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Will Smith: Tom Cruise teaches me about Scientology

But actor denies he’s being converted

Wednesday, 5 December 2007

Will Smith has revealed that Tom Cruise is instructing him about Scientology.

But the Men In Black star, 39, insists he’s not planning to become a devotee.

Unlike wife Jada Pinkett Smith, who is a follower of the cult, Will says he’s not remotely religious – but likes to be clued up on the major faiths.

‘As far as Scientology goes, I don't necessarily believe in organised religion,’ he tells Men’s Vogue.

‘I was raised in a Baptist household, went to a Catholic church, lived in a Jewish neighbourhood and had the biggest crush on the Muslim girls next to our neighbourhood.

‘Tom Cruise introduced me to the ideas. I'm a student of world religion so to me it's hugely important to have knowledge and to understand what people are doing.’

Scientology was created by sci-fi writer L. Ron Hubbard. Followers believe that 75 million years ago an evil galactic ruler named Xenu brought trillions of aliens to Earth where they were stacked in volcanoes and nuked.

The souls of these aliens now inhabit human beings.

Tom and wife Katie Holmes, 28, and John Travolta believe in Hubbard’s vision.

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