Ex-Wife of Tom Cruise Departs from Scientology After Divorce, Despite Introducing Him to the Religion

Tom Cruise’s First Wife Left Scientology After They Divorced — Despite Introducing Him to It

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[{"selector":"#anim-445fa020-f4f1-4d8e-869f-fd8e841ebf1c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Cruise was introduced to Scientology by his first wife, Mimi Rogers, who was a member of the church prior to her acting career.

[{"selector":"#anim-9d94e4c3-d80c-41d6-96d4-f78f757f5687","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Cruise and Rogers started dating in 1985 and got married in 1987 but divorced in 1990.

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[{"selector":"#anim-4fb9bde9-61e4-4bfb-a755-61e69017fe82","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Scientology played a role in Cruise and Rogers' breakup, as reported by former church executive Mike Rinder and former Scientology inspector general Marty Rathbun.

[{"selector":"#anim-b1d4cc33-a06d-44c6-b4c3-8b3d045f6fba","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Rinder claimed in his memoir that Scientology officials were assigned to convince Rogers to divorce Cruise so he could be with Nicole Kidman.

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[{"selector":"#anim-2b21c97b-06eb-4057-94fa-1b6609040c2f","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] After their divorce, Rogers had a successful career in movies, but her career has faded in recent years, while Cruise's career has continued to thrive.

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