When Tom Cruise's stepfather, who was married to his mom for 32 years, passed away in July 25, both Tom and his mother Mary Lee were no shows at the funeral. John Black, the man who stood as a father for Tom since he married his mother, Mary, in 1978, welcomed Tom who was just 16 years old at that time and his sisters into his life and grew close to the siblings over the years. But how come they weren't there for Jack when he was battling end-stage COPD and even at his funeral? Celebritydirtylaundry.com may just have the answers.
Tom has Jack to thank for his gazillion dollar movie career when the latter loaned his stepson a chunk of money to go to New York City to chase his dreams. The actor found out about his passion in acting when he became part of a high school drama production. The two have managed to maintain their closeness over the years but everything changed after Jack and Mary's divorce and Tom's allegiance with Scientology.
Mary Lee and sisters Lee Anne, Marian, and Cass followed Tom's footsteps and joined the controversial church/cult and cut off ties with friends and family. Including Jack? Turns out so as Cruise and his mother and sisters disappeared in South's life when he refused to join the new family religion.
We all know about SP or Suppressive Person for Scientology; and this is what Tom, Mary, and Tom's sisters made of Jack for not being part of their new religion. There were rumors that John South and Mary Lee traveled to LA to meet newborn Suri, but Mary sent John home to Marco Island, Florida with no plans of being in touch with him again or their friends.
Tom and Jack were really close and the actor spoke highly of his stepdad. However, this didn't make sense when Tom never went to see Jack when he was battling COPD, and he and Mary didn't show up for John's funeral. It's a shame since Jack and Mary were very close to Cruise that they traveled together with him while he worked, and it was the actor who helped Jack back in 2003 when he suffered from renal failure.
