What’s the Snark on Tom Cruise?
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He does his own stunts — AND disinformation. Christy and Sophie walk through the life and lore of one of our last big movie stars who also happens to be one of the top figureheads of the world’s most controversial and terrifying “church.”
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Approximate Timestamps:
00:00 Intro & Catch-Up (Wedding Weekend Plans, Feeling Under the Weather)
01:40 Introducing Today's Topic: Tom Cruise & Scientology
02:35 Separating the Art from the Artist: Comparing Cruise to Michael Jackson & Jared Leto
05:20 Early Life: Family Background, Abusive Father & Catholic Upbringing
09:50 Early Career: NYC Move, Signing with CAA & Breakout Filmography
14:35 90s Filmography, Paramount Ending Their Deal & Tropic Thunder Controversy
20:25 Introduced to Scientology via Mimi Rogers: Auditing & Tax-Exempt Status
22:20 Shelley Miscavige's Disappearance & the LAPD Cover-Up Theory
23:40 Public Scientology Announcement, Xenu Mythology & Cult Recruitment Tactics
26:15 Post-9/11 Detox Controversy & Attempting to Convert Celebrities
29:40 Anti-Psychiatry Crusade: Brooke Shields, Matt Lauer & Steven Spielberg
32:35 The Oprah Couch-Jumping Incident & Media Frenzy
34:20 Relationship with David Miscavige & the Sea Org's Slave Labor
39:50 Marriage to Nicole Kidman: Adoption, Divorce & Estrangement from Their Kids
43:45 The "Auditioning Girlfriends" Scandal: Nazanin Boniadi's Story
47:30 Marriage to Katie Holmes, Silent Birth Rumors & Estrangement from Suri
50:10 Sexuality Rumors & Decades of Successful Lawsuits
53:50 Other Relationships & Leah Remini's Allegations/Travolta Rivalry
57:05 Honorary Oscar, "Digger" & Closing Debate on Separating Art from Artist
1:01:00 Patreon/Newsletter Plugs & Outro
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