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The answer to the first question is that Peter Letterese is suing them all in the Southern District Federal Court in Florida for allegedly committing Civil RICO. The answer to the second question is that this “bombshell” was brought to the world of media tabloidism by a “self-styled investigator”, shorthand for a PI without a license, Paul Barresi when he released some of the papers to the New York Daily News last month. Barresi was kind enough to offer us first option on his “exclusive state...   [read the full post]

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Rate Tom Cruise & Katie Holmes Celebrate Third Wedding Anniversary Early

Original at Starpulse.com external link    Thu, Nov 19

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Tom Cruise surprised wife Katie Holmes with an early wedding anniversary celebration in Boston, Massachusetts on Saturday - to make up for the fact the couple won't be together to mark the date they wed three years ago in Italy. Read more!

Rate Scientology’s top guns pay respect

Original at smashingdocumentations (WordPress) external link    Wed, Nov 18

By Doc The “Knight & Day” leading man, wearing a dark suit and his trademark Tinseltown smile, joined rarely seen Church of Scientology leader David Miscavige at the service for Cooley, who was the religious group’s legal Top Gun for more than 25 years. Talk about Risky Business . . .

Rate Katie Gives a Thumbs Up on the Set of “The Romantics”

Original at Snarky Gossip external link    Tue, Nov 17    6 related articles

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By Julie Bonner Katie Holmes look adorable as she gives a thumbs up on the set of her new movie “The Romantics”. She has been busy in Long Island, NY filming her new movie, while hubby Tom Cruise is in Boston filming “Knight & Day”. On Sunday evening, Tom and Katie celebrated their 3 year wedding anniversa...

Rate Johnny Depp to be Hollywood’s highest paid actor

Original at Thaindian external link    Mon, Nov 16

London, Nov 17 (IANS) Actor Johnny Depp has inked a deal of more than $35 million for the fourth instalment of “Pirates Of The Caribbean” movie. The actor will become Hollywood’s current highest-paid actor when he returns as Captain Jack Sparrow, reported thesun.co.uk. This places him ahea...

Rate Keith Urban ‘Not Pining’ For Another Baby

Original at Celebrity Baby Blog external link    Sat, Nov 14

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By Missy Fame Calling himself  “immensely blessed” to have welcomed daughter Sunday Rose, 16 months, with wife Nicole Kidman, country crooner Keith Urban admits in a new interview the couple were unsure if they would ever become parents together.

Past Two Weeks

 

Rate Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz Talk About Their Wild StuntsVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at Snarky Gossip external link    Fri, Nov 13    1 related articles

By Julie Bonner In regards to Tom and his stunts, Cameron said, "He is a professional stuntman. If he wasn’t Tom Cruise the movie star, he would be the best stuntman in the business. He’s phenomenal. What he does is, like, crazy." Tom also talks about Connor. What a fabulous interview! There’s more of it, but I ca...

Rate This Week In Tabloids: Angelina's Adoption & Drug Rumors; Tom Cruise Talks To Ashtrays

Original at Jezebel external link    Wed, Nov 11

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By Dodai An insider says Jen and Angelina despise each other, and take great pleasure in seeing each other squirm. "Neither has an ounce of empathy." After Thanksgiving, Brad is filming The Lost City Of Z in Brazil, and Jen is planning a vacation in Mexico, but will take a side trip to Brazil! "Jennife...

Rate Tom Cruise Threatened to Beat Unruly Scientologists

Original at Bodog Beat external link    Tue, Nov 10

By Elizabeth Fairview The New York Daily News is reporting the rumor that Tom Cruise has threatened to "kick the shit" out of some unruly Scientologists. Scientology spokesman Tommy Davis says that Rathbun is lying and that the three men all provided sworn affidavits stating that they were never beaten. No word...

Past Month

 

Rate Enquirer: Brad Pitt calls Tom Cruise “Dr. Strange”, old grudges resurface

Original at Cele external link    Fri, Nov 6

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By Kaiser When Brad heard that Tom was grousing about it, he started calling Cruise “Dr. Strange” said the source. “Brad felt Tom big-leagued him. He wasn’t gracious and acted aloof around Brad,” said the friend.” From the National Enquirer, print edition, November 16 2009]

Rate Dina Lohan: My Daughter Punched Me in the Face [Gossip Roundup]

Original at Gawker external link    Fri, Nov 6

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By Azaria Jagger Dina Lohan recounts corporal punishment at daughter Lindsay's hands, Tom Cruise converses with doorknobs, Rue McClanahan is hospitalized, footage of Joanna Krupa at Snoop Dogg's Girls Gone Wild party surfaces. Come, stroke the supple hide of Friday's gossip.

