Coordinates	38°01′47″N84°29′41″N
Name	STAR Movies
Logofile	STAR Movies logo.svg
Logosize	200px
Launch	1 May 1994
Owner	STAR TVFox International Channels(owned by News Corporation)
Slogan	Come Home To The Stars
Country	Hong Kong
Broadcast area	Vietnam, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Middle East, Malaysia, Mongolia, Singapore, Papua New Guinea, Taiwan, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Myanmar and Bangladesh.
Sister names	STAR Gold, STAR Chinese Movies and Fox Family Movies
Headquarters	Hong Kong
Web	http://www.starmoviesasia.tv
Sat serv 1	Astro (Malaysia)
Sat chan 1	Channel 413 (SD) Channel 433 (HD)
Sat serv 3	Dialog TV (Sri Lanka)
Sat chan 3	Channel 5
Sat serv 4	Dream Satellite TV (Philippines)
Sat chan 4	Channel 15
Sat serv 5	Tata Sky (India)
Sat chan 5	Channel 341 (SD) Channel 342 (HD)
Sat serv 6	TrueVisions (Thailand)
Sat chan 6	Channel 45
Sat serv 7	Dish TV (India)
Sat chan 7	Channel 419
Sat serv 8	Sky Pacific (Fiji)
Sat chan 8	Channel 14
Sat serv 9	CBTV (China)
Sat chan 9	Channel 307
Sat serv 10	TelkomVision (Indonesia)
Sat chan 10	Channel 105
Sat serv 11	ADD (Middle East)
Sat serv 12	Indovision (Indonesia)
Sat chan 12	Channel 11
Sat serv 13	Sun Direct TV (India)
Sat chan 13	Channel 97
Sat serv 14	Big TV (India)
Sat chan 14	Channel 3440
Sat serv 15	MRTV (Myanmar)
Sat chan 15	Channel 1
Sat serv 16	STAR Select (Middle East)
Sat serv 17	Aora TV (Indonesia)
Sat chan 17	Channel 401
Sat serv 18	Airtel digital TV (India)
Sat chan 18	Channel 90
Sat serv 19	Cignal Digital TV (Philippines)
Sat chan 19	Channel 45 (SD) Channel 62 (HD)
Sat serv 20	G Sat (Philippines)
Sat chan 20	Channel 11 (SD) Channel 34 (HD)
Sat serv 21	VTC Digital (Vietnam)
Sat chan 21	Channel 16
Sat serv 22	K+ (Vietnam)
Sat chan 22	Channel ??
Sat serv 23	OkeVision (Indonesia)
Sat chan 23	Channel 06
Sat serv 24	Videocon D2H (India)
Sat chan 24	Channel 33
Sat serv 25	DishHD (Taiwan)
Sat chan 25	Channel 6312 (HD)
Cable serv 1	Teledasun (LBN) (Sri Lanka)
Cable chan 1	Channel
Cable serv 2	StarHub TV (Singapore)
Cable chan 2	Channel 622 (SD) Channel 623 (On Demand) Channel 662 (HD)
Cable serv 3	Cablelink (Philippines)
Cable chan 3	Channel 40
Cable serv 4	SkyCable (Philippines)
Cable chan 4	Channel 55 (SD) Channel 170 (HD)
Cable serv 5	TrueVisions (Thailand)
Cable chan 5	Channel 15
Cable serv 6	First Media (Indonesia)
Cable chan 6	Channel 295
Cable serv 7	Macau CATV (Macau)
Cable chan 7	Channel 40
Cable serv 8	Taiwan CATV (Taiwan)
Cable chan 8	Channel 69
Cable serv 9	Vietnam cable television (VCTV) (Vietnam)
Cable chan 9	Channel 49
Cable serv 10	MediaNet (Maldives)
Cable chan 10	Channel 600 (SD) Channel 800 (HD)
Cable serv 11	Hathway (India)
Cable chan 11	Channel 75
Cable serv 12	United Communication Service (Bangladesh)
Cable chan 12	Channel 12
Cable serv 13	Parasat Cable TV (Philippines)
Cable chan 13	Channel 52
Cable serv 14	Jogja Medianet (Indonesia)
Cable chan 14	Channel 4
Cable serv 15	Southern Networks (Pakistan)
Cable chan 15	Channel 46
Cable serv 16	HTVC (Vietnam)
Cable chan 16	Channel 60
Cable serv 17	SCTV (Vietnam)
Cable chan 17	Channel 54
Cable serv 18	DHA Teleman (Pakistan)
Cable chan 18	Channel 27
Adsl serv 1	now TV (Hong Kong)
Adsl chan 1	Channel 117
Adsl serv 2	IndosatM2 (Indonesia)
Adsl chan 2	Channel ???
Adsl serv 3	PTCL Smart TV (Pakistan)
Adsl chan 3	Channel 72
Adsl serv 4	UniFi (Malaysia)
Adsl chan 4	Channel 181
Online serv 1	M2V Mobile TV (Indonesia)
Online chan 1	Channel 0019

