Tom Cruise’s complicated family dynamics are once again in the news as he gets ready to pull out a risky stunt at the 2024 Olympic Games closing ceremony.
The actor is quite close to his oldest children, Connor and Isabella, who are both active members of the Church of Scientology.
Adopted by Cruise during his marriage to Nicole Kidman, Connor and Isabella continue to be devoted to their father, accompanying him on international publicity tours and maintaining prominent roles in the contentious religion.
By contrast, it has been stated that Cruise has not been in contact with his youngest daughter, Suri, for more than ten years.
The 18-year-old Suri was born during the difficult 2012 divorce of Cruise and Katie Holmes.
It’s often accepted that Holmes’s attempt to gain complete custody of Suri in order to tear her off from the religion was a major factor in the dissolution of Cruise and Holmes’ marriage.
After then, the father and daughter are rumored to have lost touch, with Cruise admitting in a 2013 deposition that his separation from Suri was influenced by Scientology.
According to family-close sources, who spoke to the Daily Mail, Suri, who will be attending Carnegie Mellon University, doesn’t know her well-known father and even changed her last name to Noelle in remembrance of her mother, Katie Holmes.
In the meantime, Connor and Isabella are doing well in the Scientology world; Isabella recently attained the distinguished title of “auditor” in the UK.
Cruise’s relationship with Connor and Isabella is robust, despite his broken relationship with Suri, which emphasizes the clear division in his family life brought about by his Scientology devotion.
