OlderMon, 15 December 2008 at 10:02 am
Tom Cruise: I Came Across As Arrogant
Tom Cruise has publicly admitted wrong three years after his lashing out against Today show’s Matt Lauer while talking about prescription drugs. (He criticized Brooke Shields for taking anti-depressants and told Matt he was glib and didn’t know about psychiatry.)
Tom said during today’s morning segment of Today, “I thought about it a lot. It was a subject matter that was important. And now it’s being debated in the public, which it should be. But looking at it, it’s not what I had intended. It came across as arrogant. That’s one of those things I could have handled better.. It’s not the person I am… I learned a lesson. I learned a really good lesson.”
Tom Cruise Returns To “Today Show”
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I think Matt Lauer is arrogant!!!!!!!
Who do these talk show hosts think they are?
So they ask questions? Wow.
I have seen Matt Lauer on the streets of NYC many times and he is never friendly or gracious. This is Tom Cruise the movie star.
Matt Lauer makes me sick.
Did you notice that when Today Show talked about his hit movies they
were 10 years ago.. What happened to MI 1,2,3.. and his latest flops
.. Doubt that Brian Singer is going to show up on Wednesday.. Since we all know that Tom is the only one to talk about this flop.. And if it is a flop he will blame Brian Singer not himself..
Thank Mimi Rogers for introducing him to Scientology..
Problem is, Matt Lauer IS glib and arrogant himself, hate him and WTF is the Today show. It runs all damn day and is loaded with nothing but stupid crap.
Tom cannot even construct a simple conversational sentence. He has been following a careful script during this Valkyrie promotional tour. I wonder if his new publicist drafted something up for him. The minute he goes off the page it’s more of the same.
He’s very strange–why was he hanging around the desk, etc? He says he was arrogant yet continues to carry himself around as if common rules of civil human conduct do not apply to him because he is “Tom Cruise, Movie Star”. And it’s pretty sad that they ALWAYS have to go back to reference movies he did 25 years ago.
Tom Cruise continues to live his life as a lie and should have been nominated for that performance as an actor and not Tropic Thunder. The “interview” in question was highly applauded by his sister, a devout Scientologist , who at the time was his publicist. So, Mr. Cruise starting losing his fans and money at the box office and that meant less money for his “humanitarian” efforts…meaning Scientology and that alone. Tom Cruise is regarded as royalty in Scientology circles and his words are as revered as David Miscavige and L. Ron Hubbard, so he expects the same from the general public. His propaganda was not bought by the public so now he back-tracks issuing a phony “all of a sudden I have a new movie out” reversal on his actions. A man who can change ,when his certainty and control are questioned, without even a backward glance. He is a man of great contradictions and lives by these rules.
No sell.
Now, in the very same month that his questionable movie comes out, he apologizes. Now, that he has everything to lose professionally.
As early back as Oprah’s show, he defended what he said on the Today Show. In fact, on Oprah’s show he said that it was the audience that misunderstood what he said.
NOW, he has to eat crow because Merrill Lynch is on his a%%.
This is going to be interesting.
Why is it when they show Tom they always show Risky Business when
he didn’t really make it to the A list until he did Top Gun..
He must be giving millions out to pimp is daughter Suri how many
sidewalks does that kid have to carried around … Now if anyone is
a media hog it is Katie who calls them in her apartment so that they
are ready for her to get into her car.. and she even smiles at a few
of them.. Walking up a side walk is so boring …so don’t say that
about Jen Garner..
Using the phrase “humanitarian work” instead of saying the word “Scientology” was so disingenious, but that sums up everything about Tom Cruise.
Great post, ginger.
Bella, I disagree that he’s truly sorry. He wasn’t sorry 6 months ago when he appeared on Oprah’s big show. His butt is on the line with this movie.
I like Tom and have nothing against him (except his ‘religion’ which I disagree with) but he really chose a no-brain wife who sold her soul for his fortune. No one likes Katie. That’s why people aren’t crazy about Tom really now.
I agree Matt is also arrogant as well as snobby
Tom looks good. But everyone knows why he’s so apologetic and humble now. It’s all about the movie and the power. He’s trying to regain his popularity, with the fans and at the box office. He’s even
using his little girl to soften the hearts of those he has alienated. He’s trying to create a new image. It’s a new act.
my hero and he’s a real man to admit his mistakes
nancy S. and paul M. @ 12/15/2008 at 11:35 am
I think Matt Lauer is arrogant!!!!!!!
Who do these talk show hosts think they are?
So they ask questions? Wow.
I have seen Matt Lauer on the streets of NYC many times and he is never friendly or gracious. This is Tom Cruise the movie star.
Matt Lauer makes me sick.
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You’re funny. Tom Cruise knew who Matt Lauer was long before he went on his show. To say Lauer is arrogant for doing his job is silly. He was respectful to Cruise. It was Tom Cruise who went off the deep end. Cruise probably had to choke down the bile rising in this throat to offer a self- serving apology. If his career was still going strong, he would still be up on his high horse.
What a hottie and he looks young!!!!
touching interview..WTG Tom
this movie is only for the smart mature people
God bless Tom and his family
God save America and God bless our troops
I bet the jealous trolls here will look scary 5 years from now and wish they have the good life and good looks of this man.
THANKS JJ I LOVE TC :)
Awwww Tom gained more friends through Matt Lauer……
Thanks JJ because I missed this segment. Its amazing after what this man and his family went through with all the lies from the media and tabloids he manage to have more fans respect him and have more new ones respect him. Not many people can have that legacy.
He is just trying to resurrect his image. He is arrogant. What we saw in that last interview WAS the real him and all this “Hey, I am a likable down to earth average joe” stuff is the act. Nobody is debating the issue that he was talking about in the last interview with Lauer–people were talking about what a nutjob he is. In my opinion he still is a nutjob and that won’t change just because he trying a different PR approach this time out.
Cruise….patriot
trolls…pinheads
asana, secoyas, renee, 911, miranda, farah, tropic, agnes…all the same one person
LMAO…
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