Tom Cruise Fires His Sister

[twickster]

It has not gone unnoticed that Tom Cruise suddenly started presenting his inner wack job right around the time he fired his long-time publicist and hired his sister to be his PR person. Well, now she's gone: IMDb link (time-sensitive).

So -- do we have a return to sanity in the offing? or at least a return to an appearance of sanity?

And -- whose idea was this?

[Mr. Blue Sky]

Originally Posted by twickster

And -- whose idea was this?

Xenu COMMANDS it!

[Slacker]

Originally Posted by Mr. Blue Sky

Xenu COMMANDS it!

Wrong! It's the little angel of L. Ron sitting on Tom's shoulder who gives him his commands.

[silenus]

Originally Posted by twickster

So -- do we have a return to sanity in the offing? or at least a return to an appearance of sanity?

That would seem to imply that Cruise was sane in the first place. I am not willing to conceed that.

[Kizarvexius]

Originally Posted by silenus

That would seem to imply that Cruise was sane in the first place. I am not willing to conceed that.

No, it would imply that his former manager was better able to maintain the façade.

[twickster]

Originally Posted by silenus

That would seem to imply that Cruise was sane in the first place. I am not willing to conceed that.

Good point.

He did, however, present himself as a "nice guy" leading man type for, what, 20 years or so? First sign of crackage was his divorce from Nicole -- and then his antics over the last year and a half or so has left all celeb watchers saying "whoa..."

Can his reputation be saved? Or is he permanently in the "nuts" category now, as far as the "ET"-watcher on the street is concerned? How will this affect his ability to get those huge-paying roles? When was his last hit?

[Mr. Blue Sky]

Originally Posted by Slacker

Wrong! It's the little angel of L. Ron sitting on Tom's shoulder who gives him his commands.

More likely, it's the damage control team within the "church".

[Zebra]

Hasn't anyone thought that it isn't Tom but rather Katie?

He was cool till she came along.

When you see a guy, reach for stars in the sky, you can bet that he's doing it for some doll.


His sister is 'being promoted' to overseeing his charity work.

Next, she will head FEMA.

[Stephe96]

Maybe his sister wasn't letting him promote Scientology as much as he wanted to.

[DeadlyAccurate]

Originally Posted by Mr. Blue Sky

More likely, it's the damage control team within the "church".

This seems likely. When he was with Pat Kingsley his reputation was quite stable, and he came off as rather likable, friendly, and most importantly, sane. She sounds like a damn good publicist (as long as you're a client).

[Marley23]

Originally Posted by Stephe96

Maybe his sister wasn't letting him promote Scientology as much as he wanted to.

If so, we're in for something much more entertaining than a typical Tom Cruise movie.

Did anybody else get a good chuckle from the story at the bottom of that IMDb news page?

Madonna Slams Hilton's Kabbalah "Dabbling"
Madonna has slammed celebrity socialite Paris Hilton for using Kabbalah as a fashion accessory...

[Man With a Cat]

[LARGE YAWN]Tom Cruise [/LARGE YAWN]

[Evil Captor]

Originally Posted by Zebra

His sister is 'being promoted' to overseeing his charity work.

Next, she will head FEMA.

Well, she has had experience in dealing with disasters ...

[Ike Witt]

Originally Posted by twickster

Tom Cruise Fires His Sister

Out of a cannon, into the sun?

[LiveOnAPlane]

I don't want to insult anyone here, I'm just asking you to think over recent events, that's all.

If you do, you will realize-- -- that all this came about because SHE didn't know the history of psychiatry, and HE did.

Case closed!

[handsomeharry]

I knew that the boy was as mad as a hatter when he left Mimi Rogers. After that, all of this is a step UP.
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[Tuckerfan]

You know, I just can't shake the annoying feeling that Cruise is planning some kind of "messiah" schtick with Katie and the kid she's carrying.

[detop]

Originally Posted by Tuckerfan

You know, I just can't shake the annoying feeling that Cruise is planning some kind of "messiah" schtick with Katie and the kid she's carrying.

The Second Coming of L. Ron ?

[mike1dog]

I consider anyone having any connection with scientology or L. Ron Hubbard as wacko. His actions just confirmed my opinion.

[Guinastasia]

Originally Posted by DeadlyAccurate

This seems likely. When he was with Pat Kingsley his reputation was quite stable, and he came off as rather likable, friendly, and most importantly, sane. She sounds like a damn good publicist (as long as you're a client).

IIRC, Kingsley's nickname is "Komodo Dragon". She's known to be a total bully when it comes to her clients image.

I find it amusing that in less than a year, Tom Cruise has gone from a major movie star and heartthrob to a cult-obsessed nutjob and the laughingstock of Hollywood. Whatever he was paying Kingsley to hide the crazy, it wasn't enough.

Hiring a new publicist at this point though, is like close the barn door after the horses.

[Superdude]

Originally Posted by Marley23

Did anybody else get a good chuckle from the story at the bottom of that IMDb news page?

Madonna Slams Hilton's Kabbalah "Dabbling"
Madonna has slammed celebrity socialite Paris Hilton for using Kabbalah as a fashion accessory...

Reminds me of an episode of "The Simpsons:"

Bart: Lisa made me do it. She cast a witch's spell on me.
Lisa: It's spelled Wicca, and it's empowering.
Bart: Wicca is just a Hollywood fad.
Lisa: That's Kabbala, jerk.