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Tom Cruise 'Was Kid-Gloved Into Joining Scientology,' Reveals Former Spy

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July 10 2012, Published 11:00 a.m. ET

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By Breaking Celebrity News Staff

Currently seen as a major recruiter and promoter for Scientology, Tom Cruise's indoctrination into the controversial religion was far from chance, and Breaking Celebrity News has exclusive details on how the Hollywood actor was lured in at the peak of his fame.

The Mission Impossible star was initially introduced to Scientology in 1990 by first wife, Mimi Rogers, whose father Phil Spickler was one of the most powerful members during the early L. Ron Hubbard era.

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Seven years younger than his actress wife, Cruise fell under the spell of the religion and claimed the study technology helped him get over his severe dyslexia and reading difficulties.

"I knew some of the people who kid-gloved him into becoming a member," Nancy Many, who worked with celebrities at the Scientology's Sea Organization, told Breaking Celebrity News in an exclusive interview.

"Everything was orchestrated and orientated," explained the former Scientology spy. "Tom has a problem reading so they don’t have him doing the course on his own and paired him up one-on-one.

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In 1989 when the action star was filming the Vietnam saga Born On The Fourth of July, his pairing up with a veteran from the war was far from a coincidence.

"He was matched with a wonderful, wonderful man who was a hero in Vietnam and was part of a group in the Tet Offensive held down by the Viet Cong. It was done on purpose, the manipulation is often unseen or unnoticed by the person being