STAR Movies is an Asian movie channel owned by STAR TV and Fox International Channels, subsidiaries of News Corporation.

History

STAR Movies was launched on 1 May 1994. At that time, it screened both English and Chinese movies and catered to a pan-Asian audience.

On 1 August 1994, STAR Movies launched a separate channel for viewers in the Persian Gulf region and India, followed by STAR Movies International which was launched on 31 March 1996 for viewers in Southeast Asia and selected east Asian countries. STAR Movies currently has five channels, STAR Movies International (in Southeast Asia and China), STAR Movies Taiwan, STAR Movies India, STAR Movies Middle East and STAR Movies Philippines. The official launch of STAR Movies Philippines was on 1 January 2010; viewers there had previously seen STAR Movies International. STAR Movies HD Asia was launched on 1 May 2010, while STAR Movies On Demand premiered on 16 September 2010.

Overview

STAR Movies has first-run contracts for movies distributed by 20th Century Fox, Disney, Metro Goldwyn Mayer, and Studio Canal and sub-run contracts for movies from Columbia Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Universal Pictures, and Warner Bros. for countries where STAR Movies is available. It also features movies from other movie distributors including: Lions Gate Entertainment, Summit Entertainment and The Weinstein Company. It is a Hollywood movie channel whose main competitor is HBO Asia.

It is available in Sri Lanka, Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Vietnam, Bangladesh, China, Indonesia, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Middle East, Mongolia, Papua New Guinea, Taiwan and Thailand.

Operating Channels

STAR Movies International

STAR Movies International is transmitted in Southeast Asia and China. It is the only advertisement free version of STAR Movies and, unlike other versions of STAR Movies, this version also spends minimal time promoting its own upcoming movies. The channel does not air promotions of movies classified as unsuitable for people aged under eighteen until 8 p.m. SEAT.

STAR Movies International was the first version of the channel and was later re-launched in customised versions for various South East Asian markets. As subscription charges are quite high in Sri Lanka, Star TV found it viable to officially replace the advertisement supported Indian feed with the commercial free South East Asian version. STAR Movies International has some locally produced shows, such as VIP Access.

STAR Movies India

STAR Movies India is transmitted in India, Bhutan and Bangladesh. The channel has higher ratings in India than HBO South Asia, the only region where STAR Movies enjoys a lead in the viewer ratings. The channel is available on all DTH platforms across India and as part of the Star India bouquet. In contrast to STAR Movies International the number of new movies premiered is comparatively low. This is the only beam that is managed by Star TV and not managed by Fox International Channels.

STAR Movies Middle East

STAR Movies has an Arabic subtitled movie channel for viewers in the Middle East. Since the Middle East is a very culturally sensitive area, a lot of censorship is imposed on the movies. Most of the movies aired on the channel are old since the channel does not own the license to air newer productions to the region. As Pakistan is also a culturally sensitive country, Star TV has replaced the Indian feed with the Middle East version there.

STAR Movies Taiwan

An advertisement supported version of STAR Movies is targeted towards Taiwan specifically. It is the most localized version of STAR Movies, since most voice-overs in promotions for up-coming movies are in Mandarin Chinese. The channel also comes with Chinese subtitles.

STAR Movies Philippines

STAR Movies International began broadcasting to the Philippines on 30 November 2009 with advertisements during and after the featured movie. The channel was simulcast with the Southeast Asia and China feed until 31 December 2009; a Philippines exclusive channel was launched on 1 January 2010. It also has an English subtitle daily, but in selected film titles only.

STAR Movies HD

STAR Movies International official launched their own HD (High Definition) channel in Asia on 1 May 2010. This channel is now available in AsiaSat 5. It now shares the same schedule via regular STAR Movies International, but is different in advertisement (including their logo, with the HD mark at the upper right side of the screen). This channel is currently available in Philippines, Maldives, Singapore, Taiwan, India(2011) and Malaysia only.

