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Tom Cruise dating Katie Holmes (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7659808/)
She recently called off engagement to Chris KleinThe Associated Press
Updated: 9:21 p.m. ET April 27, 2005LOS ANGELES - Tom Cruise has a new girlfriend — actress Katie Holmes.
 
Cruise, 42, and Holmes, 26, have been dating a few weeks, Cruise’s publicist and sister, Lee Anne DeVette, said Wednesday. The pair were photographed this week together in Rome, where Cruise on Friday will receive a lifetime achievement award at the Italian equivalent of the Academy Awards, the David di Donatello Awards.

Holmes’ public relations firm — Baker Winokur Ryder — confirmed the two were dating.

Both actors have had high-profile relationships.

Cruise’s first two marriages, to actresses Mimi Rogers and Nicole Kidman, ended in divorce. He was dating actress Penelope Cruz until the pair split last year.

Holmes and actor Chris Klein recently called off their engagement after dating five years.

Cruise in his nearly 25-year career has starred in such films as “Rain Man,” “Jerry Maguire” and the upcoming Steven Spielberg remake of “War of the Worlds.”

Holmes is best known for starring in the TV show “Dawson’s Creek,” and the movies “Wonder Boys” and “Pieces of April.” She will co-star with Christian Bale in this summer’s “Batman Begins.”

Any man that could think both Scientology AND Penelope Cruz are attractive is just not right in the head.

Now Colin Farrell, there's a man to break my heart. Or Vin.

Great picture in the New York Daily News today showing Tom stretching to kiss Katie Holmes. Makes him look like a high school kid making out with his teacher.

Look how one of his incisors is in the middle of his frenum (that's the little stringy thing that holds you lip to your gums). That's where the centerline space of your teeth is supposed to be, not a tooth!

That's where the centerline space of your teeth is supposed to be, not a tooth!

MI2 was about as bad as it gets.

Ugh. One of the worst fucking movies ever put to celluloid. Woo is a hack of biblical proportions.

Personally there's no way in hell I'd do anything to piss off a scientologist.  This is not a group with a sense of humor.

I enjoyed The Last Samurai.

Yet another creepy mouth photo:

Maybe he got punched in the face too much as a kid growing up?

A-fucking-men. She has to be the homeliest 'hot' woman in recent memory.

I think this is simply a matter of his skull being screwed on wrong.

Enjoying a Tom Cruise movie just means he didn't fuck it up, as in The Last Samurai or Interview with the Vampire.

But, yeah, Katie Holmes.  That is one homely young woman.  Ms. Cruz is better looking.

I liked Vanilla Sky quite a bit.  Even though I liked The Last Samurai, I thought the performances of the Asian actors were much better than Cruise's.

But, yeah, Katie Holmes.  That is one homely young woman.  Ms. Cruz is better looking.

Seventh-day Adventists present a health message that recommends vegetarianism and requires abstinence from pork, shellfish, and other foods proscribed as "unclean" in Leviticus as well as from alcohol and tobacco.

The "health message" is considered to be the "right arm" of the church.

Most notoriously, the Branch Davidians and David Koresh of the Waco, Texas conflagration are a schismatic off-shoot of the Seventh Day Adventist religious movement.

Branch Davidians and David Koresh

Except that Tom has the scary tooth thingy. He must not be giving enough. Speaking of weird religions, Paelos, can you please explain the Seventh Day Adventists? Why don't they eat meat? Whassup with them anyway?

I thought it had to do with Genesis, where it says to let seeds be your meat.

Ok, Katie Holmes is quite obviously not the person I thought she was. I was thinknig of Kate Hudson, or whatever Goldie Hawn's daughter is named. Who is Katie Holmes again, and why should I care?

Ok, Katie Holmes is quite obviously not the person I thought she was. I was thinknig of Kate Hudson, or whatever Goldie Hawn's daughter is named. Who is Katie Holmes again, and why should I care?

Genesis 1:29 "And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat."

Sorry to derail again. This is the verse my dad paraphrases to justify his use of marijuana, but had I been a more studious teenager, I coulda used this to justify my "rebellious" vegetarianism, which he thought was practically an abomination of god.

Genesis 1:29 "And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat."

Sorry to derail again. This is the verse my dad paraphrases to justify his use of marijuana, but had I been a more studious teenager, I coulda used this to justify my "rebellious" vegetarianism, which he thought was practically an abomination of god.

And she's got a raging case of herpes.

Oh man, you saw that too? That means Tom Cruise has it also. Kiyah is it icky!

Yeah, he's gay. Just not out gay. I think the fact he doesn't speaks volumes.

Unless she got it from kissing his not-on-the-mouth area.

French? Italian? Balsamic Vinegar? Ranch?

Is Greek a dressing? 

She's was on Dawson's Creek.

And she got naked in "The Gift".

She's was on Dawson's Creek.

And she got naked in "The Gift".

And she's got a raging case of herpes.

Wasn't her Gift nude scene as a corpse?

Let's see:

Tom Cruise has movie coming out this summer: check

Katie Holmes has movie coming out this summer: check

I'm SURE this whole romance has nothing to do with publicity.

Is Holmes' movie for a Health class?

Is Katie allergic to Cruise? (http://www.thisislondon.com/showbiz/articles/18388740?source=Evening%20Standard&ct=5)
By Daily Mail
5 May 2005

Her new boyfriend has certainly put a smile on her face.

But a closer look at Katie Holmes shows something else as well.

Out shopping in Los Angeles, Tom Cruise's 26-year-old girlfriend was sporting what appeared to be a serious case of stubble rash. Or maybe she's just allergic to the twicemarried, 42- year- old actor.

Miss Holmes, best known for her role in the teenage TV drama Dawson's Creek, was pictured with her new beau in Rome last week.

'He may have been kissing her a little too passionately,' said one onlooker. 'If it was a stubble rash, no wonder Katie was flaunting it - not every woman can boast about kissing Tom Cruise!'

I want to know what part of his body he had recently shaved and had her kiss.

French? Italian? Balsamic Vinegar? Ranch?

SPIEGEL: We visited one of your locations near Los Angeles and were amazed to find a fully staffed tent of the Scientology organization right next to the food tents for the journalists and extras.

Cruise: What were you amazed about?

SPIEGEL: Why do you go so extremely public about your personal convictions?

Cruise: I believe in freedom of speech. I felt honored to have volunteer Scientology ministers on the set. They were helping the crew. When I'm working on a movie, I do anything I can to help the people I'm spending time with. I believe in communication.

