“Chewed him up and spat him out”: Tom Cruise’s First Wife Introduced The $600M Star to Scientology Before Leaving Him And The Cult
The term daredevil is just another name for Tom Cruise. The Mission: Impossible actor clearly justifies that age is just a number. The actor has been entertaining us with his heart-pounding stunts for over four decades. It is well-known that he does maximum stunts on his own and hardly uses a body double. One of the highest-paid actors in Hollywood, he is also known for his philanthropic work.
The Jerry Maguire actor is just growing younger day by day. When actors and artists plan to hang their boots after 50, Tom Cruise at 60 is flipping through the pages of his next project. The actor was previously married to Katie Holmes and shares a daughter named Suri Cruise. They were married for five years and separated in 2012. According to the rumors, Tom Cruise’s inclination towards Scientology is one of the reasons behind their legal separation.
Tom Cruise’s First Wife Introduced Him To Scientology
The Last Samurai actor’s close association with the Scientology cult has cost him a lot of things in his life. Tom Cruise not only separated from his first wife Mimi Rogers because of his urge to become a monk, but also tried to force the cult on his ex-wife Katie Holmes.
Tom Cruise and Mimi Rogers separated in 1990 after being together for three years. After a few years of their marriage, Mimi Rogers broke her silence on her divorce from the Collateral actor. According to eonline.com, she went on to reveal-
“Is that the story, that I was bored with that child and threw him over, chewed him up, and spat him out? Well, here’s the real story.”
The Affairs Of State actor added-
“Tom was seriously thinking of becoming a monk. At least for that period of time, it looked as though the marriage wouldn’t fit into his overall spiritual need. And he thought he had to be celibate to maintain the purity of his instrument.”
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The Mummy actor wanted to become a catholic priest. According to the Daily Mail, Tom Cruise had a troubled childhood and this was one of the biggest reasons why he wanted to become a priest. Father Ric Schneider, who helped Tom Cruise with the application to St. Francis Seminary School, confessed to the Daily Mail. He said-
“Tom was instantly hooked. I think he wanted a good education. With his parents going through a divorce, it was tough on him, that’s maybe one of the reasons why he came here.”
Tom Cruise has been a strict follower of the Scientology cult and even forced his previous partners to adopt it.
Tom Cruise Is Famous For Never Taking Leaves
The Top Gun: Maverick actor is unstoppable. With a net worth of a whopping $600 million, the actor leaves no stone unturned to make his career running and the fat paychecks getting thicker. The actor has mentioned always that over the years he has loved doing what he does for a living and it is very well evident in his masterpieces.
On talking about his 41-year-long acting career, the Cocktail actor went on to gladly mentioned-
“I don’t have days off. Look, I’m fortunate. I’m lucky. I’ve spent my life on movie sets and traveling the world, which is what I always wanted to do. So this is not work—I’m living the dream.”
Doug Liman, the American director who has worked with Tom Cruise on multiple projects spoke about his experience of working with the hardworking actor, He said-
“I lived with Tom when we made ‘American Made. When you work with Tom, it’s a seven-day-a-week job. No matter how hard a worker you are, and I consider myself that, it’s nothing compared to Tom.”
What Tom Cruise has achieved in his four-decade-long career and is still on his way to adding more feathers, is something beyond imagination for maximum artists of Hollywood.
Source: E News
