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The Scientology church has responded to the accusations made by the documentary "Going Clear: Scientology And The Prison of Belief" based on Lawrence Wright's 2013 book of the same name.
According to Scientology, the HBO film about Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman's divorce contains "false information." The documentary premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah on Jan. 25, Sunday.
"The Church is committed to free speech. However, free speech is not a free pass to broadcast or publish false information," Scientology said in a statement.
In the documentary, Cruise was said to have tapped his former wife phone as claimed by former Church of Scientology official Mark "Marty" Rathbun, who was also a key aide to church leader David Miscavige. The documentary claimed that Scientology officials were against Cruise and Kidman's relationship.
Directed by Oscar winner Alex Gibney, the documentary also claimed that Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard neither trusted nor liked psychiatrists and psychologists.
Kidman's late father Dr. Anthony Kidman was a prominent psychologist in Australia so Hubbard's hostility toward the field was said to have negatively influenced Kidman's marriage with Cruise.
Cruise and Kidman met on the set of "Days of Thunder." Neither of them has commented on the claims of the "Going Clear: Scientology And The Prison of Belief" documentary.
Prior to "Top Gun 2" and "Jack Reacher: Never Go Back," Cruise is currently filming "Mission: Impossible 5" and is in talks with director Doug Liman to reunite on the Universal Pictures drama "Mena," according to Deadline.
