Tom Cruise’s bizarre Scientology ‘book-and-bottle’ ritual revealed

October 27th, 2009 Oscar-winner PAUL HAGGIS has severed all ties to the Church of Scientology because he doesn't share the religious organisation's stance on gay marriage. In a letter to Tommy Davis, the head of the Church of Scientology’s Celebrity Centre, the Crash director announces he's quitting the faith after 35 years because he disapproves of the faith's backing of California’s gay marriage ban.

October 20th, 2009 QUEEN legend BRIAN MAY is sharing another unusual hobby with fans - the guitarist has published a book of Victorian photographs. The rock icon stunned devotees in 2007 when he revealed he was a science geek and was studying to complete a PhD degree in astrophysics.

October 12th, 2009 MELBOURNE - Katie Holmes will get her daughter Suri enrolled in a Catholic pre-school in Boston school, even though husband/actor Tom Cruise wants her to be raised as a Scientologist. Seemingly, the 'Dawson's Creek' star is listening more to her devout catholic parents than to her hubby.

October 11th, 2009 LONDON - Hollywood actress Katie Holmes has won a battle of sorts with her scientologist husband Tom Cruise by enrolling their daughter Suri in a Catholic pre-school. The Church of Scientology has always been a bone of contention between Cruise and Holmes.

September 25th, 2009 LONDON - Michael Jackson reportedly wished to visit Jamie Bulger's killers in jail to say that he "loved" them. In newly revealed tapes, the late King of Pop is seen saying that he would like to hug Robert Thompson and Jon Venables, who were just 10 when they murdered the innocent two-year-old in 1993.

September 8th, 2009 Veteran rapper DOUG E. FRESH is hip-hop's first Scientologist after converting to the controversial faith eight years ago.

August 10th, 2009 NEW YORK - Will Smith and his wife Jada Pinkett Smith have replaced the head of school founded by them with women who has studied Scientology. The actor and his wife have shown the door to Jacqueline Olivier from their New Village Leadership Academy and brought in Piano Foster.

July 28th, 2009 WASHINGTON - American actor John Travolta's representative has denied that the actor is leaving the Church of Scientology. Paul Bloch said that a July 25 report in Britain's Daily Mail newspaper, which suggesting that the 55-year-old star had become disenchanted with the religion after the death of his son Jett in January, was "totally false".

July 27th, 2009 MELBOURNE - Actor John Travolta has reportedly made private threats to leave the Church of Scientology, but he may not follow through on them because he fears the church may retaliate by revealing embarrassing details about his private life. Travolta, 55, who became a recluse after the sudden death of his son Jett, 16, in the Bahamas during a New Year family holiday, is so distraught that he is barely able to function and is seldom seen in public.

July 26th, 2009 MELBOURNE - John Travolta has reportedly been carrying out bizarre nocturnal rituals as he struggles to come to terms with the tragic death of his son. The devastated actor, who lost 16-year-old Jet earlier this year, was said to be driving lazy circuits in an electric golf cart in the early hours on the private runway that services his Jumbolair estate.

July 5th, 2009 MELBOURNE - If sources are to be believed, the crew working in Katie Holmes' new film 'Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark', have signed agreements stating that they would not ask the actress about her religion, Scientology. The actress has never confirmed converting to Scientology, which is banned in France and Germany since she started dating Tom Cruise in early 2005.

June 23rd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Church of Scientology, the religion of many celebrities including Tom Cruise and John Travolta, has been defended against reports claiming one of its leading figures beat subordinates and promoted violence among senior officials. Former executives of the church had alleged chairman David Miscavige, who was best man at Cruise and Katie Holmes' wedding, repeatedly hit staff members.

June 16th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Devoted Scientologists Tom Cruise and Kelly Preston have denied claims that they influenced Fox News to sack a popular entertainment journalist for his longstanding criticism of the faith. Roger Friedman, who was fired in April, had announced that he intended to sue his former employer for unjust termination, claiming various Hollywood stars pressurised network bosses to dismiss him since he had a history of criticising their Scientology beliefs.

May 31st, 2009 LONDON - Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise will launch a recruitment drive for Scientology church in Australia. Dailymail.co.uk reports that his employment drive will begin when he relocates to Melbourne for four months with his actress wife, Katie Holmes who will begin work on her latest film "Dont Be Afraid Of The Dark in August.

May 11th, 2009 MELBOURNE - The Australian arm of the Church of Scientology are eagerly awaiting the arrival of Katie Holmes, and her husband Tom Cruise to welcome the devotees "with open arms". The actress is expected to jet into the country for the filming of her upcoming flick Don't Be Afraid of the Dark, and her better half and three-year-old daughter Suri may also accompany her.