Editing Tom Cruise (section)

==Personal life==
===Marriages and relationships===

Cruise splits his time between homes in [[Beverly Hills, California]];<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.celebhomes.net/tom-cruise/|title=Tom Cruise House – Beverly Hills {{!}} {{!}} Celebrity Homes|website=www.celebhomes.net|date=December 10, 2012 |access-date=April 27, 2020|archive-date=December 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229041451/https://www.celebhomes.net/tom-cruise/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Clearwater, Florida]];<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://popculture.com/celebrity/2018/07/28/tom-cruise-new-florida-penthouse-scientology-headquarters/|title=Tom Cruise's New Florida Penthouse Near Scientology Headquarters Features 'Pool Garden and Kitchen'|website=Popculture.com|access-date=April 27, 2020|archive-date=December 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229041452/https://popculture.com/celebrity/news/tom-cruise-new-florida-penthouse-scientology-headquarters/|url-status=live}}</ref> and the south of England, where he has lived in various places such as [[Central London]], [[Dulwich]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/464290.stm|title=Star couple 'buy London home'|website=news.bbc.co.uk|access-date=April 27, 2020|archive-date=December 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229041453/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/464290.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> [[East Grinstead]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/12071605/Tom-Cruise-puts-4.95-million-East-Grinstead-mansion-up-for-sale.html|title=Tom Cruise puts £4.95 million East Grinstead mansion up for sale|journal=The Daily Telegraph|date=December 28, 2015|access-date=April 27, 2020|issn=0307-1235|archive-date=December 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229041533/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/12071605/Tom-Cruise-puts-4.95-million-East-Grinstead-mansion-up-for-sale.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Biggin Hill]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kentlive.news/news/celebs-tv/tom-cruises-quiet-life-biggin-7088449|title=Tom Cruise's quiet life in Biggin Hill and his daughter's very ordinary life|first=Sam|last=Honey|date=May 16, 2022|website=KentLive|access-date=July 5, 2022|archive-date=September 4, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230904074133/https://www.kentlive.news/news/celebs-tv/tom-cruises-quiet-life-biggin-7088449|url-status=live}}</ref> In the early-to-mid-1980s, Cruise had relationships with [[Melissa Gilbert]],<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ross |first1=Martha |title=Is Tom Cruise's rumored new girlfriend&nbsp;... July 2021 |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/07/12/is-tom-cruises-rumored-new-girlfriend-hayley-atwell-ready-for-tom-cruise/ |website=mercurynews.com |date=July 12, 2021 |publisher=The Mercury News |access-date=April 25, 2022 |archive-date=October 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221013153314/https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/07/12/is-tom-cruises-rumored-new-girlfriend-hayley-atwell-ready-for-tom-cruise/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Rebecca De Mornay]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vh1.com/news/articles/1502989/20050527/index.jhtml |title=Cruise Control |work=Vh1 |date=May 27, 2005 |access-date=June 5, 2011 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110629061048/http://www.vh1.com/news/articles/1502989/20050527/index.jhtml |archive-date=June 29, 2011}}</ref> [[Patti Scialfa]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://people.com/archive/cover-story-romancing-the-boss-vol-30-no-15/|title=Romancing the Boss|website=People|access-date=April 27, 2020|archive-date=December 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229041528/https://people.com/archive/cover-story-romancing-the-boss-vol-30-no-15/|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Cher]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity/cher-once-dated-tom-cruise/story-e6frfmqi-1111116193761 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100617043717/http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity/cher-once-dated-tom-cruise/story-e6frfmqi-1111116193761 |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 17, 2010 |title=Cher reveals affair with Tom Cruise |work=NewsComAu |access-date=April 2, 2015}}</ref>

[[File:Tom Cruise and Mimi Rogers.jpg|thumb|Cruise and [[Mimi Rogers]] at the 1989 Oscars]]
Cruise married actress [[Mimi Rogers]] on May 9, 1987.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20096360,00.html |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150919084109/http://www.people.com/people/article/0%2C%2C20096360%2C00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 19, 2015 |title=Now Married to Mimi Rogers, Tom's Cruising Days Are Over |work=People}}</ref> They divorced on February 4, 1990. Rogers had grown up in [[Church of Scientology|Scientology]] and was one of its "[[Auditing (Scientology)|auditors]]";<ref name="reitman">{{cite book |last=Reitman |first=Janet |author-link=Janet Reitman |title=Inside Scientology: The Story of America's Most Secretive Religion |title-link=Inside Scientology: The Story of America's Most Secretive Religion |date=2011 |isbn=978-0-618-88302-8 |ol=24881847M |publisher=[[Houghton Mifflin Harcourt]] |pages=272–273}}</ref> they met when Cruise became one of her clients.<ref>{{cite journal | last = Masters | first = Kim |date=September–October 2005 | title = The Passion of Tom Cruise|journal=[[Radar (magazine)|Radar]] }} as excerpted by ''Radar'' at [https://web.archive.org/web/20061019111857/http://www.radaronline.com/from-the-magazine/2005/08/the_passion_of_tom_cruise_excerpt.php RadarOnline.com]</ref> In a 1993 ''[[Playboy]]'' interview, Rogers discussed her split from Cruise and said that he had been considering becoming a monk, which affected their intimacy. Rogers later retracted the comments and claimed she had been misinterpreted.<ref name=Evans>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/725636363|title=Mimi Rogers withdraws Tom Cruise sex claims|first=Gerard|last=Evans|date=March 1, 1993|newspaper=Evening Standard|access-date=April 12, 2023|archive-date=August 31, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240831015036/https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/725636363/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.ariel-leve.com/st_interviews/tomcruise.html |title=Cruise's Bruises |first=Ariel |last=Leve |date=August 15, 2004 |newspaper=The Sunday Times |via=Ariel-leve.com |access-date=August 9, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120303212437/http://ariel-leve.com/st_interviews/tomcruise.html |archive-date=March 3, 2012}}</ref> Rogers received a {{USD|4 million|long=no}} divorce settlement.<ref name=Evans/>