Rate Tommy Davis: Scientology's New Angry, Unstable Pitchman [Field Guide]

Original at Gawker external link    Tue, Oct 27    13 related articles

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By John Cook Tommy Davis, the latest chief spokesman and outraged-interview-cutter-offer for the Church of Scientology, is a callow Hollywood brat, Tom Cruise hanger-on, and "drug revert" who thinks "L. Ron Hubbard is the coolest guy ever."

Rate Scientology Spokesman Tommy Davis Walks Out On Nightline Interview Part 2

Original at Glosslip external link    Mon, Oct 26

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By Queen Matt You Are So Glib! Really Tom? Giddy Up L. Ron! Disgusting perversions of Scientology? So what gives Tommy? No worries Tommy… Speaking of leaving Scientology… would like to congratulate Paul Haggis who has just left Scientology! Welcome out Paul!

Year 2009

 

Rate Bronson Pinchot Thinks Tom Cruise Is Weird [Gossip Roundup]

Original at Gawker external link    Tue, Oct 20    3 related articles

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By Hunter Walker 100% straightperson Tom Cruise "made constant, constant unrelated homophobic comments on the set of Risky Business according to Bronson Pinchot, who played Balki Bartokomous on the 80's sitcom Perfect Strangers. Balki says Cruise "always talked about himself like he was a mega-supe...

Rate Is Angelina Grabbing Charlize's 'Tourist' Bags?

Original at Cinematical external link    Mon, Oct 12

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By Monika Bartyzel A lot can change in a year. Back in 2008, Charlize Theron and Tom Cruise were getting ready for the U.S. remake of The Tourist. Now Miss Theron is out, and The Hollywood Reporter's Risky Biz Blog reports that sources say Angelina Jolie is in talks to replace her. But don't worry -- this won't result...

Rate In Touch: Tom Cruise criticized Katie Holmes for gaining 5 pounds

Original at Cele external link    Fri, Aug 28

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By Kaiser “Katie and Tom’s relationship is troubled,” says a pal, adding that Katie often holds her tongue to avoid upsetting Suri. “Her priority in life is being a mom.” “The bottom like is, Katie wants her own life,” the pal says, adding that it’s hard to come by because Tom is such a big star. “She wants...

Rate Brad Pitt claims he was misquoted, ‘Inglourious Basterds’ debuts strong

Original at Cele external link    Mon, Aug 24

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By Kaiser On Friday, we reported on People Magazine’s interview excerpt from Stern, in which Brad Pitt allegedly said Tom Cruise Hitler-assassination film Valkyrie was “a ridiculous movie”. Within hours, it seems one of Brad’s reps contacted a few outlets and claimed that the statement was a mis...

Rate Will Robert Downey Jr. Be the Next Lestat?

Original at Cinematical external link    Sat, Aug 15

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By Elisabeth Rappe Lestat was the hero of most of Rice's vampire novels. Blond, bisexual, and a blend of poetry and snark, his seductive powers led him into all kinds of scrapes. He seduced men and women, ran around with the Devil, swapped bodies with humans, seduced the first vampire (who just happened to be an...

Rate Opinion: TOM CRUISE: Love him? Hate him? Maybe both...

Original at inthenameofmovies (WordPress) external link    Sat, Aug 15

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By zoeyclark My fav. look on Tom Tom with Kidman Tom with Holmes Tom Cruise as a teenager who gets to party home with friends and a hooker. 1983. Dustin Hoffman won Best Actor Academy Award for his portrayal of the autistic older brother to Tom Cruise's character. It is an amazing road trip. Fun and deep. 1988.

Rate What Do Tom Cruise And Michael Jackson Have In Common?Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at Glosslip external link    Mon, Aug 10

To make a long story short, this crazy bitch claims that Michael Jackson is the biological father to Connor Cruise, Tom Cruise’s adopted son, and she, Claire Elisabeth “I AM F*CKING INSANE” Fields Cruise is his mother. She also claims he and the three Jackson children were conceived using...

