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trade roundup
Your Mission Should You Choose to Accept It: Make Tom Cruise Viable Again
News of the entertainment world continues apace this dreary near-afternoon. Real Housewives reaches a milestone, Tom Cruise reaches an impasse, and Sigourney Weaver just can't stay the fuck away from aliens, no matter what she does. More »
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Comment by Spirit Fingers: Can I just say that I'm over Reese Witherspoon? Really. I don't know why, but something about her little squished... 3 Responses | Other threads
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trade roundup
Kevin Smith's New Movie Is for Dicks
TV shows are being cast all over the place because, even though it's only May, fall is just around the corner. Plus, Tom Cruise joins a movie and Adam Brody joins another. More »
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Comment by Spirit Fingers: Hey remember when having Kevin Smith come to your college and do like a fifteen hour personal voyage/stand up kinda/diatribe... 2 Responses | Other threads
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tom cruise
Long-Haired, Freak-Eyed Tom Cruise Preaching 'Study Technology'
Yet another old video of Tom Cruise being all crazy-like has come to light. Care to watch before it's removed? More »
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By Foster KamerComment by lacieca01: I admire his sheer determinism. 4 Responses | Other threads
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my brilliant career
Can This Tom Cruise Be Saved?
Kim Masters thinks so, judging by her career assessment in The Daily Beast today. She discusses the troubled actor's path to redemption—funnee movie roles and Matt Lauer apologies—and determines him on the mend. More »
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Comment by gawkimo: I wanted to like him in Magnolia and Tropic Thunder, but it just didn't happen. He took two promising comedy... 4 Responses | Other threads
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trade roundup
Tom Cruise Hasn't Met a Script He Hasn't Asked to Be Rewritten
There is little good news anymore. Today Angelina Jolie signs a pact with the devil, as does Walgreens. Tom Cruise can't pick good scripts, and Dimension keeps puttering along. More »
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Comment by mslewis: Well, I really don't like Patricia Cornwell's "Scarpetti" novels because they're too graphic; but I do love Angelina Jolie so... 2 Responses | Other threads
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saved by the beldar
Suri Cruise Goes to Alien School
The child found inside a comet by actors Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes will turn three this week, then be shipped off to a strict Scientology school, as it is her father's most ancient religion. More » -
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Resurrections, Just in Time for Easter
Nicole Kidman and Woody Allen join forces, cable ratings are up, the Kennedys get a conservative treatment, Ian Somerhalder is back, and, just maybe, so is Jesus. More »
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Comment by Motoko Kusanagi: Finally, someone else who liked Everyone Says I Love You. Yay. 5 Responses | Other threads
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advertising
Tom Cruise's Homoerotic Jimmy Kimmel Murder Ad
This ad came on during the Oscars and we're still baffled. It starts with Tom Cruise and Jimmy Kimmel in a steamy, tumbling embrace in Cruise's bedroom. Then it gets weird. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by dell123: This is easily deconstructed as the usual sophomoric humor piece and thus unimaginative. It rotates on the common premise that... 3 Responses | Other threads
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feuds
Cruise and Holmes Slammed For Fashion-Line Faux Pas
Kate Moss is not happy: Do Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes, fashion nobodies, know how many fashion gods they pissed off by cutting the line at a fashion ball?
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By Ryan TateComment by malke2010: This has always been a problem with these meet and greets at the Costume Institute Ball. I think the problem is... 2 Responses | Other threads
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gossip roundip
New Mom M.I.A. Sought By Oscars Producers
Which is less appropriate: A brand-newmom performing at the Oscars, from bed, or an image-conscious Olympian trying to lay low in a strip club? Decide for yourself. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by Private Hangnail: There are certain celebrities that I, for some odd reason, worry about. Margot Kidder is one of them, I think... 6 Responses | Other threads
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tom cruise
CRUISE. WASHINGTON. CRONENBERG. Wait—what? [Variety]
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tom cruise
Tom Cruise Bucks The Jessica Simpson Trend
Dazzling locals on the South American leg of his Valkyrie promotional tour, Tom Cruise unveiled a lean physique and taut set of abdominal muscles poolside in Rio de Janeiro. More »
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By SethComment by Little Mintz Sunshine: When he exhales, he probably looks a bit more Seth Roganish. 2 Responses | Other threads
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valkyrie
The Germans Love 'Valkyrie'!
