A few months after sources spoke to the Daily Mail about Tom Cruise’s absence from the East Grinstead property, he made his triumphant return to it — and not without a little drama. The day he was photographed flying himself (because, yes, Cruise knows how to do that) into the property was also the day of the International Association of Scientologists’ 39th anniversary bash. However, the press didn’t show up to document the event. Au contraire, the Daily Mail arrived to document a protest taking place against the religion. Catching the actor arrive to the sprawling manor in his helicopter was just the cherry on top.
If Cruise was trying to move away from the religion he’s been so closely tied to over the years, showing up to such a high-profile event probably wouldn’t have been his first port of call. That’s only part of what made this particular appearance a clear sign that he’s as devoted to Scientology as ever, though. The protest covered by the Daily Mail had been planned well in advance, and even got media attention in the weeks leading up to it. In fact, The Guardian even reported that it was set to be the biggest protest against the religion on British soil.
For that reason, we’ll go ahead and say Cruise knew there was a chance he’d be spotted entering the event, and that it would quiet anyone who thought he was planning on leaving the organization. No ex-Scientologists here!
