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November 2008
- Cruise Cool With Paparazzi Snapping Suri
  
  Grazia | Nov 25, 08 10:34 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Tom Cruise doesn’t mind the paparazzi snapping away at hot-tot daughter Suri—in fact, he thinks some of the shots are “incredible.” “It’s certainly different these days with the media, but people have been very good to us and do give us space, so I am not going to be critical,” he told Grazi a in an interview. The actor also denied rumors that wife Katie Holmes is pregnant. More »
- Cruise in an Eye Patch May Prove Hard Sell in Valkyrie
  
  Advertising Age | Nov 23, 08 11:14 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - A fear that audiences won't take to Tom Cruise in an eye-patch has kept Valkyrie , about a failed plot by German officers to assassinate Hitler, in United Artists' vaults. Advertising Age reports that studio execs postponed the film’s release multiple times over worries it wouldn’t stand up in this year’s Oscar competition. More »
- Suri Is Hollywood's Hottest Tot
  
  Reuters | Nov 20, 08 8:45 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - In these troubled economic times, one thing is sure to make the public feel better: Babies. Forbes has compiled its annual list of Hollywood power tots, with Suri Cruise at the top, Reuters reports. The magazine claims we can expect to see more of the top cuties, including three of the Jolie-Pitts, as media outlets try to generate more sales with uplifting stories and photos. More »
October 2008
- Holmes Holds Own on Stage
  
  E! Online | Oct 17, 08 5:53 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - In a perfect world, stars John Lithgow and Dianne Wiest would be the center of attention in the Broadway revival of Arthur Miller’s All My Sons . “In this world, however, Mrs. Tom Cruise is playing a supporting role,” writes Natalie Finn of E!. So with tabloid-lovers watching and Anonymous protesting outside, how did Katie Holmes do in her Broadway debut? Not bad, critics say, but not great. More »
September 2008
- Scientology Protests Greet Katie on Broadway
  
  Associated Press | Sep 19, 08 7:59 AM CDT
  
  (AP) - Katie Holmes made her Broadway debut in All My Sons last night, but not before about 30 anti-Scientology protesters put on a show of their own outside Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre. The protesters, some masked, chanted "Scientology kills! and carried "FREE KATIE" placards. And, yes, her famous hubby showed up for moral support. More »
August 2008
- Hurt German Extras Sue Cruise's Studio
  
  Der Spiegel | Aug 25, 08 5:54 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - German extras from the upcoming Tom Cruise movie Valkyrie are suing the actor’s film studio for $11 million after they fell out of a moving truck during shooting. The accident, which happened a year ago in Berlin, landed all 11 in the hospital. “The studio knew the trucks were rickety," a lawyer tells Der Spiegel . "There had even been an internal memo about the railings." More »
- Cruise's Partner Quits UA
  
  Hollywood Reporter | Aug 14, 08 6:49 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The next mission impossible for Tom Cruise may be reviving his own career, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Cruise's business partner Paula Wagner is quitting her job as CEO of United Artists just weeks after her husband, Cruise's agent Rick Nicita, left CAA. The changes likely reflect the star's unhappiness with his career as he casts about for suitable roles and a new screen image, say industry observers. More »
- Jolie Takes Role Meant for Cruise
  
  Variety | Aug 12, 08 12:12 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - What Angelina Jolie wants, she gets. The actress is nearing a deal to play the lead in a spy thriller originally intended for Tom Cruise, Variety reports. The well-regarded script, Edwin A. Salt, is the story of a CIA agent on the run from espionage charges. Should Jolie seal the deal, the character will get a sex change and the script will be edited to suit the new star’s demands. More »
July 2008
- Lawsuit Targets Cruise, Scientology 'Crime Syndicate'
  
  New York Daily News | Jul 31, 08 11:07 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - An ex-Scientologist says the organization is a “crime syndicate” in a $250 million federal lawsuit that names Tom Cruise as the head honcho's "right-hand man," reports the Daily News. The suit uses a statute designed to counter organized crime in an attempt to have the Church of Scientology broken up. More »
- Cruises Welcome Kidman's Kid
  
  People | Jul 11, 08 11:34 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Tom Cruise’s clan sent a huge baby gift basket to his ex-wife Nicole Kidman in celebration of the birth of her daughter Sunday Rose, People reports. Contrary to reports that Cruise filled Kidman's Nashville hospital room with flowers, he and his brood—including their two kids together—sent the tot luxury chenille blankets and items from the Hermes baby line. More »
- Holmes' Sept. Broadway Debut Already a Bust?
  
  New York Post | Jul 2, 08 11:41 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Katie Holmes is not drawing the tickets sales for her Broadway debut producers had hoped for, the New York Post reports. "I bought 1,000 tickets to the show," one broker says of the September revival of Arthur Miller's All My Sons . "I still have them." Some had predicted Holmes' turn would rival Julia Roberts' box-office success with Three Days of Rain in 2006. More »
June 2008
- Cruise's Lawyer Rips Dr. Drew
  
  Radar | Jun 13, 08 11:20 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Celebrity psychiatrist Dr. Drew Pinksy's armchair diagnosis of Tom Cruise in Playboy has riled up Cruise’s lawyer, who compares the doc to a Nazi, Radar reports. The host of Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew said Cruise’s attraction to the “cultish kind of environment” of Scientology is “a function of a very deep emptiness and suggests serious neglect in childhood—maybe some abuse, but mostly neglect." More »
May 2008
- Katie Cruises to Broadway
  
  Los Angeles Times | May 20, 08 7:35 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Actress Katie Holmes is headed for Broadway, where she'll make her theatrical debut in the fall in Arthur Miller's Tony-winning play All My Sons , reports the Los Angeles Times . It's a risky step for Mrs. Tom Cruise, who hasn't appeared onstage since high school. She'll star alongside two-time Tony winner John Lithgow and two-time Oscar winner Dianne Wiest. More »
- Another TomKitten?
  
  E! Online | May 9, 08 10:05 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Tom Cruise had better watch it: E! Online reports that wife Katie Holmes has the baby-making "itch." "Now that Suri is more toddler than baby, she said she misses having an infant in the house. And, of course, she thinks Suri would make a great big sister," a friend to the power couple dished. "She said she's got the itch." More »
April 2008
- Not Again! Cruise Back to Oprah
  
  MSNBC | Apr 25, 08 10:13 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - What hopping mad announcement does he have now? Tom Cruise will return to the Oprah Winfrey Show for the first time since his notorious couch-jumping, Katie-Holmes-crazed fiasco in 2005, MSNBC reports. In addition to a studio interview, the two-part show, planned for May sweeps, will tour his Telluride mountain getaway, People notes. Read: possible cameos by Holmes or daughter Suri. More »
- Suri's Birthday Tab: $100K
  
  New York Daily News | Apr 23, 08 8:00 PM CDT
  
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Cruise Cool With Paparazzi Snapping Suri

Cruise in an Eye Patch May Prove Hard Sell in Valkyrie

Suri Is Hollywood's Hottest Tot

Holmes Holds Own on Stage

Scientology Protests Greet Katie on Broadway

Hurt German Extras Sue Cruise's Studio

Cruise's Partner Quits UA

Jolie Takes Role Meant for Cruise

Lawsuit Targets Cruise, Scientology 'Crime Syndicate'

Cruises Welcome Kidman's Kid

Holmes' Sept. Broadway Debut Already a Bust?

Cruise's Lawyer Rips Dr. Drew

Katie Cruises to Broadway

Another TomKitten?

Not Again! Cruise Back to Oprah

Suri's Birthday Tab: $100K