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Tom Cruise's bond with his adopted children with ex-wife Nicole Kidman appears to be as strong as ever, with the three pictured together for the first time in 15 years.
The doting dad, 61, can be seen posing in a group photo with daughter Isabella, 31, and son Connor, 29, late last year - the only public snap of the trio since they were last photographed at a soccer game in Los Angeles in 2009.
Unlike his actress ex, the Mission: Impossible star has maintained a close relationship with their children through their youth and into adulthood following their couple's divorce in 2001.
But it's a far cry from the relationship he shares with his biological daughter with second ex-wife Katie Holmes, Suri, who turned 18 on April 18, and is reported to be estranged from her dad for well over a decade.
Tom Cruise is seen posing in a group photo with his adopted daughter Isabella (center) 31, and son Connor, 29, (far right) in their first public snap together in 15 years
The Mission: Impossible star was last publicly photographed with both of his eldest children in 2009 when they attended a soccer game in Los Angeles
Tom Cruise and ex-wife Nicole Kidman adopted Connor and Isabella in the early 1990s after the actress suffered an ectopic pregnancy and a miscarriage
The severed relationship is believed to be largely due to the fact that Suri is not a Scientologist like her older half-siblings and her father.
The unearthed photo was shared on Instagram by NFL legend Derrick Brooks - whose foundation has links to The Church of Scientology - before a hockey game between Tampa Bay Lightning and Florida Panthers on December 28.
The former Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker, now 51, captioned the post: 'Good Evening, Wow, look who stopped by my office before our @tblightninggame tonight! @tomcruise. I was a little star-struck but played it cool and He said he was too!'
The retired athlete's organization, Derrick Brooks Charities, once used a Scientology program for a mentoring event on human rights for young women that held at the Scientology-affiliated United for Human Rights in Clearwater, Florida, also the base for the church's global HQ.
And in 2016, the nonprofit celebrated UNICEF's International Day of the Girl at the church's religious retreat in Clearwater called Fort Harrison, which was publicized on the Scientology website.
The rare group photo also suggests Cruise's eldest daughter Isabella has been spending time in Clearwater. She has not been seen at her home in Croydon, England in months.
The actor's close bond with his adult children is a far cry from the relationship he shares with his biological daughter, Suri, who turned 18 last month, and is reported to be estranged from her dad for well over a decade
It has been suggested that the church of Scientology may be the reason for the distance between Cruise and his younger daughter following his divorce from Katie Holmes in 2012
The Hollywood star (pictured in 2008) has maintained a close relationship with Connor and Isabella - who were raised in the Church of Scientology - through their youth and into adulthood following his divorce from Kidman in 2001
Cruise and Kidman adopted Connor and Isabella in the early 1990s after Nicole suffered an ectopic pregnancy