Star Movies India, launched their HD feed along with Star World HD, Star Gold HD and Star Plus HD on 15th April, 2011. This is a commercial free feed and has a different schedule than Star Movies India.

STAR Movies On Demand

STAR Movies On Demand offers movie buffs an option of watching their favorite Hollywood movies at any time they want. There will be 30 movies up for viewing at any one time on this service (1), with new titles available each month. This channel is now available in Singapore only.

See also

STAR World

References

External links

STAR Movies International official website (location Selection is available).

STAR Movies On-Demand website

STAR Movies Asia official channel on YouTube.

STAR Movies India website.

STAR Movies Middle East website.

STAR Movies Taiwan website (in Chinese).

Category:Movie channels Category:Southeast Asian media Category:Television channels and stations established in 1992 Category:English-language television stations

Coordinates	38°01′47″N84°29′41″N
Name	Tom Cruise
Caption	Cruise on MTV Live in December 2008
Birth name
Birth date	July 03, 1962
Birth place	Syracuse, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Actor, producer, writer, director
Years active	1981–present
Religion	Scientologist
Spouse	Mimi Rogers(m. 1987–1990)
Children	2 daughters and a son
Partner	Rebecca De Mornay (1983–1985)
Website	TomCruise.com

Thomas Cruise Mapother IV (; born July 3, 1962), better known as Tom Cruise, is an American film actor and producer. He has been nominated for three Academy Awards and won three Golden Globe Awards.

Cruise first debuted in a major movie in Francis Ford Coppola's film The Outsiders, released in March 1983. His first leading role was in the film Risky Business, which was released in August 1983. After playing the role of a heroic naval pilot in the popular and financially successful 1986 film Top Gun, Cruise continued in this vein, playing a secret agent in a series of action films in the 1990s and 2000s. In addition to these heroic roles, he has starred in a variety of other successful films such as Days of Thunder (1990), Jerry Maguire (1996), Magnolia (1999), Vanilla Sky (2001), Minority Report (2002), The Last Samurai (2003), Collateral (2004) and War of the Worlds (2005).

Since 2005, Cruise and Paula Wagner have been in charge of the United Artists film studio,

Early life

Cruise was born in Syracuse, New York, the son of Mary Lee (née Pfeiffer), a special education teacher, and Thomas Cruise Mapother III (died 1984), an electrical engineer. Cruise's surname originates from his great-grandfather, Thomas Cruise O'Mara, who was adopted by a Welsh immigrant and renamed "Thomas Cruise Mapother". Cruise is of German, Irish, and English ancestry. His oldest sister, Lee Anne, was born in his parents' native Louisville, Kentucky, while his older sister Marian was born in Syracuse, as were Tom and his younger sister, Cass. Cruise grew up in near poverty in a Catholic family dominated by an abusive father he described as "a merchant of chaos". He was beaten by his father and has said that his father was a bully and coward.

Cruise attended Robert Hopkins Public School for grades three, four, and five. The Mapother family then moved to the suburb of Beacon Hill, in Ottawa, Ontario, so Cruise's father could take a position as a defence consultant with the Canadian Armed Forces. There, Cruise completed grade six at Henry Munro Middle School, part of the Carleton Board of Education, where he was active in athletics, playing floor hockey almost every night, showing himself to be a ruthless player, and eventually chipping his front tooth. In the game British bulldogs, he then lost his newly capped tooth and hurt his knee. Henry Munro was also where Cruise became involved in drama, under the tutelage of George Steinburg. The first play he participated in was called IT, in which Cruise won the co-lead with Michael de Waal, one playing "Evil", the other playing "Good". The play met much acclaim, and toured with five other classmates to various schools around the Ottawa area, even being filmed at the local Ottawa TV station. Cruise was bullied regularly in the 15 different schools he attended in 12 years. When Cruise was twelve, his mother left his father, taking Cruise and his sister Lee Anne with her.

Career

Acting

1981–94

Cruise first appeared in supporting roles the 1981 films Endless Love and Taps, the latter in which he played a crazed military school student. His first starring role was in the 1983 comedy Losin' It. That same year he appeared in All the Right Moves and Risky Business, which has been described as "A Generation-X classic, and a career-maker for Tom Cruise", and which along with 1986's Top Gun, cemented his status as a star.

