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AmoreMagazine.com's Kate Casey: Tom Cruise's Assistant Was a Spy

The Village Voice posted a very interesting article last week about how the Church of Scientology’s leader had Tom Cruise’s assistant (another Scientologist) provide him with daily reports on the actor's life. The spying started once Tom began seeing Nicole Kidman and he began to slowly cut ties with the church at the persistence of his soon-to-be bride and her parents. Unhappy to let a big star (and obvious obsession) pull away, the church's leader planted a spy to ensure that their aggressive plan to coax him back was tailored according to whatever weaknesses or problems Cruise had been facing. So basically they spied on him, manipulated him, and then brainwashed him. Fun times!

The Church's defected second-highest ranking executive participated in these daily briefing calls and alleges Tom's assistant would tell him what was "happening with Nic [Nicole Kidman], what was happening in the household, and what was happening between Tom and Steven Spielberg." The reporting began in the early 1990s.

See, this is what happens when you roll with the Scientologists. You get your phone bugged, you are consistently followed around town by a non-descript white moving van, and someone goes through your trash. You can’t even trust your assistant.

Is this a church you would want to call you own?

Maybe I am just old school. I prefer a church where I only have to show up on Sundays or maybe even just major holidays. No one asks questions, they are just happy you are there and hopeful you will drop a large chuck of change in the offertory basket. I prefer a relationship with my Priest that is distant and cordial. They don’t need to know that I watch Keeping Up With the Kardashians while running on my treadmill or that sometimes I watch Jersey Shore while my daughter plays with her blocks beside me. I like them to think I pray regularly and spend all my free time giving back to others. Why bother them with the reality that I usually reserve praying for finding parking spots and sometimes when faced with attending an 8:00 am service or sleeping in my pillow usually wins?

An additional highlight from the article:

Tom Cruise talks to ashtrays.

"Cruise, who was coming off his star turn in Days of Thunder, was spending a lot of time at the base as church leader David Miscavige groomed him to be an ideal face for the movement. Part of becoming a more advanced Scientologist meant that Cruise needed to learn how to "audit" -- or counsel -- other church members. Headley was chosen to be audited by Cruise, and the two spent hours and hours performing standard Scientology "training routines." As Headley explained to me in 2009, these drills included Cruise instructing Headley to talk to ashtrays, bottles, and books.”

Have you ever had a meaningful conversation with a water bottle?

I can’t even get my husband to listen to me half the time. So how does one get an ashtray to talk back to them?

-Kate Casey

Kate Casey is a Pop Culture Lover. PR Pro. New mom. Comedy nerd. Celebrity gossip fan. Follow her on Twitter @KateCasey

Seth Rogen Peed in Tom Cruise's Driveway!

Did you know that at one time Seth Rogen peed in Tom Cruise's driveway?

Yes, that is so very true as the famed comedian tweeted:

"I once peed in a Snapple bottle in my car while parked in Tom Cruise's driveway."

To clarify the story Seth told Howard Stern on his show,

"It's true, he was meeting with people like me and [Knocked Up director] Judd Apatow, to kind of, I think, get a sense of the comedic landscape at the time, so me and Judd had a few meetings at his house."

"I showed up [at Cruise's house] early, he had a very long driveway and I didn't want to go in."

"I was so uncomfortable, I had never met him before. It was so weird!"

Weird on Seth's part? Umm, we think it might be a bit weird on Tom's part now that he and the rest of the world knows this...

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AmoreMagazine.com's Kate Casey: Tom Cruise and I Would Never Last

I have recently come to the conclusion that Tom Cruise and I would never have been a good match. There was a time in the early 2000s when we were both single and living in Los Angeles, so it could have happened. Perhaps if I had been open to a life of brainwashing things might have turned out differently. While I do think that we have complimentary tastes in jeans and we both like warmer climates, there would obviously be some major issues we would have had to iron out. I have outlined some of them below.

1. Tom likes his women to stand in the background like wallflowers willing to adore him and allow him to receive the constant praise he expects.

I like to do high kicks and jazz hands, preferably in public. I might at times feel the need to push him out of my way on a red carpet to say nothing of my desire to one day perform a duet with Barry Manilow.

2. He speaks often about his life with wife Katie and daughter Suri as "magical".

I doubt he would do the same for me. He'd probably refer to our life together as "fine" or say "things could be worse."

3. He would require me to take Scientology courses, attend church related events, and be audited regularly.

I can't even get myself together on Sundays. The Priest at my own church must think I am part of the witness protection program. I'd probably ask too many questions about their tax-exempt status and I doubt anyone would appreciate my concerns over being strapped to a lie detector test or the threat of being blackmailed.

4. He is vain. A Brazilian plastic surgeon practically outed him as a client recently, which would explain his most recent waxy look at his movie premieres. He also likes to wear makeup at public appearances and rumor has it he likes to borrow Katie's fancy skin creams.

Your husband should not be prettier than you. He also shouldn't have longer hair or have creamier skin. It should be a law. My hair is always pulled back, I wear little to no makeup in public, and I always forget to wear moisturizer. So basically I look like an Amish woman. So I would make a pretty crappy trophy wife.

