Tom Cruise's connections with the Church of Scientology, which has a lot of celebrity followers, has been revealed.

A source said that Scientologists run the 52-year-old actor's life, adding that they are obsessive, and he is brainwashed by them, Us Magazine reported.

Another insider added that 'The Edge of Tomorrow' star has minders with him at all times and he's rarely in touch with family members who aren't Scientologists.

HBO documentary 'Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief' suggested that church leaders control Cruise's love life and helped to facilitate the breakup between him and former wife Nicole Kidman.

The Church, for its part, calls such allegations "absurd" and categorically quashes the claims made by former members in Alex Gibney's documentary.