Katie Holmes was Tom Cruise's fourth choice
Katie Holmes should look at the positive side of this story: fourth place is way better than fifth place. Ha ha ha, bunch of fifth place losers! And what exactly did Katie place fourth in? Why the Tom Cruise wife auditions of course. According to ex-Scientologist Marc Headley, under the guise of needing an actress to star in a new Cruise film, Church head David Miscavige set up a "casting call" to help Tom find a wife. Marc told UK tabloid News of the World:
"They went for Jennifer Garner, Scarlett Johansson and Jessica Alba, in that order. Jennifer and Jessica didn't bite but Scarlett took the bait and came in for an audition. When she arrived and found out it was the Scientology Center in Hollywood, she freaked out and didn't do a tape…"But Katie Holmes popped into the Scientologist's minds because she had previously spoken out about her crush on Tom. "They got her to L.A. and introduced her to Tom. The moment he meets her, he's enthralled with her and he told Miscavige later, "I knew immediately she was the one," Marc says. (Source)
Tom knew "immediately she was the one". . . after the other three. Getting picked fourth to be the wife of Tom Cruise is kind of like being selected as the third string quarterback: You know you'll never get to see any action, but you have to smile and pretend that you're happy . . . plus you get a paycheck if you keep your mouth shut and don't spill any secrets. So a lot like a Priest.
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