After Nicole Kidman's 10-year marriage to Tom Cruise, Scientologist ended in 2001, she allegedly considered "nunneries in Australia that would admit women who had been married," author Andrew Morton claims in his new controversial book, Tom Cruise: An Unauthorized Biography. Nicole Kidman's representative had no comment on the claims.
The actress - who's expecting her first child with her husband, country music singer Keith Urban - has two adopted children with the 'Top Gun' star – Isabella, 15, and Connor, 13 — who spend the majority of their time with their dad.
"I've met many people who have been in Scientology and then lost their kids because they've left it and their spouse stayed," Morton told Us Weekly magazine.
The book is the latest controversy for Cruise: New footage, in which the actor says he tried to save America, has surfaced, sparking uproar at Scientology HQ.
Here are the highlights from the infamous video:
Tom Cruise: "I think it’s a privilege to call yourself a Scientologist, and it’s something that you have to earn because a Scientologist does has the ability to create new and better realities and improve conditions. Being a Scientologist, you look at someone and know absolutely that you can help them," he said.
"Being a Scientologist, when you drive past an accident you know you have to do something about it because you know you’re the only one that can really help.
"But that’s what drives me I know that we have an opportunity to really help effectively change people’s lives and I am dedicated to that. I am absolutely, uncompromisingly dedicated to that.
"We have a responsibility.
"We are the authorities on getting people off drugs, we are the authorities on the mind, we are the authorities on improving conditions we can rehabilitate criminals.
"We can bring peace and unite cultures
"Traveling the world and meeting the people that I’ve met, talking with these leaders in various fields, they want help and they are depending on people who know and who can be effective and do it and that’s us. That is our responsibility to do that.
"It is the time now. Now is the time Being a Scientologist, people are turning to you, so you better know it, you better know it and if you don’t, go and learn it, but don’t pretend you know it. It’s like we’re here to help.
"If you’re a Scientologist, you see life, you see things the way they are, in all its glory, all of its complexity and the more you know as a Scientologist, you don’t become overwhelmed by it.
"Look, I wish the world was a different place. I’d like to go on vacation and go and romp and play and just do that, you know what I mean. That’s what I want it to be. There’s times I’d like to do that, but I can’t because I know I have to do something about it.
"I have to do it because I can’t live with myself if I don’t, and that really is it.
"So it’s our responsibility to educate, create the new reality. We have that responsibility to say, 'Hey, this is the way it should be done because we do it this way and people are actually getting better.'
"And let’s get it done. Let’s really get it done and have enough love and compassion and toughness that you’re really going to do it and do it right.
"I have to tell you something – it is rough and tumble, and it’s wild and wooly, and it’s a blast, it’s a blast, it really is fun because, dammit, there is nothing better than the going out there and fighting the fight and suddenly you see things are better.
"I want to know that I’ve done everything I could everyday, and I think about those people out there who are depending on us. I think about that and it does make me feel that we’ve got more work. I need more help, get those spectators either in the playing field or out of the arena. Really, that’s how I feel about it.
"I do what I can, and I do it the way I do everything. [laughs] There’s nothing part-of-the way for me."
By Owen Williams, Jan 17 2008 © Copyright 2008 - Showbiz Spy
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