Suri Cruise

Cruise reportedly hasn't seen his daughter Suri in "a very long time," while his other two kids chose him and the Church over Nicole Kidman.

In 2019, Bella [reportedly](https://www.thedailybeast.com/tom-cruises-daughter-isabella-cruise-comes-out-as-top-scientology-recruiter) completed a [“brutal” internship to gain a high-ranking role](https://www.standard.co.uk/insider/celebrity/connor-cruise-nicole-kidman-tom-wedding-scientology-suppressive-person-a4103571.html) as a church auditor. [prohibited](https://www.standard.co.uk/insider/celebrity/connor-cruise-nicole-kidman-tom-wedding-scientology-suppressive-person-a4103571.html) from attending her son Connor Cruise’s wedding, per a source who claimed that “Tom is behind this and what he wants is as good as law. [Leah Remini put it in 2020](https://nypost.com/2020/08/12/leah-remini-slams-tom-cruise-praises-katie-holmes?_gl=1*1ff42hu*_ga*MTgwMzkwMzE5Mi4xNjc5NDYxMjE1*_ga_0DZ7LHF5PZ*MTY3OTUwODgzNC40LjEuMTY3OTUxMDYwOS4wLjAuMA..&_ga=2.81510993.710376487.1679461216-1803903192.1679461215). “Anyone who says otherwise is full of shit.” Obviously, we’ll never be privy to the inner lives of Cruise, Kidman, Holmes, or their kids, but the glimpses we do receive into their family dynamics are frankly pretty sad. And I am an example of that tolerance and that’s what I believe—that no matter what your child does, the child has love and the child has to know there is available love and I’m open here.” When lawyers asked point black whether Holmes ended their marriage “in part to protect Suri from Scientology,” Cruise answered, “That was one of the assertions, yes.” In 2016, Page Six [reported](https://pagesix.com/2016/06/07/scientology-is-blamed-for-keeping-tom-cruise-from-suri/) that Cruise hadn’t seen Suri in three years due to an internal Scientology rule prohibiting members from fraternizing with non-members. With this latest report, it’s jarring how completely removed Cruise remains from his own child’s life after all this time—all, of course, due to his [allegiance to the very bizarre Church of Scientology](https://jezebel.com/church-of-scientology-tapped-nicole-kidmans-phone-acco-1849585178). [acknowledged](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/tom-cruise-admits-scientology-played-654649/) that Scientology was the reason for his estrangement from Suri. They have made choices to be Scientologists and as a mother, it’s my job to love them. “Of course [we talk], they’re my parents,” She’s previously alluded to the strain that her children’s religious affiliations have placed on her relationships with them. Cruise retained custody of both of the children when their divorce was finalized in 2001.

Tom Cruise has been estranged from daughter Suri with ex-wife Katie Holmes since his divorce in 2011.

“This is his loss, his issue, his problem,” a source told the outlet at the time. “Suri is applying to schools all over the place. The Top Gun: Maverick actor has been estranged from Suri since 2013, one year after he and Katie divorced.

All we know about Tom Cruise's relationship with Suri Cruise, who he shares with ex-wife Katie Holmes, and whether they're estranged.

The actors were married from 1990 to 2001, and photos of Nicole, jumping with joy, taken right after the divorce was finalized, are a fixture of pop-culture history. In his own statement, the Top Gun actor – who was in Iceland filming Oblivion – did hint that her decision came as a surprise. [People](http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20608003,00.html): "Katie's primary concern remains, as it always has been, her daughter's best interest." MORE: Seven weeks after they first met, the couple were engaged.

In 2012 Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes revealed they were divorcing after five years of marriage - marking one of the most high profile breakups the celebrity ...

'Katie will not be relegated to a secondary role in her daughter's life, period, and she is prepared to fight Tom in court. 'Unfortunately in this situation it was impossible,' he told the court, according to People. Bella and Connor are devoted to their father and Scientology, and Katie saw this firsthand, and this is one of the reasons she filed for sole custody. 'Suri is applying to schools all over the place. This will ensure a smooth and easy transition for Suri when she is with Tom. [Katie] really does want her to stay in New York so they can be close to each other. 'You have to work at it. Katie made sure that this was ironclad.' Difficult: With sole custody of Suri, Holmes would be able to remove her daughter from the Church of Scientology, which she is alleged to dislike and distrust, despite her husband's enthusiasm for it (pictured in 2005) I've gotten very good at it. However an insider who spoke to [ Suri has now started applying to colleges with the help of her mother ](/tvshowbiz/article-11881881/Tom-Cruise-no-daughter-Suris-life-applies-college.html)- but the teen's famous father [Tom](/tvshowbiz/tom-cruise/index.html) won't have a hand in helping her, because the actor 'has no part' in his child's life.

Katie Holmes' daughter is said to be sending off college applications ahead of her 17th birthday next month, with an eye on studying fashion in New York.

She said she would do it and she recorded it, and I let her do her thing.” She has a very close group of loyal friends, and she knows exactly where she comes from.” They added about Suri’s independent streak: “Being raised by a single mum in New York has made Suri who she is. A source told DailyMail.com: “Suri is applying to schools all over the place. “So I asked her. “She is a smart girl, and she is turning into a very intelligent mature woman.

Tom Cruise and his daughter Suri have maintained distanced since 2013 and there seem no chances of them being together even though Siri is about to enter in ...

One contentious part of Cruise's personal life is that he is one of the most prominent Scientologists in the world. According to Page Six, the actor suggested that his ties to the contentious He is obligated to pay $400,000 annually until Suri turns 18 according to the newspaper. This year, the prestigious film festival has chosen India as the 'country of honour'. According to the same claim, [Tom Cruise](/topic/tom-cruise)continues to be estranged from his daughter Suri, with former wife Katie Holmes.

According to reports, Tom Cruise and his daughter Suri have been estranged since 2013. She is now preparing to apply to colleges, to study fashion.

The lawyers had asked him if Holmes had gone her own way “in part to protect Suri from Scientology,” and Cruise had stated, “That was one of the assertions, yes.” “Suri is applying to schools all over the place. The Daily Mail cited a source as saying that Suri has started applying to colleges, and wants to study fashion.