The debate over Valkyrie's box-office viability has tempered since its plunge from the post-holiday Top 10. But while it's barely broken even at home, it managed a stunning Euro groundswell over the weekend. More »
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By STVComment by NotReadyForPrimeTime: There's no accounting for taste. Tom was promoting Valkyrie on a British show, and claimed he knew German, yet couldn't understand... more » | Other threads
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scientology
Tom Cruise Comes Face-To-Mask With 'Anonymous'
Tom Cruise has finally been confronted by the one red carpet presence more troublesome than Billy Bush: The anti-Scientology, V for Vendetta-masked group known as "Anonymous." More »
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Comment by mythopoesisme: Cruise was remarkably obliging. Think he knows what the mask is about or was he just puzzled because he... 1 Responses | Other threads
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hollywood privacywatch
Hollywood PrivacyWatch: Special Polo Lounge-Madness Edition
Went to the Polo Lounge this past Friday for lunch with a friend, fancy I know, but it was on his work account. Anyway... More »
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By STVComment by PhyrePhox: Every time I read about Piven's inexplicable popularity I remember this and it makes me smile. 4 Responses | Other threads
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the view
'We Administer Earth-People Pills When Absolutely Necessary,' Reassures Tom Cruise
Now that Tom Cruise's appearance on The View has aired, we can bring you the whole, Scientology-defending Jett Travolta conversation without any delightfully premature interruption by the Us Weekly bumper. More »
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Comment by NotReadyForPrimeTime: I should have added to my above comments that Tom Cruise is a lying sack of shit. He's making a pathetic... 2 Responses | Other threads
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gaffes
'Us Weekly' Puts A Sparkly Exclamation Point On Tom Cruise's Grief
Tom Cruise will be appearing on The View tomorrow to discuss the death of Jett Travolta, and TMZ's got a full advance video clip. Why, then, are we pointing you toward Us Weekly's coverage? More »
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Comment by Victor Ward: Everytime a Travolta dies, an US Weekly logo gets its star. 12 Responses | Other threads
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valkyrie
Vengeful Gossip Bashes 'Tom Cruise's Nazi Apologia': An Annotated Guide
We knew Fox News gossip and mortal Tom Cruise enemy Roger Friedman was upset last week when MGM denied him an advance look at Valkyrie. Today, he exacted his mouthbreathing, error-packed and all-around vicious revenge.
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By STVComment by lrubemp: Friedman's an egotistical loon, but he can't hold a candle to Cruise, who continues projecting his sad napoleon complex in... 2 Responses | Other threads
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Fizzles
It's Official. Jimmy Kimmel And Tom Cruise Have Zero Chemistry.
There's something extremely wrong with this exchange between Jimmy Kimmel and Tom Cruise, and we're inclined not to pin it all on Tom.
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By SethComment by SpikeLives: I think it's a little astounding that anyone would hear "learned the recipe while working on Caligula" and NOT think... more » | Other threads
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money matters
MGM Pours $70 Million Into Making You Care About 'Valkyrie'
Valkyrie is recovering reasonably well from the crippling stroke of bad publicity that nearly killed it earlier this year. But only part of that is due to slightly better-than-average word on the street. -
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Will Smith Donates 'Seven Pounds' to Us, Six Figures to Scientology
With the premiere of his new film Seven Pounds just around the corner, Will Smith should be ostentatiously fake-laughing all the way to the bank. So why isn't he?
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Comment by icallthebigonebitey: It seems the only thing left to uncover is whether Mr. Megalomania donated any money to the Yes on Prop... 10 Responses | Other threads
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tom cruise
False Cruise Rumor List Omits 'Remote Control Bride Enthusiast'
It seems any Tom Cruise appearance lately is predicated on image rehabilitation, whether making amends with Matt Lauer, who he famously suckerpunched on live TV in a heated disagreement over Wellbutrin,
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By SethComment by NotReadyForPrimeTime: I love how he doesn't know the word "Heimlich" and has to ask Dave. 3 Responses | Other threads
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Cruisin' usa
Tom Cruise Reveals Long-Held Murderous Fantasy to Mario Lopez
Tom Cruise continues to bring the weirdness on his Valkyrie press tour, so why should Extra's Mario Lopez be spared?
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Comment by hhpeterson13: Mario exhibited great restraint since his show Chorus Line closed early due to Katie's show taking over that theater. more » | Other threads
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tom cruise
Everything Tom Cruise Knows About Bush, He Learned From the 'Today' Teleprompter
Tom Cruise reunited with Matt Lauer on the Today Show this morning, and fortunately for the audience, Cruise's strategy appeared to be, "Bring the crazy up front and as early as possible." -
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Tom Cruise Obtains Restraining Order From Yet Another Threatening Superfan
Valkyrie star/BlackBerry misplacer Tom Cruise has obtained a restraining order against a military vet who's been showing up at his home:
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tom cruise
Toronto On High Alert For Tom Cruise's Missing Blackberry
With a brand new, Hitlerific project to promote, Hollywood's most-powerful-man-currently-on-the-cover-of-Details, Tom Cruise, has been offering the media unprecedented access.
