From: LARRY KLAES (ljk4_at_msn.com)
Date: Fri Jul 01 2005 - 05:49:32 PDT
Sadly, I guess, he does make a good if well-worn point (about the odds of
life beyond Earth, not the other stuff). But coming from this actor who
thinks he's a medical expert (what is it with actors these days thinking
they know everything from politics to science?), it will only open up more
public ridicule to what is one of humanity's greatest questions.
http://entertainment.msn.com/movies/hotgossipb2
"Are you really so arrogant as to believe we are alone in this universe?" So
snipped Cruise to the German newspaper Bild as he continued his nonstop
plugging of Steven Spielberg's mondo-budgeted alien invasion flick.
"Millions of stars, and we're supposed to be the only living creatures? No,
there are many things out there. We just don't know."
Tom's sister-turned-ineffectual-publicist Lee Anne DeVette cops to him
making the comments, but says they are in no way related to his (and her)
belief system, which involves an intergalactic ruler named Xenu blowing up a
bunch of aliens on Earth millions of years ago. Or something.
"I'm happy to tell you it has absolutely nothing to do with Scientology,"
she explains to USA Today. According to DeVette, Cruise was simply saying,
"Who are we to think we're the only people, the only life forms that exist
anywhere? He clearly said he has never seen aliens."
(Try something -- just say that last sentence out loud. Sounds ridiculous,
right? And this is from his publicist. His publicist, people!)
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