Katie Holmes embracing Scientology

gldstwmn · #1 06-13-2005, 01:26 PM

http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Movi....ap/index.html

LONDON, England (AP) -- Katie Holmes says she's converting to the Church of Scientology, embracing the religion of her boyfriend, Tom Cruise.

Holmes, in London to promote her new film, "Batman Begins," said Monday that she's excited about her lessons in Scientology, a religion founded by science fiction writer L. Ron Hubbard.

The 26-year-old actress and Cruise went public with their romantic relationship in April. The former Catholic and star of television's "Dawson's Creek" grew up with a poster of Cruise on her bedroom wall and has said she grew up wanting to marry him.

"We all keep dreaming, and luckily, dreams come true," Holmes said.

Cruise was in Tokyo Monday for the premiere of his new film, "War of the Worlds."

In an interview in the June 17 issue of Entertainment Weekly, the 42-year-old actor was asked if Holmes is curious about Scientology.

"Yeah, absolutely. She digs it," he tells the magazine.

In response to a question about whether he'd asked Holmes not to do "Factory Girl" -- about Edie Sedgwick and Andy Warhol -- because of the drug use in the movie, Cruise says: "I don't even know what 'Factory Girl' is."

He adds: "Listen, the thing you've got to know about Katie is that she's an incredibly bright and self-determined woman. She makes her own decisions."

Cruise was previously married to Mimi Rogers and Nicole Kidman, and dated Penelope Cruz for several years.

Holmes and actor Chris Klein recently called off their engagement, after dating for five years.

When asked by Entertainment Weekly if he plans to propose to Holmes, Cruise replies: "It's gonna happen, man. It'll happen."

skcin · #2 06-13-2005, 01:26 PM

I was just about to post this!

RUN KATIE! RUN LIKE THE WIND!

gldstwmn · #3 06-13-2005, 01:27 PM

The virgin sacrifice. Run, Katie run!!!

ontheEdgeof17 · #4 06-13-2005, 01:28 PM

They have shirts out now that say FREE KATIE.

Poor girl is being brainwashed.

sparky · #5 06-13-2005, 01:31 PM

Yikes. She's been sucked into the cult.

I think journalists should stop referring to that thing as a church.

strandinthewind · #6 06-13-2005, 01:38 PM

But, it makes no sense. Why would Scientology care about Katie Holmes. She is far from a big name star earining $20 or so million a picture. She is a relative no name in the big scheme of things. Moreover, Batman, of which she is not the star, seemingly will do well on its own as will War of the Worlds. So, I guess he must like her, which is just bizarre in its own roght because she is almost half his age, though that does happen all of the time I guess.

If anything, I think she has far more to gain by dating and/or marrying him.

estranged4life · #7 06-13-2005, 01:40 PM

a handgrenade, pull the pin and then pull Tom Cruise close before the "count of 10"

chiliD · #8 06-13-2005, 01:41 PM

Scientology IS NOT a "religion"...it's a "way of life", yeah; in the same way that doing the Landmark Forum or Werner Erhard's "EST" is a way of life...but to give scientology status as a "religion" is just wrong. L. Ron Hubbard is no messiah...just a well-funded sociologist.

CreepingDeath · #9 06-13-2005, 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by gldstwmn

"Yeah, absolutely. She digs it," he tells the magazine.

Oookay.

On Saturday got the new Entertainmemt Weekly in the mail, and to my horror none other than Toothy Cruise was on the cover.

I hope his movie bombs.

chiliD · #10 06-13-2005, 01:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by strandinthewind

So, I guess he must like her, which is just bizarre in its own roght because she is almost half his age...

Age is relative:

mentally" , "emotionally" & "chronologically" don't always meet. Katie & Tom no doubt meet in the first two, but obviously not the latter.

amber · #11 06-13-2005, 01:50 PM

I love Tom, but, i gotta say....TROUBLE! (No, I don't love his religion. I love to watch him on screen).
Did anyone see her on Letterman? she was very, very dull. It was weird. I hope she was just nervous, or shy, or something, cause poor ol' Dave was really working...

jannieC · #12 06-13-2005, 02:16 PM

This is just so distressing to me. I swear, I wish that people could understand how harmful scientology is in the substance abuse world. I wonder if these stupid celebrities have any idea what goes on in these facilities. Of course, as we know, Tom himself has saved hundreds of people from drugs, so maybe he does know.

I hate to sound rambly, but this motherf*cker just burns me up.

wondergirl9847 · #13 06-13-2005, 02:43 PM

I just now saw that on Yahoo and was like "She is one of the stupidest people alive right now." Sesly, Katie, we get the joke...now RUN!!!!

Yeah, I'm gonna go make up my own religion so I can be a trazillionaire. See ya'll later.

DrummerDeanna · #14 06-13-2005, 02:46 PM

FrIIIIIIIIghtening!!!!!

Yikes.

sparky · #15 06-13-2005, 03:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by strandinthewind

But, it makes no sense. Why would Scientology care about Katie Holmes. She is far from a big name star earining $20 or so million a picture. She is a relative no name in the big scheme of things. Moreover, Batman, of which she is not the star, seemingly will do well on its own as will War of the Worlds. So, I guess he must like her, which is just bizarre in its own roght because she is almost half his age, though that does happen all of the time I guess.

If anything, I think she has far more to gain by dating and/or marrying him.

They care about money Any money. And evidently, she is stupid enough to jump in and start spilling her guts on tape and paying them for the privelege.

Like her ?

I'm sure he likes her well enough. Well enough to use her as a prop and full
time beard anyway...