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By SethComment by NotReadyForPrimeTime: Is it wrong of me to hope that someone sells it to The National Enquirer? more » | Other threads
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the hills
Tom Cruise Gives Spencer Pratt Some Stepford Wife Maintenance Tips
Though we can hardly wrap our brains around the fact that after the jump, a video exists of Tom Cruise giving wedding advice to Spencer Pratt, we have to admit it makes a certain amount of cosmic sense. After all, both the actor and the Hills villain found glassy-eyes brides who were willing to make themselves over for their man. Sure, in Katie Holmes's case, the transformation made her into an unlikely fashion plate, while in Heidi Montag's, it turned her into a demented aerobicizer with large hard hats stapled to her breastplate, but no matter! Wait, where were we? Ah, yes: Tom Cruise. Spencer Pratt. Brother to brother. NSFL (Not Safe For Life).
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katie holmes
'I'm No Wallflower,' Katie Holmes Instructed to Say
On a day that has seen its fair share of horrors, the suddenly, comparatively innocuous couple of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes couldn't have picked a better day for news of their upcoming dual cover story for the NY Times magazine to leak out. After we've witnessed Satan himself emerge onto Sunset Blvd. to announce a series/collagen installment plan for Lisa Rinna, what damage can be done a creepy story like Cruise's revelation that he bought Holmes an engagement ring after their first date? With the black smoke coursing through our city, who can choke out a laugh at Holmes's insistence that she hasn't become a Stepford wife? Oh wait, we can:
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Comment by NoWireHangers: Oh, Katie. Ya ain't no Greta Garbo. You don't even act that much, and when you do, it's usually pretty... 4 Responses | Other threads
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tom cruise
MGM Swats Rogue Critic in Latest Round of 'Valkyrie' Backlash
It's been far too long since MGM was on the defensive over Valkyrie, the campaign for which uncomfortably started in its own office lobby but has since found decent enough traction in theaters and on TV. So! Right on cue, and apparently just for old time's sake, a high-ranking New York film critic has found something new to whine about.
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By STVComment by secretagentman: At the Quantum show I attended (Saturday night, packed)they showed the trailer for Valkyrie. Audience laughed. Not a good sign. 1 Responses | Other threads
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tom cruise
Tom Cruise Inherits Coveted K-Fed Spot on 'Details' Magazine's 2008 Power List
Details unveiled Tom Cruise this morning as the cover boy of its annual Power Issue. Sadly, Cruise only makes No. 7 — a position shared last year by Kevin Federline and Larry Birkhead. But perhaps it's the thought that counts: Previous Power Issues have ranked the "most influential men under 45," but the magazine has expanded its age range in 2008 to include "the most influential men under 47," thus barely qualifying the 46 year-old star in time for his Valkyrie promo tour. Excerpts of his acceptance speech follow the jump. More »
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Comment by Miss d: When did Details turn into The Advocate? Oh wait... it's transformation from engaging, thoughful, well written Mens magazine to vapid,... 1 Responses | Other threads
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scientology
How Not to Get Killed Outside the Scientology Celebrity Centre: A Primer
Over the weekend, a man was killed in a bizarre attempt to storm the Scientology Celebrity Centre in Los Angeles. Here are four lessons we have learned from the story that could avert such a circumstance. More »
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Comment by DarkKnightShyamalan: Which just goes to show that Han Solo was right: hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a... 5 Responses | Other threads
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just imagine
Five Break-Through Roles for Celebrity Kids
So, have you heard that Jaden Smith, son of mega movie star Will, is going to be the next Karate Kid? Yeah, they're rebooting that old franchise—about street tough kids getting lessons in fightin' and thinkin' from mystical Asians—as a star vehicle for the kiddie. Sure, he's already starred (with Pa) in The Pursuit of Happy[sic]ness and has a role in the upcoming The Day The Earth Stood Still. But, the savvy tyke he is, Jaden's booked himself in the update of an iconic role that can shake off the simple title of "Will Smith's Kid." Now he'll be, well, "that new Karate Kid." He's not the first celeb spawn to go into the industry, and he won't be the last teetering into the fray to ditch associations with their famous folks. So who's next?? Who will be the next children of celebrities to hurl themselves in front of the camera in search of non-genetic fame? We'll take a look at some other famey babies after the jump and cast them in ideal (read: fake) break-out roles! More »
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Comment by JinxyMcDeath: I just don't want to see Will and Jada Smith's kids in any films. Those kids are the most egotistical,... 4 Responses | Other threads
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tom cruise
Could New 'Valkyrie' Trailer Start Backlash to the Backlash?
