Jenny McCarthy claims Tom Cruise tried to ‘lure’ her and ex Jim Carrey into Scientology

Jenny McCarthy claims Tom Cruise tried to “lure” her and her ex-boyfriend, Jim Carrey, into Scientology at his 2006 wedding to Katie Holmes.

While speaking with former Scientologist Anne Gollert Hill on Thursday’s episode of her eponymous podcast, McCarthy revealed that Cruise “tried to bring [her] into Scientology” while she was dating Carrey.

The “Masked Singer” judge, 53, went on to explain that Cruise, now 64, tried to recruit her and Carrey into Scientology at the rehearsal dinner, where the former couple sat directly across from the bride and groom.

Jenny McCarthy (pictured above on her eponymous podcast) claimed Tom Cruise tried to “lure” her and her ex-boyfriend, Jim Carrey, into Scientology at Cruise’s 2006 wedding to Katie Holmes. The Jenny McCarthy Wahlberg Show
McCarthy explained that Cruise tried to recruit her and Carrey (seen above together in 2007) into Scientology at the rehearsal dinner, where the former couple sat directly across from the bride and groom. WireImage

At the time, Cruise and Holmes had recently welcomed their daughter, Suri, now 20.

McCarthy recalled that during the dinner, a nanny brought the baby over to Holmes, prompting the self-described “baby person” to ask if she could hold her.

She said the entire party turned to stare at her, adding, “It looked like ‘Rosemary’s Baby’ … I got the Scientology stare.”

McCarthy recalled that during the dinner, a nanny brought Cruise and Holmes’ newborn daughter, Suri, over to the table, prompting McCarthy to ask if she could hold her. (Cruise and Holmes are pictured above at their wedding.) Getty Images
McCarthy said the entire party turned to stare at her, adding, “It looked like ‘Rosemary’s Baby’ … I got the Scientology stare.” (Cruise is seen above with his daughter, Suri, in 2009.) WireImage

After Holmes “slowly” passed Suri to her, McCarthy monotonously said, “Hi, baby,” before handing the infant back to her mom as “everyone went back to their conversations.”

“I just thought to myself, ‘OK, I am in the belly of the beast right now,’” she added.

McCarthy also recalled Cruise introducing her to his best man, David Miscavige, the leader of the Church of Scientology.

After Holmes “slowly” passed Suri to her, McCarthy (pictured above with Carrey in Los Angeles) monotonously said, “Hi, baby,” before handing the infant back to her mom as “everyone went back to their conversations.” FilmMagic
McCarthy also recalled Cruise introducing her to his best man, David Miscavige, the leader of the Church of Scientology. (The Church of Scientology of Los Angeles is seen above.) Getty Images

“I go, ‘Ha ha, you got picked. Congratulations,’ which made it sound demeaning,” she said, adding that Miscavige “did not like that” as Cruise laughed to “cover the uncomfortable moment.”

McCarthy also said Cruise once invited her and Carrey to his home in Aspen, but Carrey was reluctant to go because he feared they would “try to lure [them] in.”

Elsewhere in the podcast, McCarthy said Holmes “looked like a deer in headlights” during her marriage to Cruise, adding that she would often pull the “Dawson’s Creek” actress aside at events to check if she was OK.

“This was well into the marriage. During the wedding part, she still seemed like Katie, but into the marriage, it seemed there was a shift in her,” McCarthy explained.

McCarthy also said Cruise (pictured above at a press conference for “Digger” this year) once invited her and Carrey to his home in Aspen, but Carrey was reluctant to go because he feared they would “try to lure [them] in.” ImaZins via Getty Images
Elsewhere in the podcast, McCarthy said Holmes “looked like a deer in headlights” during her marriage to Cruise, adding that she would often pull Holmes aside at events to check if she was OK. (Cruise and Holmes are seen above in 2005.) Getty Images

She later added, “The juxtaposition between Katie at this time and Tom’s world were very polar opposite.”

McCarthy and Carrey began dating in 2005 but called it quits in 2010, though they have remained close over the years.

The former “View” co-host went on to marry Donnie Wahlberg in 2014, while Carrey recently married his longtime girlfriend, Min Ah, earlier this month.

Cruise and Holmes, for their part, divorced in 2012, and Holmes has recently been linked to artist Jason Bard Yarmosky.

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