Tom Cruise

Kippax Street 1880 said:
Just read the wiki mate, I'm not trying to have some edgy 13 year old atheist argument about all religions being evil lol

In 2009, the St. Petersburg Times published a series titled "The Truth Rundown," which featured allegations by former Scientology executives that Miscavige had repeatedly humiliated and physically beaten his staff, and had confined Scientologists in degrading conditions in a building at Gold Base known as "The Hole."[10][66] The series included interviews with Mike Rinder, former spokesperson for Scientology and director of the organization's Office of Special Affairs, and Mark Rathbun, the former Inspector General of the RTC. Rinder has said that he was physically assaulted by Miscavige on about fifty occasions.[10] These allegations have been supported by other former Scientologists. Lawrence Wright, author of Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief, interviewed twelve individuals who reported having been personally attacked by Miscavige and twenty-one people who say they witnessed such attacks.[42]: 345  Scientology denies all of these reports.[76]

"The Truth Rundown" was recognized with journalistic honors, including the 2010 Gold Medal for Public Service award from the Florida Society of News Editors.[77][78][79][80] The series was cited as a basis for subsequent journalistic investigations, including a weeklong series hosted on CNN by Anderson Cooper. Jeff Hawkins, a former marketing guru for Scientology, reported attending a meeting where Miscavige "jumped up on the conference room table, like with his feet right on the conference room table, launched himself across the table at me – I was standing – battered my face, and then shoved me down on the floor."[81] Amy Scobee, another ex-Scientologist, corroborated Hawkins' account.[82]

Scientology representatives have consistently denied abuse by Miscavige, insisting that the allegations come from apostates motivated by bitterness or attempting to extort money from the organization.[10][76][25][83] Hawkins' claims were responded to by Scientology when he reiterated them in a documentary, saying they were "fabricated" and referring to him as "a discredited anti-Scientology media source."[84] Scientology executive David Bloomberg said that it was Hawkins who attacked Miscavige.[82] Miscavige sent an open letter to the newspaper challenging the integrity of the reporters and labeling their sources as "lying," after the persons in question had been removed from the Scientology organization for what Miscavige described as "fundamental crimes against the Scientology religion."[8] Scientology also commissioned an independent review of the Times' reporting, but has not, to date, released those findings.[85][86]

Miscavige is portrayed within Scientology as "a servant of Hubbard's message, not an agent in his own right."[87] Official Scientology websites describe him as Hubbard's "trusted friend."[88] Miscavige uses Scientology publications as well as professionally produced videos of gala events, at which he acts as master of ceremonies, to communicate with Scientologists worldwide.[25] According to the organization, as the RTC's chairman of the board his primary task is to "preserve, maintain and protect" the Scientology organization.[25] In 2012, Miscavige opened Scientology's "National Affairs Office" in Washington, D.C., which he declared to be, "an office designed to give back to a United States government that steadfastly guaranteed our religious rights, the very freedom that allows us to do what we are doing today."[89] Scientology says the National Affairs Office was built "to oversee programs around the country and the world dealing with human rights, drug addiction, literacy and disaster response."[90]

FBI investigation
In his role as the leader of Scientology, Miscavige has been the subject of law enforcement investigations, including by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), into suspected human trafficking and slavery.[12][13] He is also the subject of ongoing lawsuits involving child abuse, human trafficking and forced labor. Miscavige was investigated as part of wide-ranging investigation into Scientology by the FBI in 2009 and 2010, which focused particularly on criminal activities at Gold Base, against which the FBI had planned a raid before the investigation was discontinued.[12][13][91]


Abuse lawsuits
In 2019, a then-unnamed female individual, who was raised as a Scientologist and joined the Sea Org as Miscavige's steward at age 15, filed suit against Miscavige and Scientology.[14][15][16] The lawsuit also alleged kidnapping, stalking, libel, slander, constructive invasion of privacy and intentional infliction of emotional distress.[100] Lawyers for Scientology convinced a judge to move the case to internal church arbitration in January 2020.[101][102] Miscavige is named in a lawsuit involving a series of rapes by Scientologist Danny Masterson, and subsequent efforts by the Scientology organization to harass Masterson's victims.[17] Scientology's lawyers had tried to force the case into internal church arbitration, similar to the case in 2020, but this failed following a three-judge ruling in January 2022.[103][18]

Three former Scientology workers filed a lawsuit for human trafficking, and peonage of children as young as six years old, against Miscavige and Scientology in April 2022.[19][20][21] The lawsuit also alleges repeated sexual assault of children by senior members of the Sea Org, of which Miscavige was leader at the time and remains so to the present.[19][21] The court overseeing the case was told by counsel for the plaintiffs that Miscavige was evading service in the case over a period of months, with at least fourteen attempts being made to serve the summons. The evasion included Miscavige ordering the security team at his house to prevent the summons from being delivered. The court found the allegations sufficiently credible that it ordered that Miscavige be served through the office of the Secretary of State of Florida.[104][needs update]
Click to expand...
Yep, I have Wiki on my device, too.

Did I miss the Cruise misdeeds accusation?
 
madloaf said:
Magnolia (acting wise) Jerry Maguire (peak cruise), Top Gun, Minority Report, the first Mission impossible, a Few Good Men, The Firm and on and on....the man makes great movies.
Click to expand...
Can’t remember the film name but he played a pilot flying drugs for the cartel brilliant film.
 
Harmless midget who was great in Risky Business, Cocktail, Rain Man and the Runaway Jury. Checked out after that myself, I dont watch noisy special effects flims anymore I class myself as too intelligent, and they bore me

Edit: the one he did that was a John Grisham book. Got it, The Firm. Great film
 
Last edited:
Uncle Wally One Ball said:
Harmless midget who was great in Risky Business, Cocktail, Rain Man and the Runaway Jury. Checked out after that myself, I dont watch noisy special affects flims amymore I class myself as too intelligent, and they bore me

Edit: the one he did that was a John Grisham book. Got it, The Firm. Great film
Click to expand...
Runaway Jury was Cusack & Hackman. But you edited so thats ok!
 
I don't think he'll be remembered as a great actor/stuntman. He's not Willem Defoe or De Niro or Jackie Chan. I don't particularly like his politics or beliefs so tend not to watch his films but Born on the 4th July was good. He decided to go the franchise route though.
 
RadcliffeRick said:
He was in one of the great scenes though , admittedly as a support to a great actor!
Click to expand...

The fact that cruise is good and tries to keep up with nicholson and does a decent job is what makes that scene so good...even if it just ends up with them both shouting at each other!
 
I watched that one where he's in a taxi, collateral. The only tom cruise film I've nodded off to halfway through. The most unconvincing hit man I've seen since that fella in layercake that comes on the train from Liverpool.
Still quite like him though.
He's not an actor, he's a moviestar, there's a difference.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Unread Posts

Don't have an account? Register now and see fewer ads!

SIGN UP
Back
Top