Tom Cruise Received Free Labor From Church of Scientology, Report Says
Feb. 8 2011, Published 2:25 p.m. ET
The Church of Scientology is under FBI investigation in connection with allegations of human trafficking and the use of unpaid labor, according to a report from The New Yorker, which said that even A-lister Tom Cruise has put church members to work for him for little-to-no-pay.
David Miscavige -- a church head and Cruise's best man at his wedding to Katie Holmes -- put church members, such as former Scientologist John Brosseau, to work customizing Cruise's SUV, two motorcycles and a building, according to the report.
"Cruise asked me, 'God, could you paint my bike like that?' I looked at Miscavige, and Miscavige agreed," Brosseau, 30, told The New Yorker of his 2005 run-in with the Days Of Thunder star, which he said took place at a church location in the Southern California desert.
Brosseau told the magazine that both of the motorcycles Cruise brought him, a Triumph and a Honda, received thousands of dollars of free work, as he took apart, nickel-plated, repainted and reassembled the bikes to the star’s liking.