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Posted on 06/20/2005 7:25:37 AM PDT by Critical Bill
Four pranksters arrested as Cruise soaked
Four men were arrested tonight after Hollywood star Tom Cruise was drenched with water at the London premiere of his new film.
They were working on a new Channel 4 comedy programme and may now be charged with assaulting the A-list actor.
He reacted angrily to the prank, repeatedly calling the man who soaked him a “jerk”.
Cruise was on a walkabout talking to some of the 5,000 fans who had packed into Leicester Square for the star-studded premiere of War of the Worlds and he was accompanied by his new fiancé, actress Katie Holmes.
As he answered questions from journalists a bogus reporter, wearing a white and green t-shirt, stuck out a joke microphone and used it to squirt water into Cruise’s face.
The star struggled to maintain his composure and rounded on the man, saying: “Why would you do that ... why would you do that ... why would you do that?”
As the prankster offered a barely audible excuse, Cruise said: “Do you like thinking less of people, is that it?”
After an uncomfortable silence the joker went to walk away but Cruise said: “Don’t run away.”
He told his assailant: “That’s incredibly rude. I’m here giving you an interview and you do that ... it’s incredibly rude.”
Cruise then said forcibly: “You’re a jerk ... jerk ... you’re a jerk.”
The man was escorted away by security guards and taken inside the cinema where he and the three other members of his freelance camera crew were arrested.
A Channel 4 spokesman said: “The incident was for a new Channel 4 entertainment show part of which involves playing comedy pranks on celebrities and on members of the public.
“The water squirting was not intended to cause offence and was very much in a spirit of fun.
“We hope Tom Cruise will be able to see the joke in the spirit with which it was intended.”
Cruise showed his immaturity in that reaction. He should have just ignored the guy. What a baby.
What would your reaction be if someone walked up to you and shot you in the face with a watergun? Would you just keep your mouth shut and walk away?
This was an immature stunt.
........and rightfully so
When the headline said "soaked", I thought he got "winning coach Gatorade" soaked. But this? The little twerp gets squirted by a joke microphone, and he can't just laugh it off? What a dweeb!
Yes I would have walked away. Why give the guy the response he wanted?
Question..if Cruise had slugged the guy..does he have any legal liability...he might thought.. it was a chemical..acid...woudl have done wonders for his career..
Wonder how Tom feels when conservatives have pies thrown at them...?
I actually think he responded appropriately. The "prankster" was the one who acted with extreme immaturity.
This guy's just lucky Cruise didn't use his magic Scientology powers to crush him!
You mean like Jane Fonda did when the Vet spit tobacco juice in her face?
This was an immature stunt.
I agree. Cruise's reaction was appropriate. He didn't overreact but he didn't just try to ignore it either, which is probably what the pranksters wanted. I don't think they wanted Cruise confronting the guy in the manner that he did, as there isn't anything particularly funny about that.
This place never ceases to amaze me.
When is this stuff going to stop? This is no different than throwing a pie at Ann Coulter. These people need to be prosecuted for assault. That's the only way to stop it.
BTW, I am not a Cruise fan. I'm pretty sick of him, actually.
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