Cruise met his second wife, actress [[Nicole Kidman]], on the set of their film ''[[Days of Thunder]]'' (1990). The couple married on December 24, 1990. They adopted two children: Isabella Jane (born 1992) and Connor Antony (born 1995). On February 5, 2001, the couple's spokesperson announced their separation.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20133675,00.html |title=Hearts Wide Shut |first=Alex |last=Tresniowski |website=People |date=February 19, 2001 |access-date=January 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702003212/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20133675,00.html |archive-date=July 2, 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref> Cruise filed for divorce two days later, and their marriage was dissolved later that year, with Cruise citing irreconcilable differences.<ref name="Kidman still loves Cruise">{{cite news |url=https://www.today.com/popculture/nicole-kidman-says-she-still-loves-tom-cruise-1C9433600 |title=Nicole Kidman says she still loves Tom Cruise |website=[[The Today Show]] |date=May 9, 2006 |access-date=January 10, 2024 |archive-date=October 2, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211002195607/https://www.today.com/popculture/nicole-kidman-says-she-still-loves-tom-cruise-1C9433600 |url-status=live}}</ref> Kidman stated that their marriage failed because at the time, she "was a child" who "needed to grow up."<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-10-29 |title=Nicole Kidman on Her Marriage to Tom Cruise: The Only People Who’d Understand Are Brad and Angelina |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2013/10/nicole-kidman-tom-cruise-marriage |access-date=2025-03-16 |website=Vanity Fair |language=en-US}}</ref> In a 2007 interview with ''[[Marie Claire]]'', Kidman noted the incorrect reporting of a miscarriage early in her marriage: "It was wrongly reported as [[miscarriage]] by everyone who picked up the story. So it's huge news, and it didn't happen. I had a miscarriage at the end of my marriage, but I had an [[ectopic pregnancy]] at the beginning of my marriage."<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Gordon |first=Meryl |url=http://www.marieclaire.com/celebrity-lifestyle/celebrities/Nicole-Kidman-Interview-3 |title=Nicole Kidman Tells It Like It Is |magazine=Marie Claire |date=November 11, 2007 |access-date=January 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130117025440/http://www.marieclaire.com/celebrity-lifestyle/celebrities/Nicole-Kidman-Interview-3 |archive-date=January 17, 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Cruise was next romantically linked with [[Penélope Cruz]], his co-star in ''[[Vanilla Sky]]'' (2001). Their three-year relationship ended in 2004.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3570639.stm|title=Cruise and Cruz end relationship|work=BBC News|date=March 26, 2004|access-date=October 31, 2008|archive-date=January 6, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170106083855/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3570639.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> An article in the October 2012 issue of ''[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]'' stated that several sources have said that after the breakup with Cruz, Scientologist leaders launched a secret project to find Cruise a new girlfriend. According to those sources, a series of "auditions" of Scientologist actresses resulted in a short-lived relationship with Iranian-British actress [[Nazanin Boniadi]], who subsequently left Scientology.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Tom Cruise's Scientology Marriages: The Secret Wife-Auditioning Process Before Katie Holmes, Revealed|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/online/daily/2012/09/tom-cruise-scientology-marriage-katie-holmes|date=September 1, 2012|access-date=September 5, 2012|magazine=Vanity Fair|archive-date=December 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229041533/https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2012/09/tom-cruise-scientology-marriage-katie-holmes|url-status=live}}</ref> Scientology and Cruise's lawyers issued strongly worded denials and threatened to sue, accusing ''Vanity Fair'' of "shoddy journalism" and "religious bigotry".<ref>{{cite news |last= Adams |first= Guy |title= Scientology threatens Vanity Fair over Tom Cruise 'auditions' claims |url= https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/scientology-threatens-vanity-fair-over-tom-cruise-auditions-claims-8122450.html |access-date= September 12, 2012 |newspaper= The Independent |date= September 11, 2012 |quote= Citing a mixture of "shoddy journalism" and "religious bigotry," the Church of Scientology is threatening to sue Vanity Fair over a recent article claiming that it helped "audition" young actresses to find a suitable girlfriend for Tom Cruise. |location= London |archive-date= December 29, 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201229041454/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/scientology-threatens-vanity-fair-over-tom-cruise-auditions-claims-8122450.html |url-status= live }}</ref> Journalist [[Roger Friedman]] later reported that he received an email from director and ex-Scientologist [[Paul Haggis]] confirming the story.<ref>{{cite news|title=Exclusive: Oscar Winner Paul Haggis on Tom Cruise Scientology Girlfriend: 'I'm appalled that any church would treat its parishioners this way{{'-}}|url=http://www.showbiz411.com/2012/09/02/oscar-winner-paul-haggis-on-tom-cruise-scientology-girlfriend|date=September 2, 2012|access-date=September 5, 2012|last=Friedman|first=Roger|website=Showbiz411.com|archive-date=March 14, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170314144635/http://www.showbiz411.com/2012/09/02/oscar-winner-paul-haggis-on-tom-cruise-scientology-girlfriend|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Tom Cruise lawyer on Vanity Fair expose: 'Tired old lies{{'-}} |url=http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-207_162-57506112/tom-cruise-lawyer-on-vanity-fair-expose-tired-old-lies/ |work=[[CBS News]] |date=September 5, 2012 |access-date=September 5, 2012 |archive-date=September 6, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120906052445/http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-207_162-57506112/tom-cruise-lawyer-on-vanity-fair-expose-tired-old-lies/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
[[File:Tom Cruise & Katie Holmes WHCAD.jpg|thumb|upright|right|Cruise with his then-wife [[Katie Holmes]] in May 2009]]
In April 2005, Cruise began dating actress [[Katie Holmes]]. On April 27 that year, Cruise and Holmes—dubbed ''[[Supercouple#Celebrity|TomKat]]'' by the media—made their first public appearance together in [[Rome]].<ref name="usatoday.com">{{Cite news|title=Tom, Katie flying high on romance |last=Soriano |first=César G. |date=May 5, 2005 |url=https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/people/2005-05-03-cruise-main_x.htm|access-date=March 3, 2023|periodical=USA Today|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229041552/https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/people/2005-05-03-cruise-main_x.htm |archive-date=December 29, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> A month later, Cruise publicly declared his love for Holmes on ''[[The Oprah Winfrey Show]]''; he jumped on Winfrey's yellow couch and stood there to make the announcement. On October 6, 2005, Cruise and Holmes announced they were expecting a child.<ref>{{cite news| last= Smith| first= Ryan E.| date= October 6, 2005| url= http://toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051006/ART09/51006019/-1/ART| title= Baby frenzy begins: Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise are expecting their first child together| work= [[The Blade (Toledo)|The Blade]]| place= Toledo| access-date= September 17, 2021| archive-date= December 29, 2020| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201229041503/https://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20051006%2FART09%2F51006019%2F-1%2FART| url-status= live}}</ref> In April 2006, their daughter Suri was born.

