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Tom Cruise Confronts Controversies and Rumors in Pages of Playboy

11:28 am, May 15th, 2012

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Tom Cruise opens up in the June issue of Playboy, talking at length about past controversies, Scientology and Katie Holmes.

The actor, who’s about to turn 50, reflects on a long career in film that was nearly derailed several years ago by heightened media scrutiny, especially following bizarre TV appearances with Matt Lauer, Oprah and an explosion of tabloid attention concerning his religious beliefs and marriage.

Of the incessant gossip, Cruise says, “There’s what people say, and there’s reality, and you can’t worry about stuff like that. Do you wish they wouldn’t say certain things? Yeah, you wish.”

He explains, “There comes a point when you just have to go, ‘You know what? Here’s how I’ve lived my life: I’ve never been late to set. I make films I believe in. I feel privileged to be able to do what I love.’ You just have to keep going and remember that.”

“The other stuff? I hear it, I read it, I get it. But life is not a matter of trying to prove anything to anybody,” says Cruise.

The star says he’s not afraid to battle false claims through legal means, especially when it comes to protecting his family.

“They know I mean it, that if I have to, I will sue,” explains Cruise. “You start with a letter saying, ‘Okay, you know it’s not true. Apologize.’”

As for his wife, Cruise says of Holmes, “She’s funny and charming, and when she walks into the room, I just feel better. I’m a romantic. I like doing things like creating romantic dinners, and she enjoys that. I don’t know what to say—I’m just happy, and I have been since the moment I met her. What we have is very special.”

Perhaps the biggest controversy around Cruise is his devotion to Scientology, which led the actor to criticize psychiatry during an infamous “Today Show” appearance with Lauer.

“What’s interesting is, if I don’t talk about my religion, if I say I’m not discussing it or different humanitarian things I’m working on, they’re like, ‘He’s avoiding it.’ If I do talk about it, it becomes, ‘Oh, he’s proselytizing.’”

Cruise explains, “I have respect for what other people believe. What I believe in my own life is that it’s a search for how I can do things better, whether it’s being a better man or a better father or finding ways for myself to improve. Individuals have to decide what is true and real for them.”

Check out the full Playboy interview with Cruise here.

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  • Anonymous

    Tom is actually refreshingly trite about this stuff I wasn’t expecting that from him

  • Anonymous

    Life many not be a matter of proving things to other people, but with regard to Scientology, I feel it is my responsibility to point out the facts and history of this scam turned religion, to others who may not be getting the Sci-lebrity treatment that Tom gets from the cult. L. Ron Hubbard lied a lot, and ran a scam designed primarily to extract large amounts of money from people.

    Cruise is an uneducated actor, living in a bubble world of super wealth and celebrity. He thinks he is among the “elite” super-beings here to “clear the planet” according to the dictates of a whacky sci fi writer from the 1950′s.

    Scientology claims it gives people super powers and a perfect memory. Let’s see a demo of it or some proof before anyone takes that stupid claim seriously. Hubbard tried to prove it ONCE in public, and failed completely. Tom Cruise is so ignorant of the history of his own religion, he doesn’t even know this.

  • Anonymous

    This man is Benjamin Button. Either he sold his sole to the devil, or he’s aging backwards. Regardless I just want him to keep making movies #TOPGUN2 !!!

  • Anonymous

    I love Tom as an actor and he seems very nice. I don’t understand though how someone that appears to be fairly intelligent can get so hooked into a cult.

  • Anonymous

    Tom Cruise is a decent human being and I dont recall ever hearing that he harmed or was cruel to anyone. He seems able to deal with the critics but I think Katie is hurt by the horrible gossip about their marriage and is remote to the press. Anyhow, I like him and I enjoy his movies.

  • Carol Gates26

    I say leave him alone & MYOB. He isn’t hurting anyone.

  • Vulindleyla

    Cruise is not successful by accident. His competence is the talk of people who work closely with him – directors and other actors and professionals in his field. He is clearly doing things more right than wrong. His example should be followed, not held to ridicule. We should all be as able and effective as he. I enjoy watching him and his very talented wife enjoy their success, and thank them for the thrills they have given me over the years through their performances. I mean, can anyone who saw him in Tropic Thunder doubt his ability to transform himself, and not take himself seriously? I wish his detractors had the same ability. Bravo, Mr. Cruise.

  • val

    are you done preaching your anti-religious liberal propaganda or are you going to go on about how I should go to jail for priest touching boys?

  • Val

    He is one of greats of Hollywood and that is coming for someone who watches movies on a regular basis.

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