More scientology weirdness

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http://www.radaronline.com/exclusives/2006...-scientology-...

 

When Viacom kingpin Sumner Redstone cited Tom Cruise's personal conduct as

the reason for killing his production deal with Paramount, the 83-year-old

mogul's candor rocked Hollywood. But Radar has learned Redstone may have let

Cruise off easy, particularly in light of allegations the actor dispatched

goons from the Church of Scientology to intimidate Redstone's studio

chieftan, Brad Grey.

According to a high-ranking media executive, Paramount Pictures honcho Grey

had a highly unpleasant run-in with the Church during his tense negotiations

with Cruise over Mission: Impossible 3. Grey, who had recently joined the

studio, entered the talks determined to make Cruise accept a smaller share

of the gross revenues than he had from the first two installments in the

franchise. (For those films, the actor reportedly took home an unheard-of 30

percent of the total revenue.) Leaving the office one night, the diminutive

Grey, walking to his car in the Paramount lot, suddenly found himself

surrounded by more than a dozen Scientologists, who pressured him to ease up

on the actor, according to the source.

 

 

Following a terse exchange, the visitors allowed Grey to get into his car

and leave, but the message was clear. Though he was unnerved by the

incident, sources say, Grey stood his ground. After protracted negotiations,

Cruise eventually agreed to a less generous deal.

 

 

Neither Grey nor Paramount responded to repeated queries, but a spokeswoman

from the Church of Scientology disputes the report, saying, "The Church has

nothing to do with anybody's business affairs." But to many Hollywood

veterens, the incident is reminiscent of another recent backlot battle:

 

 

In the late nineties, John Travolta furiously lobbied reluctant former Fox

studio chief Bill Mechanic to produce Battlefield Earth, the science-fiction

stinker based on a story by Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard. "He had

Scientologists all over me," Mechanic told Radar last year. "They come up to

you and they know who you are." Despite the religion's reputation for

intimidating its enemies, Mechanic, like Grey, was unswayed: "Do you think

in any way, shape, or form that weirding me out is going to make me want to

make this movie?" he said.

 

 

Battlefield earth was because of scientology? Man, they are evil.

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EEEEEEEEEEEVIL.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Indeed.

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This belongs in general chat.

 

Cruise is going to either retire or go nuts by 2008 by the way things are going right now.

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Battlefield earth was because of scientology? Man, they are evil.

 

Dude, it's like their version of the 10 Commandments movie...

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ABC only aired The 10 Commandments on Easter Sunday because the Jewish guys that ran the network thought it would be funny to air a movie that has nothing to do with Jesus.

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Call Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy...there's EVIL afoot!