well.

[@ilonazubik8179]

Watching this clip, for a second time, brings overwhelming emotions of joy and relief for Valerie, yet devastating emotions of fear and sadness for those who want out that have been imprisoned and left behind. Thank you Leah and Mike for exposing this Cult for what it is and for how it treats people. No institution should have barbed wire facing in! For all the brainwashed members, and all the broken families at the hands of this Cult, I pray that Law Enforcement wake up and do their job TO PROTECT THE PEOPLE! For all those controlled by the billions of dollars corporation hiding under the guise of a Church, I pray the politicians do their job and rescind their ruling of tax exemption. This Cult has hidden their dirty secrets far too long. Thank you again, Leah and Mike, for helping shed light on this dark travesty.

[@TimothySmiths]

This was one of my favorite stories on the Aftermath , watched it many times, only thing that bothered me was that Valerie did end up going back to rout out . I know she did it to appease her dad but now it is causing her issues with her lawsuit and such as well.

[@TJsFX4]

That was kind of suspenseful. I’m glad she was able to reunite with her family. ❤

[@anthonyvarrecchia2956]

What a crazy amazing story thank God that she’s OK! Thank you for posting.

[@taureanwooley]

Don't forget some people weren't ever able to escape from anything because they weren't documented or capable. If the group was big or bigger than capable of being preceived the outsider would never possibly be able to come up with a thought process to conceive the actual connections from traumatized people. I'm glad you all are showing some of the people, but just remember some of the instances are now absolutely unrecognizable because they've reached for every possible escape and received no instance of support ...

[@askquestionsplz]

This doesn't make sense.

[@taureanwooley]

@askquestionsplz it's a historical reference attempt. Trying to make sure people are still looking for and finding escape from their (edit)captors, whether it's scientology or any other group. There's laws created by many people agreeing not to create these types of events. It's sad that some people cannot recoup from trauma if the "organized thought"/bullying is too small to be recognized yet large enough to cause damage to their target/victim. That's how many bullies thrive within society without being detected, and how many more people are reluctant to slow the process down until there's many instead of just a few victims.

[@smallgirl6758]

I was in an abusive relationship for several years and I know how mentally and emotionally exhausted it made me. Always on edge. Having to think 4, 5, 10 steps ahead every minute of every day. The day I escaped I played out every scenario in my head ahead of time. I knew he would call the cops on me to find me and bring me back to him. I had to make so many plans for "if this" happened or "if that" happened... It's crazy for me to even think about now but it was so natural to me then. I only had to escape ONE man. To think about having to deal with an entire cult... there are no words really. You are all so brave & so inspiring. I know speaking out isn't easy. Especially when you're doing it so publicly. If it helps even one person it's all worth it though. You're in my thoughts. Sending love and positive vibes ❤️

[@christinecrowley7132]

So incredibly brave.

[@GenX_in_the_wild]

If people are hold hostage, why cant anyone get the police involved?

[@wannabetrucker7475]

This organization should not be allowed to exist in this country

[@kristaw2686]

Imagine being that actor driving the car. 😂

[@reneepolin6549]

Wow when I think of the gut wrenching desperation that Valerie felt ,and how she didn't even consider that she could be jumping from the fire into the frying pan via a possible sexual deviant . To be that panicked for escape that all common sense goes out the window ,all I can say is living as a SEA org member must be shear Hell on earth . There's not defense the church can use to explain why this beautiful little petite girl would risk her life and personal safety to escape . There's no other reason than self preservation and a life if Liberty ,Peace and joy that can't be had in the web of that cult . Whether a worker or public it's all consuming fear factor quashes critical thinking on all levels . I'm hoping Valeries lawsuit goes to full success

[@kidwave1]

Scientology is DONE!

[@sprintingfish]

Valerie, you champion. You are not a person to be defeated

[@robertwatson9940]

Everybody has to leave in that way.Good they can tell there stories.To warn other people.

[@dionline88]

OMG - thank God she's okay and still has a sense of humor! Will this be a full-length video at some point or did I miss it??!

[@darthnagus5457]

Where is the government in all this?

[@movingonandup322]

I will not admit to how many times I've watched her deliver the line, "hi... yeah... sorry."🤣😂🤣 She delivered it perfectly and hysterically. I've watched this clip many times over 1+ years since I discovered this video and whenever it pops up for me, I watch it just for that line. Freakin' hysterical!!

[@perfectlyimperfect_8528]

Her storytelling had me hanging onto every word. I remember watching this episode. But even w knowing how it ended, I was still so emotional while cheering her on!!!! You can just see if and hear it she is an AMAZING STRONG BRAVE BEAUTIFUL SOUL!!!!!!! 💕💕💕💕

[@Malouco]

U know…even if I didn’t get pressed by the BORG called Pointing Loma, I still would have probably came at the Church of Scientology! I HATE BULLIES AND I FEEL LIKE THE MORE PEOPLE GET BACKED INTO A CORNER BY THEM THE MORE I WANNA GIVE THEM WHAT THEY ASKED FOR!!!

