April 12, 2010 12:18 p.m. EST
Anne Lu - AHN Entertainment Contributor
Los Angeles, CA, United States (AHN) - Tom Cruise’s lawyer has sent a missive to former Church of Scientology staff member Amy Scobee, warning her of defamation if her forthcoming tell-all book gets published. Scobee’s “Abuse at the Top” got the “Mission: Impossible” star seething.
Scobee, who held several executive positions within the upper levels of the church before leaving it, is set to release the tome, which is expected to divulge her 27 years of first hand experience inside the religion.
But Cruise’s lawyer, Bertram Fields, has fired off a letter that warns her of defamation if the book gets published.
Their camp particularly took offense at claims that Cruise and David Miscavige, the leader of the church, have a “drug history” together; that the Hollywood “Top Gun” was given an ultimatum to choose between Scientology and Nicole Kidman; that his finances are handled by the church; and that Cruise’s household staff is selected and paid money by Scientology.
Former top Scientology official, Marty Rathbun, is taking Scobee’s side, saying she should be allowed to speak the truth. Rathbun, who left the corporate church to practice his beliefs independently, claims Scobee has first hand knowledge on the information she will divulge.
He added that defamation is a well-known modus operandi the church corporation aggressively employs against their critics.
Both Scobee and Rahtbun appeared on CNN last month for Anderson Cooper’s 360 investigation report on the illegal activities inside the church.
''Wikinews'' interviewed author  about her book ''Scientology - Abuse at the Top'', and asked her about her experiences working as an executive within the organization. Scobee joined the organization at age 14, and worked at Scientology's international management headquarters for several years before leaving in 2005. She served as a Scientology executive in multiple high-ranking positions, working out of the international headquarters of Scientology known as "", located in Gilman Hot Springs near , California.