Tom Cruise’s Chilling Two-Word Focus That Broke His First Marriage

Before Nicole Kidman. Before Katie Holmes. Before the tabloid whirlwind. Tom Cruise, who is currently fresh off another success from the "Mission Impossible" franchise, was married to someone who insiders say "changed everything."

Mimi Rogers, an established actress and practicing Scientologist, became Cruise's first wife in 1987. At the time, he was just 24, fresh off "Top Gun" and rocketing toward superstardom. She was 30, confident, and magnetic. "She had this almost spiritual pull on him," said one former agent...