The film industry and related fields comprise a fairly small community here in L.A. (I used to be a cinematographer). Cruise' preference has never really been in question, here. It's pretty well established that he's a turd burglar. Notwithstanding this, the guy is a very talented actor. As far as the Scientology thing goes, I'm ambivalent. On the one hand, I think everyone ought to be free to choose what they believe, up to the point of not abridging the rights of others. On the other hand, I know some recovered Scientologists who were involved at the highest levels (C-corps and above). They say that the "church" exacts extreme percentages of believers’ incomes and is extremely corrupt and hedonistic at the very highest levels.
I have nothing against hedonism per se, but flagrant hypocrisy is difficult for me.
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