Tom Cruise seemingly skipped the graduation of his youngest daughter Suri to attend Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour performance in London on Saturday, June 22.
Tom Cruise was all smiles as he traded friendship bracelets with fans before Swift’s second performance at Wembley Stadium. He appeared in the same tent as other A-list celebrities, including Mila Kunis, Ashton Kutcher, and Liam Hemsworth.
A BIG congratulations to his daughter Suri Cruise who graduated HS today! Not sure why Tom is at Eras… pic.twitter.com/06bKqEz3iH
— Noel ☆ (@KingOfHotTopics) June 22, 2024
Hours before the show, Tom Cruise’s daughter graduated from LaGuardia High School in New York City. Suri was spotted smiling as she took pictures with friends and her mother, Katie Holmes.
It has been reported for years that Cruise and his daughter have been estranged. Holmes and Cruise split in 2011, just six years into their marriage. They only shared Suri, while Cruise shares his other children, Connor and Isabella, with Nicole Kidman, whom he was married to from 1990 to 2001.
The Top Gun star reportedly spends more time with Connor and Isabella due to their involvement with Scientology, which he is heavily involved in.
Suri dropped her father’s last name in her graduation program and used her first and middle names “Suri Noelle” instead. She recently revealed that she will be attending Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh.
Add Suri Cruise to the list of celeb kids who dropped their Dad's last names.
— Mrs G (@MrsEricaGarza) June 23, 2024
Tom was passing out friendship bracelets to teenagers at a concert in London rather than his own daughter's graduation.
These kids are telling you about their Dads but y'all are not listening. pic.twitter.com/nnr0Wvwwrj
Katie Holmes Reportedly Divorced Tom Cruise to Protect Suri From Scientology
In March 2023, a deposition between Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise revealed the reason for their split was Holmes protecting Suri from Scientology.
Tom Cruise revealed in the deposition that his well-known ties with Scientology had played a pivotal role in why he and Suri haven’t had much contact since the divorce. The father-daughter duo reportedly have been estranged for most of Suri’s life.
When asked if Holmes left him due Scientology, Tom Crusie said, “That was one of the assertions, yes.”
Scientology was previously accused of being responsible for Tom Cruise and Suri’s estrangement. This was due to its rule, that members are forbidden from associating with nonbelievers. This means he can’t associate with either Holmes or Suri.
“This is his loss, his issue, his problem,” a source once stated. “He must be really brainwashed.”
Former Scientology, Leah Remin, once stated it considers Holmes a “suppressive person,” or an “enemy.”
Due to Scientology’s description of Holmes, Cruise believes he cannot have contact with her. “I’m sure his master plan is to wait until Suri gets older,” Remi once said. “So that he can lure her into Scientology and away from her mother.”