why did we have to see the courtship, then?

[veronica_rich]

I don't care about celebrities' personal lives, by and large, so the particulars behind the whole Katie-Tom divorce are not my business anyway. But here's what I want to know: Why is it every time this happens to a high-profile couple, the statement is almost always a variation of "please respect their privacy at this time?"

Where was their own respect for their own privacy when Tom was leaping on a sofa, or they were canoodling up and down the Seine on that boat? (Or was that the Thames? Gosh, I forget; sorry.) Where was it during their whole loud, brash, very public, wave-it-in-your-face teeny tiny courtship? If you want privacy for bad personal stuff in your life, then want it for the good personal stuff, too. Lots of celebrities go out of their way to keep their dating life relatively quiet, or simply acknowledge the press and move on if spotted.

And the puzzling part is, it's not like Tom Cruise has needed stunts to buoy his career since maybe the 80s - he's always in plenty of notable films, and he's a good actor. Weird.

Comments

[janamelie.livejournal.com]

Oh, I hadn't heard! Sorry for their kid. :(

Regarding the point you're making, maybe Tom just loves the limelight? Hardly unusual for an actor. ;)

[veronica-rich.livejournal.com]

Well, okay, let me put it this way: If they don't want me to take a prurient interest when things go south, don't behave in a manner that invites a prurient interest when things are good. *G*

[janamelie.livejournal.com]

I agree. I was just feeling especially tolerant when I wrote that. It helps that I managed to avoid all that hype and only heard about it. ;)

[finding-neo.livejournal.com]

I wondered why it seems like he's in so many movies lately. Given the way they are filmed (a year, sometimes even 2 in advance) this has been brewing for a long time probably.

I find it amusing is all. The really unfortunate thing is next time he finds some young woman to dupe, we're going to have to go through all that crazy couch jumping again. Ugh.

His whole scientology gig creeps me out. I think the last movie I watched of his was War of the Worlds. I really don't care for him, never have. Too cocky and it comes across in his characters. That's why he apparently played the rock band lead singer role in that recent movie so well.

[veronica-rich.livejournal.com]

His last three wives have all been spaced the same number of years apart - I think there's like 12 years between Mimi and Nicole, and 12 years between Nicole and Katie. So his next wife is some 21-year-old somewhere he probably hasn't met yet. ;-)

[gobsmacked.livejournal.com]

Maybe the 12-year cycle is a scientology thing? The whodjamacallits (aien beings? dead humans?) can only be channelled if there are different women at 12 year intervals?

[veronica-rich.livejournal.com]

Actually, it's 11. So his next one was born in 1989.

[gobsmacked.livejournal.com]

Actually, it's 11
Too bad. 12 would have made a nice apocalyptic tie in.
Some yahoo gossip pop up just announced that Katie was "miserable" with Tom for "years".
Same gossip also says she's filing because she doesn't appreciate the input into Suri's upbringing. Can't say I blame her for the latter.

[bayliss.livejournal.com]

I believe we wouldn't have to listen to celebrity crap like this if people would stop buying the crap magizines at the check outs. That would also put the paparatiz out of business.