While I'm at it

June 9th, 2005

While I'm at it

... more Tom Cruise nutiness

Apparently Readers Digest, bastion of the publishing world, sold its soul -- quite literally -- to get TC as their cover boy.

With so much bad blood between them, how did Reader’s Digest land a rare sit-down with Scientology’s top celebrity spokesman? By caving in to a long list of bizarre demands. According to well-placed sources at the magazine, to ensure Cruise’s cooperation, the Digest’s reporter, Meg Grant, promised to give “Scientology issues” equal play in her profile of the star, and agreed to enroll in a one-day Church “immersion course.” Before the interview took place, our sources say, the magazine also agreed to submit its questions for Cruise to his Church handlers, who weeded out any queries they deemed inappropriate. But they were still not taking any chances. When the exclusive interview finally took place, one of Cruise’s handlers asked the star the list of pre-approved questions, as Grant recorded Cruise’s responses.

Well I just can't wait to read it this November in my dentist's office.

Can you imagine any other religion requiring a reporter to enroll in a one-day immersion course before allowing her to interview someone who shares that religion? I've decided that I'm going all witchy-crazy. If anyone wants to interview me, he has to chant and dance naked under a full moon prior to setting foot inside my house or calling me. There may also be incense involved.

Oh and another funny Tom Cruise story: Did you hear about him & Katie showing up on his motorcycle (he's so young and hip!) at some Hollywood celebrity-laden resturant and he quizzed the waiting paparazzi, "How did you know we were going to be here?" with mock indignation and some paparazzi replied, "Your publicist called us." Bwah!

Tom Cruise has gone nuts.