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Katie Holmes walks and talks with her friends. She looks so tall! Every time I see her now, my mind has been burned with the image of her singing and dancing for Tom Cruise. Why’d I have to watch the video? Why?
Bauer Griffin
Tom Cruise flashes his famous smile on Esquire’s June/July ‘How To Be A Man’ issue. The 47-year-old father of three opens up about coming to terms with his absentee father, the moment he became a father, and his sweet daughter Suri.
On his father: “I remember looking at my dad and wanting to understand him. I didn’t want to just write the guy off. He was lost. He was overwhelmed by life … My mother basically did all the work, and then they got separated and I didn’t see him for a long time. He didn’t try to help the family financially or spiritually, and I lived with the effects of the chaos.”
On becoming a father: “I’ll never forget the moment I became a dad. But it’s hard to describe — that level of responsibility, the desire to give such joy. The clarity: Nothing is more important than this. I remember that first night, just staring at Bella. I was checking her every second, just looking at her, feeling that immediate bond. I was probably looking at her so much that I was keeping her up.
On Suri: “It’s come full circle. Now I’ll put Suri on a swing and tell her stories when I’m working on a script. I’ll start with the beginning of the movie and take her through the story beat by beat. Of course, I make it age-appropriate. She’s four years old. But she asks all the right questions: Why does that happen? Those are the bad guys? You’re the good guy, right?”
Most people know very little about Scientology aside from the fact that Tom Cruise, John Travolta and other celebrities are a part of it, and that it’s had its fair share of controversy over the years. A new book is looking to pull back the curtain on the mysterious religion founded by L. Ron Hubbard, and the author certainly knows her stuff. Amy Scobee is a former Scientologist who was in the church for more than two decades, and worked in the all-important Celebrity Centers portion of the organization. In her just-released book, ‘Scientology: Abuse at the Top,’ Scobee details all of the troubling things she saw that made her flee what she once called her trusted religion, but now refers to as a “dangerous cult.” Scobee spoke exclusively to PopEater over e-mail about her shocking book, her time with Tom Cruise and other Scientology bigwigs, and the (her words) brainwashing, systematic violence and slave labor camps she saw during her 27 years there.
Tom Cruise is by far the most known Scientologist. What types of interaction did you have with him during your time there, and what can you say about him as a person?
I met Tom Cruise and members of his family. I did a project to locate Scientologists for him to hire in order to fill specific positions in his household — such as executive housekeeper, maid, cook, nanny. Personally, I do not have much respect for Tom at all for a few very important reasons. First of all, I think he has abused his “power” as a well-known figure to gain special favors from Scientology. I know of several examples of this, including the fact that I was personally assigned to select his personal entourage, which had nothing to do with my job at the time. I was a full-time staff member in the Sea Organization. I did not get paid for that service, I did not get thanked for that service. I was at the International Management base in Hemet when he came to do Scientology services for an extended period of time. The staff members there were not set up to service a celebrity at that property. People were pulled off their own jobs to cater to him. I knew of people [Sea org members] doing his laundry, supervising him in the course room, supervising his counseling, the music studio conference room was converted to a course room for him, many staff members were utilized to establish audio-visual facilities in his home. Many staff members had to stay up day and night, because on the 500 acre property there were some brown patches on the lawns — it’s in the middle of the desert in Hemet. Those brown patches could be seen by helicopter per David Miscavige, and Cruise was going to arrive via helicopter, so we laid sod for days — night and day.
The other factor is that Tom Cruise has proclaimed David Miscavige to be a “LEADER OF LEADERS” and announced to all Scientologists attending the International Association of Scientologists Event in 2004 that David Miscavige was the best leader and said that he should know “because I’ve met them ALL.” That’s an arrogant statement, plus David Miscavige viciously beats his staff members. So to give Miscavige all this praise puts in concrete to Scientology followers to listen to this “leader” who has NO BUSINESS being in that position because he’s DANGEROUS.
Looking ridiculously sexy in a black dress and heels, Katie Holmes delighted guests at a benefit over the weekend with a seductive song-and-dance serenade of her famous husband, Tom Cruise.
Holmes dipped into her musical theater roots to perform ‘Whatever Lola Wants’ (from ‘Damn Yankees’) at A Fine Romance Benefit for the Motion Picture and Television Fund in L.A.
Far removed from her innocent days on ‘Dawson’s Creek,’ Holmes sashayed around the stage, teasing and pushing her fella. Cruise didn’t just stand around, though, he also provided a few moves of his own. Watch:
My question is – who actually enjoys watching Dancing With the Stars? I can’t imagine watching it – let alone liking it… it’s painful to watch! Do you watch it?
On Dancing with the Stars‘ “Movie Night” this past Monday night, contestant Jake Pavelka and his dancing partner Chelsie Hightower came in third place for their cha-cha routine, danced of course to Bob Seger’s “That Old Time Rock and Roll.” Check out their dance number and the judge’s reactions in the video clip below (and look for Jake channeling his inner Tom Cruise from another well-known movie):
“That’s awesome…but it’s kind of the wrong movie…we’re doing Risky Business.” Ha!
And here’s the original…
Knight and Day centers on a lonely woman (Diaz) whose seemingly harmless blind date suddenly turns her life upside-down when a super spy (Cruise) takes her on a violent worldwide journey to protect a powerful battery that holds the key to an infinite power source. Grace is playing Diaz’s sister, who is getting married, excited that Diaz will take the place of their late father and walk her down the aisle.
Tom Cruise and Reese Witherspoon are in talks to sign on for cowboy movie ‘Paper Wings’.
The romantic tale would see Tom play a rodeo champion who falls in love with a new country singer, played by Reese.
The project has been on the cards for some time and was with New Line studios before it arrived at Sony Pictures.
No director has yet been found for the movie, but Will Smith’s Overbrook Entertainment is working on the production side of the project.
Tom’s career has been quiet following on from 2008 war movie ‘Valkyrie’, which was widely panned by critics. It would be the first time he played a cowboy.
Oscar winner Reese has also taken some time away from Hollywood. Although she voiced the part of Ginormica in animated movie ‘Monsters vs Aliens’ in 2009, her last big role was in comedy movie ‘Four Christmases’ in 2008.
Source, Fame Pictures
