Tom on Jett's Death -- "Horrific"

A visibly shaken Tom Cruise finally opened up about the death of his good friend's son -- describing Jett Travolta's death as "horrific" and addressing Scientology's role in the tragedy.

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Struggling to find the right words, Cruise addressed the emotional topic during a taping for tomorrow's episode of "The View," where he claimed his religion does not prohibit people from seeing a doctor and getting proper medication.



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91. I saw that interview myself. HE WAS ACTING LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,ACTING!!!!! Hes a very bad actor promoting a very bad movie people,saw an opportunity for advancing it with a not so OSCAR worthy PERFORMANCE,please!! Scientology is for the birds people,L. Ron Hubbard was an iodiot, who has followers who are even bigger iodiots! Wake up, everything they do is to promote their cause! Wanda

Posted at 6:07PM on Jan 8th 2009 by Wanda

92. I think it was in bad taste for Barbra Walters to bring that up.

Posted at 7:42PM on Jan 8th 2009 by Jose

93. Who in the world believes anything Tom Cruise says? He has a huge investment in Scientology.....oh and I love when the press says he was noticibly shaken...............HE IS AN ACTOR (sort of)!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The only thing on Toms mind is money for Scientology.......and getting Jett's Manny Jeff away from John.

Posted at 6:08PM on Jan 8th 2009 by Chuck

94. Why would Tom go on any talk show right now? Did he not figure he was going to be asked about Scientiology? I read Lisa Marie Presley said something along the lines of "we do advocate going to doctors for medical conditions yadda yadda yadaa. I would like to hear from the real scientiologist . Forget the "medical conditions" you want to talk about, talk about what we all are asking you - about the mental medical conditions - autism, epilepsy, neurological disorders - those medical conditions. What would you advise a parent of a child with those conditions to do? How are those people treated and thought of because Christians do not think of them as degraded. If you feel so strongly about your beliefs, share with us the truth and facts about mental medical conditions? We want to know. Stop skirting the issues with statements like "of course we seek medical help for medical conditions" That says nothing. Address mental medical conditions?

Posted at 6:11PM on Jan 8th 2009 by Fred

95. Sickening to watch Tom skirt the issue of medications. Scientologists don`t believe in epilepsy meds or any drug that could have any psychological effect. They even frown on aspirin! Google "Tory Christman" and/or go to "magoo44" on youtube to read and watch videos of an ex-scientologist who was encouraged to go off her epilepsy medication and almost died. Her story is by no means uncommon. Scientology has no problem lying when it comes to bad PR for their "church". Sure, they`ll tell you to go to a doctor for a broken bone-but you can`t take any pain meds for it. Sickening CULT!

Posted at 6:11PM on Jan 8th 2009 by scntruth

96. Funny how these Scientologists come out of the buttcracks of Hollywood - First Lisa Marie then Tom C. Defenders of the stupid religion. Damage control - that's all. I pray for John and Kelly that they didn't fall prey to the non-medication beliefs of Scientoiletology. As a niece of an aunt who has suffered from Epilepsy for over 75 years (medication success story) and relative to several family members with autism, I am here to say that pharmacology works. Also love, support, education and information. The ability to change meds when necessary is also important. Sometimes toxicity occurs and it is very important to have a medical doctor monitor the patient frequently with blood tests, etc. To just blindly follow something and not try EVERY path available would be truly tragic for this family to live with the guilt.

Posted at 6:19PM on Jan 8th 2009 by Eileen Gatti

97. Wow, first time I looked close at a pic of Tom....but he's really showing his age and yikes! Hair implants!!

Posted at 6:18PM on Jan 8th 2009 by NShado

98. Amazing! When given the oppertunity to speak about this very sad event in his friend's lives-he stumbles -as if compassion is a foreign language to him. How about the word heartbreaking, Tom? It's ABSOLUTLY HEARTBREAKING when anyone loses a child! One more reason for me to find Tom unbearable. (Oh yeah, another good adjective,Tom)

Posted at 6:46PM on Jan 8th 2009 by Cara

99. He is so full of it, if john travolta had ever left scientology, tom cruise would claim that if jett was a scientologist he would have lived.

Posted at 10:05PM on Jan 8th 2009 by hypocrite

100. I can't tell if he is genuinely concerned and on the verge of tears or if he's inebriated.....

Posted at 6:35PM on Jan 8th 2009 by Dover7838

101. Toms new cookie cutter respose to anything critical about his "church" , "Its simply not true". The writtings and taped lectures by L. Ron Hubbard say they are true. Look for your selfs. Dont take the word of someone that pretends to be something that he's not for a living. Hollywood fake.

Posted at 6:44PM on Jan 8th 2009 by exscino

102. Callie Writer #62

You are a complete brain washed nutjob. Stay away from counseling others----you are dangerous and misguided.

Its fine to write of your thoughts and beliefs just dont push them on others in counseling as you are trying to do here.

Posted at 6:54PM on Jan 8th 2009 by Bob Malkani

103. I'm not a fan of Tom Cruise, but I found this intervew very heart felt, It is the loss of a child and he is at a loss for words, no doubt thinking of his own children and how he would feel. Leave alone the drama in his life, and let him also grieve for his friends child.

Posted at 6:49PM on Jan 8th 2009 by Kandy Fish

104. Cruise would have you taking vitamins and hot showers to treat any and everything....my friend went to a treatment center, he was hooked on meth, it c ost 1,000 dollars a day there---run by scientologists----vitamins, good meals and non stop saunas was the treatment---simple as that..no 12 steps, sponsors, meetings, drugs to help with withdrawls, just saunas and vitamins...you do the math----they dont use drugs for anything----including seizures. If you need drugs during treatment you are sent to a hospital and not allowed to return to them.

So all you at home take some Gienko and a hot shower and you'll be getting about the same thing for a grand a day....

Posted at 6:55PM on Jan 8th 2009 by Beaver needed help too...

105. As i expected Scientology is totting out the big guns (...in scientology anywayzzzz) to cover their corrupt disgusting butts. The whole thing is revolting and sad.... Scientology is revolting and sad.

Posted at 7:11PM on Jan 8th 2009 by Jon

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