SPIEGEL: The tent of a sect at someone's working place still seems somewhat strange to us. Mr. Spielberg, did that tent strike you as unusual?

Spielberg: I saw it as an information tent. No one was compelled to frequent it, but it was available for anybody who had an open mind and was curious about someone else's belief system.

Cruise:The volunteer Scientology ministers were there to help the sick and injured. People on the set appreciated that. I have absolutely nothing against talking about my beliefs. But I do so much more. We live in a world where people are on drugs forever. Where even children get drugged. Where crimes against humanity are so extreme that most people turn away in horror and dismay. Those are the things that I care about. I don't care what someone believes. I don't care what nationality they are. But if someone wants to get off drugs, I can help them. If someone wants to learn how to read, I can help them. If someone doesn't want to be a criminal anymore, I can give them tools that can better their life. You have no idea how many people want to know what Scientology is.

SPIEGEL: Do you see it as your job to recruit new followers for Scientology?

Cruise: I'm a helper. For instance, I myself have helped hundreds of people get off drugs. In Scientology, we have the only successful drug rehabilitation program in the world. It's called Narconon.

SPIEGEL: That's not correct. Yours is never mentioned among the recognized detox programs. Independent experts warn against it because it is rooted in pseudo science.

Cruise: You don't understand what I am saying. It's a statistically proven fact that there is only one successful drug rehabilitation program in the world. Period.

SPIEGEL: With all due respect, we doubt that. Mr. Cruise, you made studio executives, for example from Paramount, tour Scientology's "Celebrity Center" in Hollywood. Are you trying to extend Scientology's influence in Hollywood?

Cruise: I just want to help people. I want everyone to do well.

Spielberg: I often get asked similar questions about my Shoa Foundation. I get asked why I am trying to disseminate my deep belief in creating more tolerance through my foundation's teaching the history of the Holocaust in public schools. I believe that you shouldn't be allowed to attend college without having taken a course in tolerance education. That should be an important part of the social studies curriculum.

SPIEGEL: Mr. Spielberg, are you comparing the educational work of the Shoa Foundation with what Scientology does?

Spielberg: No, I'm not. Tom told you what he believes in, and after that I told you what I believe in. This is not a comparison between the Church of Scientology, the Shoa Foundation and the Holocaust. I was only showing you that some of us in Hollywood have set out to do more than just be actors or directors. Some of us have very personal missions. In Tom's case, it's his church, and in my case, it's the Shoa Foundation, where I'm trying to help other people learn about the mortal dangers of pure hatred.

Cruise: I'm a helper. For instance, I myself have helped hundreds of people get off drugs. In Scientology, we have the only successful drug rehabilitation program in the world. It's called Narconon.

SPIEGEL: That's not correct. Yours is never mentioned among the recognized detox programs. Independent experts warn against it because it is rooted in pseudo science.

Cruise: You don't understand what I am saying. It's a statistically proven fact that there is only one successful drug rehabilitation program in the world. Period.

BECK DEFENDS SCIENTOLOGY (http://www.contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/mndwebpages/beck%20defends%20scientology)

Californian singer BECK has leapt to the defence of the controversial Scientology religion, insisting people have judged the belief system too harshly.

The faith has been viewed with suspicion but, like many US celebrities, the GUERO star credits the Church group with helping many people through troubled times - his father included.

He says, "There's whole aspects (of Scientology) that you probably don't see. They have the success rate of getting hardcore addicts off drugs, 90-something per cent maybe.

"This is something my father has been doing for coming on 40 years. It's something that's helped him a lot. There's aspects of it that have helped me...

"If it's something that helps you in your life it's a positive thing, so all I have to say is that you can't really make a judgement on something unless you know something about it first-hand."
06/05/2005 19:15

Cruise: I just want to help people. I want everyone to do well.

Scientology losing popularity? (http://www.theonion.com/news/index.php?issue=4119)

The other day? It is from today's edition!  And it folded into our discussion so nicely...

This is worth watching. (http://radaronline.com/movie/tom-and-katie.php) SFW.

Brooke Shields calls Cruise’s comments “dangerous” (http://www.bloggingbaby.com/entry/1234000600045043)

Posted May 31, 2005, 9:14 AM ET by Beth Hoyt

Brooke Shields is now speaking out in response to Tom Cruise’s comments about her use of anti-depressants to treat post-partum depression. Cruise told the TV show Access Hollywood that Shields’ use of medication is dangerous, and damaging to her career. He said that he believes vitamins are the answer, not drugs.

Brooke Shields has responded by saying “Tom Cruise’s comments are irresponsible and dangerous. Tom should stick to saving the world from aliens and let women who are experiencing postpartum depression decide what treatment options are best for them.” Shields was referring to Cruise’s upcoming alien movie, War of the Worlds, and not his belief in the teachings of Scientology. As Cruise has publicly mentioned, scientologists are opposed to taking drugs for psychiatric problems and believe high doses of vitamins and minerals are a better cure.

Brook Shields doesn't make sense. Ever.

Tom Cruise on the other hand is porkin a youngin and I still hate Oprah.

That's the news for today.  :roll:

Who is self-made then? To be rich, people have to buy your shit, watch your shit, or read your shit. Unless you literally crap gold nuggets, your vision of self-made is pretty narrow.

By self-made I mean she didn't have any coattails to ride, no one to pay her tuition, no rich husband, etc. She wasn't born into money. She made her own career, and her career made her rich. She started out as a news anchor. Just because she went into tv instead of programming or business or whatever doesn't diminish her achievement.

Wait, did you just advocate sucking dick for a job?

By self-made I mean she didn't have any coattails to ride, no one to pay her tuition, no rich husband, etc. She wasn't born into money. She made her own career, and her career made her rich. She started out as a news anchor. Just because she went into tv instead of programming or business or whatever doesn't diminish her achievement.

Agreed. Self-made doesn't mean that everyone respects how you made it, just that you started with nothing and worked for it. No one has massive success totally unaided. That is a ridiculous test that would mean only lottery winners are "self-made" which is ludicrous.

I suck that dick

Shields was referring to Cruise’s upcoming alien movie, War of the Worlds, and not his belief in the teachings of Scientology

The question is though, did the article's editors throw that in just to avoid a hassle from the Church?

That would be the smart thing to do.  Being "hassled" by Scientology is like being "mildy breezed" by a tornado.

contributing nothing to society except a few hours each week in which her poorly educated and unwashed masses are too busy absorbing her to bother the rest of us...

