Mike Rinder, a former top Scientology spokesperson who later broke away and became one of the church’s most outspoken critics, died Jan. 5 in Palm Harbor due to esophageal cancer. He was 69. Rinder, who once worked closely with church leader David Miscavige,

Scientology and the Aftermath," died on Sunday at 69. Mike's wife, Christie Collbran, shared the television personality's final words in a blog post.

In a memoir and as a host of the documentary series “Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath,” he accused the church of fostering a culture of abuse.

Mike Rinder, a former executive leader for the Church of Scientology who became a whistleblower after he left the organization, has died. He was 69.

The former high-ranking Scientology executive was battling esophageal cancer. Mike Rinder, a former high-ranking Scientology executive who became a vocal critic of the church and cohosted the Emmy-winning docuseries Scientology and the Aftermath with Leah Remini,

Rinder's wife Christie King Collbran announced the news that her husband, who was previously diagnosed with advanced esophageal cancer in 2023, had died on Sunday, Jan. 5