Whacked Out Nut Job

From charming, naïve entrepreneur Joel, to couch-hopping heathen. Yep, Tom Cruise is officially a freak. I loved all of those old Tom Cruise films: Risky Business, Losin’ It, Taps, All the Right Moves, The Outsiders. He was an up-and-coming star. Over time his popularity grew and he was no longer just the star, but a mega-star. He was the box office ‘It guy’ – the guaranteed draw. Top Gun, Minority Report, War of the Worlds, The Firm, Mission Impossible, to name but a few. The list is long.

So where did the change happen? When did he go from loving husband and ‘normal’ movie star to couch-hopping super freak? His outburst regarding psychiatrics. His expertise regarding prescribed medicines versus vitamins. His confrontation with Brook Shields and Matt Lauer. We all have heard about his expression of love to Katie Holmes on Orpah’s couch.

Well, I read today he repeated it again – after an arm-wrestling challenge to Yahoo CEO Terry Semel. This time in a chair at a Yahoo speaker function. Boing, Boing Boing goes Tommy. Enter, stage right, Katie – all preggers and glowing. Tom then proceeds to rub her tummy in front of the huge crowd, hops about the chairs and plants a kiss on Katie. Huh? What just happened here? Now I am not one to judge one’s beliefs or pass judgment on a religion. However, much of this seemed to surface after Thomas proclaimed devotion to Scientology. Religion? Cult? How about a vitamin Mr. Cruise? Well color me alien and call me Creator! I’m just sayin’…