On November 18, Holmes and Cruise were married at the 15th-century castle [[Castello Orsini-Odescalchi]] in [[Bracciano]], in a Scientologist ceremony attended by many Hollywood stars.<ref>{{cite news |last=Soriano |first=César G |title=Mr. and Mrs. TomKat: Inside their fairy-tale wedding |work=USA Today |date=November 20, 2006 |url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2006-11-19-tomkat-highlights_x.htm |access-date=February 12, 2008 |archive-date=December 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229041543/https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/people/2006-11-19-tomkat-highlights_x.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061119/NEWS08/611190359 |title=Cruise, Holmes exchange vows in castle |work=Toledo Blade |date=November 19, 2006 |access-date=September 5, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080203185150/http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20061119%2FNEWS08%2F611190359 |archive-date=February 3, 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Their publicists said the couple had "officialized" their marriage in Los Angeles the day before the Italian ceremony.<ref>{{cite news| last= Sanminiatelli| first= Maria |date= November 19, 2006| title= Now they are one: The TomKat is officially united at long last| work= [[Orlando Sentinel]]}}</ref> There has been widespread speculation that their marriage was arranged by the Church of Scientology.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.wmagazine.com/celebrities/archive/katie_holmes|title=Holmes, Sweet Holmes| work= [[W (magazine)|W]]|date=August 2005|access-date=July 30, 2012|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130502020714/http://www.wmagazine.com/celebrities/archive/katie_holmes|archive-date=May 2, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.vulture.com/2012/07/katie-holmes-cruise-has-left-the-building.html |title=An Inquiry Into the Very Public Private Marriage of Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise |work=Vulture |publisher=New York Media LLC |date=July 22, 2012 |access-date=July 30, 2012 |archive-date=December 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229041501/https://www.vulture.com/2012/07/katie-holmes-cruise-has-left-the-building.html |url-status=live }}</ref> [[David Miscavige]], the head of Scientology, served as Cruise's best man.<ref>{{cite news | title = Cruise and Holmes go on honeymoon | work = BBC News | date = November 19, 2006 | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6160350.stm | access-date = February 10, 2007 | archive-date = December 29, 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201229041535/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6160350.stm | url-status = live }}</ref> On June 29, 2012, Holmes filed for divorce from Cruise.<ref>{{cite news |title=Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes to divorce |url=http://marquee.blogs.cnn.com/2012/06/29/report-tom-cruise-katie-holmes-set-to-divorce/ |publisher=CNN Entertainment |date=June 29, 2012 |access-date=June 29, 2012 |archive-date=June 29, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120629212600/http://marquee.blogs.cnn.com/2012/06/29/report-tom-cruise-katie-holmes-set-to-divorce/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Heyman|first=J.D.|title=Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes Are Divorcing|url=https://people.com/celebrity/tom-cruise-katie-holmes-split/|work=People|date=June 29, 2012|access-date=June 29, 2012|archive-date=June 29, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120629171231/http://www.people.com/people/article/0%2C%2C20608003%2C00.html|url-status=live}}</ref> On July 9, the couple signed a divorce settlement worked out by their lawyers.<ref>{{cite news|last=Duke|first=Alan|title=Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes settle divorce|url=http://www.cnn.com/2012/07/09/showbiz/cruise-holmes-divorce/index.html|publisher=CNN|access-date=July 9, 2012|date=July 10, 2012|archive-date=July 10, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120710035841/http://www.cnn.com/2012/07/09/showbiz/cruise-holmes-divorce/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref> New York law requires all divorce documents remain sealed, so the exact terms of the settlement are not publicly available.<ref>{{cite web|last=Sternberg|first=Louis|title=Did Katie Holmes File for Divorce from Tom Cruise in New York to Protect Her Privacy?|url=http://www.louislsternberglaw.com/2012/07/14/did-katie-holmes-file-for-divorce-from-tom-cruise-in-new-york-to-protect-her-privacy/|website=louislsternberglaw.com|date=July 14, 2012|access-date=July 14, 2012|archive-date=December 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229041504/http://www.suffolkdivorcelawyer.com/2012/07/14/did-katie-holmes-file-for-divorce-from-tom-cruise-in-new-york-to-protect-her-privacy/|url-status=live}}</ref> Cruise stated that ex-wife Katie Holmes divorced him in part to protect the couple's daughter Suri from Scientology and that Suri is no longer a practicing member of the organization.<ref>{{cite news |last=Marcus |first=Stephanie |date=November 8, 2013 |title=Tom Cruise Admits Katie Holmes Divorced Him To Protect Suri From Scientology |work=[[The Huffington Post]] |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/08/tom-cruise-katie-holmes-protect-suri-scientology_n_4240715.html?ir=Entertainment |url-status=live |access-date=February 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229041516/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/tom-cruise-katie-holmes-protect-suri-scientology_n_4240715?ir=Entertainment |archive-date=December 29, 2020}}</ref>