Rate Opinion: Today, A Dick Joke Involving Child-Rearing Expert Tom Cruise Becomes Even Funnier [Gossip Roundup]Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at Gawker external link    Sat, Aug 1

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By Foster Kamer Michael Jackson's doctor is still just as sketchy as before. Tom Cruise will raise your kids for you. Jude Law's new baby's name, rappers, witches, Heroes, Gossip Girls, and Ashton Kutcher's fake life. Presenting an epic Saturday Morning Gossip Roundup:

Rate Tom Cruise Stars In Mission: Impossible 4 - This Time It’s Unnecessary

Original at hecklerspray external link    Fri, Jun 19

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By Stuart Heritage So Tom Cruise is going to make Mission: Impossible 4. Let’s get all the obvious gags out of the way now, shall we? So the good news is that there’s going to be another Mission: Impossible movie and Tom Cruise is involved and everything. AP reports:

Rate Your Mission Should You Choose to Accept It: Make Tom Cruise Viable Again

Original at Gawker external link    Thu, Jun 18

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By Richard Lawson Perhaps sensing the acrid, cotton-candyish whiff of defeat in the air, fading megastar Tom Cruise has reteamed with Jackie Joyner Abrams to produce the next Mission Impossible flick. No, he's not yet signed on to star in the flick, which would be the fourth in the franchise, so that's stil...

Rate Opinion: Tom and Connor Catch a Lakers Game

Original at Snarky Gossip external link    Fri, May 22

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By Julie Bonner Last night (May 21) Tom Cruise and his son Connor Cruise were court side at the LA Lakers vs Denver Nuggets game. They sure had some of the best seats to one of the best games! I’m a Nuggets fan and was watching last night. I had no idea Tom and Connor were in the audience.

Rate Opinion: Dragonball: Evolution – Justin Chatwin interview

Original at IndieLondon external link    Tue, Apr 7

By Rob JUSTIN Chatwin shot to prominence playing Tom Cruise’s son in War of the Worlds. He’s now landed the lead role of Goku in Dragonball: Evolution, a new film based on the popular manga comics. He talks to us about getting into shape for Dragonball, rapping with co-star Chow Yun Fat and what he le...

Rate Scientology Spaghetti Western -Travolta and Cruise Set To Remake Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid

Original at Glosslip external link    Mon, Apr 6

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According to the Sunday Express, L. Ron Hubbard worshipers Tom Cruise and John Travolta are mulling over the idea of starring together in the remake of the Paul Newman (sniff, we miss you!) and Robert Redford movie classic, Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid.

Rate Opinion: A conversation with Tom Cruise

Original at TomCruiseFan.com external link    Sun, Dec 28

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By Chantal Rough, indeed. After two decades of unparalleled popularity, the world seems to have turned on Cruise over the past few years. Think of that uproar over his couch-jumping on Oprah Winfrey’s talk show. Or his being fired from his special relationship with Paramount because of “his behavior...

Rate Film Review Walkyrie by Manish Jaiswal

Original at Film Reviews external link    Sat, Dec 27

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By News and Reviews Hollywood Film Review Walkyrie by Manish Jaiswal By Manish Jaiswal USA Hollywood Film Review Walkyrie by Manish Jaiswal Over all “Valkyrie” is a decent movie. You may want to watch it with your family and friends. I will be happy to rate it 3.50 on 5.00 stars. By Manish Jaiswal USA

Rate Opinion: "Valkyrie" Box Office Numbers

Original at Snarky Gossip external link    Sat, Dec 27

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By Julie Bonner According to People.com, reviews are mixed for Tom’s performance as Claus von Stauffenberg. Here’s what some news agencies and other media are saying about Tom Cruise in “Valkyrie”: The Seattle Times: “Tom Cruise the movie star never disappears into Claus von Stauffenberg the brillian...

Rate Valkyrie review by Roger Ebert

Original at TomCruiseFan.com external link    Sat, Dec 27

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By Chantal Source: Roger Ebert) Roger Ebert says of Tom’s performance: “Tom Cruise is perfectly satisfactory, if not electrifying, in the leading role.” Read his article here: “Valkyrie” is a meticulous thriller based on a large- scale conspiracy within the German army to assassinate Hitler, le...

