5/9/2010 7:30 AM PDT by TMZ Staff
Tom Cruise was secretly videotaped as he spilled his guts in Scientology confessional sessions, and those tapes became fodder for Scientology cocktail party humor ... this according to a high-profile and former high-level member of Scientology.
Mark Rathbun says in his blog, he recorded Cruise during the confessional sessions and Scientology guru David Miscavige read the transcripts at parties, "joking and laughing" at them.
Rathbun says the video was "well-concealed" in the VIP auditing room, per orders of Miscavige. Rathbun says Miscavige ordered him to prepare transcripts of the sessions. Then, according to Rathbun, Miscavige would hold late night whiskey parties, reading the transcripts and laughing out loud.
The nature of Tom's alleged confessions were not disclosed.
Filed under: Tom Cruise, Scientology, Tom & Katie
5/5/2010 12:45 PM PDT by TMZ Staff
Tom Cruise unleashed his inner Broadway star this weekend -- stage-diving, dancing and even kissing his wife, Katie Holmes, during a performance of a "Damn Yankees" song for a charity event.
It all went down during a performance of "Whatever Lola Wants" at the "A Fine Romance" benefit gala in L.A.
Filed under: Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes, Tom & Katie
3/20/2010 7:30 AM PDT by TMZ Staff
Before you get all in a huff, it's a famous line from "Jerry Maguire."
Sitting courtside at the Lakers game, Tom Cruise said hello to both Chris Brown and Kobe Bryant last night.
Not pictured: Cuba Gooding Jr., probably seated in section 310.
Filed under: Tom & Katie, Chris Brown, Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers
1/28/2010 9:18 PM PST by TMZ Staff
Tom Cruise took a break from filming his latest movie to spend a little time in his own personal Porta-Potty, adorned with his character's name.
"You want the deuce? You can't handle the deuce!!!"
Filed under: Paparazzi Photo, Tom & Katie, Tom Cruise
12/21/2009 2:50 PM PST by TMZ Staff
Tom Cruise is being sued for allegedly hiring a notorious P.I. to illegally wiretap a magazine editor's phone ... according to documents obtained by TMZ.
The plaintiff, Michael Davis Sapir, claims Cruise, attorney Bert Fields and jailed private investigator Anthony Pellicano conspired to spy on him.
There is a long history between Cruise and Sapir. In 2001, Cruise sued Sapir for $100 million after Sapir claimed to have video evidence that Cruise "engaged in a homosexual relationship." That lawsuit settled later that year. In the settlement, both parties issued a statement saying that no such tape existed.
In the latest suit, filed Friday in L.A. County Superior Court, Sapir claims Pellicano illegally wiretapped his phone during the time the 2001 lawsuit was active.
Sapir claims in the suit that Cruise, Fields and Pellicano were all in cahoots.
Sapir is suing for $5 million, minimum.
Bert Fields tells TMZ, "The allegations are absolute garbage. We did not even hire Pellicano to work on the Sapir case."
No immediate comment from Cruise's rep. Pellicano is in the pokey.
Filed under: Tom & Katie, Developing Stories, Exclusives, Anthony Pellicano, Tom Cruise
12/15/2009 1:00 PM PST by TMZ Staff
Nicole Kidman refused to answer a Scientology question during an interview for a BBC show -- if you love awkward moments, you should probably watch this clip.
Kidman, who was promoting "Nine" on "The Andrew Marr Show," was asked about her ex-husband Tom Cruise's religion -- which Marr said some people called a "bullying cult." His words, not ours.
Surprisingly, Kidman wasn't game for that Q and immediately shut him down.
Filed under: Tom & Katie, Nicole Kidman, Scientology
11/24/2009 10:00 AM PST by TMZ Staff
Tom Cruise jumped off a six-story building yesterday -- face first -- and lived.
Cruise launched himself off the building for an upcoming movie he's shooting in Austria -- in which he's doing just about all of his own stunts.
During the shoot, Tom is literally dangling on the side of the building, connected only by a few cables.
Then again, he's not your average SP.
Filed under: Tom & Katie, Photo Galleries, Katie Holmes, Tom Cruise, Movies
10/9/2009 10:10 AM PDT by TMZ Staff
Tom Cruise has finally moved on from his couch-jumping days -- now the 47-year-old daredevil is leaping onto moving cars.
Tom manned up and took the crazy plunge for a movie he's filming in Boston yesterday.
Now this is some real risky business.
Filed under: Paparazzi Photo, Tom & Katie, Tom Cruise, Movies
10/5/2009 12:15 AM PDT by TMZ Staff
Totally normal super couple Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise went for a jog through the streets of Boston yesterday.
Run, Katie. Run like the wind ...
Filed under: Paparazzi Photo, Tom & Katie, Tom Cruise
6/2/2009 12:24 PM PDT by TMZ Staff
With eyes firmly fixed on the mysterious "other side," adorable little Suri Cruise was able to saw through and remove one of the metal bars impeding her escape ... before being busted by her ultra-aware, highly caffeinated birth mother.
Hopefully the ridiculously cute three-year-old will have better luck next time.
Filed under: Paparazzi Video, Tom & Katie, Suri Cruise
5/20/2009 5:25 AM PDT by TMZ Staff
... from the piercing screeches of "American Idol" wannabe Adam Lambert.
Katie Holmes and Suri were in the audience last night -- and after the Glambert performed, this was their reaction.
Maybe it was just too loud ... or they're fans of boring singer Kris Allen.
Filed under: TV, Tom & Katie, American Idol, Suri Cruise