5. He likes to wear platforms in his shoes.

Call me old fashioned, but I think there is only room for one set of heels in a marriage.

6. His idea of a romantic evening is racing motorcycles or jumping off a building.

My idea of romance is making out.

7. He likes to surround himself with staff, family members, and church officials that tell him how wonderful he is on a daily basis.

Someone needs to keep it real, and that would require too much of my time. I like my relatives to live on the other side of the country, not across the hallway.

-Kate Casey

Kate Casey is a Pop Culture Lover. PR Pro. New mom. Comedy nerd. Celebrity gossip fan. Follow her on Twitter @KateCasey

Katie Holmes in 'InStyle', Talks Aging Gracefully and Underwear

Say what you will about Tom Cruise but he has aged gracefully, and now his wife Katie Holmes wants to do the same.

In the August 2011 issue of InStyle magazine in-which she covers Katie says,

“Hopefully I can age gracefully. And if not, I’ll have to figure it out. But I don’t think I’m ever going to do my lips – my sisters would kill me!”

As for her romance with her hubby, Tom Cruise,

When you’re married to one of the world’s biggest movie stars, whom Holmes calls a “manly romantic,” life is bound to be exciting but also challenging when it comes to balancing careers and family. “In our family we have a policy: we make it work,” she says. “We Skype, and we try not to go for a week without seeing each other. We’re also very good at setting up camp wherever we go.”

Another secret Katies reveals to the mag.. a nice pair of undies can make your day all better,

“They make you feel special when you put them on in the morning,” she explains. “Even when I was a little girl I loved my ‘days of the week’ pairs. I love the hot pink ones, that makes my day!”

The August issue of InStyle hits newsstands on July 15th.

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NEW MOVIE TRAILER: Tom Cruise is Back in 'Mission Impossible 4'

The summer blockbuster movie season has begun, but you'll have to wait till it's cold out for one of the most antiscipated movies of the year.

Tom Cruise is back to play Ethan Hunt in Mission Impossible 4.

The forth installment also stars Jeremy Renner.

What do you think, will Tom Cruise and Jeremy Renner make a good team in this one?

But you'll have to wait a while to see the whole film, as the official release date is set for December 16.

Rob Lowe Covers 'Vanity Fair', Talks About His New Autobiography, 'Stories I Only Tell My Friends'

Rob Lowe takes to the cover of the May 2011 issue of Vanity Fair magazine, inside he chats about his upcoming autobiography, Stories I Only Tell My Friends. In the book Lowe talks about filming such movies as the Outsiders. He also explains his long-time friendship with Charlie Sheen having attended the same high school in Malibu.

Lowe details his praise for Tom Cruise and Patrick Swayze having worked with them both.

The May issue of Vanity Fair hits newsstands on April 5. Read more of the Rob Lowe interview and hear him read excerpt from his book after the jump.

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Alec Baldwin Cast in 'Rock of Ages' Movie

Alec Baldwin will join the cast of Rock of Ages, an adaptation of the Broadway Musical.

Via The Hollywood Reporter the film's director Adam Shankman Tweeted,

" Based on info I got today, I'm gonna confirm Alec Baldwin as Dennis in Rock Of Ages. Hollah."

Also in the cast are Julianne Hough, Tom Cruise, and Mary j Blige. An unlikely pairing of a cast - yet somehow this makes us want to see it.

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AmoreMagazine.com's Kate Casey: The Questions Larry King Never Asks

Let's be real for a moment. Larry King is terrible at his job. I know he is often lauded as being at the top of his profession, but I beg to differ. You know why he is always able to land interviews? Because he never asks anything hard hitting. If he isn't caving into a publicist's demands then he hasn't done any sort of research. You know how many times I have heard him call his guest by the wrong name? Half the time he has absolutely no idea who his guest is sitting right before him. Do you remember when Paris Hilton was sentenced to jail? She told him she never does drugs and she intended to spend the majority of her time giving back to charity and he let her get away with it. She seems like a nice gal, he probably thought. What's her name again? Parish Hilman? He had Angelina Jolie on the other night and it seemed like he asked her questions she probably gave to him in advance. What is like working with Johnny Depp? Elizabeth Taylor says you are beautiful, what do you have to say about that? Will you have more kids with Brad Pitt? Wow, Larry.

What we really need is a journalist willing to ask all the questions we really want to know. Like these:

Tom Cruise: How did you and Katie really meet? Will your children be allowed to leave the Church of Scientology once they move out? If so, will you ever speak to them again?

Nicole Kidman: Can you explain why you insist in interviews that you are plastic surgery free when your face is obviously immobile and wrinkle free? Why would your face look vastly different than the way it looked in Days of Thunder?

Angelina Jolie: You say in interviews that you are a hands on mother. What did Pax have for breakfast yesterday? How many pounds is Zahara? What percentile is Maddox in height? What is Shiloh's favorite book?

You see what I am saying?

-Kate Casey

Kate Casey is a Pop Culture Lover. PR Pro. New mom. Comedy nerd. Celebrity gossip fan. Follow her on Twitter @KateCasey