Inside Tom Cruise and Scientology Chairman David Miscavige's Complex Relationship. Tom Cruise barely had a breather between what had to be one of the worst summers of his life and the smash opening of the Scientology- inspired movie The Master in New York and Los Angeles. The Master examines what one reviewer has called the "crypto- romantic relationship" between a charismatic cult leader, played by Philip Seymour Hoffman, and his "favorite disciple" (Joaquin Phoenix). The movie, which director Paul Thomas Anderson screened in advance for Cruise, comes on the heels of the actor abruptly being dumped by his third wife, Katie Holmes, in July and subjected to a humiliating media feeding frenzy, some of which included speculation about Cruise’s close relationship with Scientology’s powerful and controversial chairman, David Miscavige.

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Ex- Scientologist Marc Headley, who says he worked closely with Miscavige for 1. STORY: Katie Holmes "Biggest Nightmare" in Scientology History, Experts Say. The church’s star member could become a liability, much the same way Phoenix eventually becomes a source of trouble for "the Master." Holmes’ divorce action against Cruise resulted in intense coverage of the church’s controversial inner workings - - including Vanity Fair’s September cover story. Karin Pouw, a representative for Scientology, wrote to The Hollywood Reporterthat the recent attention is merely the work of "anti- Scientologists who were kicked out of the Church by Mr. Miscavige, most over eight years ago, [who] used Mr. Cruise’s divorce to further smear the Church with lies so they could promote themselves." Nevertheless, she writes: “More people have accessed our websites and come in to our Churches over the summer than ever in our history.

The coverage] is having a very positive affect [sic] on people wanting to get accurate information about Scientology for themselves.”Some people, both in Hollywood and within the circle of former church members, wonder whether Cruise might leave Scientology - - as a smart career move if nothing else. But some insiders insist he’d never defect."Why should he?" asks veteran publicist Howard Bragman. You’ve got to realize the difference between a crisis and a controversy in Hollywood. For most people, this is a controversy. It’s not necessarily going to impact his career."According to Mike Rinder, who says he was the chief spokesman for Scientology before leaving the organization in 2. Hollywood seem content to look the other way as long as Cruise is making hit movies.

But they act as if his association with Scientology is as harmless as Madonna spending time with the Kabbalah people," he says. They don’t realize Tom Cruise is hanging out with someone who is the emotional equivalent of Jeffrey Dahmer."STORY: Vanity Fair's Scientology Cover Story: 7 Shocking Revelations. Representatives of the church have called Rinder, Headley and other ex- church members interviewed for this article a cadre of apostates and have gone so far as to publish a special issue of Scientology magazine Freedom with the headline “A Posse of Lunatics.” The issue’s cover features a caricature of a group of former Scientologists, including Amy Scobee, Jason Beghe, Rinder and Tom De.

Vocht, sitting around a broken- down car in a field. Stories inside the magazine refer to Beghe as a "Hollywood psycho," De. Watch Black Dog Full Movie. Vocht as the “consummate con man” and Rinder as "a walking ‘hate crime.’ "Much of Hollywood continues to focus on other aspects of Cruise’s life, namely that he remains a likable guy who made $7. You’ll never hear anything but positive stuff about anyone who’s ever worked with him because it’s always a positive experience," says a high- ranking source involved with the production of Cruise’s next film, the actioner Jack Reacher, which comes out in December.

Tom’s great in [Reacher], and it’s going to do really well at the box office. And that’s what matters."But former Scientologist Steve Hall, who says he headed the church’s marketing division for 2. TV spots, thinks box office isn’t all that matters. He says Cruise could have been viewed as an unwitting victim during his early years in the church but no longer. There’s a point of no return, and I think Tom has crossed it," says Hall, who worked closely with Miscavige and knew Cruise slightly. The time for him to leave was a long time ago. The lines between him and Miscavige are so blurred now."STORY: Scientology Held Secret Auditions to Find Tom Cruise a Wife (Report)The consensus from interviews conducted during the past two months with dozens of former Scientology members who freely divulge church secrets was that Cruise’s relationship with Miscavige was symbiotic. Rinder says Cruise was a "really nice guy" when he first joined the church but, over time, took on more and more of Miscavige’s personality traits.

In Scientology, it’s called being in someone’s valence," says Rinder. Cruise has assumed a lot of Miscavige’s qualities."Church literature defines the concept of valence in part as "another’s identity assumed by a person unknowingly; a valence is a substitute self taken on after the fact of lost confidence in self or a failed valence or as a solution to a problem."Karen De La Carriere, who says she was one of Scientology’s most well- known and respected auditors until she left in 2. Cruise was "practically channeling" Miscavige during his infamous interview with Matt Lauer on Today in 2. The way he lit into Matt Lauer, calling him glib and attacking him - - that was exactly how David Miscavige deals with people," says De La Carriere. That was the purest example of how Tom is in Miscavige’s valence.

It’s a scary thing to watch."If true, being in Miscavige’s valence might be why Cruise remains so devoted to him despite what former Scientologists say are Miscavige’s frequent betrayals of him. Former Scientologists told Vanity Fair as well as THR that Miscavige openly mocked Cruise behind his back. Several sources have told THR that they witnessed Miscavige reading personal details from auditing files aloud.

Scientology lawyers sent a letter to Vanity Fair, which they also posted online, denying that such files exist and that Miscavige had read them aloud.)Former church member Claire Headley says she witnessed Miscavige talking about information Cruise divulged in what were supposed to be confidential auditing and interrogation sessions a number of times during her many years with the church. Not long before she left, in 2. Headley was in charge of "examining" Cruise after he underwent what the church calls a "security check" at the main base in Hemet, Calif.

Cruise was at a high enough level in the organization that he was required to undergo a "sec check" every six months, says Headley. Sec checks are interrogative counseling sessions, according to Headley, in which Scientologists are asked questions to make sure they are aligned with the ethics of the church. Scientology protocol is said to call for an examiner to briefly meet with everyone undergoing a sec check after they have completed it. Headley said she "picked up the cans" – a term for the auditing E- meter - - and asked Cruise a few post- sec check questions. But something unusual happened.

He didn't pass," says Headley. The needle wasn't floating."PHOTOS: Scientology's Historic Hollywood Holdings. Headley says the needle usually floats on the E- meter after a session when a Scientologist has "released" whatever negative charges he was carrying."Tom was all surprised," says Headley. He was supposed to leave the next day. The fact that he didn't pass became a big deal."Miscavige, who was on the base at the time, called a meeting that night, says Headley. According to her, about eight people were there, including Miscavige's wife, Shelly.

Miscavige began talking about some of the confidential information Cruise had revealed in the sec check - - mostly about relationships in his life, including issues he was having with one of his children.