Who's Writing These Press Releases?
I was reading about my fourth Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes story this morning about how he was so romantic for flying across the country to walk her to work when I realized there is a new theme to all the Tom Cruise stories that are floating around the internet. I think the Scientology folks must have decided to change tactics, and it involves throwing Katie under a bus, or at least a small mini-van.
In the last week I have seen stories that trumpet how Tom has the web on his side because of his cameo in Tropic Thunder and that his career is about to take off again. Then you have the Valkyrie story about it being the greatest film of all time and how it is going to sweep through award season. Then this week so you have him being romantic, and now, is the final nail in Katie Holmes' coffin. The stories yesterday and today say that Katie wasn't her usual cheery self at the Tropic Thunder premiere and that she is working too hard. But, instead of feeling sorry for her for having to fly to LA from NY after working all day, going to a premiere and then flying back to NY immediately after, the articles all spin like this:
Katie has been working so much lately that she is killing her marriage to Tom Cruise. They are saying that she only cares about her career and not Tom, and she should consider not acting anymore for the sake of the marriage. Ummm. Hello? Is that the Stone Age calling?
These articles don't write themselves. Who on this planet would honestly think that Katie working one time a year is going to drive a wedge in their relationship? Come on. But when Tom had to shoot for four months on his upcoming disaster it was ok for the marriage because he is the man. Look, I can be a sexist pig when called for, but these kinds of stories are designed to make Katie look like the person who is destroying the marriage. So, if and when it does end, all the stories will point to how insensitive Katie was to take a job in New York and leaving her husband and daughter behind in LA. How Tom did everything including flying across the country just to spend a few hours with her, ignoring the fact that she does the same thing every week.
How could she be so selfish to actually work? Think I'm crazy? Watch.
