Is Tom Cruise gay? Why do People think he is Gay?

Risky Business is often considered Tom Cruise’s first significant role, but it was actually 1986’s Top Gun by Tony Scott that set him on the path to becoming one of the best action movie stars of our time. But even though he is the face of a genre usually seen as masculine, Cruise has been plagued by gay rumors for years, some of which are more ridiculous than others.

Let’s look at some of the craziest ideas about Tom Cruise’s sexuality and see how they hold up.

4 RUMOURS ABOUT TOM CRUISE BEING GAY THAT ARE STRANGER THAN FACT

Before we get into some of the strange rumors that have been spread about Tom Cruise over the course of his career, we should say that everything on this list is just a guess. None of the rumors have been proven true, so it’s likely that they are just stories for the tabloids.

THE “REAL” REASON TOM AND MIMI ROGERS SPLIT UP

Before his marriages (and divorces) with Nicole Kidman and Katie Holmes, which got a lot of attention, Tom was married to Mimi Rogers, who he met at a dinner party in 1986. Even though Cruise said he wasn’t ready to get married yet, the two actors married in 1987 in upstate New York.

The marriage was sad because it only lasted two years. They got a divorce in 1990. What’s up? In an interview with Playboy in 1993, Rogers said that Cruise “seriously thought about becoming a monk.” This meant that for a while during their marriage, Cruise didn’t sleep with her.

“At that point in time, it seemed like marriage wouldn’t meet his spiritual needs as a whole. And he thought that to keep the purity of his instrument, he had to be single. She said, “My instrument needed to be tuned.”

When people discovered that Cruise didn’t want to sleep with his wife, many assumed that he must not have been sexually interested in her or any other woman. Rogers, on the other hand, never really said much about Cruise’s sexuality.

QUEERNESS HAD A “CURE” IN SCIENTOLOGY

Since Rogers brought Cruise into the Church of Scientology, he has been one of the most influential people in this secret movement. Outsiders still don’t know much about the religious movement, just like they don’t know much about Tom Cruise. One of these ideas is that Scientology encourages homophobia and tries to change gay people into straight people somehow.

Because of this, some people thought Cruise joined Scientology to “cure” his supposed “homosexuality.” Former gay members have talked about their time in the church, but neither Cruise nor anyone close to him has ever confirmed any theories about his religion and how it relates to his sexuality.

THE REPORTED ROMANCE WITH PORN STAR CHAD SLATER

In the early 2000s, Chad Slater, a gay porn actor, told a French magazine that he and Tom Cruise had a relationship. Slater said that this affair was why Cruise got a very nasty divorce from his second wife, Nicole Kidman. This bombshell caused rumors about Cruise’s sexuality to start up again.

Cruise fought back by suing the porn star for $100 million for defamation. The judge ruled in favor of Cruise, and the actor’s lawyer said, “While Cruise fully respects others’ rights to follow their sexual preference, he is not a homosexual and has never been in any relationship with Kyle Bradford. He doesn’t even know him.”

WHY DO PEOPLE THINK THAT TOM CRUISE IS HOMOPHOBIC?

This question doesn’t have a simple answer. The fact that a celebrity is gay has long been considered juicy gossip that people can’t get enough of. Tom Cruise’s intense personality, mysterious personal life, ties to a religious group that has been the subject of rumors about how they treat LGBTQ+ people, and a string of failed relationships have all made him more attractive.

Salon says that at least some of Cruise’s star power comes from using “the same things that have made him a gay icon,” which are “a classic face, a perfect body, and a preference for sexually ambiguous parts.”

In an interview with Vanity Fair, the writer asked Cruise why he thinks people keep whispering about him being gay. Cruise said that he doesn’t know why people keep making that assumption but that he himself is straight.

“First, I don’t think it is an accusation. But I didn’t hear those rumors myself until about three months ago… Cruise told Vanity Fair, “I don’t know why they say it.” “I’ve heard everything, from “I cheated on my wife” to “My wife was on the set of The Firm because she didn’t like my love scene on the beach.” People will say what they want, even though it’s not true.”

When the interviewer asked Cruise if actors can be open about being gay and still be “giant movie stars” like him, Cruise said, “I think now that anything is possible. Maybe I’m being naïve. But I don’t think that’s a big deal anymore.”

“What about me? I don’t care,” Cruise added. “I don’t care if people are from Mars,” the star said next. I couldn’t care less. Straight. Gay, bisexual, Catholic, and Jewish.”

IS TOM CRUISE HOMOPHOBIC?

Cruise has been very clear about the fact that he is gay. It might be impossible to get Cruise to admit he is not gay. Also, making him out to be gay or spreading rumors about his sexuality has become risky for the people who have done it.

At the end of the day, it looks like we have to accept that Cruise might not be a typical Hollywood star. But maybe that’s how we should see all famous people from the start: as complicated people whose inner lives we may never fully understand.