===Litigation===
In 1998, Cruise successfully sued the ''[[Daily Express]]'', a British tabloid which alleged that his marriage to Kidman was a [[sham marriage|sham]] designed to cover up his homosexuality.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/203779.stm |title=Cruise and Kidman win libel case |work=BBC News |date=October 29, 1998 |access-date=April 15, 2012 |archive-date=May 3, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090503095051/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/203779.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> In May 2001, Cruise filed a lawsuit against [[Gay pornography|gay porn]] actor Chad Slater. Slater had told the celebrity magazine ''[[Actustar]]'' that he had been involved in an affair with Cruise. This claim was strongly denied by Cruise,<ref>{{cite news|last=Davis|first=Simon|title=Cruise sues porn star over gay love claims|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/1329163/Cruise-sues-porn-star-over-gay-love-claims.html|access-date=May 6, 2013|newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|date=May 4, 2001|location=London|archive-date=December 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229041520/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/1329163/Cruise-sues-porn-star-over-gay-love-claims.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and Slater was ordered to pay {{USD|10 million|long=no}} to Cruise in damages after Slater declared he could not afford to defend himself against the suit and would therefore default. Cruise requested a default judgment, and in January 2003, a Los Angeles judge decided against Slater after he admitted that his claims were false.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/showbiz/2664159.stm |title=Cruise wins 'gay' claims legal battle |work=BBC News |date=January 16, 2003 |access-date=April 15, 2012 |archive-date=February 18, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080218071220/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/showbiz/2664159.stm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|first=Stephen|last=Silverman|url=https://people.com/celebrity/cruise-wins-10-million-in-gay-lawsuit/|title=Cruise Wins $10 Million in Gay Lawsuit|magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]]|date=January 16, 2003|access-date=February 17, 2019|archive-date=February 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190218202013/https://people.com/celebrity/cruise-wins-10-million-in-gay-lawsuit/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Cruise also sued ''Bold Magazine'' publisher Michael Davis for {{USD|100 million|long=no}}, because Davis had alleged that he had video that would prove Cruise was gay. The suit was dropped in exchange for a public statement by Davis that the video was not of Cruise, and that Cruise was heterosexual.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/showbiz/1686039.stm |title=Cruise gay claims dropped |work=BBC News |date=December 1, 2001 |access-date=April 15, 2012 |archive-date=December 21, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071221105132/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/showbiz/1686039.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2006, Cruise sued [[cybersquatting|cybersquatter]] Jeff Burgar to obtain control of the TomCruise.com domain name. When owned by Burgar, the domain redirected to information about Cruise on Celebrity1000.com. The decision to turn TomCruise.com over to Cruise was handed down by the [[World Intellectual Property Organization]] (WIPO) on July 5, 2006.<ref>{{cite web |author=Arbitration and Mediation Center |url=http://arbiter.wipo.int/domains/decisions/html/2006/d2006-0560.html |title=WIPO Domain Name Decision: D2006-0560 |website=Arbiter.wipo.int |date=July 5, 2006 |access-date=August 8, 2009 |archive-date=August 6, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060806044303/http://arbiter.wipo.int/domains/decisions/html/2006/d2006-0560.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2009, magazine editor Michael Davis Sapir<ref>{{cite news|date=December 27, 2012|title=Tom Cruise Gives Guarded Testimony in Wiretapping Case|url=https://eu.sj-r.com/story/entertainment/television/2012/12/27/tom-cruise-gives-guarded-testimony/43791053007/|work=[[The State Journal-Register]]|access-date=March 29, 2024|archive-date=August 31, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240831015036/https://www.sj-r.com/story/entertainment/television/2012/12/27/tom-cruise-gives-guarded-testimony/43791053007/|url-status=live}}</ref> filed a suit charging that his phone had been wiretapped at Cruise's behest. That suit was dismissed by a Central Civil West court judge in Los Angeles on the grounds that the [[statute of limitations]] had expired on Sapir's claim.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.celebuzz.com/2012-07-06/tom-cruise-accused-of-wiretap-conspiracy-with-convicted-criminal-anthony-pellicano-during-nicole-kidman-divorce-exclusive/|title=Tom Cruise Accused of Wiretap Conspiracy With Convicted Criminal Anthony Pellicano During Nicole Kidman Divorce|work=Celebuzz|date=July 6, 2012|access-date=April 4, 2015|archive-date=December 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229041520/https://www.celebuzz.com/2012-07-06/tom-cruise-accused-of-wiretap-conspiracy-with-convicted-criminal-anthony-pellicano-during-nicole-kidman-divorce-exclusive/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/movies/article/tom-cruise-bert-fields-win-dismissal-wiretapping-suit-81691/|title=Tom Cruise, Bert Fields Win Dismissal of Pellicano Wiretapping Suit|work=TheWrap|date=March 18, 2013|access-date=February 18, 2020|archive-date=December 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229041548/https://www.thewrap.com/tom-cruise-bert-fields-win-dismissal-wiretapping-suit-81691/|url-status=live}}</ref> In October 2012, Cruise filed a lawsuit against ''[[In Touch Weekly|In Touch]]'' and ''[[Life & Style (magazine)|Life & Style]]'' magazines for [[defamation]] after they claimed Cruise had "abandoned" his six-year-old daughter.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.tmz.com/2012/10/24/tom-cruise-50-million-dollar-lawsuit-life-and-style-abandoned-suri/ | title=Tom Cruise Files $50 Mil Lawsuit Over Mag Claiming He Abandoned Suri | date=October 24, 2012 | work=TMZ | access-date=October 24, 2012 | archive-date=October 25, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025113549/http://www.tmz.com/2012/10/24/tom-cruise-50-million-dollar-lawsuit-life-and-style-abandoned-suri/ | url-status=live }}</ref> During deposition, Cruise admitted that "he didn't see his daughter for 110 days". The suit was settled the following year.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/tom-cruise-settles-50m-lawsuit-reports-abandoned-suri-article-1.1554419|title=Tom Cruise settles $50M lawsuit over reports he 'abandoned' Suri|work=New York Daily News|access-date=April 6, 2015|archive-date=December 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229041527/https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/tom-cruise-settles-50m-lawsuit-reports-abandoned-suri-article-1.1554419|url-access=subscription}}</ref>

