The Curious Case of the Tom Cruise-Laura Prepon Dating Rumors

Tom Cruise is dating Laura Prepon. Unless he's not.

The actor's love life has always been shrouded in mystery, and the "Orange Is the New Black" star is rumored to be the latest addition to Cruise's little black book.

A new report from the New York Post's Page Six on Thursday claims that the two Scientologists have been secretly seeing each other. "It's the buzz on the set of her show," an insider alleged. "They are being extremely careful to keep it secret."

But is it so secret because it's really non-existent? We're not quite ready to buy into this coupling just yet and we have our reasons.

For example, when has Tom Cruise ever wanted to keep a relationship a secret? The Katie Holmes couch-jumping incident wasn't exactly subtle.

Cruise, 51, and Prepon, 34, were first linked back in November when they were supposedly spotted enjoying a cozy dinner at the Manor Hotel in Los Angeles. Reps for the actors denied a romance at the time.

Now, a rep for the action star is once again denying the dating report.

"Not true. They have never met," a spokeswoman for Cruise said in a statement.

Similarly, a source close to Prepon insists to Yahoo the new report is not credible.

Cruise has not publicly dated anyone since his 2012 split from Katie Holmes. Meanwhile, Prepon ended her relationship with "Malcolm in the Middle" star Christopher Masterson in 2007.

Celebrities are falsely linked to one another daily, so it wouldn't be a shocker if this was just another rumor… but surely Prepon and Cruise know of one another, even if they haven't met as Cruise's rep says?

We're not ready to proclaim that everyone who practices the same religion hangs out, but when you are famous, live in the same city, and go to the same church (which happens to have a Celebrity Centre), it tends to be a small social circle.

Especially when you have the same high-profile friends.

Cruise and Prepon have both joined John Travolta and Kelly Preston at various functions.

In November, Cruise, Travolta, Preston, and thousands of Scientologists gathered in Clearwater, Florida — the spiritual headquarters of Scientology — for the dedication of a new $145 million cathedral. Just three months earlier, Prepon attended the 2013 Church of Scientology Celebrity Centre Gala with Preston and Travolta.

Also, there is the Masterson-Cruise connection.

Alanna Masterson, sister of Christopher and Danny (who starred in "That '70s Show" with Prepon), was linked to Connor Cruise last summer. "The Walking Dead" actress, 25, was spotted out a couple of times with Tom's 19-year-old son.

Hollywood is a small world.

While Cruise and Prepon may not be a couple now, that's not to say it still couldn't happen.

After all, Cruise's latest film, "Edge of Tomorrow," hits theaters on June 6; the same day season two of "Orange Is the New Black" is released on Netflix.

And any press is good press.