Scientology News: Leah Remini Claims John Travolta Allowed To Murder Under Religion's Rules

Actress Leah Remini, a former Scientologist, made a sensational claim about the religion in a recent episode of the podcast "The Joe Rogan Experience." In a video of the interview posted Monday, Remini is shown saying actor John Travolta, a well-known member of the church famous for cultivating famous devotees, had ascended so high in the church that he could, theoretically, murder someone and get away with it.

Remini has vehemently spoken out against the religion since leaving it behind, even starring in a show about the church. She said in the late January interview that Scientology had given Travolta great power, and it's that sort of power that keeps he and other famous people, most notably Tom Cruise, in the church.

"The amount of power they receive from this church is like nothing in Hollywood," she told host Joe Rogan. "There is no reason for them to leave this environment."

That power included the freedom to murder knowing the church would brush it aside, according to Remini.

"I think John was given a designation called Khakhaned," she said. "He's given this designation Khakhaned, which there's a policy that basically says you can kill another human being if you are Khakhaned — you're gonna look the other way."

Remini, formerly a star on the hit sitcom "The King Of Queens," mentioned in passing that Travolta was given the designation from the founder of Scientology himself, L. Ron Hubbard. The religion has been called into question numerous times over the year and was the subject of a recent damning HBO documentary entitled, "Going Clear." Defectors had described widespread abuse in the church with mysterious beliefs started by a former science fiction writer. The group itself has a page on its website's frequently asked questions that insists it is not a cult

Rogan asked the actress if the Khakhaned designation meant that other, lower-ranking Scientologists would have to help dispose of a body should someone with the designation kill.

"You just gotta clean up the body," she said.

Later she detailed the apparent policies in the church that allow for high-ranking members to kill or do other similarly bad actions.

"It's called ethics protection," Remini said. "There's another policy called the responsibility of leaders, which he says... that what you gotta do to protect the leader, you gotta do it. If you see a body, you gotta clean it up and the leader should never know."