Scientology censor Tom Cruise (http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/celebrity/43552004.htm)
June 2, 2005, 4:20:42
Scientology censor Tom Cruise    

Tom Cruise has banned girlfriend Katie Holmes from starring in a new film featuring drug use - because it offends Scientologists.

The Hollywood heavyweight has allegedly told the brunette beauty she cannot appear in 'Factory Girl' - which documents the life of drug-addicted Andy Warhol protege Edie Sedgwick - because he is opposed to any form of drug taking, whether fictional or real, as a follower of the bizarre cult.

A movie insider told America's New York Post newspaper: "Edie was in and out of mental institutions and on all sorts of psychotropic drugs.

"Tom doesn't believe in those drugs because of Scientology"

Cruise, who has been dating the former 'Dawson's Creek' beauty since last month, is also said to have stopped Katie, 26, from taking the role because it would involve her playing a victim.

Another source said: "Tom didn't want her to take the role because it portrayed her as a victim and he said she should only take strong roles".

Another source said: "Tom didn't want her to take the role because it portrayed her as a victim and he said she should only take strong roles".

Ya know Tom, I don't think absorbing your BS is a 'strong role' for Katie.  Pounding you with a strap on might count though...

TIGHTER GRIP (http://entertainment.excite.com/celebgossip/pgsix/id/06_06_2005_11.html)
WHAT'S going on with Katie Holmes? Tom Cruise seems to be exerting ever more control over his sweetie/ fiancée's career. Holmes, who has been spending a lot of time at the Scientology Center in L.A., showed up at the junket for "Batman Begins" at the Regent Beverly Wilshire with "an entourage of Scientologists in tow," said our spy. "At lunch, Tom came and after he left, his sister [and publicist] Lee Anne Devette sat in on all of [Holmes'] interviews. The producers and Warner Bros. are freaking out. They are worried Tom's bad p.r. is going to rub off." Holmes own p.r. man was also at the interviews, but Devette had "control. It's getting weird." Neither Devette or Holmes' rep returned calls. A rep for Warner Bros. declined comment. 

The trailers make it look damn good.   Then again, I suppose trailers have done that from the original "Garden of Eden - The Trailer".

(http://parangaricutirimicuaro.blogspot.com/tom-cruise-school.jpg)

Look how one of his incisors is in the middle of his frenum (that's the little stringy thing that holds you lip to your gums). That's where the centerline space of your teeth is supposed to be, not a tooth!

Cruise, studio reach deal on 'Mission: Impossible 3' (http://www.azcentral.com/offbeat/articles/0608Cruise-ON.html)

Associated Press
Jun. 8, 2005 09:06 AM

LOS ANGELES - After more than a week of haggling over costs, Tom Cruise and Paramount Pictures have reached a deal that will allow "Mission: Impossible 3" to move ahead with filming in Italy next month.

Paramount Pictures chairman and chief executive officer Brad Grey announced the agreement in a statement Tuesday. Filming will start July 18 on the third installment in the action-adventure series, which is a remake of a popular 1960s TV show.

The film will be directed by J.J. Abrams, who joined the project last August, and will be produced by Cruise and his partner, Paula Wagner.

"Tom's history with Paramount has made for one of Hollywood's most successful relationships; the opportunity to continue our collaboration with him on 'Mission: Impossible 3' is everything anyone in show business could hope for," Grey said.

The deal fell into place after Cruise agreed to adjust his lucrative profit participation deal and shave a budget that had swelled to as much as $185 million, the Los Angeles Times reported.

The movie will feature Cruise and co-stars Ving Rhames, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Michelle Monaghan and Philip Seymour Hoffman. It is set for release on May 5, 2006.

Abrams is one of the creators of ABC's "Lost" and "Alias."

The first "Mission: Impossible" movie came out in 1996 and was directed by Brian De Palma. John Woo directed "Mission: Impossible II," which was released in 2000.

No word yet on how many Scientology tents will be on the set.

TOM FIGHTS BACK (http://www.ew.com/ew/report/0,6115,1069956-2-5_1||233612|1_,00.html)

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: I don't suppose you want to take this opportunity to announce your engagement to Katie Holmes.

TOM CRUISE That's something Kate and I have to talk about. I have to talk to her about that alone. But I have to tell you, this kind of happiness hits you like nothing else.

You said on Oprah that you've never felt like this before.

Yeah.

Have you heard from any ex-wives lately?

No, listen, I don't mean to make less of those relationships at all. I wish them happiness. I wish them this kind of happiness.

You know, usually when movie stars get romantically involved, they try to keep it quiet. You guys seem to be inviting the whole world to celebrate your relationship.

I think it's important in life to celebrate these things. You know, I'm just happy. I can't contain myself. And I'm not going to try. I refuse.

What's it like reading all these stories about people not believing the relationship is real, that it's some sort of publicity stunt?

It's amusing at first. It's funny. But then you sit back and realize how sad it is that there are people who can't even imagine feeling like this. But my friends are happy for me. The people who know me are happy. My mom is happy. My family is happy.

You've been taking a lot of flak for your appearance on Oprah, for all the jumping around you did on the show. Does the criticism bother you?

No, I don't care. I can't live my life based on what other people think about me. Who cares what other people say? There are some people who just don't like to see other people happy. They try to actively stop it. They find that sort of happiness ugly. They're in the minority, but they squawk pretty loud. They're like the bullies you grow up with in school. But you know what? If they don't like it, f--- them. If people don't like it, f--- off.

Your comments about antidepressants on Access Hollywood — do you think going after Brooke Shields for her book about postpartum depression might have made the argument a little too personal?

It's not a matter of making it personal. I care about Brooke. I want to see her do well. I think she's really talented. But she's misinformed. And, you know, from that Access Hollywood interview, I've gotten over 154,000 responses from people thanking me. You should see some of the letters I get. People go for help but their lives don't get better because of these drugs. They get worse. They feel numb and they're told that's a good thing. It's becoming like Huxley's Brave New World. It's like what the English did to China with opium [in the 19th century]. How is this different? It's how you degrade a society — by drugging the piss out of it.

You are aware that your views about psychiatry come across as pretty radical to a lot of people.

In the 1980s, you were supposed to say no to drugs. But when I say no to drugs, I'm a radical? 'He's against drugs — he's a radical! He's against electroshock treatments — he's a radical!' [Laughing] It's absurd!

