Everyone has been freaked out by Tom Cruise apparently... even the last holdouts in the executive washroom at Paramount have finally said, "enough is enough."
Viacom chairman Sumner Redstone said in an interview with the Wall Street Journal that Paramount would not renew its ties with Cruise's company, Cruise/Wagner Productions, saying that "as much as we like him personally, we thought it was wrong to renew his deal. His recent conduct has not been acceptable to Paramount."
In a nearly simultaneous statement, Tom Cruise's company basically said "nyah! You can't fire me, I quit!" Okay, I'm paraphrasing, but that was essentially the gist, saying that his company has decided to cease talks with Paramount so that they can pursue independent funding via a "multifaceted financing deal."
Wow. Mission: Impossible 3 must have REALLY underperformed.
Ultimately, I blame Oprah. If her couch hadn't been so bouncy, you know? She destroyed Tom Cruise's career just like she lost Al Gore the election when, after he came on her show and didn't give her a kiss like he did his wife at the Democratic National Convention, she acted indignant, and said "what, no kiss??" which gave George W. the upper hand when he went on the show and gave her a kiss and cried about being an alcoholic.
When will people learn? Stay... Away... From Oprah. I mean, come on... even Steadman has figured THAT out.
