Shelly Miscavige
Shelly Miscavige | |
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| Born | Michele Diane Barnett January 18, 1961 Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| Organization(s) | Church of Scientology Sea Org |
| Known for | Marriage to Scientology leader and public absence |
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Michele Diane Miscavige (née Barnett; born January 18, 1961) is an American Scientologist who was last seen in public in August 2007. She is a member of the Church of Scientology's Sea Org who married Scientology leader David Miscavige in 1982.: 303 Miscavige worked as her husband's assistant and was involved in managing the Church of Scientology's relationship with high-profile member Tom Cruise.
Since her disappearance in 2007, she has been the subject of speculation and inquiries regarding her whereabouts and well-being. In 2012, attorneys who said they represented her responded by saying she was leading a private life devoted to the Church of Scientology. In August 2013, actress Leah Remini, a former Scientologist and critic of the organization, filed a missing person report regarding Miscavige with the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD). The LAPD closed the investigation within hours and described the report as "unfounded".