Tom Cruise has publicly credited Scientology for curing his dyslexia, but the cult's "tech" has seemingly replaced the learning disorder with a severe form of OCD: Every time Cruise sees a microphone, he feels compelled to talk about the "Church" until the offending audio equipment is removed. The actor's latest cry for help occurred at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert:

“One of the things that we believe in [as Scientologists] is peace, freedom,” Cruise said when promoting the concert, which will be broadcast in the U.S. on Dec. 23. “I’m just proud to be here, and very proud to be a Scientologist here and to be part of this.”

Unfortunately for Cruise, the venue was littered with OCD-activating mics. The actor spent hours wandering the event, futiley trying to collect a Scientology tithe from every member of the media while repeatedly mumbling, "Hubbard, Hubbard, Hubbard..."

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