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Tom Cruise's New Feud

By RyanCreed
Thu, 12 Jun 2008 15:08:22 GMT

Tom Cruise’s short-fused defense of Scientology has made its way back into the headlines, as the “Mission Impossible” star has attacked “Celebrity Rehab” host Dr. Drew Pinsky for comments he made about Cruise’s relationship to the controversial religion.

“A lot of people in the public eye who behave strangely have mental illness we can learn from, and much of it is based on childhood trauma, without a doubt,” says Dr. Drew in a Playboy magazine interview on newsstands next month. “Take a guy like Tom Cruise. Why would somebody be drawn into a cultish kind of environment like Scientology? To me, that’s a function of a very deep emptiness and suggests serious neglect in childhood--maybe some abuse, but mostly neglect.”

Given Cruise’s erratic, baffling, and sometimes indefensible public behavior, many may not find Dr. Drew’s observations as anything short of obvious, especially in light of Cruise’s own admission of his abusive father.  Cruise, however, doesn’t see it that way.

Page 6 is reporting today that Cruise's lawyer, Bert Fields, has angrily responded to Pinsky and takes a public statement one step further by comparing the respected doctor to one of the most famous Nazis. “This unqualified television performer who is obviously just looking for notoriety is so grotesquely unprofessional as to pretend to diagnose Tom and others without ever meeting them. He seems to be spewing the absurdity that all Scientologists are mentally ill. The last time we heard garbage like this was from Joseph Goebbels.”

Maybe Cruise’s involvement in the film “Valkyrie,” in which he plays a Nazi officer, has put the German Axis at the front of his mind, but it’s clear that Cruise has yet to understand that in instances regarding his faith, sometimes it’s better to just walk away with no comment.

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Message Edited by RyanCreed on 06-12-2008 03:55 PM
Why pick on Tom Cruise? Silly.....He seems to me to be a very loving husband and father. A wonderful provider and example for his children. This is a lot more than I can say for gobs of others out there. Gee, find something of real merit to talk about!

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 15:43:19 GMT | kaylin

Anybody who has read Scientology knows that it is mental straight jacket. Which is what poor Tom obviously needs so let him alone.

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 15:43:49 GMT | annie3ats

i find it funny how he studied it for 1 year and he suddenly knows everyting and anyone who comments on his actions is somehow crazy, hahaha! i tihnk a doctor has a better idea of those types of thing then Tom. besides anyone who wants to eat thier baby's mother's placentia might be a litte cookie


Message Edited by nicci250 on 06-12-2008 11:51 AM

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 15:47:03 GMT | nicci250

I agree....... Tom is an idiot, just because he read a couple of books, attended a few seminars - doesn't make him an expert or an advocate for scientology... which is a cult in its own right.
Heck, I read a few books and attended a few seminars for a year on Egyptology - does this make me an expert? No...just someone who likes to learn.
Tom needs to get off his high horse, shut up, and get back down to earth with the rest of the human population.
I think a doctor of psychology would know more than Tom!

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 15:59:09 GMT | wsr-88d

Tom did not start this controversy the good Dr.
did; Tom believes in whatever he wants who is
the good Dr. to be analyzing Tom, maybe it
is the good Dr. who needs to be analyzed. Leave
Tom alone he is not doing anyone any damage.

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 16:11:16 GMT | MamaMia

Why is Tom Cruise always right and the rest of the psycological society always wrong? Since he is not a psychologist I would say that he isn't an authority on the issue where Dr. Drew is. Hasn't Tom seen the light? People think he's flipped and don't care what he thinks. Look at his box office draw!

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 16:29:09 GMT | armymom1

It's brain washing pure and simple. Look what hes done to Katie Holmes. The guys a nut and so was L. Ron Hubbard.

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 16:35:05 GMT | greg47

I'm appalled by the intolerance we've got going in this country right now for people's religious beliefs, held up under the microscope of Evangelical Christianity. The intolerance is for those who maintain they have Christian beliefs that don't match exactly any traditional Christian view, as well as those who have non-Christian beliefs and no beliefs.

Remember we have freedom of religion in this country. Everyone is entitled to believe in God (or not) here. A person's belief system is personal and if it comforts them and you don't buy it, it is none of your business.

Quite frankly, this whole flap about whether Tom Cruise is crazy or a cultist is ridiculous. Let him believe what whe wants to.

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 16:36:17 GMT | old_gal

Why are we still talking about Tom?He really can't act very well,if it was not for his looks he'd be a nobody.He needs to fade into obscurity.Oh ,and could somebody rescue his wife and kids before they end up in some secret bunker.

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 16:36:25 GMT | naga

The last time I checked, freedom of religion and speech were still American rights. People like Kirstie Alley, Tom Cruise, John Travolta, these are all intelligent people, able to make their own, adult choices. People who waste their time ridiculing others, obviously have no life of their own, or fail to see life objectively. If what people do is not affecting you, your loved ones, your environment, others or the world, in any negative way, then really, what right have you to criticize or judge? I've known so many people who think they are enlightened, yet they fail to see the one very important and telling sign of personal awakening...the lack of acceptance of others. Be still and silent. Watch the world around you. Rise above all things petty, like gossiping and spewing unnecessary hatred. Just know that the fact that we were permitted to be here in the first place, through all the good and bad, is a miracle. Whether your religion is Judaism, Scientology, Christianity or even Satanism, live and let live. We're only here a short time. Don't spend it negatively

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 16:42:02 GMT | NJAngelaR

Right on Bert Fields! I am sick of people like Dr. Drew, evaluating for others without having talked to them. You ever wonder why celebrities continue to have to go to rehab, I am a firm believer that it is because of incompetent "Dr.'s" like Dr. Drew. Drew Pinsky should do us all a favor... He should quit his day job and go evaluate himself.
We live in a country that gives us the right to religious freedom. Lets respect it!

