Katie Holmes lives a bizarrely regimented life ruled by oddball rituals, and surrounded by Scientologists who report her every move to husband Tom Cruise, according to a former top member of the controversial cult.
Author Amy Scobee – whose scathing book, Scientology: Abuse At The Top, has sparked threats of legal action by Tom – says Katie is living in a gilded cage. “Based on what I know first-hand of Tom and how I saw him with Nicole Kidman, I can totally imagine what Katie’s life is like right now,” Amy last week told US magazine Star, amid reports Katie has had enough of the stifling atmosphere of her marriage due to the religion.
“I hope she has some sense left in her to push back on all this.”
Amy says it would be very hard for anyone in the Cruise household to step out of line, with so many of Tom’s minions keeping a close eye on everything.
“Tom is surrounded by Scientologists; their staff are all given the OK by church leaders,” claims Amy. “And everyone reports back on what they see.”
Katie has already felt Tom’s disapproval for a series of “transgressions”, all reportedly communicated to him by the network of employees that surround the actress every day.
“She realises how he found out about her smoking, her eating habits and her flirting with co-stars,” one person connected to the actress told Star.
“She’s so mad at herself because she’s now cut off from many of her old friends and instead is mostly surrounded by Scientologists. And they’re just spying on her. Katie’s routine is heavily influenced by Scientology. If she deviates, someone tells Tom and she gets scolded.”
Indeed, Katie’s lifestyle is reportedly so regimented that her routine includes a Scientology approved diet, and daily auditing sessions – a bizarre process that involves being hooked up to a machine, a bit like a lie-detector, that’s claimed to pinpoint emotional problems.
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