Controversial Scientology Documentary Alleges Tom Cruise Wiretapped Nicole Kidman’s Phone, Church Slams Claims
Controversial Scientology Documentary Alleges Tom Cruise Wiretapped Nicole Kidman’s Phone, Church Slams Claims – The latest documentary on Scientology, Going Clear, delves deeper into the highly publicized split between Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman—and as expected, the church wasted no time in shooting down the claims.
The documentary claims that Kidman asked Cruise to distance himself from the Church. When Tom appeared to be doing that, head of the church, David Miscavige asked second-in-command Marty Rathbun with “facilitating the breakup between Tom and Nicole,” Rathbun says in the film.
“The accusations made in the film are entirely false and alleged without ever asking the Church,” Scientology officials said in a statement.
“The Church is committed to free speech. However, free speech is not a free pass to broadcast or publish false information.”
And while the power couple’s breakup was initially shrouded in secrecy, as is the case with much of Scientology, Alex Gibney’s film based on Lawrence Wright’s book makes additional claims about the lengths the church allegedly went to to keep Cruise in their grasp. The documentary, which debuted at Sundance Film Festival on Sunday, alleges that Cruise hired a private investigator to wiretap his wife’s phones.
