Editing Tom Cruise (section)

=== Controversies ===

==== Criticism of psychiatry ====
{{see also|Anti-psychiatry}}
In January 2004, Cruise said, "I think [[psychiatry]] should be outlawed."<ref name=Desai>{{cite journal |last=Desai|first=Nimesh|title=Antipsychiatry: Meeting the challenge|journal=[[Indian Journal of Psychiatry]] |date=October–December 2005|volume=47|issue=4|pages=185–187|doi=10.4103/0019-5545.43048|pmid=20711302|pmc=2921130 |doi-access=free |issn = 0019-5545 }}</ref> In 2005, he criticized actress [[Brooke Shields]] for using the drug [[Paxil]] (paroxetine), an [[antidepressant]] which she used to recover from [[postpartum depression]] after the birth of her first daughter in 2003. Cruise asserted that there is no such thing as a chemical imbalance and that psychiatry is a form of [[pseudoscience]]. In response, Shields argued that Cruise "should stick to saving the world from aliens and let women who are experiencing postpartum depression decide what treatment options are best for them."<ref>{{Cite news|title=Brooke Shields Lashes Out at Tom Cruise|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,1067822,00.html|date=June 2, 2005|work=People|location=New York City|access-date=July 8, 2018|archive-date=November 13, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151113165647/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,1067822,00.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> This led to a heated argument between Cruise and [[Matt Lauer]] on NBC's ''[[Today (NBC program)|Today]]'' on June 24, 2005.<ref>{{cite web | url= https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna8344309 | title= In tense moment, Cruise calls Lauer 'glib' | website= [[NBC News]] | date= June 28, 2005 | access-date= July 25, 2019 | archive-date= February 17, 2020 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200217213724/http://www.nbcnews.com/id/8344309/ | url-status= live }}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=Tom Cruise's Heated Interview With Matt Lauer {{!}} Archives {{!}} TODAY |date=June 2, 2014 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFgF1JPNR5E |access-date=July 25, 2023 |archive-date=August 31, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240831015135/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFgF1JPNR5E |url-status=live }}</ref>

Medical authorities view Cruise's comments as furthering the social stigma of mental illness.<ref name="The Lancet-2005">{{cite journal| title= Psychotropic drugs: unhelpful and helpful comments| journal=[[The Lancet]] | publisher=[[Elsevier]]|location=London |volume=366| issue=9480| page=96| date= July 9, 2005 |doi=10.1016/S0140-6736(05)66841-9 | pmid= 16010708| last1=The Lancet | s2cid=39293746 }}</ref> From ''[[The Lancet]]'', "He may be right that psychotropic drugs are overused, sometimes misused; and that lifestyle changes (and exercise for depression) can be helpful. But he is wrong, as a celebrity, to add to the burden of those with a mental illness, who often fear seeking or continuing treatment because of the stigma still attached to their condition."<ref name="The Lancet-2005" /> Shields called Cruise's comments "a disservice to mothers everywhere".<ref>{{cite news |last=Shields |first=Brooke |author-link=Brooke Shields |work=The New York Times |title=War of Words |date=July 1, 2005 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/01/opinion/01shields.html |access-date=January 20, 2009 |archive-date=December 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229041546/https://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/01/opinion/war-of-words.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In late August 2006, Cruise apologized in person to Shields for his comments.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Shields: Cruise apology was 'heartfelt'|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2006-09-02-shields-cruise_x.htm|date=September 2, 2006|work=[[USA Today]]|agency=Associated Press|access-date=June 20, 2011|archive-date=April 16, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110416235909/http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2006-09-02-shields-cruise_x.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