===Scientology advocacy===
Cruise was converted to [[Scientology]] by his first wife, [[Mimi Rogers]], in 1986 and became an outspoken advocate for the [[Church of Scientology]] in the 2000s. His involvement in the organization was leaked by the tabloid ''[[Star (magazine)|Star]]'' in 1990, and he publicly announced he followed Scientology in a 1992 interview with [[Barbara Walters]]. Cruise has said that Scientology, and [[Study Technology]] in particular, helped him overcome his [[dyslexia]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Tom Cruise: My Struggle to Read |url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20140587,00.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229041506/https://people.com/archive/tom-cruise-my-struggle-to-read-vol-60-no-3/ |archive-date=December 29, 2020 |access-date=April 2, 2015 |website=People}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Cruise credits Scientology for his success|work=Today.com|date=May 24, 2005|url=https://www.today.com/popculture/cruise-credits-scientology-his-success-wbna7968809|access-date=May 11, 2008|archive-date=December 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229041507/https://www.today.com/popculture/cruise-credits-scientology-his-success-wbna7968809|url-status=live}}</ref> Cruise has been a close friend of Scientology leader [[David Miscavige]] since the 1980s.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=December 18, 2005 |title=Tom Cruise and Scientology |url=https://www.latimes.com/news/la-fi-scientology18dec18-story.html |access-date=March 17, 2023 |website=Los Angeles Times |archive-date=September 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230904074131/https://www.latimes.com/news/la-fi-scientology18dec18-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Wright-2013">{{Cite book|last=Wright|first=Lawrence|title=Going clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the prison of belief|date=2013|isbn=978-0-307-70066-7|location=New York|publisher=[[Alfred A. Knopf]]|oclc=818318033}}</ref>

Several years after Cruise started studying Scientology, the organization's leaders promised to share some Scientology secrets with him,<ref name="news.yahoo.com-2012"/> including information about the extraterrestrial ruler [[Xenu]]. According to Janet Reitman's book ''[[Inside Scientology: The Story of America's Most Secretive Religion]]'' (2011), Cruise "freaked out" and took a step back from the Church to work on the film ''Eyes Wide Shut.''<ref name="news.yahoo.com-2012">{{Cite web |title=How The Scientologists Recruited Tom Cruise |url=https://news.yahoo.com/news/church-scientology-landed-biggest-megastar-164734456.html |access-date=June 18, 2022 |website=news.yahoo.com |date=July 9, 2012 |archive-date=August 31, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240831015036/https://news.yahoo.com/news/church-scientology-landed-biggest-megastar-164734456.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In 1999, [[Mark Rathbun|Marty Rathbun]] was sent by David Miscavige to convince Cruise to return to the Church and continue his studies.<ref name="news.yahoo.com-2012" /> Cruise later sparked controversy in the 2000s with his [[Project Chanology#Tom Cruise video|efforts to promote Scientology]].<ref name="news.yahoo.com-2012" />

