When Isabella Cruise got married,
neither of her A-list parents made it to the ceremony. But which one was apparently banned?
Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise probably had one of the most publicized divorces in Hollywood
history. But the end of their marriage tends to overshadow the fact that it did last for 11 years,
and Kidman shared with New York Magazine that it gave her protection within the
industry when she was still a young actor and wife. They also adopted two children together,
Isabella and Connor Cruise. However, over the years, it's been a bit cloudy on whether Kidman
still has a relationship with her adopted children or whether they are fully estranged.
"What does that mean?"
In 2016, Kidman told Red Magazine that she got married young and was in awe of how she'd
done so and had two kids by age 27. However, she wouldn't have wanted it any other way.
She also looks back on her relationship with Cruise fondly, telling Ladies' Home Journal,
"He was just Tom, but to everybody else,
he is huge. But he was lovely to me. And I loved him. I still love him."
Unfortunately, the Church of Scientology didn't have a good influence on their
marriage. Reportedly, the Church set up Kidman for failure by concocting
the divorce. And there are claims the Church messed with her relationship with her kids,
as well. But that's not really why neither she nor Cruise attended their daughter's wedding.
When Isabella Cruise got married in 2015, both of her adoptive parents were noticeably
absent from the ceremony. Isabella was 22 at the time and wed her British boyfriend,
Max Parker, an IT consultant. The two reportedly met through mutual friends.
The Daily Mail reported that the wedding was apparently a "Scientology ceremony,"
with a well-known Scientologist being one of Parker's groomsmen. Unsurprisingly,
it's Isabella who is the devoted Scientologist in the couple, not Parker.
Even though Kidman was in London at the time working on a play,
sources say she was forbidden from coming to the ceremony, as it was believed her
appearance would cause a "media circus." However, it doesn't seem like there's any
bad blood between Isabella and Kidman over this. The outlet reported that they had
dinner together with Isabella's husband-to-be the day before. A source told the Daily Mail,
"Nicole was actually involved with the wedding preparations. [...] But she didn't go to the
ceremony. Also, the animosity between Tom and Nicole was probably a factor."
Speaking of Tom Cruise, he allegedly paid for Isabella's wedding,
even though he was not there either. Isabella's adopted brother, Connor,
was also not in attendance. People reported that none of this meant anything negative,
as the purpose really seemed to be for the sake of keeping the ceremony small, intimate, and quiet.
The Daily Mail alleged that Isabella Cruise and Nicole Kidman had a falling out when Tom
Cruise and Kidman divorced in 2001, because Isabella decided to stay committed to the
Church of Scientology. Of course, Tom Cruise is an important member of the controversial church,
and it has been likened to a cult. As the Daily Beast reported in 2019,
Isabella Cruise was a "top Scientology recruiter" for the organization and thanked
her father in an internal testimony for how great being an auditor for the church was.
"Help me! Help you!"
It's not truly known what Kidman's relationships are like with her two adopted children,
but they both chose to live with Cruise after the divorce and are both devoted to Scientology like
their father. And, at the 2018 Golden Globes, when Kidman was thanking all of her children,
she only named the two biological kids she shares with husband Keith Urban. Supposedly,
the church "indoctrinated" the two Cruise kids against Kidman's wishes
because of her choice to leave and divorce Cruise.
But in 2020, per Hello! Magazine, it looked like Isabella was liking Kidman's posts on
Instagram. Does this mean they've made amends? Are they talking? It's hard to
say. While it seems that Kidman's wedding absence would paint their
relationship in a negative light, there's many reasons to assume otherwise. After all,
Isabella and Tom Cruise are allegedly close, and he was also a no show at the marriage ceremony.