Scientology Wife Scandal: Nazanin Boniadi Suffered a Breakdown After Tom Cruise Left Her

As Okmagazine.com previously reported, the Church of Scientology allegedly conducted a top-secret project that involved finding a girlfriend (and potential wife) for Tom Cruise — and Nazanin Boniadi,  an Iranian-born, London-raised actress and Scientologist, was chosen to date the actor from November 2004 until January 2005.

According to the October issue of Vanity Fair, Nazanin was handpicked to possibly be the next Mrs. Cruise, but things went wrong rather quickly with their relationship and as a result, she was punished by the church — and left devastated by the breakup.

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Now the severity of the backlash over Tom not wanting to be with her is being revealed, and Radaronline.com reports, "Naz had a breakdown after her breakup with Tom Cruise, partly because of the punishment she endured. She was forced to clean toilets with a toothbrush at the Church of Scientology headquarters in Florida, amongst other chores. Naz worked 10-15 hours a day and was told she was being punished for talking about her relationship with Cruise."

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Tom allegedly didn't think Naz was cut out for being his wife. “I get more love from an extra than I get from you,” he reportedly complained.

Their courtship only lasted three months, and VF says that Tom did not end the relationship with Naz in person. Instead, a member of the Church broke the news to her .

Naz was told Tom "wants someone with her own power — like ex-wife Nicole Kidman.” When Nazanin asked why he would not break up with her himself, she was told he was not to be disturbed. A Scientology official allegedly told her, by way of explanation, “Naz, you can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink.”

Director Paul Haggis, who is a former Scientologist, has known Nazanin for three years and wrote an email to ShowBiz411.com defending his friend.

"Naz was embarrassed by her unwitting involvement in this incident and never wanted it to come out, so I kept silent. I was deeply disturbed by how the highest ranking members of a church could so easily justify using one of their members; how they so callously punished her and then so effectively silenced her when it was done.

The Church of Scientology denies all of the claims and calls them "hogwash."

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