In the aftermath of [[September 11 attacks|9/11]], Cruise co-founded and raised donations for [[New York Rescue Workers Detoxification Project|Downtown Medical]] to offer New York City rescue workers "[[Purification Rundown|detoxification therapy]]", drawing criticism from medical professionals and firefighters.<ref>{{cite news| last= O'Donnell| first= Michelle| date= October 4, 2003| url= https://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/04/nyregion/04DETO.html| title= Scientologist's Treatments Lure Firefighters| work= The New York Times| access-date= February 20, 2017| archive-date= May 7, 2016| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160507054436/http://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/04/nyregion/04DETO.html| url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Roger |last=Friedman |title=Tom Cruise Can't Put Out These Fires |url= http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,238238,00.html#2 |publisher=[[Fox News]] |date=December 22, 2006 |access-date=December 30, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070109070250/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0%2C2933%2C238238%2C00.html |archive-date=January 9, 2007 }}</ref> In late 2004, David Miscavige created the Scientology [[International Association of Scientologists#Freedom Medal of Valor|Freedom Medal of Valor]] and awarded it to Cruise for this work.<ref name="vanity">{{cite web |title= What Katie Didn't Know |work= [[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]] |date= October 2012 |first= Maureen |last= Orth |url= https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2012/10/katie-holmes-divorce-scientology |access-date= February 18, 2020 |archive-date= September 26, 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200926225602/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2012/10/katie-holmes-divorce-scientology |url-status= live }}</ref> Former Scientologist [[Paul Haggis]] has claimed that Cruise attempted to convert several celebrities to Scientology, including [[James Packer]], [[Victoria Beckham|Victoria]] and [[David Beckham]], [[Jada Pinkett Smith|Jada Pinkett]], [[Will Smith]], and [[Steven Spielberg]].<ref name="Wright-2013" /> Since 2008, Cruise has restricted interviewers from asking him about Scientology.<ref>{{multiref2
| 1 = {{cite web |url=https://www.today.com/news/cruise-under-control-actor-says-i-learned-lesson-wbna28162646 |title=Cruise under control: Actor says 'I learned a lesson' |date=December 15, 2008 |first=Mike |last=Celizic |publisher=[[Today (American TV program)|Today]] |access-date=May 12, 2023 |quote=Three years ago, he openly discussed his membership in the religion with Lauer. But in recent interviews, he's said he prefers not to discuss it and has directed questioners to the religion's Web site. |archive-date=February 7, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210207011613/https://www.today.com/news/cruise-under-control-actor-says-i-learned-lesson-wbna28162646 |url-status=live }}
| 2 = {{cite web |url=https://www.vox.com/culture/23178527/tom-cruise-top-gun-maverick-movie-star-smile-scientology |title=The hollowness of Tom Cruise |date=July 28, 2022 |first=Constance |last=Grady |publisher=Vox |quote=He heavily restricts the questions journalists are allowed to ask him before he agrees to an interview, and both his religion and his family life tend to be off-limits. |access-date=May 13, 2023 |archive-date=August 31, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240831015039/https://www.vox.com/culture/23178527/tom-cruise-top-gun-maverick-movie-star-smile-scientology |url-status=live }}
| 3 = {{cite web |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/07/30/to-become-a-superstar-again-tom-cruise-downplayed-scientology-as-his-driving-force-report-says/ |title=To be a superstar again, Tom Cruise downplayed Scientology as his 'driving force,' report says |date=July 30, 2022 |first=Martha |last=Ross |publisher=The Mercury News |access-date=May 13, 2023 |quote=He rarely gives interviews and only talks to journalists if they agree not to ask him questions about his religion and family, Vox said. |archive-date=August 31, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240831015037/https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/07/30/to-become-a-superstar-again-tom-cruise-downplayed-scientology-as-his-driving-force-report-says/ |url-status=live }}
}}</ref>

==== Political lobbying ====
As well as promoting various programs to introduce people to Scientology, Cruise campaigned for Scientology to be recognized as a religion in Europe. In 2005, the [[Council of Paris]] revealed that Cruise had lobbied French Interior Minister [[Nicolas Sarkozy]] and Senate President [[Jean-Claude Gaudin]]; they described Cruise as a militant spokesman for Scientology and barred any further dealings with him.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.examiner.ie/breaking/story.asp?j=182470131&p=y8z47x994&n=182471074&x= |title=Paris snubs Scientology 'militant' Cruise |work=Irish Examiner |date=July 13, 2005 |access-date=October 22, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090107045926/http://www.examiner.ie:80/breaking/index.aspx?c=ireland&jp=cwkfkfeymhql |archive-date=January 7, 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.prgparis.org/node/57 |language= fr| title= Tom Cruise ne sera pas citoyen d'honneur de Paris| place= Paris| agency= AFP| trans-title= Tom Cruise will not be an honorary citizen of Paris| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120425091546/http://www.prgparis.org/node/57 |archive-date=April 25, 2012 |date= July 12, 2005}}</ref>

