Ever since Katie Holmes made a daring escape from her marriage with Tom Cruise in 2011, their daughter Suri Cruise has had limited contact with her father.
Holmes went to great lengths, using disposable phones and covert lawyer meetings to orchestrate the divorce, catching Cruise off guard.
Cruise publicly disclosed that Holmes left him “to safeguard Suri from Scientology.”
Recently, it was revealed that 16-year-old Suri is gearing up for college, with Cruise having no input on her future choices.
This development has sparked curiosity about the reasons behind the father-daughter estrangement and the role of his religious beliefs in the situation.
Their current relationship status has been described as nonexistent by a source, stating that the 60-year-old actor has not seen his daughter in a prolonged period and is completely detached from her life.
Despite welcoming Suri into the world in 2006 with Holmes, Cruise distanced himself post-divorce.
In a 2012 legal battle against Bauer Media, Cruise acknowledged that his dedication to Scientology significantly influenced his marital breakdown and separation from Suri.
When questioned if Holmes divorced him due to his Scientology connections, he affirmed this notion.
Additionally, he confessed in the same lawsuit that he had no communication with Suri for three months following the divorce.
Speaking candidly in 2013 during legal proceedings, Cruise addressed the challenges post-divorce, emphasizing that circumstances change and become far from ideal.
In 2016, Scientology faced accusations of enforcing the separation between Tom and Suri due to regulations prohibiting members from interacting with non-Scientologists like Holmes and Suri.
Leah Remini, a former Scientologist, disclosed in 2020 that according to the church’s doctrine, Holmes is considered a “suppressive person,” categorized as an adversary.
This classification further strained Cruise’s ability to maintain a relationship with either Holmes or Suri, solidifying the reasons behind their prolonged disconnect.