Yeah, but Scientology textbooks sometimes refer to psychiatry as a ''Nazi science''...

Well, look at the history. Jung was an editor for the Nazi papers during World War II. [According to Aryeh Maidenbaum, the director of the New York Center for Jungian Studies, this is not true.] Look at the experimentation the Nazis did with electric shock and drugging. Look at the drug methadone. That was originally called Adolophine. It was named after Adolf Hitler... [According to the Dictionary of Drugs and Medications, among other sources, this is an urban legend.]

Well, Freud wasn't a Nazi, but the point I'm getting at here is that expressing these views isn't necessarily a public relations bonanza for you.

What choice do I have? People are being electric-shocked. Kids are being drugged. People are dying.

There's a perception that you've become more passionate about this issue recently, about Scientology in general...

I've always been passionate about it. I've always talked about it when people asked about it. The only change that's occurred since the early 1990s has been the increase in the amount of drugs being used. That's what's changed.

Has anybody in Hollywood come to you — your agents or studio people — and asked you to stop talking about any of this?

I've had a lot of encouragement and a lot of thanks, that's what I've had.

What about that Scientology massage tent on the War of the Worlds set? Was that just massages or was it proselytizing?

I also had a cappuccino tent on that set. And I made sure the crews were fed well, too. And if someone wanted an assist from a [Scientology] volunteer, it was there for them. People are curious about it — they're always asking me about it, they want to know what Scientology is.

What about Katie? Is she curious about Scientology?

Yeah, absolutely. She digs it.

There was a story in one of the gossip columns that you had asked her not to do Factory Girl because of the drug use in the movie.

I don't even know what Factory Girl is.

It's a film about Edie Sedgwick and Andy Warhol.

I don't know anything about that. Listen, the thing you've got to know about Katie is that she's an incredibly bright and self-determined woman. She makes her own decisions.

Let me try this again — will any of those decisions involve a ring?

[Whispering, with a grin] It's gonna happen, man. It'll happen.

(Posted:06/08/05)

If I were running a cult that preyed on the emotionally needy and funneled money out of them while indoctrinating them into a tightly regulated and manipulative social/theological system designed to bleed one's self-reliance into cult dependancy using unscrupulous psychological techniques? It would serve me well to teach the indoctrinees that "psychologists are the enemy!" to try to prevent, as much as possible, any breakthroughs or interventions by individuals trained in counseling and deprogramming.

Too late - Katie is taking the plunge. (http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Movies/06/13/people.holmes.ap/index.html)

The LRH plunge that is.

The former Catholic and star of television's "Dawson's Creek" grew up with a poster of Cruise on her bedroom wall and has said she grew up wanting to marry him.

You read Battlefield Earth TWICE ???!  Are you fucking insane ?

Holy hell man! Bunk is one of them!

I can out do you guys. Not only did I read Battlefield Earth in highschool, but I won a contest amongst my friends to see who could finish all ten volumes of Mission Earth fastest - only reading them while in class. It took about two months.

Soltan Gris is my hero. (except for the whole cockgobbling stuff - which he was tricked in to anyways)

Is it just me or is Jet Heller the SINGLE flatest character in the history of science fiction?

Yea, I honestly think you were supposed to empathise with Soltan throughout the story, even if he was a right bastard.

Tom Cruise Proposes to Katie Holmes (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050617/ap_en_mo/cruise_holmes;_ylt=A9FJqYMInLJCfcAAEhFxFb8C;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl)

Run Katie, run! It's not too late to save yourself!

Hubbard got his satire across in many ways. People like Tom Cruise just don't get it.

Tom Cruise Proposes to Katie Holmes (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050617/ap_en_mo/cruise_holmes;_ylt=A9FJqYMInLJCfcAAEhFxFb8C;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl)

Run Katie, run! It's not too late to save yourself!

This has officially ruined Katie Holmes for me. Saw Batman Begins last night, and in every one of her scenes, all I could think about was Tom Cruise being attached to her at the face. It was bewildering and more than a little offputting.

Uhm.

Dukes of Hazzard bad? What? It's done by the Broken Lizard guys. It will be fucking hilarious.

No, it has Johnny Knoxville and Stifler.  It will therefore be the best movie ever.

There were some grammatical errors in there, but I fixed them for you.

Tom Cruise has a very good agent. There is no way someone with LESS acting talent could exist in Hollywood. He's been in enough good movies despite his clear lack of any business acting to tell me that it's all in the agent.

Yea, when I saw the full trailer on the big screen, I realized how Not Like A Broken Lizard Movie they made it. They must've substantially cut the shit out of it to try and make it appeal to everyone. But there was one good line: "You shouldn't wear white after labor day."

That's something Farva would say (the fat guy in SuperTroopers). And it's hilarious.

Oh and Jessica Simpson is all sorts of hot in there. And can someone explain to me how her boobs do what they do in her new video (These Boots are Made for Walking). Because, I'll admit, it's magical.

XXXXX DRUDGE REPORT XXXXX FRI JUNE 24, 2005 10:51:08 ET XXXXX

CRUISE 'WAR OF WORLDS' INTERVIEW TURNS INTO LECTURE ON PSYCHIATRY, SCIENTOLOGY

NBC 'TODAY SHOW' host Matt Lauer was lectured by star Tom Cruise on the dangers of psychiatry and antidepressant during a promotional interview for WAR OF THE WORLDS.

The exchange aired Friday morning.

LAUER: TOM CRUISE CREATED A FIRESTORM WHEN HE CRITICIZED BROOKE SHIELDS FOR REVEALING THAT SHE WENT INTO THERAPY AND TOOK ANTIDEPRESSANTS TO DEAL WITH HER POST PARTUM DEPRESSION. AS A SCIENTOLGIST, HE DOESN'T BELIEVE IN PSYCHIATRIC MEDICINE. I ASKED HIM ABOUT HIS COMMENTS.

CRUISE: i've never agreed with psychiatry, ever. Before I was a Scientologist I never agreed with psychiatry. and when i started studying the history of psychiatry, i understood more and more why i didn't believe in psychology.

//And as far as the Brooke Shields thing is, look. You gotta understand, I really care about Brooke Shields. I-- I think here's a-- a-- a wonderful and talented woman. And-- I wanna see her do well. And I know that-- psychiatry is-- is a pseudo science.

