Why do a lot of people not like Tom Cruise?

Question

I don't understand what did he do that made you say he is nuts or fuc*kin

Answer 1

I hold no grudge against Tom Cruise as I don't even know him personally.

A lot of people do not like Tom Cruise, may be because they consider him to be unfaithful in the term of marriage i.e. abandon his wife for another woman. He divorced Mimi Rogers so he could marry Nicole Kidman. In turn, he divorced Kidman for a romance with Penélope Cruz, the lead actress in his film Vanilla Sky. In March 2004, he announced that their relationship had ended in January. I hope Katie Holmes won't share the same fate with her predecessors.

Beside his marriages, perhaps because of Cruise is arguably Hollywood's most outspoken member of the Church of Scientology which have remained highly controversial since their inception.

By 2003, Tom Cruise had become an active campaigner for Scientology and a promoter of Scientology "Tech" available to non-members. He lobbied politicians in France and Germany, where the legal system regards 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 has drawn criticism from the medical profession, as well as firefighters.

Cruise also said in an Entertainment Weekly interview that psychiatry "is a Nazi science" and that methadone was actually originally called Adolophine after Adolf Hitler, a myth well-known as an urban legend. In an interview with Der Spiegel magazine, Cruise said that "In Scientology, we have the only successful drug rehabilitation program in the world. It's called Narconon... It's a statistically proven fact that there is only one successful drug rehabilitation program in the world. Period". While Narconon claims to have a success rate over 70%, the accuracy of this figure has been widely disputed. Scientology is well-known for its anti-psychiatry stance.

His belief in Scientology has occasionally caused him professional inconvenience. In 2007, the German government banned the makers of the film Valkyrie from filming at military sites "if Count von Stauffenberg is played by Cruise, who has professed to being a member of the Scientology cult", adding that "the Bundeswehr has a special interest in the serious and authentic portrayal of the events of July 20 1944 and Stauffenberg's person"

In April 2005, Cruise began dating Katie Holmes, sixteen years his junior. This very public love affair took a dramatic turn when Cruise and Holmes got engaged in Paris while on a world publicity tour for their two most recent movies (War of the Worlds for Cruise; Batman Begins for Holmes). War of the Worlds director Steven Spielberg stated that he was frustrated by media coverage of Cruise's relationship during promotion of the film, though he believed it to be genuine. On October 5, 2005, People magazine reported that Holmes was pregnant. Cruise came under fire from various medical professionals after he allegedly bought a sonogram machine to monitor the fetus at home. The American College of Radiology claims that overuse or misuse of the medical equipment is unnecessary and could be harmful to fetal health, and that it may be illegal to own: it apparently was still legal. On May 4, 2006 the California Assembly passed a bill to ban distribution of ultrasound machines to non-licensed practitioners, though the law must still go through the Senate and could not be retroactive in effect. On April 18, 2006 Holmes gave birth to a baby girl, which they named Suri.

Cruise's behavior in recent interviews and his very public romance with Katie Holmes led him to become the butt of numerous jokes on late night television shows such as Late Night with Conan O'Brien. The jokes commonly referred to Cruise being insane or parodied the Lauer interview.

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Answer 2

I think Scientology is a cult. I have issues with him taking Brooke Shields to task over taking anti-depressants for post-partum depression. (It is real and cannot be cured by vitamins.) I think it's crappy the way he dumped Nicole Kidman after nearly 10 years of marriage with no other reason than "She knows why." I think the couch jumping on Oprah was ridiculous, over the top and totally fake. Because he's a conceited sawed off little toad. Because he makes lousy movies. Because he can say lines like "You complete me." without vomiting. Do I need to go on...I just really can't stand the guy.

Answer 3

I don't think there is anything wrong with Tom Cruise. This is America (freedom of speech) At least he spoke his mind how many people are brave to do that even if they know the comments will have a negative affect. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion (right or wrong). Even if you don't agree with his comments that shouldn't be a reason to judge a person. No one knows him personally. I don't think he should judge others either but....

Answer 4

I like Tom Cruise as a actor only. As a person, with all his scientology crap, he now acts as though he's superior to all other human beings. Unfortunately, he was brainwashed by the scientology/scientologists.

Answer 5

Some people just love to hate. They're mean spirited, want to "spread the dread," and put others down because they're unhappy with themselves. Tom is a millionaire - whenever a successful person is in a position of power, it always stirs jealousy from unaccomplished people.

Answer 6

I don't know, everyone has his own opinion. In my opinion Tom Cruise is a very good actor. I like almost all his movies, especially Mission 3.

Answer 7

He shoves his beliefs down people's throats and doesn't have the good sense to keep his damned mouth shut like John Travolta, Kirstie Alley, Lisa Marie Presley, and other high profile Scientoligist. He's just obnoxious!!!!!!!! Oh, and if he jumped on my coach, I'd break his legs,LOL!!!!!!

Answer 8

Cause he's a whack job. When did he become an expert on Psychology that gives him the ability to tell Brooke Shields that she shouldn't take anti-depressants.

Jumping up and down on Oprah's show.

Talking about his wacky Scientology religion and how you inherit a planet or some such carp.

His new agent must not clamp down on him like the old one did.

Answer 9

What ruined it for me was when he said that drugs for depression were wrong.

I get seasonal affective disorder, its a winter time depression due to lack of daytime hours, and depression medication works for me.

He came off as very judgemental against Brooke Shield's book about her experience with post-partum depression. (have a baby someday you'll see you CAN get depression!)

I think he just rubs people the wrong way with his Scientology, which also vilifies people who take anti depression meds. or even any kind of medication for mental illness!

People are just sick of him, look him up on youtube and find the video of him and Matt Lauer! He was a total jerk! I'm not a fan.....anymore!

Answer 10

because of the fact he promotes a cult and is amazingly disrespectful in my, and a lot of Germany's, opinion. I in no way cherished him, ordinarily because of the fact of his great tooth, short stature and creepy chortle yet after the full cult factor and now what with Valkyrie, i in my opinion loathe him. The Valkyrie factor is what particularly disgusts me approximately him. He took the function of a guy so significant to maximum of German human beings in spite of the requests of the guy's kin and the rustic's outrage. it particularly is purely quite disrespectful.