Cruise followed up Top Gun with The Color of Money, which came out the same year, and which paired him with Academy Award-winner Paul Newman. 1988 saw him star in Cocktail, which earned him a nomination for the Razzie Award for Worst Actor. Later that year he starred with Academy Award-winner Dustin Hoffman in Rain Man, which won the Academy Award for Best Film and Cruise the Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor. Cruise finished the decade by portraying real-life paralyzed Vietnam War veteran Ron Kovic in 1989's Born on the Fourth of July, in which earned him a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama, the Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor, the People's Choice Award for Favorite Motion Picture Actor, a nomination for BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, and Cruise's first Best Actor Academy Award nomination.

In 1994, Cruise starred along with Brad Pitt, Antonio Banderas and Christian Slater in Neil Jordan's , a gothic drama/horror film that was based on Anne Rice's best-selling novel. The film was well received, although Rice was initially quite outspoken in her criticism of Cruise having been cast in the film, as Julian Sands was her first choice. Upon seeing the film however, she paid $7,740 for a two-page ad in Daily Variety praising his performance and apologizing for her previous doubts about him.

2000s

In 2000, Cruise returned as Ethan Hunt in the second installment of the Mission Impossible films, releasing . The film was directed by Hong Kong director John Woo and branded with his Gun fu Style, and it continued the series' blockbuster success at the box office, taking in almost $547M in worldwide figures, like its predecessor, being the third highest grossing film of the year. Cruise received an MTV Movie Award as Best Male Performance for this film. His next five films were major critical and commercial successes. The following year Cruise starred in the romantic thriller Vanilla Sky (2001) with Cameron Diaz and Penelope Cruz. In 2002, Cruise starred in the dystopian science fiction thriller, Minority Report which was directed by Steven Spielberg and based on the science fiction short story by Philip K. Dick.

In 2003, he starred in the Edward Zwick's historical drama The Last Samurai, for which he received a Golden Globe nomination as best actor. In 2006, he reprised his role as Ethan Hunt in the third installment of the Mission Impossible film series, . The film was more positively received by critics than its predecessor, and grossed nearly $400 million at the box office. Cruise's 2007 film Lions for Lambs was a rare commercial disappointment. In 2008, Cruise appeared in the hit comedy Tropic Thunder with Ben Stiller and Jack Black. This performance earned Cruise a Golden Globe nomination. Cruise's latest starring role is in the historical thriller Valkyrie, released on December 25, 2008 to box office success. As of 2009, Cruise's films have grossed over $6.5 billion worldwide.

In March 2010, Cruise completed filming the action-comedy Knight and Day, in which he re-teamed with former costar Cameron Diaz; the film was released on June 23, 2010. On February 9, 2010, Cruise confirmed that he will star in the fourth film, slated for release in December 2011.

On May 6, 2011, Cruise was awarded a humanitarian award from the Simon Wiesenthal Centre and Museum of Tolerance for his work as a dedicated philanthropist.

Producing

Cruise partnered with his former talent agent Paula Wagner to form Cruise/Wagner Productions in 1993, and the company has since co-produced several of Cruise's films, the first being in 1996 which was also Cruise's first project as a producer.

Cruise is noted as having negotiated some of the most lucrative movie deals in Hollywood, and was described in 2005 by Hollywood economist Edward Jay Epstein as "one of the most powerful – and richest – forces in Hollywood". Epstein argues that Cruise is one of the few producers (the others being George Lucas, Steven Spielberg and Jerry Bruckheimer) who are regarded as able to guarantee the success of a billion-dollar movie franchise. Epstein also contends that the public obsession with Cruise's tabloid controversies obscures full appreciation of Cruise's exceptional commercial prowess.

Cruise/Wagner Productions, Cruise's film production company, is said to be developing a screenplay based on Erik Larson's New York Times bestseller, The Devil in the White City about a real life serial killer, H. H. Holmes, at Chicago's World's Columbian Exposition. Kathryn Bigelow is attached to the project to produce and helm. Meanwhile, Leonardo DiCaprio's production company, Appian Way, is also developing a film about Holmes and the World's Fair, in which DiCaprio will star.

Breakup with Paramount

On August 22, 2006, Paramount Pictures announced it was ending its 14-year relationship with Cruise. In the Wall Street Journal, chairman of Viacom (Paramount's parent company) Sumner Redstone cited the economic damage to Cruise's value as an actor and producer from his controversial public behavior and views. Cruise/Wagner Productions responded that Paramount's announcement was a face-saving move after the production company had successfully sought alternative financing from private equity firms. Industry analysts such as Edward Jay Epstein commented that the real reason for the split was most likely Paramount's discontent over Cruise/Wagner's exceptionally large share of DVD sales from the Mission: Impossible franchise.

