Everyone's Wondering...

...has Tom Cruise flipped his nut? Here's some interesting insight from Richard "Two Thumbs Up/Down" Roeper:

Earlier this year, though, Cruise fired his longtime and fiercely protective publicist Pat Kinglsey, and replaced her with his sister. I don't want to lay all this on the sister-publicist, but something tells me Kingsley would have at least advised Cruise against making out with Holmes on red carpets; acting like a 15-year-old by hopping on a sofa and doing an I'm-in-love-dance with Oprah; ripping Brooke Shields on "Access Hollywood," and getting into all sorts of debates about Scientology and its crusade against psychiatry.

Can you imagine a 43-year-old Clint Eastwood falling to his knees, pumping his fists, holding hands with the host and dancing on Merv Griffin's chairs to declare he was in love?

Yeah. Me neither.

To read the rest, go here:
http://www.suntimes.com/output/roeper/cst-nws-roep07.html

His most recent press appearance at the London premiere of War of the Worlds had him soaking wet:

Tom Cruise was squirted in the face by a man posing as a reporter. Four men were released on bail after being arrested and were ordered to return to a police station Monday....

Cruise initially appeared to laugh at the incident but then asked the prankster: "Why would you do that?"

As the man gave a barely audible excuse, Cruise said: "Do you like thinking less of people, is that it?" The prankster tried to walk away but Cruise reached across the metal barrier, held his arm and said: "Don't run away. That's incredibly rude. I'm here giving you an interview and you do that ... it's incredibly rude." [yahoo news]

Go here to see the video of him reprimanding the guy who did it!

And, Melissa has this to add:
Did you hear the latest? I don't know if this is the real reason or a rumor but it's juicy nonetheless. You know how Scarlett Johannson was picked to play opposite TC in MI3? She just recently dropped out cause supposedly TC gave her a three-hour spiel on Scientology on the set and then took her upstairs to a dining room where high-level Scientologists were gathered, waiting to have dinner with TC and SJ! She left the set and then dropped out of the film.

To which I replied:
Get the frig outta here!!! I heard she dropped out, but didn't know y. I also heard they're thinking about replacing her w/katie. Big surprise!!!

What's really going on? Who knows... But we'll be on it when the next outburst bursts!

--Joan

For more info on the TC/SJ debacle, go here. According to this article, TC is on a rampage trying to find new blood to recruit. When SJ didn't return his phone calls, he turned to other young Hollywood stars. GET A LIFE, TC! --Melissa