atomicbob
06-20-2005, 12:56 AM
SCIENTOLOGISTS CALL TOM CRUISE 'TOO WEIRD'
Rare Excommunication a Setback for Hollywood Star
The Church of Scientology dealt an unexpected blow to actor Tom Cruise today, excommunicating the Hollywood star for being "too weird."
In an official statement from Scientology headquarters, church elders said that Mr. Cruise's erratic behavior during his ongoing courtship of former "Dawson's Creek" star Katie Holmes was so bizarre that it threatened to reflect poorly on other Scientologists.
"The Church of Scientology likes to consider itself tolerant about the behavior of its members, but Tom Cruise has been acting like a total kook," the official statement read.
According to Scientology insiders, Mr. Cruise began to alarm church elders last month, when he appeared on "Oprah" and jumped up and down on a couch like an insane person, proclaiming his love for Ms. Holmes.
His increasingly unhinged protestations of love, capped by his proposal to Ms. Holmes at the Eiffel Tower last week, prompted the church to take drastic action.
"As Scientologists, we believe that we all come from another planet," the official statement read. "Having said that, Tom Cruise has been acting like he is from Mars."
But according to Buddy Schlantz, a veteran talent agent and observer of the Hollywood scene, Mr. Cruise's dust-up with the Church of Scientology may turn out to be his greatest publicity coup to date.
"Whenever people hear the words 'Tom Cruise' and 'Mars' in the same sentence, it reminds them that 'War of the Worlds' is opening June 29," Mr. Schlantz said.
Elsewhere, a new poll shows that less than half of all Americans approve of the way Dick Cheney is handling President Bush's job.
Rare Excommunication a Setback for Hollywood Star
The Church of Scientology dealt an unexpected blow to actor Tom Cruise today, excommunicating the Hollywood star for being "too weird."
In an official statement from Scientology headquarters, church elders said that Mr. Cruise's erratic behavior during his ongoing courtship of former "Dawson's Creek" star Katie Holmes was so bizarre that it threatened to reflect poorly on other Scientologists.
"The Church of Scientology likes to consider itself tolerant about the behavior of its members, but Tom Cruise has been acting like a total kook," the official statement read.
According to Scientology insiders, Mr. Cruise began to alarm church elders last month, when he appeared on "Oprah" and jumped up and down on a couch like an insane person, proclaiming his love for Ms. Holmes.
His increasingly unhinged protestations of love, capped by his proposal to Ms. Holmes at the Eiffel Tower last week, prompted the church to take drastic action.
"As Scientologists, we believe that we all come from another planet," the official statement read. "Having said that, Tom Cruise has been acting like he is from Mars."
But according to Buddy Schlantz, a veteran talent agent and observer of the Hollywood scene, Mr. Cruise's dust-up with the Church of Scientology may turn out to be his greatest publicity coup to date.
"Whenever people hear the words 'Tom Cruise' and 'Mars' in the same sentence, it reminds them that 'War of the Worlds' is opening June 29," Mr. Schlantz said.
Elsewhere, a new poll shows that less than half of all Americans approve of the way Dick Cheney is handling President Bush's job.