MATT LAUER: But-- but Tom, if she said that this particular thing helped her feel better, whether it was the antidepressant or going to a counselor or psychiatrist, isn't that enough? //

TOM CRUISE: Matt, you have to understand this. Here we are today where I talk out against drugs and psychiatric abuses of electric shocking people (PH), okay, against their will, of drugging children with them not knowing the effects of these drugs. Do you know what Aderol (PH) is? Do you know Ritalin? Do you know now that Ritalin is a street drug? Do you understand that?

MATT LAUER:

The difference is--

(OVERTALK)

TOM CRUISE:

No, no, Matt.

MATT LAUER:

This wasn't against her will, though.

TOM CRUISE:

Matt-- Matt, Matt, Matt--

MATT LAUER:

But this wasn't against her will.

TOM CRUISE:

Matt, I'm-- Matt, I'm asking you a question.

MATT LAUER:

I understand there's abuse of all of these things.

TOM CRUISE:

No, you see. Here's the problem. You don't know the history of psychiatry. I do.//

MATT LAUER:

//aren't there examples, and might not Brooke Shields be an example, of someone who benefited from one of those drugs? TOM CRUISE:

all it does is mask the problem, Matt. And if you understand the history of it, it masks the problem. That's what it does. That's all it does. You're not getting to the reason why. There is no such thing as a chemical imbalance.

(OVERTALK)

MATT LAUER:

So, postpartum depression to you is--

TOM CRUISE:

Matt--

MATT LAUER:

--kind of a--

TOM CRUISE:

--don't--

MATT LAUER:

--little psychological gook--

TOM CRUISE:

That--

MATT LAUER:

--googley-gook?

TOM CRUISE:

--no. No. I did not say that.

MATT LAUER:

I'm just asking what you-- what would you call it?

TOM CRUISE:

No. No. Abs-- Matt, that is-- the-- post-- now-- now, you're talking about two different things.

MATT LAUER:

But that's what she went on the--

TOM CRUISE:

No. MATT LAUER:

--antidepressant for.

TOM CRUISE: But what happens, the antidepressant, all it does is mask the problem. There's ways of vitamins and through exercise and various things. I'm not saying that that isn't real. That's not what I'm saying. That's an alteration of what-- what I'm saying. I'm saying that drugs aren't the answer, these drugs are very dangerous. They're mind-altering, anti-psychotic drugs. And there are ways of doing it without that so that we don't end up in a brave new world. // the thing that I'm saying about Brooke is that there's misinformation, okay. And she doesn't understand the history of psychiatry. She-- she doesn't understand in the same way that you don't understand it, Matt.

// MATT LAUER: But a little bit what you're saying Tom is, you say you want people to do well. But you want them do to well by taking the road that you approve of, as opposed to a road that may work for them.

TOM CRUISE: No, no, I'm not.

MATT LAUER: Well, if antidepressants work for Brooke Shields, why isn't that okay?

TOM CRUISE: I-- I disagree with it. And I think that there's a higher and better quality of life. And I think that promoting for me personally, see, you're saying what, I can't discuss what I wanna discuss?

MATT LAUER: No. You absolutely can.

TOM CRUISE: I know. But-- but Matt, you're going in and saying that-- that I can't discuss this.

MATT LAUER: I'm only asking, isn't there a possibility that-- do-- do you examine the possibility that these things do work for some people? That yes, there are abuses. And yes, maybe they've gone too far in certain areas. Maybe there are too many kids on Ritalin. Maybe electric shock--

TOM CRUISE: Too many kids on Ritalin? Matt.

MATT LAUER: I'm just saying. But-- but aren't there--

TOM CRUISE: Matt.

MATT LAUER: --examples where it works?

TOM CRUISE: Matt. Matt, Matt, you don't even-- you're glib. You don't even know what Ritalin is.// //if you start talking about chemical imbalance, you have to evaluate and read the research papers on how they came up with these theories, Matt, okay. That's what I've done. Then you go and you say where's-- where's the medical test? Where's the blood test that says how much Ritalin you're supposed to get?

MATT LAUER: You're-- you're-- it's very impressive to listen to you. Because clearly, you've done the homework. And-- and you know the subject.

TOM CRUISE: And you should.

MATT LAUER: And-- and--

TOM CRUISE: And you should do that also.

MATT LAUER: And--

TOM CRUISE: Because just knowing people who are on Ritalin isn't enough. //you should be a little bit more responsible in knowing really--

MATT LAUER: I'm not prescribing Ritalin, Tom. And I'm not asking--

TOM CRUISE: Well--

MATT LAUER: --anyone else to do it. I'm simply saying--

(OVERTALK)

TOM CRUISE: Well, you are. You're saying--

MATT LAUER: I know some people who seem to have been helped by it.

TOM CRUISE: I-- but you're saying-- but you-- like-- this is a very important issue.

MATT LAUER: I couldn't agree more.

TOM CRUISE: It's very-- and you know what? You're here on the Today Show.

MATT LAUER: Right.

TOM CRUISE: And to talk about it in a way of saying, "Well, isn't it okay," and being reasonable about it when you don't know and I do, I think that you should be a little bit more responsible in knowing what it is.

MATT LAUER: But--

TOM CRUISE: Because you-- you communicate to people.

MATT LAUER: But you're now telling me that your experiences with the people I know, which are zero, are more important than my experiences.

TOM CRUISE: What do you mean by that?

MATT LAUER: You're telling me what's worked for people I know or hasn't worked for people I know. // i'm telling you i've lived with these people and they're better.

TOM CRUISE: So, you're-- you're advocating it.

MATT LAUER: I am not. I'm telling you in their case-- (LAUGHTER)

(OVERTALK)

MATT LAUER: In their individual case, it worked. I am not gonna go out and say--

TOM CRUISE: Matt--

MATT LAUER: --"Get your kids on Ritalin. It's the cure-all--

TOM CRUISE: Matt, Matt.

MATT LAUER: --and the end-all."

TOM CRUISE: Matt, but here's the point. what is the ideal scene for life

TOM CRUISE: Okay. Ideal scene is someone not having to take anti-psychotic drugs.

MATT LAUER: I would agree.

TOM CRUISE: Okay. So, now you look at-- and you go okay. A-- a departure from that ideal scene is someone taking drugs, okay. And then you go, okay. What is the theory and the science behind that, that justifies that?

MATT LAUER: Let me take this more general, 'cause I think you and I can go around in circles on this for awhile. And i respect your opinion ...

MATT LAUER: Do you want more people to understand Scientology? Is that-- would that be a goal of yours?