Rate Podcast: Interview: 'Valkyrie' Producer and Writer Christopher McQuarrie

Original at Cinematical external link    Thu, Dec 25

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By James Rocchi Best known as the writer of The Usual Suspects, Christopher McQuarrie has an impressive number of films on his resume (including his criminally overlooked directorial debut, The Way of the Gun), but Valkyrie -- opening nationwide this week -- saw him also serve as a producer alongside d...

Rate Opinion: In defense of Tom Cruise

Original at TomCruiseFan.com external link    Tue, Dec 23

By Chantal There have been many other excellent ones along the way. The Firm, A Few Good Men, Jerry Maguire, The Last Samurai. There have been some clunkers, and it seems more of them have come lately. Minority Report, with Spielberg; Eyes Wide Shut, with Kubrick; War of the Worlds, again with Spielberg....

Rate Tom Cruise Will Give Your 'Valkyrie' Review a Happy Ending

Original at gawker.com external link    Tue, Dec 23

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By Ryan Tate Tom Cruise will let you watch "Valkyrie" at his house if you first proclaim your love for the movie in the media. Unfortunately, this offer appeals only to people who haven't read reviews of "Valkyrie," or know anyone who's seen it. [Scoop]Paris Hilton isn't saying who, but she thinks she kn...

Rate Opinion: Could Tom Cruise Do A Les Grossman Movie?Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at The Movie Blog external link    Wed, Dec 17

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By John One of the bigger “pleasant surprise” films of 2008 for me was Tropic Thunder. Yeah most people thought it looked good, but it really exceeded my expectations. One of the biggest reasons I enjoyed the film more than I thought I would was the performance of Tom Cruise of all people. When he [...]

Rate Katie Holmes Distracts From Tepid Reviews With Wacky Clothes

Original at A Socialite's Life external link    Fri, Oct 17

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By Lisa Timmons A USA Today article of Katie Holmes' performance on stage of All My Sons on Broadway gave Mrs. Tom Cruise a mildly encouraging review. A USA Today article of Katie Holmes' performance on stage of All My Sons on Broadway gave Mrs. Tom Cruise a mildly encouraging review.

Rate Podcast: MD185 - Tropic Thunder: Red Carpet PremiereVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at blip.tv external link    Tue, Aug 12

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Tropic Thunder got its Red Carpet Premiere at the Westwood Village Theater this week, and we spoke to several attendees from producers, to actors, to stars tagging along for the ride. Tropic Thunder Tropic Thunder Reviews Tropic Thunder Trailer Robert Downey Jr. Jack Black Tom Cruise

Rate Angelina Jolie Steals Tom Cruise’s Job: Scientology Shockingly Not Involved

Original at hecklerspray external link    Mon, Aug 11

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By Ian Dransfield The poor tiny man - his wife’s gone and done a runner, for a bit at least, he’s all alone and now he doesn’t even get to be a spy in a film he was supposed to be in for ages. It’s probably affected his thetan levels too, bless his little face. But hecklerspray can’t see Tom Cruise doing anything but a g...

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Rate Rose speaks » What Does the Church of Scientology, Google, Yahoo and Tom Cruise Have In Common? Why did Paul Barresi Leak those Papers?

Original at Rose Speaks from Legalese to English external link    Mon, Aug 11

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By Rose Turner The answer to the first question is that Peter Letterese is suing them all in the Southern District Federal Court in Florida for allegedly committing Civil RICO. The answer to the second question is that this “bombshell” was brought to the world of media tabloidism by a “self-styled investigator”, shorthand for a PI without a license, Paul Barresi when he released some of the papers to the New York Daily News last month. Barresi was kind enough to offer us first option on his “exclusive statement” about the subject of the lawsuit, but we declined. I believe after you read it at Mediabistro.com you will see why Rose Speaks.com elected not to publish it for Baressi, but hopefully he will keep our number handy for future takes on strange happening...   [read the full post]

Rate Podcast: MD183 - Tropic Thunder: Tom Cruise Cameo, Fan ReviewsVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at blip.tv external link    Sun, Aug 10

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Tropic Thunder premieres this Wednesday, August 13th, so we went out to a pre-screening and interviewed fans who had just left the theater. We gaged their reaction, and asked them about the amazing Tom Cruise cameo, and Robert Downey Jr.'s intriguing performance. We also chanced upon one o...

Rate Tom Cruise Trying To Bond With Katie Holmes' Dad

Original at iCelebZ.com external link    Tue, May 13

Tom Cruise is trying to bond with Katie Holmes' dad by playing golf. The 'Top Gun' star has offered to buy Katie a membership at Los Angeles' prestigious Bel-Air Country Club so they can all play with her father Martin Holmes. News A source told America's Star magazine: "Katie's father is not...