=== Controversies ===

==== Criticism of psychiatry ====
{{see also|Anti-psychiatry}}
In January 2004, Cruise said, "I think [[psychiatry]] should be outlawed."<ref name=Desai>{{cite journal |last=Desai|first=Nimesh|title=Antipsychiatry: Meeting the challenge|journal=[[Indian Journal of Psychiatry]] |date=October–December 2005|volume=47|issue=4|pages=185–187|doi=10.4103/0019-5545.43048|pmid=20711302|pmc=2921130 |doi-access=free |issn = 0019-5545 }}</ref> In 2005, he criticized actress [[Brooke Shields]] for using the drug [[Paxil]] (paroxetine), an [[antidepressant]] which she used to recover from [[postpartum depression]] after the birth of her first daughter in 2003. Cruise asserted that there is no such thing as a chemical imbalance and that psychiatry is a form of [[pseudoscience]]. In response, Shields argued that Cruise "should stick to saving the world from aliens and let women who are experiencing postpartum depression decide what treatment options are best for them."<ref>{{Cite news|title=Brooke Shields Lashes Out at Tom Cruise|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,1067822,00.html|date=June 2, 2005|work=People|location=New York City|access-date=July 8, 2018|archive-date=November 13, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151113165647/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,1067822,00.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> This led to a heated argument between Cruise and [[Matt Lauer]] on NBC's ''[[Today (NBC program)|Today]]'' on June 24, 2005.<ref>{{cite web | url= https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna8344309 | title= In tense moment, Cruise calls Lauer 'glib' | website= [[NBC News]] | date= June 28, 2005 | access-date= July 25, 2019 | archive-date= February 17, 2020 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200217213724/http://www.nbcnews.com/id/8344309/ | url-status= live }}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=Tom Cruise's Heated Interview With Matt Lauer {{!}} Archives {{!}} TODAY |date=June 2, 2014 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFgF1JPNR5E |access-date=July 25, 2023 |archive-date=August 31, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240831015135/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFgF1JPNR5E |url-status=live }}</ref>

Medical authorities view Cruise's comments as furthering the social stigma of mental illness.<ref name="The Lancet-2005">{{cite journal| title= Psychotropic drugs: unhelpful and helpful comments| journal=[[The Lancet]] | publisher=[[Elsevier]]|location=London |volume=366| issue=9480| page=96| date= July 9, 2005 |doi=10.1016/S0140-6736(05)66841-9 | pmid= 16010708| last1=The Lancet | s2cid=39293746 }}</ref> From ''[[The Lancet]]'', "He may be right that psychotropic drugs are overused, sometimes misused; and that lifestyle changes (and exercise for depression) can be helpful. But he is wrong, as a celebrity, to add to the burden of those with a mental illness, who often fear seeking or continuing treatment because of the stigma still attached to their condition."<ref name="The Lancet-2005" /> Shields called Cruise's comments "a disservice to mothers everywhere".<ref>{{cite news |last=Shields |first=Brooke |author-link=Brooke Shields |work=The New York Times |title=War of Words |date=July 1, 2005 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/01/opinion/01shields.html |access-date=January 20, 2009 |archive-date=December 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229041546/https://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/01/opinion/war-of-words.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In late August 2006, Cruise apologized in person to Shields for his comments.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Shields: Cruise apology was 'heartfelt'|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2006-09-02-shields-cruise_x.htm|date=September 2, 2006|work=[[USA Today]]|agency=Associated Press|access-date=June 20, 2011|archive-date=April 16, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110416235909/http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2006-09-02-shields-cruise_x.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

Scientology is well known for its [[Anti-psychiatry|opposition to mainstream psychiatry]] and [[psychoactive drug]]s that are routinely prescribed for treatment.<ref name="vanity"/> It was reported that Cruise's anti-psychiatry actions led to a rift with director [[Steven Spielberg]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.myway.com/celebgossip/pgsix/id/09_21_2005_1.html| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20050930235723/http://entertainment.myway.com/celebgossip/pgsix/id/09_21_2005_1.html| title=Spielberg in Cruise Meltdown|archive-date=September 30, 2005|work=myway.com}}</ref> Spielberg had reportedly mentioned in Cruise's presence the name of a doctor friend who prescribed psychiatric medication. Shortly thereafter, the doctor's office was [[Picketing|picketed]] by Scientologists, reportedly angering Spielberg.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2006/07/24/hollywood-ending|title=Hollywood Ending|first=Ken|last=Auletta|date=July 24, 2006|magazine=[[The New Yorker]]|access-date=February 18, 2020|archive-date=February 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200217213737/http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2006/07/24/hollywood-ending|url-status=live}}</ref>

==== YouTube video removal ====
{{main|Project Chanology#Tom Cruise video}}
On January 15, 2008, a video produced by the Church of Scientology featuring an interview with Cruise was posted on YouTube by the [[Anonymous (hacker group)|Anonymous]]-linked group [[Project Chanology]], showing Cruise discussing what being a Scientologist means to him.<ref name="warne">{{cite news | last =Warne | first =Dan | title ='Anonymous' threatens to 'dismantle' Church of Scientology via internet | work=[[APC Magazine]] | publisher=[[National Nine News]] | date =January 24, 2008 }}</ref><ref name="knbc">{{cite news | title =Hacker Group Declares War On Scientology: Group Upset Over Church's Handling Of Tom Cruise Video | publisher =[[KNBC]] | location =Los Angeles | date =January 24, 2008 | url =http://www.knbc.com/news/15132759/detail.html | access-date =January 25, 2008 | archive-date =August 21, 2008 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20080821132355/http://www.knbc.com/news/15132759/detail.html | url-status =live }}</ref> The Church of Scientology said the video had been "pirated and edited", and was taken from a three-hour video produced for members of Scientology.<ref name="knbc" /><ref name="Church of Scientology Slams German Tabloid">{{cite news | title =Report: Church of Scientology Slams German Tabloid for Publishing Comments Comparing Tom Cruise to Nazi Minister | publisher =[[Fox News]] | date =January 23, 2008 | url = https://www.foxnews.com/story/report-church-of-scientology-slams-german-tabloid-for-publishing-comments-comparing-tom-cruise-to-nazi-minister | access-date =January 25, 2008 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090605211418/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,324885,00.html | archive-date =June 5, 2009 | url-status=live | df =mdy-all }}</ref> YouTube removed the Cruise video from their site under threat of litigation.<ref name="vamosi anonymous hackers">{{cite news | last =Vamosi | first =Robert | title =Anonymous hackers take on the Church of Scientology | work =[[CNET News]] | publisher =CNET Networks, Inc. | date =January 24, 2008 | url =http://www.news.com/8301-10789_3-9857666-57.html | access-date =January 25, 2008 | archive-date =January 27, 2012 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20120127212752/http://news.cnet.com/8301-10789_3-9857666-57.html | url-status =live }}</ref> It was subsequently reinstated on the site, and as of June 2020, the video has achieved over 15 million views.<ref>{{cite web | url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFBZ_uAbxS0 | title= Tom Cruise Scientology Video – (Original UNCUT) | via= YouTube | date= January 17, 2008 | access-date= July 1, 2020 | archive-date= December 29, 2020 | archive-url= https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/UFBZ_uAbxS0?url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFBZ_uAbxS0 | url-status= live }}{{cbignore}}</ref>