MGM has released the final trailer for Valkyrie, and really, nothing here indicates why United Artists would have sabotaged this film with one Harveyesque bump after another, all the way off the cliff into the dead zone of February '09. (It now opens Dec. 26.) They may not have the viable Oscar contender they wanted, either, but beyond the late, portentous introduction of Tom Cruise's eye-patched, would-be Hitler killer, this new clip has us marveling at the irony of a feel-bad Nazi drama potentially doubling as the feel-good comeback story of the year. It's almost enough to make us want to swap the old Superman Returns stand-up at Defamer HQ with the fancy new Valkyrie display occupying MGM's own lobby. Bryan Singer, you are a continued inspiration to one and all. [MGM]
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By STVComment by northernlights: Little Cruise did borrow something from Hitler; i.e. if he tells a lie often enough, the public will eventually believe... more » | Other threads
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scientology
Ex-Scientologist Says Tom Cruise Bribed Judges
A former Scientologist named Peter Letterese is suing Tom Cruise and his favorite religion for $265 million. According to Fishbowl LA, Letterese's charges include allegations that "Cruise and Scientology bribed and improperly influenced a federal judge, a Florida state judge and a federal bankruptcy trustee to tie up his original law suit in bankruptcy court." Those are serious charges, and there's no word of proof, so you might be excused for thinking Letterese is a wacko. Then again, there was that earlier incident when Scientologists tried to convince Letterese's wife that he was gay, allegedly: More »
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Comment by American Dreamer: I'm not buying it. The only people that Tom Cruise is bribing are the police officers that catch him getting... 5 Responses | Other threads
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Friars Roast-Crashing Tom Cruise Reunited with Glib Tormentor Matt Lauer
If Brooke Shields and Tom Cruise could patch things up after Cruise called her a pseudoscience-worshiping devil-thetan incubator (we're paraphrasing), then surely, we thought, Cruise and Matt Lauer could eventually let bygones be bygones. You may remember how the actor and anchorman tussled back in 2005 when Cruise accused Lauer of not personally, personally understanding either Ritalin, postpartum depression, or why the son survived in War of the Worlds. Now, we hear, the Friars Club Roast of Lauer that just concluded in New York featured a surprise, couch-jumping guest. Says KTU reporter Paul Westcott: More »
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Comment by FlangeSqueal: Didja see the latest hype Teeny Tom's United Artist studio is starting for his turdfest 'Valkyrie'? It was little more than... more » | Other threads
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tomkat
Invasion Of The TomKat Snatchers
Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes attended a cocktail party for the cast of the revival of All My Sons last night at Hermes's flagship store in New York, shocking fans and jaded paparazzi alike as they emerged from their limousine to reveal that the two had morphed into virtually the same person—a freak evolutionary byproduct of Cruise having spent every waking moment since May 2005 obsessively observing his wife for signs of resistance or flight. Granted, Holmes still enjoyed one distinguishing feature in her six-inch height differential, but that should even out in no time once the ancient Scientological practice of calf-binding completes its painful, appendage-condensing process. More »
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By SethComment by WGARefugee: Unisex tummy control underwear and a Hermes strap-on complete the ensemble. 2 Responses | Other threads
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Comment by taraniso: "this is where daddy's star on the sidewalk USED to be, before Valkyrie was released" more » | Other threads
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valkyrie
Tacky Lobby Ad Reminds MGM It Still Has To Release 'Valkyrie'
Now we think we know where Tom Cruise was last night while Katie Holmes labored through her Broadway premiere all alone: Snapshots from a Defamer spy suggest he hit Century City after hours, sneaking the first of Valkyrie's oversize stand-ups into the lobby at MGM. We have it on good authority from the inside that such direct marketing of an MGM release in the faces of its employees and other building tenants is an unprecedented move for the buttoned-down distributor, but face it: You'd probably do the same thing if you had the chance cut your studio's holiday decoration budget by 95 percent. [Follow the jump for the enlarged detail.]
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By STVComment by ByronScaurus: Top Guns of Nava-groan! Yeesh. Don't me to take this movie or its lead weirdo seriously. I mean, Richard... 1 Responses | Other threads
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katie holmes
'Strangely Shrill' Katie Holmes Hijacks Broadway
The Katie Holmes Road Show and Protester Revival landed last night near Times Square, where the star made her Broadway debut amid a devoted crowd of tourists, family and Scientology nemeses flanking 45th Street. The reviews — and the heartfelt pleas for calm — are in after the jump. More »
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By STVComment by NotReadyForPrimeTime: Sadly, the bar is set no higher for Katie Holmes than it is for Sarah Palin. As long as she doesn't... 1 Responses | Other threads
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Singing, Dancing Katie Holmes Excises Her Musical Theater-Loving Thetans
Professional Stepford wife Katie Holmes was once an actress, despite what the three-year gap in her IMDb profile may indicate (like America, we are choosing to forget about Mad Money). Somehow, though, the boyfriend jean advocate managed to sneak away from her duties as Ms. Kate Cruise to shoot an episode of Eli Stone airing October 21 — and a just-released clip shows a dancing, singing Holmes begging to be hit hard (perhaps that would explain those mysterious bruises?). More »
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