Scientology is well known for its [[Anti-psychiatry|opposition to mainstream psychiatry]] and [[psychoactive drug]]s that are routinely prescribed for treatment.<ref name="vanity"/> It was reported that Cruise's anti-psychiatry actions led to a rift with director [[Steven Spielberg]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.myway.com/celebgossip/pgsix/id/09_21_2005_1.html| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20050930235723/http://entertainment.myway.com/celebgossip/pgsix/id/09_21_2005_1.html| title=Spielberg in Cruise Meltdown|archive-date=September 30, 2005|work=myway.com}}</ref> Spielberg had reportedly mentioned in Cruise's presence the name of a doctor friend who prescribed psychiatric medication. Shortly thereafter, the doctor's office was [[Picketing|picketed]] by Scientologists, reportedly angering Spielberg.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2006/07/24/hollywood-ending|title=Hollywood Ending|first=Ken|last=Auletta|date=July 24, 2006|magazine=[[The New Yorker]]|access-date=February 18, 2020|archive-date=February 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200217213737/http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2006/07/24/hollywood-ending|url-status=live}}</ref>

==== YouTube video removal ====
{{main|Project Chanology#Tom Cruise video}}
On January 15, 2008, a video produced by the Church of Scientology featuring an interview with Cruise was posted on YouTube by the [[Anonymous (hacker group)|Anonymous]]-linked group [[Project Chanology]], showing Cruise discussing what being a Scientologist means to him.<ref name="warne">{{cite news | last =Warne | first =Dan | title ='Anonymous' threatens to 'dismantle' Church of Scientology via internet | work=[[APC Magazine]] | publisher=[[National Nine News]] | date =January 24, 2008 }}</ref><ref name="knbc">{{cite news | title =Hacker Group Declares War On Scientology: Group Upset Over Church's Handling Of Tom Cruise Video | publisher =[[KNBC]] | location =Los Angeles | date =January 24, 2008 | url =http://www.knbc.com/news/15132759/detail.html | access-date =January 25, 2008 | archive-date =August 21, 2008 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20080821132355/http://www.knbc.com/news/15132759/detail.html | url-status =live }}</ref> The Church of Scientology said the video had been "pirated and edited", and was taken from a three-hour video produced for members of Scientology.<ref name="knbc" /><ref name="Church of Scientology Slams German Tabloid">{{cite news | title =Report: Church of Scientology Slams German Tabloid for Publishing Comments Comparing Tom Cruise to Nazi Minister | publisher =[[Fox News]] | date =January 23, 2008 | url = https://www.foxnews.com/story/report-church-of-scientology-slams-german-tabloid-for-publishing-comments-comparing-tom-cruise-to-nazi-minister | access-date =January 25, 2008 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090605211418/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,324885,00.html | archive-date =June 5, 2009 | url-status=live | df =mdy-all }}</ref> YouTube removed the Cruise video from their site under threat of litigation.<ref name="vamosi anonymous hackers">{{cite news | last =Vamosi | first =Robert | title =Anonymous hackers take on the Church of Scientology | work =[[CNET News]] | publisher =CNET Networks, Inc. | date =January 24, 2008 | url =http://www.news.com/8301-10789_3-9857666-57.html | access-date =January 25, 2008 | archive-date =January 27, 2012 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20120127212752/http://news.cnet.com/8301-10789_3-9857666-57.html | url-status =live }}</ref> It was subsequently reinstated on the site, and as of June 2020, the video has achieved over 15 million views.<ref>{{cite web | url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFBZ_uAbxS0 | title= Tom Cruise Scientology Video – (Original UNCUT) | via= YouTube | date= January 17, 2008 | access-date= July 1, 2020 | archive-date= December 29, 2020 | archive-url= https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/UFBZ_uAbxS0?url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFBZ_uAbxS0 | url-status= live }}{{cbignore}}</ref>

