Tom Cruise may be facing the legal fight of his life, with a bombshell case threatening to shake his religion, Scientology, to its core.
The actor and the church’s leader, David Miscavige, are set to be named in a lawsuit to be filed by a bar owner, Clay Irwin, who claims he has been stalked and harassed by the church and even pushed off his bike by a member. Click through the gallery above for the shocking details!
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Clay’s run-ins began in 2016, when he was invited by a worker to tour the then-under-construction home and posted a video of the interior online.
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Scientology “muscle” then visited Clay at his old pub in Florida, The Lucky Anchor, he claimed, forcing him to remove the video from his phone — prompting Clay to target Tom in the potential suit.
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“If I can prove it was Tom who ‘sicced the dogs’ on me, I will be suing his ass off,” he said.
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“When it does go down, a lot of people will go down with it.”
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Clay added money isn’t a factor in the filing — he just wants to expose the church’s intimidation tactics.
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Clay’s run-ins began in 2016, when he was invited by a worker to tour the then-under-construction home and posted a video of the interior online.
Photo credit: Christopher Jue/Getty Images
Scientology “muscle” then visited Clay at his old pub in Florida, The Lucky Anchor, he claimed, forcing him to remove the video from his phone — prompting Clay to target Tom in the potential suit.
Photo credit: Ethan Miller/Getty Images
“If I can prove it was Tom who ‘sicced the dogs’ on me, I will be suing his ass off,” he said.
Photo credit: VCG/Getty Images
“When it does go down, a lot of people will go down with it.”
Photo credit: Michael Kovac/Getty Images
Clay added money isn’t a factor in the filing — he just wants to expose the church’s intimidation tactics.
Photo credit: Gisela Schober/Getty Images
