Arts & Entertainment

Tom Cruise is Dating Watchung Native, Actress Laura Prepon

Reports say it may have been Scientology that brought the two together.

If Tom Cruise is searching for Wife No. 4, he may be scouting Watchung resident and actress Laura Prepon to fit the role.

Prepon, a breakout hit in the Netflix drama "Orange is the New Black," has reportedly "fascinated" Cruise, according to STV Entertainment. 

The diminutive hit-making actor has been romancing Prepon with the same apparent near-intensity he once lavished on his third wife, actress Katie Holmes.

"They spent three hours laughing and joking. It's clear Tom is smitten and after the date he was on cloud nine," a source spying on the pair told British magazine Grazia, according to IndependentWoman.ie.

Prepon and Cruise may have something else in common: they're both Scientologists. In fact, their first and second dates took place at The Manor Hotel, a reported Scientology retreat, STV Entertainment said.

Cruise recently admitted his devotion to the Church of Scientology was the reason his marriage with Holmes went belly up last year, the Huffington Post reported. Holmes' allegedly left the marriage to protect their daughter Suri from the religion, the report said. 

Prepon, who also starred in "That '70s Show", also reportedly may be leaving OITNB next season, according to Rolling Stone. A Watchung Hills Regional graduate, Prepon still lives in Watchung when not working in Los Angeles, according to IMDB.com.

She's very proud of her Jersey roots, IMDB.com said.


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