==== Purported influence ====
In March 2004, Cruise's publicist of 14 years, Pat Kingsley, resigned. Cruise's next publicist was Lee Anne DeVette, his sister, who was herself a Scientologist. She served in that role until November 2005.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2005/film/markets-festivals/cruise-will-go-with-pro-1117932447/|title=Cruise will go with pro|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|first=Chris|last=Gardner|date=November 6, 2005|access-date=October 31, 2008|archive-date=April 27, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060427143555/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117932447?categoryid=13&cs=1|url-status=live}}</ref> DeVette was replaced with Paul Bloch from the publicity firm [[Rogers & Cowan|Rogers and Cowan]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://entertainment.tv.yahoo.com/entnews/eo/20051108/113151894008.html|title=Cruise Control Shifts Gears|date=November 8, 2005|work=Yahoo! Entertainment|archive-date=May 21, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060521205326/http://entertainment.tv.yahoo.com/entnews/eo/20051108/113151894008.html}}</ref> Such restructuring was seen as a move to curtail publicity of his views on Scientology, as well as the controversy surrounding his relationship with Katie Holmes.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://film.guardian.co.uk/features/featurepages/0,,1499693,00.html |title=What's eating Tom Cruise? |work=[[The Observer]] |location=London |first=Edward |last=Helmore |date=June 4, 2005 |access-date=October 31, 2008 |archive-date=December 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229041550/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2005/jun/05/usa.film |url-status=live }}</ref>
[[Lawrence Wright]]'s 2013 book ''[[Going Clear (book)|Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief]]'' and [[Alex Gibney]]'s 2015 [[Going Clear (film)|documentary adaptation]] of the book cast a spotlight on Cruise's role in Scientology. The book and the film both state that the Scientology organization groomed romantic partners for Cruise and that Cruise used [[Sea Org]] and [[Rehabilitation Project Force]] workers as a source of free labor.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/tom-cruises-secret-scientology-girlfriend-nazanin-boniadi-2015-3|title=Tom Cruise's secret Scientology girlfriend Nazanin Boniadi|date=April 1, 2015|work=Business Insider|access-date=April 4, 2015|archive-date=December 22, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222081113/http://www.businessinsider.com/tom-cruises-secret-scientology-girlfriend-nazanin-boniadi-2015-3|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Wright-2013" /> In the film, Cruise's former auditor Marty Rathbun says that Cruise's then-wife [[Nicole Kidman]] was wiretapped on Cruise's suggestion, which Cruise's lawyer denies.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/11370754/Scientology-leaders-ordered-Nicole-Kidman-wiretap-during-Tom-Cruise-marriage.html|title=Scientology leaders 'ordered Nicole Kidman wiretap' during Tom Cruise marriage|date=January 26, 2015|work=The Daily Telegraph|location=London|access-date=April 2, 2018|archive-date=December 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229041531/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/11370754/Scientology-leaders-ordered-Nicole-Kidman-wiretap-during-Tom-Cruise-marriage.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eonline.com/news/618897/controversial-scientology-documentary-alleges-tom-cruise-wiretapped-nicole-kidman-s-phone-church-slams-claims|title=Controversial Scientology Documentary Alleges Tom Cruise Wiretapped Nicole Kidman's Phone, Church Slams Claims|work=E! Online|date=January 27, 2015|access-date=April 4, 2015|archive-date=December 13, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151213122621/http://www.eonline.com/news/618897/controversial-scientology-documentary-alleges-tom-cruise-wiretapped-nicole-kidman-s-phone-church-slams-claims|url-status=live}}</ref> Cruise's ex-girlfriend Nazanin Boniadi later compared the Scientology organization's auditioning of women to date Cruise and experiences with him to "[[Sex trafficking|white slavery]]".<ref>{{Cite web|date=May 10, 2017|title=Nazanin Boniadi's FBI testimony: Cast as Tom Cruise's girlfriend by Scientology|url=http://tonyortega.org/2017/05/10/nazanin-boniadi-fbi-testimony-cast-as-tom-cruises-girlfriend-by-scientology/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510133625/http://tonyortega.org/2017/05/10/nazanin-boniadi-fbi-testimony-cast-as-tom-cruises-girlfriend-by-scientology/|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 10, 2017|access-date=July 13, 2021}}</ref>