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 16:44:26 GMT | Echosong

Tom Cruise,
Is Lost lost lost... Who cares he has Money and big houses. I would not want his mental state or his know it all attitude. His marriage will end and everyone will wonder what happened? ( people magazine etc...) Will we be that surprised? No. Then his wife will come out and say he hated " scientology" all along. blah blah blah.... But it makes for good check-out reading.
Movie stars are just people with very high regard for themselves.And usually not very bright. However the media asked them there thoughts on all things and we are subjected to there rants and sometimes insults. Tom is used to having his tail kissed so he is in another World. He has no idea that he is clueless about his scientology... which is a cult in its own right. (aliens..Please)
I hope he finds the true meaning of life and finds true happiness in Jesus. But I am sure this will not happen because he makes the church of Scientology too much money.
Ok so after all of these statements, I really like most of Tom Cruises movies and am sure he is a nice person. Tomjust keep your mouth shut so when I am watching your movies I am not thinking of your scientology crap.
This is what most Americans would love for you to do.
Blessings
J

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 16:48:51 GMT | Parker

"...says Dr. Drew in a Playboy magazine interview on newsstands next month. “Take a guy like Tom Cruise. Why would somebody be drawn into a cultish kind of environment like Scientology? To me, that’s a function of a very deep emptiness and suggests serious neglect in childhood--maybe some abuse, but mostly neglect.” Dr. Drew, have you ever considered the fact that it is the ones who have suffered abuse and neglect that can possibly see the world from more angles than people who have led pristine lives, in nuclear, Christian environments? Scientists studying rats in a cage, injecting them with this poison and that, can observe, render analysis and offer conclusions, but they can never know what it means or feels like to be the rat. Your observations of those abused and neglected, are completely in error and one-sided. You are merely an observer. Does that really make your analysis of Tom Cruise completely objective? I think not. I think most "professional psychologists and psychiatrists," are nothing more than observers. You are not as enlightened as you would like to believe, doctor.

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 17:02:42 GMT | NJAngelaR

Wow. The world now takes advice from a guy by the name of Dr. Drew ! Seems like a bright enough guy - but "diagnosing" someone without meeting them from a celebrity interview chair is simply reckless. And it is easy to make such easy generic statements, much like a horoscope, they can pretty much apply to all. For example, take his statement, and instead of Scientology, insert the word Catholic.

"A lot of people in the public eye who behave strangely have mental illness we can learn from, and much of it is based on childhood trauma, without a doubt,” says Dr. Drew in a Playboy magazine interview on newsstands next month. “Take a guy like Tom Cruise. Why would somebody be drawn into a cultish kind of environment like 'Catholicism' ? To me, that’s a function of a very deep emptiness and suggests serious neglect in childhood--maybe some abuse, but mostly neglect.”

Dare I remind folks of their child-molesting priests, oh, but they are the world-wide popular religion with lots of money, so different rules I suppose. Easy to pick on people that are different. Someone once said, "what the ignorant mind doesn't understand, it ridicules"

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 17:03:53 GMT | myviewsonly

I am not a Tom Cruise fan and I'm getting SICK of all this Tom Cruise bashing. The wonderful thing about America is that you can believe what you want to believe and live your life how you want to live your life as long as you are not breaking any laws. As far as I am aware of, Cruise isn't hurting anyone and he isn't breaking any laws. Let's just LAY OFF this guy already. It appears to me that people are consistantly taking pot shots at him and his family and I really do not see a need or a reason for this. Let him believe what he wants to believe, leave him alone - it's his life to live and he's not hurting YOU.

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 17:05:04 GMT | minky

Clearely NONE of you have any idea how qualified Dr. Drew is. If that man told me I had an issue, I would sit down and listen to him. He is dedciated to the well being of his patients and just because he is a public doctor who happnes to have his own tv show and VERY succesfull radio show (which I'm sure none of you have heard even though he is doing his best do educate America on the dangerous of Sex, and answering questions for free every night so that people can live happier healther lives) I'm not agree that Sciencetology is a religion full of whack jobs, however Tom Cruise has been in the starlight for a long time and I think that's bound to drive anyway a little sideways. Dr. Drew was making an observation, if he had said "kittens are fluffly" would they call him a Nazi? No, the intense backlash is simply to hid the fact that Dr. Drew could be right.

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 17:10:04 GMT | Rambogizmo

Why do you use the word intelligent when refering to Tom , Kirstie or John? They all live in a fantasy world, and Cruise is just an absolute whinny pipsqueak.

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 17:10:19 GMT | skitzo

Wow, way to spread the love of "Jesus" there, Parker!. Christianity is not a cult? Let's see, the last time I checked, which was all my life until I could finally "see," Christianity is no different than Hitlerism. Hitler contended that every Jew was to be killed because they were impure and did not believe his way. Christianity contends that if you are not a Christian, in the "cult" of Jesus believers, you will be killed. I fail to see the difference. You preach about Tom Cruise and how you don't want to hear about his Scientology, but then you shove Jesus in our faces. Shhh... just live and let live. And don't forget, regardless of your beliefs, every religion has one basic principle, love. Let's not forget that.

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 17:10:31 GMT | NJAngelaR

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