23. She Changed Him

At this point, Cruise was the biggest star in Hollywood—and despite the fact that they’d gotten married in a Unitarian church, Rogers was a devout Scientologist. You do the math. Rogers was said to have introduced Cruise to the tenets of Scientology very gently and gradually—and for their part, the church knew what they had on their hands.

Winning over Cruise would be a huge coup, so they lavished him with special perks and attention. It would be the beginning of a long and controversial relationship.

24. He Had A Wandering Eye

Unlike Cruise’s relationship with Scientology, his marriage to Rogers wasn’t long—although it wasn’t without its fair share of scandal. Cruise had been married for just two years when he hand-picked an up-and-coming young Australian starlet to play opposite him in the film Days of Thunder. Her name? Nicole Kidman. Many speculated that the pair actually hooked up on the movie set, long before Cruise’s eventual divorce from Rogers—but their story didn’t end there.