TOM CRUISE: You know what? I-- absolutely. Of course, you know. And people--

MATT LAUER: How do you go about that?

TOM CRUISE: You just communicate about it. And the important thing is, like you and I talk about it, whether it's-- okay, if I wanna know something, I go and find out. /Because I don't talk about things that I don't understand. I'll say, you know what? I'm not so sure about that. I'll go find more information about it so I can-- I can come to an opinion based on-- on the information that I have.

MATT LAUER: You-- you're so passionate about it. And I'm--

TOM CRUISE: I'm passionate about learning. I'm passionate about life, Matt.

Katie Holmes' Missing Days (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,160192,00.html)
Tuesday, June 21, 2005
By Roger Friedman

The newly engaged Katie Holmes still has some explaining to do to her friends and family.

There were 16 days in April during which no one seems to know where she was.

Holmes made a public appearance on April 4 at the premiere of "Steel Magnolias" on Broadway.

She came with her publicist, Leslie Sloane Zelnick, and a couple of other friends. They were there to support Rebecca Gayheart, who was making her Broadway debut.

I know this because I spoke to Holmes at length during the play's intermission. She said she had just moved into her New York apartment and was looking forward to seeing the city.

I also know that on April 4, she had not yet made the acquaintance of Tom Cruise. She briefly dated Josh Hartnett after breaking up with actor Chris Klein.

Hartnett, Klein, Cruise: Which of these three is not like the others?

Klein and Hartnett are young and tall. Cruise is middle-aged and height-challenged.

On the other hand, he's the biggest movie star in the world. They are not.

Holmes was busy during that first week in April. On April 7, she was photographed at the Fragrance Foundation's FiFi event.

Four days later, Holmes was still in New York and was photographed at VH1's "Save the Music" concert. She still had not met Cruise.

Sometime that week, her friends say, she flew to Los Angeles for a meeting with Cruise about a role in "Mission: Impossible 3." The meeting took place after April 11.

The next time anyone heard from Holmes was on April 27, when she appeared in public as Cruise's girlfriend and love of his life.

Where was she during those 16 days?

Somewhere during that time, she decided to fire both her manager and agent, each of whom she had been with for years and who were devoted to her.

The manager, John Carrabino, also handles Renée Zellweger and is beloved by his clients.

Holmes also acquired a new best friend, Jessica Feshbach, the daughter of Joe Feshbach, a controversial Palo Alto, Calif., bond trader.

The Feshbach family, according to published documents, has donated millions to the Church of Scientology. Jessica's aunt even runs a Scientology center in Florida.

According to Richard Behar's now famous 1991 story in Time magazine about Scientology, the Feshbachs were the subject of congressional hearings in 1989.

Behar wrote: "The heads of several companies claimed that Feshbach operatives have spread false information to government agencies and posed in various guises — such as a Securities and Exchange Commission official — in an effort to discredit the companies and drive the stocks down.

"Michael Russell, who ran a chain of business journals, testified that a Feshbach employee called his bankers and interfered with his loans. Sometimes the Feshbachs send private detectives to dig up dirt on firms, which is then shared with business reporters, brokers and fund managers."

The risk-taking Feshbachs, known the world over for making their fortune "shorting" stocks, and the level-headed, conservative Holmeses would be a difficult mix at a dinner table.

Katie's father, Martin Holmes, is the senior partner in a large and respected Toledo, Ohio, law firm. His son, Martin Jr., has recently joined the firm. He's a Harvard graduate. Katie's mom, Kathy, is frequently cited in Toledo for her charity work.

There is some fear among Holmes' close circle that her instant romance with Cruise is not as organic as portrayed.

For one thing, Holmes was raised a strict Catholic. Also, gone from the picture are two close Holmes friends who used to be with her when she did publicity for a film.

One of these is Meghann Birie, a childhood friend who has suddenly disappeared from Holmes' world. Another, a local TV producer here in New York, was too afraid to discuss the situation with me.

We know that Cruise auditioned several actresses for this role before settling on Holmes. This column reported a story about Jennifer Garner. There have been published stories about Kate Bosworth, Lindsay Lohan and Jessica Alba being approached.

A newer one involves Scarlett Johansson, who ran for her life when presented with a fait accompli dinner at the Scientology Celebrity Centre in Hollywood.

And history has been rewritten since the April 27 unveiling.

Curiously, since the Cruise-Holmes situation popped up, we have heard over and over again that Cruise was the young actress' idol when she was growing up.

That's certainly interesting because all of the publicity that used to run on Holmes — still found all over the Internet — lists another Tom as her favorite actor.

That would be Tom Hanks.

one is that it's psychiatry (and specifically, mind-altering medication), not psychology, that Scientology is against.

Really, it's kind of freaky the way she's cutting herself off from friends  she used to know.

Batshit insane. He really is over the edge. Hopefully he will blow himself up in the middle of a Scientology meeting.

I am tempted to get a petition of signees together to send to Spielberg promising not to see WotW strictly due to Cruise's involvement. It won't matter for shit, but it would make me happy.

/sign

I was thinking about it as a rental, but I don't think I can take any Cruise movie now, at least for a good while.  Plenty of actors/actresses I don't care for, but he's the only one that has ever, for me, detracted from a film due to RL crazies.

He's about to join Mel Gibson on my list for that.

Resulting from what, Passion?

This is about creepy scientologists.

Is that adjective really necessary?

No, you see. Here's the problem. You don't know the history of psychiatry. I do.//

The media blitz surrounding it (his interviews, etc) and just the general way he's been carrying himself ever since then. He really didn't need to get involved in stem cell research debates. The film itself I'll probably never see unless it's on HBO, just because I've heard it wasn't a great film unless the subject matter interested you. 

/sign

I was thinking about it as a rental, but I don't think I can take any Cruise movie now, at least for a good while.  Plenty of actors/actresses I don't care for, but he's the only one that has ever, for me, detracted from a film due to RL crazies.

War of the Worlds won't crack $200M at the domestic box office. I predict a sub-$80M 4th of july weekend take.

I think it just keeps gettin sadder. If you want to be a crazy son of a bitch, fine and good, but don't drag down other people.  Reading that interview makes me wonder if Scientology wasn't the base for RE4's religion.

This is going from sad to pathetic:

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,161963,00.html

During the W interview, the actress wouldn't part from Jessica Rodriguez, who is described as her "Scientologist chaperone." Rodriguez's role in Holmes' life remains vague, though Rodriguez says they're "just best friends" since meeting around the time Holmes met Cruise.

