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Tom Cruise has lost his Cruise/Wagner Productions deal at Paramount, where he and his partner Paula Wagner have hung their shingle since 1992.
There have been hits and misses in their 14 year relationship. The tallglassofmilk's favs are in bold:
Their movies have grossed over $2.5 billion worldwide--that's not the issue.
The issue is Cruise's "controversial and sometimes erratic behavior of the past year," such as stumping for the Church of Scientology and severely criticizing the use of psychiatry and antidepressant drugs, which happen to be quite popular in Hollywood. Oh, and the jumping on Oprah's couch thing to proclaim his love for Katie Holmes, who has since become the mother of his child (?), but not his wife.
Quoting this...
Viacom Chairman Sumner Redstone: "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."
According to Wagner, negotiations on a new deal have fizzled and the duo is leaving Paramount of their own accord having already secured $100 million in private funding for upcoming films.
Paula Wagner: "For some reason, Paramount has chosen to negotiate in the press. It's not the most businesslike approach. We've had virtually no dealings with Mr. Redstone, For us, this is a new and exciting direction. We look forward to working with all the studios.
"Whatever remarks Mr. Redstone would make about Tom Cruise personally or as an actor have no bearing on what this business issue is. There must be another agenda that the studio has in mind to take one of their greatest assets and malign him this way."
Agent Rick Nicita: "What this says about Paramount is self-evident. It was graceless and it was shocking and offensive."
Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes welcomed their little tomkitten into the world today!
Suri was born at Saint John's in Santa Monica, Calif. and weighed in at 7lbs., 7 oz.
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Top 13 signs it's Tom Cruise's child
13. Hops up and down in Mom's uterus at the sound of Oprah's voice.
12. Baby's first sonogram raked in $57 million on its opening weekend.
11. Mothership recently seen hovering over Katie Holmes' house.
10. Hangs by his umbilical cord inches above the floor.
9. The baby booties have 2-inch lifts.
8. Baby tells mom: "You had me at conception."
7. "Dada"? No. "Dadanetics!"
6. Pukes all over Brooke Shields on national TV.
5. Like Dad, baby also has a beard... on his arm.
4. Instead of crying when hungry, he screams, "Show me the nipple!"
3. "You're glib, Elmo. You don't know Cookie Monster. You haven't studied Cookie Monster. I have. I know the truth behind Cookie Monster."
2. Slides around the kitchen in his Huggies, lip-syncing to the Wiggles.
1. "I feel the need. The need... to pee."
The Top 13 Signs It's Not Tom Cruise's Child
13. Baby's emotional and intellectual growth continues past age five.
12. His performance in the birth video wins an Oscar.
11. Hasn't yet taken complete control of Katie Holmes's life.
10. The kid doesn't seem at all interested in planning a creepy scheme to prove own heterosexuality to the media.
9. Doesn't get a little baby stiffie when Rebecca De Mornay visits.
8. If his first meal with solid food is any indicator, he *can* handle the tooth.
7. The child prefers a more conventional religion -- Wiccan.
6. Nicole Kidman responds to the birth announcement by laughing so hard she pees herself.
5. Sure, Tom may be a big fan of Holmes' parts, but that's *John* Holmes, not Katie.
4. Unlike Pop, junior displays a wide range of facial expressions.
3. Gurgling inane gibberish? Check. Ecstatic and giggly one minute,
then angry and shrill the next? Check. At least six Scientology lawyers
climbing up my shorts right now for saying so? Um... nope.
2. The OB-GYN looks up from the sheet and exclaims, "Well, it seems *someone* has a minority to report!"
1. Attached to the umbilical cord is a sperm-bank receipt with David Crosby's name on it.
Source: topfive.com and alt.gossip.celebrities
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