Tom Cruise 'kid-gloved' into joining Scientology

Melbourne, July 11 (ANI): Tom Cruise, who is an ardent devotee of the controversial church, reportedly fell under the spell of Scientology after he claimed the study technology helped him get over his dyslexia.

The Mission Impossible star was introduced to the controversial religion by first wife Mimi Rogers whose father, Phil Spickler, was one of the most powerful members of the organisation.

"I knew some of the people who kid-gloved him into becoming a member," News.com.au quoted former member Nancy Many, who worked with celebrities at Scientology's Sea Organisation, as telling RadarOnline.

"Everything was orchestrated and orientated. Tom has a problem reading so they don't have him doing the course on his own and paired him up one-on-one," she said.

She also claims that second wife Nicole Kidman's reluctance to become too involved in the church ultimately lead to the breakdown of their marriage just before their 10-year anniversary.

"They had this wonderful anniversary then as far as I am concerned, he gets work done one on one and is told, 'You've got to get back into the fold, Nicole is stopping you,' all this was manipulation," Many explained.

"The level of manipulation is unbelievable; it is like the Truman Show," she added. (ANI)