The following article mentions allegations of child abuse and domestic abuse.
On the surface, Tom Cruise seems like a stand-up guy.
But Hollywood stars, like the rest of us, can be incredibly messy people.
As such, even apparent nice guys likeTom Cruise can turn out to be divisive and controversial figures.
And that mess, it seems, got passed down to his kids.
“My whole life I always wanted to be a father,” Cruise toldVanity Fairin 2006.
I’m not one of those people who believe you could spoil a child with too much love.
you’re able to never give a child too much love."
Not all his kids would agree with that statement, however.
The actor’s children have led troubled and complicated lives.
From bitter family feuds to career struggles and beyond, here are tragic details about Tom Cruise’s kids.
But the picture-perfect marriage didn’t last, and Tom filed for divorce in 2001.
“It took me a very long time to heal,” she later toldDuJour.
“It was a shock to my system.”
Initially, it was reported that the couple would share custody of their young children.
Cruise eventually iced her out and she disappeared from the children’s lives.
According to the source, Connor and Bella wondered when she would be coming back.
Before becoming an auditor, Cruise suffered from a series of personal issues.
But undergoing an intense auditing course apparently helped relieve her of her inner turmoil.
She described undergoing drillings and corrections, which she declared were just what she needed.
For many years, Bella Cruise’s famous surname was a burden rather than a boon.
Subsequently, she found herself meandering through life as she struggled to forge a career of her own.
“Bella is lost,” a source told theDaily Mailin 2015.
It’s the same with Connor, who travels the world partying and DJ-ing."
But her famous parents were nowhere in sight.
In fact, a source toldPage Sixthat Kidman wasn’t even aware that her daughter was getting married.
“The wedding was a Scientology ceremony,” the source claimed.
“Nicole wasn’t there she didn’t even know about it at all.”
However, an insider told theDaily Mailthat this was not the case.
“But she didn’t go to the ceremony.
Also, the animosity between Tom and Nicole was probably a factor.”
She also denied claims of a feud with her mother, revealing that they chat regularly.
That’s because Kidman was allegedly pushed out of Bella and Connor Cruise’s lives.
“It would help if Tom were to encourage it, but that’s not likely.”
Towards the end of his marriage to Kidman, Tom allegedly branded Kidman an S.P.
and turned his kids against her.
“They rejected Nicolethey’ve been instructed,” ex-Scientologist John Brousseau told Vanity Fair in 2012.
They whispered to me, ‘J.B., Nicole is an S.P.!
Our mom’s an S.P.we hate going and seeing her.'"
“After a while they believed him,” ex-Scientologist Marty Rathbun told The Hollywood Reporter.
“They had daily sessions with Tommy.
I saw it.”
An attorney representing the church denied Davis’ claims.
Having been raised by their father, Connor and Bella Cruise grew up following the doctrine of Scientology.
Since then, Tom and his fellow Scientologists have allegedly exerted greater control over Connor’s life.
As with Bella’s wedding, Kidman was a no-show when Connor got married in 2019.
According to insiders who spoke toRadar, Tom banned his ex-wife from attending her son’s nuptials.
“Tom is behind this and what he wants is as good as law,” an insider said.
“Rather than talking to her in a soothing voice, they kept saying, ‘Suri!
But such alleged behavior would apparently be extreme even for adherents of the controversial religion.
“But I’ve never heard of that at such a young age as an infant.”
The church denied Remini’s claims, dismissing her as “a bitter ex-Scientologist.”
This vigilance was presumably spurred by the ordeal she and Noelle endured after leaving Tom Cruise.
It was a traumatic period for the mother and daughter duo.
“That time was intense,” Holmes toldInStyle.
Sources revealed toUs Weeklythat, amid their trauma, Holmes and Noelle had saved each other.
“First and foremost is the church of Scientology.
“We’re trying to get to the car!
Noelle pleaded with the photographer as she and her mother were out in New York, perABC News.
The photographer replied, “Bye Suri, you little brat!”
When confronted by fellow paps, they repeated that Noelle was a brat.
The disturbing moment led to condemnation of the callous treatment of celeb kids.
This was no isolated incident, with Noelle routinely swarmed by paparazzi as a child.
The stalking got so bad that Holmes and Noelle were essentially confined to their home during the day.
“We’d go to the park at 6 a.m. just to get outside,” Holmes told InStyle.
Speaking toGlamourin 2023, Holmes explained that the relentless intrusion led to her becoming fiercely protective over her daughter.
“There’s no chance for her now.”
She feels that she has one parent and that is her mother.”