Management of United Artists

In November 2006, Cruise and Paula Wagner announced that they had taken over United Artists film studio. opening to unimpressive box office revenue and critical reception. In August 2008, Wagner stepped down from her position at United Artists; she retains her stake in UA, which combined with Cruise's share amounts to 30 percent of the studio.

Relationships and personal life

Cruise had a relationship with his Risky Business co-star Rebecca De Mornay; they cohabited in New York from 1983–85.

in May 2009]] Cruise married actress Mimi Rogers on May 9, 1987; they divorced on February 4, 1990. He met his second wife, Nicole Kidman, on the set of their film Days of Thunder. The couple married on December 24, 1990. He and Kidman adopted two children, Isabella Jane (born December 1992) and Connor Antony (born January 1995).

Cruise was next romantically linked with Penélope Cruz, his co-star in Vanilla Sky. That relationship ended in 2004. In April 2005, Cruise began dating actress Katie Holmes. On April 27 that year, Cruise and Holmes, dubbed "TomKat" by the media, made their first public appearance together in Rome. A month later, Cruise declared his love for Holmes on The Oprah Winfrey Show famously jumping up and down on Winfrey's couch during the show. On October 6, 2005, Cruise and Holmes announced they were expecting a child, and their daughter, Suri, was born in April 2006. On November 18, 2006, Holmes and Cruise were married at the 15th-century Odescalchi Castle in Bracciano, Italy, in a Scientology ceremony attended by many Hollywood stars. The actors' publicist said the couple had "officialized" their marriage in Los Angeles the day before the Italian ceremony. David Miscavige served as Cruise's best man.

Popularity

In 1990, 1991 and 1997, People magazine rated him among the 50 most beautiful people in the world. In 1995, Empire magazine ranked him among the 100 sexiest stars in film history. Two years later, it ranked him among the top 5 movie stars of all time. In 2002 and 2003, he was rated by Premiere among the top 20 in its annual Power 100 list. as Cruise came in at number 13 on the magazine's 2006 Power List, being the highest ranked actor. The same year, Forbes magazine ranked him as the world's most powerful celebrity.

In August 2006, "a USA Today/Gallup poll in which half of those surveyed registered an 'unfavorable' opinion of the actor" was cited as a reason in addition to "unacceptable behavior" for Paramount's non-renewal of their production contract with Cruise. In addition, Marketing Evaluations reports that Cruise's Q score (which is a measure of the popularity of celebrities), had fallen 40 percent. It was also revealed that Cruise is the celebrity people would least like as their best friend. October 10, 2006 was declared "Tom Cruise Day" in Japan; the Japan Memorial Day Association said that he was awarded with a special day because he has made more trips to Japan than any other Hollywood star.

Controversy

Litigation

During Cruise's marriage to Nicole Kidman, the couple endured public speculation about their sex life and rumors that Cruise was gay. In 1998, he successfully sued the Daily Express, a British tabloid which alleged that his marriage to Kidman was a sham designed to cover up his homosexuality. In May 2001 he filed a lawsuit against gay porn actor Chad Slater. Slater had allegedly told the celebrity magazine Actustar that he had had an affair with Cruise. Both Slater and Cruise denied this, and in August 2001 Slater was ordered to pay $10 million to Cruise in damages after Slater declared he could not afford to defend himself against the suit and would therefore default. Cruise also sued Michael Davis, publisher of Bold Magazine, who alleged but never confirmed that he had video that would prove Cruise was gay. The suit was dropped in exchange for a public statement by Davis that the video was not of Cruise, and that Cruise was heterosexual.

After The Beasts publication of their 50 Most Loathsome People of 2004, which included Cruise, Cruise's lawyer Bertram Fields threatened to sue. Seeing the opportunity for nationwide exposure, The Beast actively encouraged the lawsuit. No lawsuit was ever filed and Cruise was included more prominently in the 2005 list. In 2006, Cruise sued cybersquatter Jeff Burgar to obtain control of the TomCruise.com domain name. When owned by Burgar, the domain redirected to information about Cruise on Celebrity1000.com. The decision to turn TomCruise.com over to Cruise was handed down by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) on July 5, 2006.

