Tom Cruise’s belief system is founded upon two aspects: the enshrined greatness of Hollywood and the Church of Scientology. Somewhere in between those two, the actor finds the time, motivation, and inspiration to save and revive billion-dollar industries and make influential friends in the most elite circles. International star and legendary former soccer player, David Beckham happens to be one of the people closely tied to Cruise’s personal roster of close friends and confidantes. And he holds the Hollywood icon in the highest of regards.
David Beckham Deifies Tom Cruise, Talks About Scientology
In the years since his introduction to Hollywood, David Beckham, the former soccer legend who can pass for a career model for namedrop brands, has picked up countless high-profile friends along the way like collectibles, the latest of those being Ryan Reynolds. However, at the height of his career, Beckham crossed paths with Mission: Impossible star, Tom Cruise in 2003, and a whole new world opened up for him – one marked by a close friendship and a unique bond unseen between two people of such varied backgrounds.
While speaking about Tom Cruise though, the footballer describes his experience in the book, The Beckham Experiment, written by Grant Wahl, quite extensively. From naming his youngest son after the movie star to calling him for important life-changing advice, there is nothing that falls short of being the topic of conversation between the two celebrities, apart from one exception to the rule: Scientology.
“It’s something I respect, becauseTom’s explained to me and Victoria what it’s all about. But he’s never turned around and said, “That is what you should be doing,” because he would never do that. He and Katie have their beliefs… but me andVictoria have also got our own.”
While Cruise and Beckham have remained joined at the hips as two of the most high-profile coveted celebrity duos to exist, both have learned to respect each other’s faith-bound beliefs and despite Cruise often going overboard with recruiting new members to the Church from his Hollywood circle, he has known to never cross the boundary for this specific person for the entirety of their 20 long years of friendship.
Tom Cruise’s Efforts To Initiate Celebrities To Scientology
Wildly trending ex-Scientologist Leah Remini has been blowing the whistle on the controversial Church for several years now and it is she who states that Tom Cruise has not only been aware of Scientology’s inhuman practices but enabled the abuse to go on despite having the power and the influence to do something about it. With time, reports of Cruise attempting to introduce his partners, wives, and co-stars (including Scarlett Johansson) to Scientology have prevailed on social media even though the extent to which those rumors can be proven as true remains debatable at best.
Source: The Beckham Experiment [via Marie Claire]
