06/20/2005
Carnival Cruise


Unamused Cruise soaked by squirtgun-microphone in press line prank.
Tom Cruise was giving an impromptu interview in a War of the Worlds press line, when an interviewer's microphone shot a stream of water into his face, momentarily stunning him...
Cruise spits back — "I'm here giving you an interview and answering your questions and you do something really nasty. You're a jerk."
Video of story and interview here.
NYDN's Widdicombe on that relationship: $5 mill. contract—5 years, no sex.
Posted 12:30 AM EST by Andy Towle in Elsewhere | Permalink
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The whole concept that someone *cof, cof* would pay 5 mil to contract a "magnificent" beard is so, so...idiotic? lame? sad? laughable? I don't know exactly, but it is a good bit of gossip.
Posted by: KAS | Jun 18, 2005 10:11:27 PM
It's funny that now even the man (or woman) in the street has now become quite media savvy. These exercises may have worked well in yesteryear but now everyone is laughing. Not just at his movies...
Posted by: franz biberkopf | Jun 19, 2005 3:49:56 AM
Can someone post this story? The link is now going to the sunday page and couldn't seem to find the older column. Thanks!
Posted by: BrandonLA | Jun 19, 2005 5:29:54 AM
so how much did Nic get???
Posted by: brian | Jun 19, 2005 9:12:25 AM
I'm sure it's not the first time that something has squirted in Tom's face!!! ;)
Posted by: Hanuman | Jun 19, 2005 11:00:24 PM
here is the link, it was saturdays daily news, ben widdicombes column
http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/320071p-273727c.html
Posted by: matt-chicago | Jun 20, 2005 2:15:54 AM
I thought he handled himself very well after being squirted in the face. Clearly, his bukkake days have taught him patience and appreciation.
Posted by: Victor Victoria | Jun 20, 2005 2:26:09 AM
This is becoming such a TRAIN WRECK!
Posted by: Ryan | Jun 20, 2005 4:23:06 AM
Would it have killed him not to act like a dick, just once? He's been living on planet Tom Cruise for a little too long.
Posted by: Sean | Jun 20, 2005 8:03:43 AM
Are you kidding? He acted so incredibly well that I actually have new found respect for him. His sycophants were busy wipping water off of him and trying to have the camera turned off and he calmly ignored their fawning and calmly turned the prankster into a two-year old being told to take a time out.
Posted by: Tom | Jun 20, 2005 8:49:18 AM
MSNBC has a "scoop" today about Scarlett Johanson being previously stalked by Cruise. She "dated" him until he took her to the Temple, or whatever they call it, and tried to convert her...she jumped ship and then he dumped her from MI3, which she was supposed to star in with him. Now that he's tossed her aside she's ready to tell all...including the fact that it was her they really wanted and not Katie Holmes...Why can't Tom just be honest with himself? He obviously likes sticks that squirt in his face...just not in public.
Posted by: Wayne | Jun 20, 2005 10:52:17 AM
Here we go again someone is going to scold us for being mean. But I just can't help myself.
I don't think he is gay I now think he is asexual. Which helps to explain the non-sex claus in the contract.
I remember the rumors that Mimi Rogers left him because he shot blanks, and then the adopted kids with Nicole were because A he shot blanks or B she did not want to ruin her body.
So my new vote is for asexual and weird and a nut job. I have to say squirting the guy in the face was pretty low,no one deserves that.
Posted by: Donald | Jun 20, 2005 11:29:45 AM
thats what you get for using a publisister.
Posted by: Dan B | Jun 20, 2005 11:30:25 AM
Everyone deserves a good squirt in the face now and then ;)
Posted by: Wayne | Jun 20, 2005 11:34:10 AM
True True
Posted by: Donald | Jun 20, 2005 11:39:44 AM