Report: Tom Cruise's Custom Limo Built by Church of Scientology Laborers

By Rebecca Macatee Posted Feb 10th 2011 07:16PM

The Church of Scientology gets a lot of attention for all the celebrities it has drawn to Xenu. Earlier this week the religious organization was said to be under investigation for human trafficking and free labor. Now one of Tom Cruise's ex-staffers is claiming the iconic Scientologist requested the church's funds be used to build an extravagant, luxury limousine for himself and Katie Holmes.

According to RadarOnline.com, John Brosseau, a 30-year member of the church who has since resigned, claims he worked on two motorcycles, an airport hangar and the SUV for little Suri's parents. During this time, Brosseau was being paid $50 a week and was "supposed to be working for the betterment of mankind."

The actor's former lackey was denounced by the church after he participated in a New Yorker feature giving insight into the secretive religion. Brosseau is now releasing the details of the work he did for the church and its celebrity icon. The disgruntled ex-Xenu worshipper claims to have spent "2000 man-hours" creating Tom's pimped-out ride that was "like no other ever built."

Brosseau says that his former brother-in-law, church leader David Miscavige, had asked for the church's staff to "[spend] thousands of hours doing personal projects for Tom Cruise while being paid $50.00 per week as their salary." He adds that he fortunately "took a lot of photos of things I worked on over the years."

According to these claims, a huge eucalyptus tree was cut down from the church's international base to create "fancy woodwork" inside Tom and Katie's custom limo. "The burl was very unique," Brosseau said. "Tom loved it as it had come from a tree at the International Base, where he [Cruise] had achieved the state of Clear in the early 90s." (The "state of Clear" is basically Scientology speak for a level of peace someone reaches when they become "free" of the influences of painful or unwanted emotions.)

Church leaders reportedly thought this was even too "over the top" for the Cruise family, although Brosseau says he devoted six months to building the limo and was considered a "hero" within the church hierarchy because Tom was "completely blown away." As of April 2010, the vehicle was still Tom's primary mode of transportation in Los Angeles.

This is not the first time Cruise has faced criticism over his involvement with the Church of Scientology. The once-untouchable star endured a major backlash -- one that has haunted his career since -- from the medical community when he defended the church's stance on mental illness and psychiatry during a heated exchange with Matt Lauer on 'Today' in 2005.

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Thursday 10 February

By nbart

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That's hilarious. Tom Cruise demands slave labor in Xenu's name!

By themeeker

Go ahead Tommy-girl, deny it. We'd love another reason to jump down your throat...but you like things down your throat, don't you?

Friday 11 February

By nnqing

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Scientology, like all religions, is a cult. The only difference is the degree to which it abuses, manipulates and robs its believers.I love reading this , So does My boyfriend .he is almost 11year older than me .i met him via age'lessmate.c'om a nice place for seeking age le ss love.which gives you a chance to make your life better and open opportunities for you to meet the attractive young girls and treat you like a king. Maybe you wanna check it out or tell your friends..

Tom Cruise demands slaves in Xenu's name! LOL!

By James & Kimberly

Tom Cruise = fruitcake

I agree with you but let me update your sentiment to this: Tom Cruise = fruit. The "cake" is superfluous.

By georgie

You have that right. That church will do anything for its number one fruitcake!

By klpptrs

tom cruise. ha ha ha .how did that sissy ever make it. it would take three of him to tear my picture in half. he is a joke i dont watch anything with him in it.sissy

By ajschrod

IIf he was that much of a wimp, I'm sure his beautiful wife would hve bailed by now!

By Dot

...............Tom, get real please. You have lost so much popularity its pathetic, and actually I used to like you as an actor

By YaketyYak52

I truly hope that, when the giant spaceship lands, Tom Cruise will be first to board, the doors will be locked from the outside and it will take him to wherever Scientologists go--the sooner the better.

By wordsmith

The "Church" of Scientology? The "religion" was created by a science fiction writer to made the whole thing up and then got idiots like Tom Cruise to believe it. Only in Hollywood.

By steener122

I just don't understand this whole Scientology thing. I bet L. Ron is having a huge laugh, as I think he knew this whole thing was a crock when he came up with it.

By Mother Superior

Tom sits on his throne and demands total obedience, from his poor, desperate wife and his Scientologist flakes. I pray that this CULT will get exposed for the scam it is - I feel sorry for the sad, lonely folks who get sucked into this cult. They were actually out at our mall over Christmas one year offering to do "readings" while they were trying to "SELL" L. Ron Hubbard's book!! SERIOUSLY? Who needs an emotional "reading" when you buy a book?! FREAKS!

By MeMeMe

Please don't support the "church" by paying to see his movies.

The scientology creeps will find a way to try to spin this as "OH HE DOESN'T LIKE US SO HE'S TRYING TO DIS US".

Scientology is a SCAM. And Tom is a poofter.

By Jeff

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Ah, that must be the "slave" with the digital camera who spends his abundant spare time building model planes.

By Charlie

The funny thing is that the cult is bleeding all the hollyweird types dry

By B.P. Dumas

I want to stick my fingers down my throat and vommit whenever the mention of scientology is made or when I even see the word.
Its a vile dangerous violent lunatic cult.
Its really a TERRORIST ORGANIZATION, if we had a country with any frakking brains, try to get a government job in france or germany and be a active scientologist.
Its not permitted. Ah,Yes, In germany they've some experience with cults who take over the government, ergo the Nazi party,whichwas really in reality, a occult cult which morphed into a political party with a twisted agenda.

By SkyBlue

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Scientology, like all religions, is a cult. The only difference is the degree to which it abuses, manipulates and robs its believers.

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