[@SweetStephee]

❤❤❤ #SPTV ❤

[@Jennafromcalli]

Leah, it’s so nice to have you in the community. This is a really great place and I think if you asked people to put a one in the chat, if they were ever in a cult, a different cult you would find out there would be a lot of ones because you see many people were in cults, and for whatever reason they got out I did, but I was 15 when I got in and it was a drug abuse cult what you have to understand is Steven Hassan has fully diagnosed it a cult. Imagine your 15-year-old daughter is doing cocaine a gram a day. You would do anything to help her so my parents went to this place called Freeway in San Diego. It was a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. I was there for seven years but I came in at 15 apart and I met a 30 year old counselor right away so guess what happened and guess who they blamed it on that’s right yours truly the 15 year old girl I could explain it but it’s really long. My point is that there are a lot of people that were in that cult however, it traveled around this country. It went from Texas to San Diego then to Tempe Arizona onto Denver, Colorado then to Georgia and several of the states in the south it’s read going on right now as we speak, a child is walking in there and I can’t do anything to stop it so there’s a lot of mise in here and I want to thank you

[@darlenejones-nelson813]

Good for her!

[@forgiven212]

Who else wonders why these people are not at Gitmo in chains?,???

[@orange222...]

some of them got jailed during operation snow white, makes you wonder why they got tax exempt status

[@pyenygren2299]

Valerie is precious. ❤ ❤ ❤

[@wildachase7052]

I am so happy you got away

[@Mary-ik1zf]

Can’t believe how crazy all this stuff is total madness

[@ChristineBlackburn]

omg! What a video! Brave lady right there!

[@robertmather7334]

Congrats on you and Mike's subscribers just keep growing very quickly.

[@upmayo9741]

So wild, that story on The Aftermath programme took my breath away - so brave.

[@srcworm]

Didn’t she go back after this before really getting out?

[@myfriendisaac]

2:38 I know he must STILL talk about this moment 😂🤣

[@edwelty]

Wow 😮 so glad she escaped

[@simple_naildesigns]

Amazing courage ❤

[@Pambh]

These people look insane

[@Cat-rk7qf]

I remember this from aftermath. Such a crazy story

[@Initwithlove]

Thanks for re posting this ❤❤💪💪

[@leetssmith5146]

Buy these seasons. It’s 100% worth it.

[@SRDXXF]

And this is a normal thing.

[@sassilou]

Wow, this is intense 😮 scary...

[@tak178]

A beautiful and brave woman.

[@betsylindsay8480]

Good for her!!!!!

[@shannonbyrd90]

Love this story 😮❤

[@TomPope-z2w]

The billion year contract does not say that the person who signed the contract will be deprived of normal food, will be cut off of the rest of the world, will be falsely imprisoned, will be forced to do things against their will, will be forced to slander friends and family (just watch those"who is ..." videos), etc. The billion year contract does not disclose the above mentioned exploitative and suppressive Terms & Conditions. Therefore the contract is breached and not valid. Scientology circumvents the first amendment and hijacks it, to pursue treason, exploitation, and an endless plethora of crimes of turpitude.

[@greenthumb8170]

What show is this?! I HAVE to watch the whole thing!

[@orange222...]

It was called leah remini scientology and the aftermath. It was on several seasons.

[@poosnip]

She is Leah’s assistant

[@MikeA15206]

Why isn’t this a movie?

[@jennib9116]

Great story. Also, great hair.

[@solodecora]

👍🏾💕👍🏾

[@Amelia_Rose_333]

I would love to watch all the aftermath episodes again. Are they available to watch anywhere?

[@indianlotus1580]

wow!

[@TomPope-z2w]

But the billion year contract does not say that the person who signed the contract will be deprived of normal food, will be cut off of the rest of the world, will be falsely imprisoned, will be forced to do things against their will, will be forced to slander friends and family (just watch those"who is ..." videos), etc. The billion year contract does not disclose the above mentioned exploitative and suppressive Terms & Conditions. Therefore the contract is breached and not valid. Scientology circumvents the first amendment and hijacks it, to pursue treason, exploitation, and an endless plethora of crimes of turpitude.

[@MonicasPlace28]

Why did the man decide to pop the trunk when he got to his girlfriends’ house?🤔

[@ReneeG-]

Where can I watch this entire thing!!!!

[@toriago]

@leahremini I don't know if you know this but youtube is airing anti-trans ads on your videos. Not sure if you have any control over the type of ads that play on your channel, but if you do please do something about that. Love all the work you and Mike are doing. Thank you.