"You adore him," Rodriguez told Holmes when the actress was at a loss for words to describe her lov

Paris snubs Cruise (http://www.entertainment.news.com.au/story/0,10221,15912361-7485,00.html)
July 12, 2005
From: Agence France-Presse

IT seems Tom Cruise' wacky behaviour is turning off more than his fans - whole cities are now declaring him persona non grata.

The Paris city hall has pledged "never to welcome" the actor to the city of love - all because of his membership of the Church of Scientology.

In a debate late yesterday, the Socialist-controlled municipal assembly approved a resolution "never to welcome the actor Tom Cruise, spokesman for Scientology and self-declared militant for this organisation".

Last month on a promotional tour for his film War of the Worlds, the 43-year-old star chose the Eiffel Tower to propose to girlfriend Katie Holmes. He was also made an honorary citizen of the southern French city of Marseille.

Like many other European governments, the French authorities view Scientology - founded in the United States in 1954 by science-fiction writer L. Ron Hubbard - as a dangerous cult.

Cruise was described as a "sect-symbol" by a Socialist deputy.

Meanwhile, Fox News in the US is reporting Cruise has more converts to add to his growing list of sign-ups - his own children with Nicole Kidman.

Isabella, 12, and Connor, 10, live with the 43-year-old actor in Beverly Hills where they are being home-schooled by his Scientologist sisters, reports say.

Cruise's co-star Russell looking to convert? (http://www.azcentral.com/ent/celeb/articles/0712russell.html)

azcentral.com
July 12, 2005 9:54 AM

Could Keri Russell be the latest starlet to sign up for an E-meter? Radarlonline reports that the Felicity alumna, who recently won the coveted role of starring opposite Tom Cruise in M:I3, has been spotted buying books on Scientology, the controversial religion founded by Science Fiction writer L. Ron Hubbard, and has even visited the sect's L.A. Celebrity Center.

Sources told the magazine that Russell, who was once a member of the Church of Latter Day Saints, has "suddenly become very interested" in co-star Tom Cruise's other "mission," spreading the word on Scientology. Russell's publicist said she is "on hiatus" while her client is filming in Rome and could not comment on the item.

If Russell falls under Scientolgy's spell, it will be due in large part to Cruise himself, as the religion's assist tents are available on all movie sets where he works. But the issue of the assist tents has two sides. "Paramount is terrified that it will be deluged with lawsuits from extras, caterers, and actors who will say that they were coerced into Scientology on the set," an insider told Radaronline. "Tom is not passive about having those tents set up. On the War of the Worlds set, he directed people to them and often asked them to talk out their issues in the Scientology tent."

But Paramount reps as well as Cruise's publicist and sister, Lee Anne De Vette, say that there is no problem at all with Cruise or the Scientology volunteers.

"Tom's been working with the studio for years and they have a great relationship. There's no friction. That's a crock of (expletive)," said De Vette. "Tom received a lot of letters from people who had assists thanking him, and there are a lot of people who didn't have them, too. If you don't want them, don't have them! It's like the coffee he brings onset. If you don't want coffee, don't have the coffee!"

THOMAS SLAMS REPORTS HE SEDUCED CRUISE (http://www.contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/mndwebpages/thomas%20slams%20reports%20he%20seduced%20cruise)

MATCHBOX 20 frontman ROB THOMAS has rubbished reports he had sex with Hollywood superstar TOM CRUISE - and is even more mortified he's been labelled a fellow Scientologist.

The SOMETHING TO BE singer is horrified by claims he was caught in bed with the WAR OF THE WORLDS star and has finally spoken out to end the rumours.

But he's even more offended by reports he's joined Cruise and other followers of L RON HUBBARD's Church Of Scientology, which has been labelled a "cult" by some critics.

He says, "If I were gay, Tom wouldn't be on the top of my list...It would be BRAD PITT.

"I'm more offended by the rumours saying I'm Scientologist."

12/07/2005 05:30

"I'm more offended by the rumours saying I'm Scientologist."

Being Serek Dmart is better than being a scientologist.

Hubbard's version is understandably preferable to the reality, which was a dark farce. Hubbard was born in 1911 in Tilden, Neb. After flunking out of George Washington University, he became a pulp science-fiction and adventure writer. In the mid-1940s, he fell in with John Parsons, a wealthy and brilliant young rocket scientist in California, who also happened to be under the tutelage of the infamous satanist Aleister Crowley (no relation to yours truly, thankfully). According to Russell Miller's damning biography of Hubbard, Bare-Faced Messiah, Parsons was a science-fiction fan who briefly hosted Hubbard at his Pasadena, Calif., mansion, which featured a domed backyard temple and a rotating cast of occultists and eccentrics. Parsons described Hubbard as his "magical partner," and together the men engaged in a rite in which Parsons tried to impregnate with an antichrist child a woman he considered the whore of Babylon, a goal that Crowley had long promoted. With Rachmaninoff's "Isle of the Dead" playing in the background, Hubbard allegedly chanted spells over the copulating couple, according to Miller and others. (Ultimately Hubbard would steal Parsons' girlfriend and allegedly bilk him in a Miami yacht venture.) Years later, when Hubbard had grown famous and realized the antichrist episode didn't comport with his image as a man of culture and wisdom, he would reportedly claim to have been working on an undercover mission for U.S. Naval Intelligence to investigate black magic.

Years later, when Hubbard had grown famous and realized the antichrist episode didn't comport with his image as a man of culture and wisdom, he would reportedly claim to have been working on an undercover mission for U.S. Naval Intelligence to investigate black magic.

I'm still trying to boggle why someone would consider impregnating someone with the anti-christ a good idea....

Scientology Not To Blame for Holmes "Sores"


 The controversial Church of Scientology has slammed reports one its rituals was responsible for the sores on Katie Holmes' mouth in May. Only a week after Tom Cruise and Holmes confirmed they had been dating for "a couple of weeks" in late April, the former Dawson's Creek star was photographed with several cold sores and a red rash around her mouth. While most critics believed Holmes had acquired the sores from her public kissing sessions with Cruise, several gossip columnists claimed the 26-year-old actress developed the sores after enduring a Scientology process, known as purification. Holmes has been studying the religion since she began dating her now-fiance Cruise. The alleged client of the purification is given vitamin B3 (niacin), which helps to decrease cholesterol and boost circulation. However, a spokesman for the church says, "Whatever is on Katie's face has nothing to do with us. It's insulting that you would ask such a thing."

