Nicole Kidman's Adopted Children Miss Her AFI Award Event Amid Strained Ties

Nicole Kidman's children with Tom Cruise, Isabella and Connor, were notably absent from her recent AFI Life Achievement Award celebration, highlighting ongoing family tensions influenced by their involvement in Scientology.

Nicole Kidman received the AFI Life Achievement Award but her adopted children with Tom Cruise, Isabella and Connor, did not attend the event.
Kidman has previously expressed that despite the estrangement, her role as a mother includes unconditional love, respecting their choices to follow Scientology.
Isabella and Connor have maintained a closer relationship with their father, Tom Cruise, post their parents' divorce in 2001.
During the award event, Kidman made a subtle reference to her past relationship with Cruise, reflecting on their time together.
Kidman continues to focus on her family with Keith Urban, raising their daughters Sunday and Faith in Nashville.