Tom Cruise’s Star Power Attributed to Devotion to Movie-Making and Content, Say Experts

Tom Cruise’s Star Power Attributed to Devotion to Movie-Making and Content, Say Experts
Tom Cruise attends the Australian premiere of "Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One" in Sydney on July 3, 2023. Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images
Carly Mayberry
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Despite his close ties to the controversial Church of Scientology and past odd behavior like the Oprah Winfrey couch-jumping incident during a discussion about his then-girlfriend Katie Holmes, Tom Cruise has managed to maintain his own mission to not let anything get in the way of entertaining his fans.

Because of that, he’s remained one of Hollywood’s biggest stars and kept the support of the movie-going public.

Carly Mayberry
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As a seasoned journalist and writer, Carly has covered the entertainment and digital media worlds as well as local and national political news and travel and human-interest stories. She has written for Forbes and The Hollywood Reporter. Most recently, she served as a staff writer for Newsweek covering cancel culture stories along with religion and education.
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