"Whatever is on Katies face has nothing to do with us."

Comedy Gold right there.

God.  What if this became a major religion?

Woops, I meant to post that bit about L. Ron in this thread. I dig his only entry in the Oxford Book of Quotations, that should be taught, too, right?

"If you really want to make a million, the quickest way is to start your own religion" - L Ron Hubbard.

I had to look it up to verify after reading that in Dawkin's Unweaving the Rainbow. Quite an interesting quote to be known for, eh?

I'd heard Scientology was started by Hubbard just to settle a bet that he could start a religion centered around people sending him money, so the quote would fit that story.

Church of Critical Thinking (http://www.churchofcriticalthinking.com/archives/000040tom_cruise_makes_me_.html)
"Question: Can anybody definitively prove or disprove the rumor that Scientology was started from a bar bet between L. Ron Hubbard and another Sci-Fi writer (rumored to be I. Asimov) that went something like, "I'll bet you I can start my own religion?" "

The short answer is 'no', although Hubbard made the comment about getting-rich-quick-by-starting-a-religion multiple times in public. The notion that it was a bet *seems* to be an urban legend, but his repeated comments about it certainly qualify as a smoking gun.

mb-soft.com (http://mb-soft.com/believe/txo/scientol.htm)
Allegedly, L. Ron Hubbard, a former therapist, and Arthur C. Clarke, the noted author, were friends, and Hubbard bet Clarke that he could start a new religion. The anecdote concludes with him creating Scientology as a result. Again, we have not found specific evidence either supporting or denying that story.

Everything2.com (http://www.everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=41435)
Ellison is also a fringe part of another legend that L. Ron Hubbard bet Robert Heinlein that he could invent his own religion and make a million dollars. While it's not hard to believe Hubbard making such a boast, Scientology has bent over backwards to put this story to rest. Scientology's stand is there is no evidence Hubbard made such a boast, that there were no witnesses, so it's ultimately a highly libelous statement. See you in court. Many people claim there was at least one witness. Isaac Asimov was present during the exchange. It's also alleged Ellison was a witness to the bet as well. Ellison claimed as much in an interview for a '70s satirical magazine called "Wings".

The interview has been reproduced online although who knows if this is itself is a true transcript:


Assuming Ellison wasn't trying to pull a fast one (it was a satirical magazine), his story is problematic because he was 14 years old at the time. Would a 14 year old unproven kid be hanging around with such sci fi greats?

IIRC, it was a bet he made with Robert Anton Wilson.....but I could be wrong.

I have no idea where you got the whole Subgenius angle as I have never encountered anything remotely resembling that.

That article makes me remember just how much of a douchebag Harlan Ellison really is.

You don't know the history of the yellow brick road. Tom does. (http://www.defamer.com/hollywood/tom-cruise/index.php#tom-cruise-and-the-yellow-brick-road-122390)

Katie to be Mrs Cruise? (http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2004580002-2005410689,00.html)

By SIMON THOMPSON

Sun Online

STUNNING actress Katie Holmes is planning to do what neither of Tom Cruise's past two wives did - take his name.

Former partners Mimi Rogers and Nicole Kidman kept their own surnames after marrying the Mission Impossible star.

But according to reports in America, the change is something old-fashioned Holmes has always been keen on.

An insider told US based In Touch Magazine she may also be changing her first name, saying: "Tom calls her Kate, so he suggested she start going by that professionally."

The couple are expected to tie the knot this year..

Stunningly ugly, they mean?


Katie Holmes = yuck.

Your opinion on women doesn't matter. At all. Whether you're wrong or right.

Hey, it's not my fault that you're not picky.

If you don't want it, don't open it.

I'm ornery and without sleep at the moment, but I'm not too tired to break Pandora's foot off in your ass.

I'd like to negotiate a settlement here.

Schild will you agree not to point out how Strazos has no taste in women

Getting over eating alone is the hardest part.

Hairy european women will take Money off you if you're alone and having trouble communicating.

Until they fleece me for everything of worth that I have, anyway.

Diane Lane IMO is one actress who has aged the best in recent memory.

HAWT.

Go rent Knight Moves (http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0104627/). You can thank me later.

Why rent and sit through a horrible movie just to see Diane Lane nekkid when pr0n is probably flooding your inbox? Besdies, she was also naked in Unfaithful and that movie was good.

Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes expecting (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9601238/)
The couple has been dating since mid-April of this year

Chris Pizzello / AP file

NEW YORK - Let the couch-jumping begin: Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes are expecting a baby.

Holmes’ pregnancy was reported Wednesday by People magazine. The couple have been dating since April and became engaged in June.

“Tom and Katie are very excited, and the entire family is very excited,” Lee Anne DeVette, Cruise’s spokeswoman, told People.

It would be Holmes’ first child. Cruise has two children, Connor, 10, and Isabella, 12, from his marriage to Nicole Kidman.

No further details were available. DeVette added that Holmes, 26, “has never felt better.”

Cruise, 43, is now shooting “Mission” Impossible 3.”

I wonder if Katie will take post-partum drugs.

Wouldn't it be even funnier, though, if she didn't take meds and instead drowned her satan-spawn?

Serious question, who is the father?

I was under the impression that Tom is sterile and cannot procreate. I thought that was why he and Nicole adopted kids rather than father their own.

Serious question, who is the father?

I was under the impression that Tom is sterile and cannot procreate. I thought that was why he and Nicole adopted kids rather than father their own.

Pregnant actress Katie Holmes has fired her publicist Leslie Sloane-Zelnick after nine years together, and has hired her fiance Tom Cruise's sister as her new spokesperson.

Apart from the IRS.  Obviously.

Really?  That's a new one to me.  I'd always heard the woman was of more concern because the eggs are as old as a woman, while a man keeps absorbing and reproducing new sperm.

What, only three? (http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/apus_story.asp?category=1110&slug=Sixteen%20Kids)

Why on earth he went into Architecture with plans on supporting a family that large is beyond me, however.

each child has a name beginning with the letter "J": Joshua, 17; John David, 15; Janna, 15; Jill, 14; Jessa, 12; Jinger, 11; Joseph, 10; Josiah, 9; Joy-Anna, 8; Jeremiah, 6; Jedidiah, 6; Jason, 5; James, 4; Justin, 2; Jackson Levi, 1; and now Johannah.