Tom Cruise has become the de-facto second-in-command of the Church of Scientology and is consulted on every aspect of the controversial group's planning and policy, according to a new book by the
The writer paints a disturbing picture of the extent to the Hollywood star's life has been taken over by Scientology.
Morton claims that Cruise, 45, has long tailored his career and even his choice of romantic partners to furthering the organisation's ends.
In return, the "church", founded by the science fiction writer L Ron Hubbard, has come to rely so heavily on Cruise that he is now considered second in importance to its leader, David Miscavige.
Morton - who has written biographies of Diana, Princess of Wales, and the Beckhams - says that Mr Miscavige is so close to Cruise that he even joined him on his honeymoon in the Maldives after his marriage to Katie Holmes in 2006.
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