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Tom Cruise hasn’t been a part of his daughter Suri’s life for years, a source told Page Six.WireImage
Tom Cruise remains estranged from his daughter Suri Cruise, Page Six can confirm.
A source exclusively tells us that the ‘Mission: Impossible’ star, 60, hasn’t seen the 16-year-old for a very long time and is not a part of her life.
Tom representatives did not immediately respond to Page Six’s request for comment.
The movie star welcomed Suri with then-girlfriend Katie Holmes in April 2006, but after the former couple split in 2011, the father-daughter duo continued to drift apart.
Tom admitted in transcripts of his 2012 defamation lawsuit against Bauer Media that he had not seen Suri for three months immediately after he and Holmes, now 44, quit.
Suri lives in New York City with her mother, Katie Holmes.TheImageDirect.com
“Listen, when there’s a divorce … things change,” he told attorneys in 2013. “It’s not an ideal scene. It’s not an ideal situation.”
During testimony for the same $50 million lawsuit – which was eventually settled – the “Top Gun” star admitted that his ties to Scientology played a key role in why he was separated from his child.
When asked at the time if Holmes left him “partly to protect Suri from Scientology,” Tom replied, “That was one of the allegations, yes.”
Tom was married to Holmes from 2006 to 2012. Gamma Rapho via Getty Images
In 2016, the controversial church was again accused of keeping Tom and Suri separate because its rules prohibit members from associating with non-believers.
Since neither Suri nor Holmes were Scientologists, Tom was reportedly unable to have a relationship with either of them.
“That’s his loss, his problem, his problem,” a source told Page Six at the time. “He really needs to be brainwashed.”
Tom has admitted in the past that Scientology played a role in his rift with his daughter. WireImage
Former Scientologist Leah Remini told the Post in 2020 that Scientology considers Holmes a “suppressive person” who is an “enemy,” and therefore Tom believes he “cannot be associated with Suri.”
The King of Queens graduate, who has fought to publicly expose the Church of Scientology’s alleged misdeeds, speculated about Tom: “I’m sure his master plan is to wait until Suri gets older so he can lure her in can Scientology and away from her mother.”
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Aside from the drama surrounding her father, Suri seems to have a relatively normal life with her mother in New York City.
Holmes previously said she wanted Suri to have a “stable” and “innocent” childhood.katieholmes/Instagram
Over the years, she has been photographed walking the Big Apple and hanging out with a small group of friends.
In 2017, Holmes spoke of wanting to give her daughter a “stable” childhood.
The Dawson’s Creek graduate told Town & Country at the time: “My child is the most important person to me and their upbringing is paramount to my work right now.
“It’s very important that I’m present and that she has a stable, innocent childhood. I feel so blessed to do what I do, but there is nothing more rewarding in the world than seeing your child succeed.”
Holmes’ rep did not immediately respond to Page Six’s request for comment.
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