Cruise Clashes With Lauer on 'Today' Show

Associated Press ^ | June 24, 2005 | Staff

[jeepgal]

Tom Cruise criticized NBC "Today" show host Matt Lauer on Friday when Lauer mentioned Cruise's earlier criticism of Brooke Shields for taking anti-depressants. Cruise told Lauer he didn't know what he was talking about. "You don't know the history of psychiatry. I do," Cruise said.

The interview became more heated when Lauer, who said he knew people who had been helped by the attention-deficit disorder drug Ritalin, asked Cruise about the effects of the drug.

"Matt, Matt, you don't even — you're glib," Cruise responded. "You don't even know what Ritalin is. If you start talking about chemical imbalance, you have to evaluate and read the research papers on how they came up with these theories, Matt, OK. That's what I've done."

[jeepgal]

Is he going off the deep end or what? He's becoming a real drag!

[flashbunny]

actors + scientology = already off the deep end.

[Cicero]

The war of the mental health experts.

[TheOtherOne]

In an interview now online on Entertainment Weekly, Tom Cruise addresses some of his insane tendencies of late, including flopping around on Oprah, taking shots out of nowhere on Brooke Shields and his ramped up commitment to Scientology, the only thing that can save the lost souls here on Teegeeack, or what you humans call “Earth.” Before anyone is too hard on Tom, just remember that his body is inhabited by the wandering souls of fried space aliens. So that sucks. And laugh if you want, but once Xenu is freed from his electronic mountain trap and order is restored to the Galactic Confederation, (an alliance of 76 planets founded 95 million years ago) you’re gonna feel pretty silly. No offense all of you who don't believe in Xenu, but you're kinda makin an ass out of yourself.

[Peach]

Arrogant creep.

[madprof98]

actors + scientology = already off the deep end.

More like
actors +/OR scientology = already off the deep end.

[rawhide]

What a boring little twip! There is no way I want to go see him in his latest movie.

Why do so many of the so-called movie stars make it so easy for to never want to see their films?

[teenyelliott]

Man, he is one icky retarded midget.

[ko_kyi]

"No offense all of you who don't believe in Xenu, but you're kinda makin an ass out of yourself"

Awesome!

[Republican Red]

I read a few days ago that Cruise fired his longtime manager and his longtine PR person. Together, through the many years, they issolated Cruise from interviews and did not allow him to talk scientology.

Now he is calling the shots with his career and this is the result.

[80skid]

Well Done. Got me laughin there.

[Ladysmith]

Before anyone is too hard on Tom, just remember that his body is inhabited by the wandering souls of fried space aliens.

What? After all these years with that cul...errr, "religion," he isn't "clear" yet?

[FormerACLUmember]

In an interview now online on Entertainment Weekly, Tom Cruise addresses some of his insane tendencies of late, including flopping around on Oprah, taking shots out of nowhere on Brooke Shields and his ramped up commitment to Scientology, the only thing that can save the lost souls here on Teegeeack, or what you humans call “Earth.” Before anyone is too hard on Tom, just remember that his body is inhabited by the wandering souls of fried space aliens. So that sucks. And laugh if you want, but once Xenu is freed from his electronic mountain trap and order is restored to the Galactic Confederation, (an alliance of 76 planets founded 95 million years ago) you’re gonna feel pretty silly. No offense all of you who don't believe in Xenu, but you're kinda makin an ass out of yourself.

The scary thing is you just nailed it perfectly.

[TheOtherOne]

I thought it funny as well... it's from a site that just slams celebs. Not for those who are offended by nudity or profanity.

http://thesuperficial.com/

[leadpenny]

Looks like "The Today Show" is trying to compete with and upstage the I-Man.

[Blue Champagne]

Does anyone have Tom's personal phone number? I'm desperate to know whether it is OK to take an aspirin for my headache.

*snort*

[Millee]

[Polybius]

Arrogant creep.

Which one?

[Marty]

Gotta wonder if Spielberg is regretting his choice of lead actor in War of the Worlds. After all of this silliness involving TC, I have no desire to see the movie, and I'd been looking forward to seeing it. Now I don't think that I'd be able to suspend disbelief long enough to buy TC as the hero in the movie or even to enjoy the film at all.

[djf]

I've questioned his universe for awhile.

Anybody who blows his chance with Nicole...