Oprah Winfrey Show incident

.]] Cruise has made several expressions of his feelings for Holmes to the media, most notably the "couch incident" which took place on the popular The Oprah Winfrey Show of May 23, 2005. Cruise "jumped around the set, hopped onto a couch, fell to one knee and repeatedly professed his love for his new girlfriend". The phrase "jumping the couch", fashioned after "jumping the shark", is used to describe someone "going off the deep end" in public in a manner extreme enough to tarnish his or her reputation. It enjoyed a short-lived popularity, being chosen by the editors of the Historical Dictionary of American Slang as the "slang term of the year" in 2005 and by the nonprofit group Global Language Monitor as one of its top phrases for the year.

The "couch incident" was voted No.1 of 2005's "Most Surprising Television Moments" on a countdown on E! and No.5 at BoxOfficeProphets.com. and was the subject of numerous parodies, including the epilogue of Scary Movie 4, an episode of South Park, a short on Sesame Street, and an episode of Family Guy. Entertainment Weekly put it on its end-of-the-decade, "best-of" list, saying, "Lesson learned: Tell, don't show".

In early May 2008, Cruise reappeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show to celebrate 25 years in the film business. The feature was a two hour special, the first hour was Oprah spending the day with Cruise at his house in Telluride, Colorado on May 2.

Scientology

Cruise is an outspoken advocate for the Church of Scientology; according to Andrew Morton's (2008), Cruise is the church's "second in command in all but name". He became involved with Scientology in 1990 through his first wife, Mimi Rogers. He has said that Scientology, specifically the L. Ron Hubbard Study Tech, helped him overcome dyslexia. In addition to promoting various programs that introduce people to Scientology, Cruise has campaigned for Scientology to be recognized as a religion in Europe. He lobbied politicians in France and Germany, where the legal systems regard Scientology as a cult and business, respectively. In 2005, the Paris city council revealed that Cruise had lobbied officials Nicolas Sarkozy and Jean-Claude Gaudin, described him as a spokesman and militant for Scientology, and barred any further dealings with him. Cruise co-founded and raised donations for Downtown Medical to offer New York 9/11 rescue workers detoxification therapy based on the works of L. Ron Hubbard. This drew criticism from the medical profession, as well as firefighters. For these activities and others, David Miscavige awarded Cruise Scientology's Freedom Medal of Valor in late 2004.

A controversy erupted in 2005 after he openly criticized actress Brooke Shields for using the drug Paxil (paroxetine), an anti-depressant to which Shields attributes her recovery from postpartum depression after the birth of her first daughter in 2003. Cruise asserted that there is no such thing as a chemical imbalance, and that psychiatry is a form of pseudoscience. Shields replied that she would not take advice from anyone who believed in space aliens. This led to a heated argument with Matt Lauer on NBC's Today on June 24, 2005. Medical authorities view Cruise's comments as furthering the social stigma of mental illness. Shields herself called Cruise's comments "a disservice to mothers everywhere". In late August 2006, Cruise apologized in person to Shields for his comments. Scientology is well-known for its opposition to mainstream psychiatry.

On January 15, 2008, a video produced by the Church of Scientology featuring an interview with Cruise was posted on YouTube, showing Cruise discussing what being a Scientologist means to him. The Church of Scientology said the video had been "pirated and edited", and was taken from a three-hour video produced for members of Scientology. YouTube removed the Cruise video from their site under threat of litigation.

In May 2010, a former high-ranking member of the Church of Scientology, Mark Rathbun, said that Scientology leader David Miscavige had ordered that Cruise's Auditing sessions be secretly videotaped. Rathbun had himself been responsible for performing auditing counseling with Cruise.

Cruise's more open attitude to Scientology has been attributed to the departure of his publicist of 14 years, Pat Kingsley, in March 2004. He replaced her with his sister, fellow Scientologist Lee Anne DeVette, who served in that role until November 2005. He then replaced her with Paul Bloch from the publicity firm Rogers and Cowan. Such restructuring is seen as a move to curtail publicity of his views on Scientology, as well as the hard-sell of his relationship with Katie Holmes backfiring with the public.

Filmography

See also

Tom Cruise (disambiguation)

Brat Pack (actors)

List of people from Louisville, Kentucky

List of Scientologists

Supercouple

(1998)

(2006)

References

External links

Transcript of the Matt Lauer interview

Rolling Stone Interview: "The Passion of the Cruise"; 08/11/04

Tom Cruise at Rotten Tomatoes

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