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  "id": 3614005,
  "title": "Leah Remini Joins ‘The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’ Season 16",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/leah-remini-joins-the-real-housewives-of-beverly-hills-season-16-3614005",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-26T23:01:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TheWrap",
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    "url": "https://www.thewrap.com/creative-content/tv-shows/leah-remini-the-real-housewives-of-beverly-hills/"
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  "account": "Leah Remini is set to join the cast of \"The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills\" for Season 16, according to media reports. The actress, known for her activism against Scientology, will co-star alongside Kyle Richards, Erika \"Jayne\" Girardi, Dorit Kemsley, Bozoma Saint John, Rachel Zoe, Sutton Stracke, and Tracy Tutor. Jennifer Tilly will also appear on the show but in a \"friend of the cast\" role. Remini, who is new to \"RHOBH,\" began filming this week despite the season already being in production. She previously starred in TLC's \"Leah Remini: It's All Relative\" and co-produced and co-hosted the Emmy-winning A&E docuseries \"Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath.\" For her work on these series, Remini and her team won two consecutive Outstanding Informational Series or Special Emmys in 2017 and 2020.",
  "summary": "The actress and anti-Scientology activist begins filming for the Bravo series this week The post Leah Remini Joins ‘The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’ Season 16 appeared first on TheWrap .",
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        "outlet": "Variety",
        "title": "Leah Remini Joins ‘The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’ Season 16",
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        "published": "2026-08-26T22:36:40.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "Leah Remini Joins ‘The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills’ Season 16 Cast",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/leah-remini-joins-the-real-housewives-of-beverly-hills-season-16-cast",
        "published": "2026-08-26T23:00:41.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "title": "Leah Remini Joining ‘The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/leah-remini-joining-the-real-housewives-of-beverly-hills",
        "published": "2026-08-27T00:32:24.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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