Germany imposes ban on Tom Cruise

[Dogmudgeon]

Granted, Scientology has its (quite large) share of flaws, but this is just the stuff of which silly season is made.

Germany has banned the makers of Tom Cruise's new movie from filming at military sites in the country because the actor is a Scientologist.
The German defence ministry said Cruise has "publicly professed to being a member of the Scientology cult".

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Scientology has been monitored in Germany in the belief that its activities are "directed against the free democratic order" in the country.

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Cruise will play Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg in Valkyrie, leader of the 1944 plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler using a bomb hidden in a briefcase, scheduled for release next year.

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Stauffenberg's son Berthold told the Sueddeutsche Zeitung newspaper earlier this week that he objected to Cruise taking the role because of his involvement with Scientology.

Does Germany really want to portray Scientologists as being ten feet tall and made of steel? L. Ron Hubbard didn't even claim that for the "Operating Thetan" levels.

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[LeftyFingerPop]

1. I imposed my own personal ban on Tom Cruise ever since...

he went off on that testosterone fueled tirade about how Brooke Shields should not be taking anti-depressants.

What a goddamn foolish self-important douchebag he turned out to be.

Edit: Spelling

[BarenakedLady]

2. Sounds like a plan

I fully support a worldwide ban on Tom Cruise.

:D





Oh ok, I may despise the man but I'm usually against banning anything based on personal opinions.

[LeftyFingerPop]

3. BNL...

watch yourself. Don't make me post "the picture".

By the way....Good Morning :hi:

[skygazer]

4. Well, everyone is entitled to their own cultural take on things

Look at the flap with Richard Gere's kiss in India.

I think banning Tom Cruise because he's a Scientologist is pretty silly but if that's what they want to do, that's what they want to do. Personally, I'd ban him for being a general fuckwad but that's just me.