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# More Hollywood Gossip and Religion
- URL: https://thedailyeudemon.com/1417/
- Published: 2005-06-18T21:30:44.000Z
- Updated: 2005-06-18T21:30:44.000Z
- Author: Eric Scheske
- Tags: Religion, #wpChunk

We dislike covering what everyone else is covering, and we dislike celebrity gossip, but the Cruise-Holmes thing (Scientology v. Catholicsm, with the Hubbardites winning) is interesting. Not all girls are as awe-struck around Cruise as Katie. We found this at [Radar Online](http://www.radaronline.com/fresh-intelligence/?ref=thedailyeudemon.com#report%5F001291).

> Weeks before he began wooing his brainwashed bride-to-be, Cruise made repeated phone calls to the 19-year-old starlet \[Scarlett Johansson\]–who was then set to co-star with him in *Mission Impossible III*–imploring her to meet him at the Scientology Celebrity Center in L.A. But when the actress finally agreed, the supposedly professional get-together took an oddly spiritual turn. “\[Cruise\] took me into this room, which was stifling hot, and was showing me all kinds of info about joining the church,” Johansson told our source. “The whole time he didn't even offer me a cookie!” Instead, he offered her dinner–and a glimpse into the Twilight Zone.

> After two hours of proselytizing, our source says Cruise opened a door to reveal a second room full of upper-level Scientologists who had been waiting to dine with the pair, at which point the cool-headed ingenue politely excused herself. Soon after the meeting, Johansson dropped out of *Mission Impossible III*, reportedly due to scheduling conflicts. Asked about the incident, Johansson's momager, Melanie Johansson, referred Radar to a publicist, who did not return calls or emails seeking comment. After striking out with Johansson, Cruise reportedly turned his attentions to 24-year-old Jessica Alba, 22-year-old Kate Bosworth, and 18-year-old Lindsay Lohan, before settling on the 26-year-old Holmes. As far we know, Cruise's *War of the Worlds* co-star, Dakota Fanning, was never under consideration.