Rate Opinion: Tom Cruise on Oprah: 'stolen' Scientology videos, Brooke Shields and 'child drugging'Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at latimesblogs.latimes.com external link    Fri, May 2

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By ESNEAD On his Brooke Shields comments: "What I regret is even discussing Brooke in any way," Cruise says. She later attended his wedding to Katie in Italy. You can see the rest of the Oprah-Tom chat Monday on "The Oprah Winfrey Show." What do you think? Can Tom Cruise get his career back on track?

Rate Patch: Tom Cruise 'Saved' By Daughter Suri - Entertainmentwise

Original at Entertainmentwise external link    Thu, Apr 3

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Tom Cruise 'Saved' By Daughter Suri  UK - Apr 3, 2008 It has been the toughest patch Tom has had since his divorce from Nicole Kidman, Katie [Holmes] has been there for him, of course, and she's his rock, ...

Year 2007

 

Rate How To: Control the Wii with your fingertips

Original at Digg external link    Mon, Nov 12

Using the above video as tutorial, you can turn use a Nintendo Wii remote for making a finger-controlled interface à la the film Minority Report (and you thought Tom Cruise was using thetans to control the monitor ...). All you need is an array of infrared LEDs and some reflective tape.

Rate Patch: Tom Cruise battles Hitler

Original at Los Angeles Times external link    Fri, Jul 20

Images of Tom Cruise in Nazi uniform and an eye patch pinged through cyberspace Thursday, the first photos released from the set of "Valkyrie," the film that sparked fierce debate in Germany over the star's Scientology connections.

Rate Weekly Blend Audio Show: 100 Podcasts Strong

Original at Cinema Blend external link    Sun, Jul 8

By rafe@cinemablend.com This week marks our 100th Episode – quite an accomplishment for what started out as a fifteen-minute single man show. We celebrate by discussing a few subjects we usually refrain from touching: Michael Moore and Tom Cruise. Is Sicko as good as everyone thinks? What has Michael Moore stolen...

Rate Podcast: Casting of Scientologist Tom Cruise as German hero raising ire

Original at AZ Central.com external link    Tue, Jun 26

Cruise, one of Scientologys bestknown adherents, is to play Col. Claus Graf Schenk von Stauffenberg the aristocratic army officer executed after a failed attempt to assassinate Hitler in 1944 in director Bryan Singers new film Valkyrie.

Rate Katie Holmes, Tom Cruise and Suri at the beach at Saint-Jean Cap ...

Original at In Case You Didn't Know external link    Tue, Jun 19

By Jocelyn Those are weird fitting shorts…

Rate Katie Holmes Pregnant Again?

Original at ExpoSay external link    Tue, Jun 19

Katie Holmes is pregnant, it has been reported. The former "Dawson's Creek" actress is said to be "thrilled" about expecting her second child with husband Tom Cruise. A source told Britain's The Sun newspaper: "Katie and Tom are ...

Year 2006

 

Rate Rosie On Tom Cruise: "I Was Mad At Oprah. Oprah, Couldn't You Have Said, 'Tommy, Come Here! Don't Jump"...

Original at Huffington Post external link    Mon, Sep 4

By The Huffington Post You might think that Tom Cruise doesn't have a single fan left, but you would be wrong. We found one. Her name is Rosie O'Donnell. Rosie may not be the last person who still loves Cruise--Katie Holmes? his mother?--but she's probably the only one who blames America's favorite talk-show host f...

Rate Tom Gerdy: Uncle Gandhi Needs You!

Original at Huffington Post external link    Thu, Aug 31

1. Fox News uses Don King and Richard Simmons as post Katrina experts 2. John Mark Karr not guilty or even connected 3. CBS touches up Katie Couric's picture to make her look thinner 4. Tom Cruise is dumped by Paramount

Rate Opinion: Paramount caved in to politics with decision to boot Cruise

Original at USA Today external link    Sun, Aug 27

The incredulity at Paramount Pictures ending its relationship with Tom Cruise is answered by one familiar word: politics (" Cruise not of Paramount importance," Life, Wednesday). The fact that Cruise has unambiguously and courageously opposed the proliferation of Ritalin and antid...

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