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Cruise, Lauer Grip and Make Up

Calmer interview follows 2004 Today showdown

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(Newser) – Tom Cruise and Matt Lauer met on Today for the first time since an infamously tense 2005 interview, and this time, things were more relaxed, People reports. The pair chatted about their previous meeting. "I came across as arrogant," Cruise said, adding, "that's not the person I am." They squabbled over Scientology and Cruise’s distaste for psychiatry. At the time, “a lot of stuff was going on,” Cruise said.

Co-host Meredith Vieira reacts as actor Tom Cruise, right, is introduced by NBC
Co-host Meredith Vieira reacts as actor Tom Cruise, right, is introduced by NBC "Today" television show co-host Matt Lauer at the beginning of the program, in New York, Monday, Dec. 15, 2008.   (AP Photo)
Actor Tom Cruise poses for photos with audience members in New York's Rockefeller Center after his appearance on the NBC
Actor Tom Cruise poses for photos with audience members in New York's Rockefeller Center after his appearance on the NBC "Today" television show, Monday, Dec. 15, 2008.   (AP Photo)
Actor Tom Cruise, left, arm wrestles with NBC
Actor Tom Cruise, left, arm wrestles with NBC "Today" television show co-host Matt Lauer on the set, Monday Dec. 15, 2008. It took a few years, but Tom Cruise says he regrets the tongue-lashing he gave...   (AP Photo)
Actor Tom Cruise, right, is interviewd by NBC
Actor Tom Cruise, right, is interviewd by NBC "Today" television show co-host Matt Lauer on the set, in New York Monday Dec. 15, 2008. It took a few years, but Tom Cruise says he regrets the tongue-lashing...   (AP Photo)
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Tom Cruise needs to get lost. He's the biggest hack of an actor that's actually doing work these days. Can't stand seeing him in the media so much.. Reply
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