==== Purported influence ====
In March 2004, Cruise's publicist of 14 years, Pat Kingsley, resigned. Cruise's next publicist was Lee Anne DeVette, his sister, who was herself a Scientologist. She served in that role until November 2005.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2005/film/markets-festivals/cruise-will-go-with-pro-1117932447/|title=Cruise will go with pro|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|first=Chris|last=Gardner|date=November 6, 2005|access-date=October 31, 2008|archive-date=April 27, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060427143555/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117932447?categoryid=13&cs=1|url-status=live}}</ref> DeVette was replaced with Paul Bloch from the publicity firm [[Rogers & Cowan|Rogers and Cowan]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://entertainment.tv.yahoo.com/entnews/eo/20051108/113151894008.html|title=Cruise Control Shifts Gears|date=November 8, 2005|work=Yahoo! Entertainment|archive-date=May 21, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060521205326/http://entertainment.tv.yahoo.com/entnews/eo/20051108/113151894008.html}}</ref> Such restructuring was seen as a move to curtail publicity of his views on Scientology, as well as the controversy surrounding his relationship with Katie Holmes.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://film.guardian.co.uk/features/featurepages/0,,1499693,00.html |title=What's eating Tom Cruise? |work=[[The Observer]] |location=London |first=Edward |last=Helmore |date=June 4, 2005 |access-date=October 31, 2008 |archive-date=December 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229041550/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2005/jun/05/usa.film |url-status=live }}</ref>
[[Lawrence Wright]]'s 2013 book ''[[Going Clear (book)|Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief]]'' and [[Alex Gibney]]'s 2015 [[Going Clear (film)|documentary adaptation]] of the book cast a spotlight on Cruise's role in Scientology. The book and the film both state that the Scientology organization groomed romantic partners for Cruise and that Cruise used [[Sea Org]] and [[Rehabilitation Project Force]] workers as a source of free labor.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/tom-cruises-secret-scientology-girlfriend-nazanin-boniadi-2015-3|title=Tom Cruise's secret Scientology girlfriend Nazanin Boniadi|date=April 1, 2015|work=Business Insider|access-date=April 4, 2015|archive-date=December 22, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222081113/http://www.businessinsider.com/tom-cruises-secret-scientology-girlfriend-nazanin-boniadi-2015-3|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Wright-2013" /> In the film, Cruise's former auditor Marty Rathbun says that Cruise's then-wife [[Nicole Kidman]] was wiretapped on Cruise's suggestion, which Cruise's lawyer denies.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/11370754/Scientology-leaders-ordered-Nicole-Kidman-wiretap-during-Tom-Cruise-marriage.html|title=Scientology leaders 'ordered Nicole Kidman wiretap' during Tom Cruise marriage|date=January 26, 2015|work=The Daily Telegraph|location=London|access-date=April 2, 2018|archive-date=December 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229041531/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/11370754/Scientology-leaders-ordered-Nicole-Kidman-wiretap-during-Tom-Cruise-marriage.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eonline.com/news/618897/controversial-scientology-documentary-alleges-tom-cruise-wiretapped-nicole-kidman-s-phone-church-slams-claims|title=Controversial Scientology Documentary Alleges Tom Cruise Wiretapped Nicole Kidman's Phone, Church Slams Claims|work=E! Online|date=January 27, 2015|access-date=April 4, 2015|archive-date=December 13, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151213122621/http://www.eonline.com/news/618897/controversial-scientology-documentary-alleges-tom-cruise-wiretapped-nicole-kidman-s-phone-church-slams-claims|url-status=live}}</ref> Cruise's ex-girlfriend Nazanin Boniadi later compared the Scientology organization's auditioning of women to date Cruise and experiences with him to "[[Sex trafficking|white slavery]]".<ref>{{Cite web|date=May 10, 2017|title=Nazanin Boniadi's FBI testimony: Cast as Tom Cruise's girlfriend by Scientology|url=http://tonyortega.org/2017/05/10/nazanin-boniadi-fbi-testimony-cast-as-tom-cruises-girlfriend-by-scientology/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510133625/http://tonyortega.org/2017/05/10/nazanin-boniadi-fbi-testimony-cast-as-tom-cruises-girlfriend-by-scientology/|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 10, 2017|access-date=July 13, 2021}}</ref>