Tom Cruise leaving his New York apartment (12/8)

In what surely must be a true story and not an attempt to generate buzz for his new film Valkyrie, Tom Cruise is supposedly "living in fear" after receiving death threats. *rolls eyes* From the Daily Mail:

Sources close to the star, a leading Scientologist, say the threats are believed to have come from groups opposed to the religious organisation. The Mail on Sunday can reveal that security has been stepped up around Cruise, 46, Holmes, 30, and their two-year-old daughter Suri. The couple now live at separate locations and move around in bomb-proof vehicles. Other protesters have been angered by Cruise's portrayal of Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg - who was at the centre of the 1944 plot by Nazi officers to assassinate Adolf Hitler - in the film Valkyrie. Last week Cruise attended the Los Angeles premiere of the movie, which was targeted by protesters from the anti-Scientology group Anonymous. He has been forced to increase security around his family since then.

"The threats are perceived to be so great that the FBI has been alerted," said a source. "Tom is terrified. He doesn't feel safe anywhere."

Cruise has spent £5million on an underground bunker in the grounds of his estate in Colorado. In August, threats were made to place anthrax in the air vents of his Los Angeles office. (Source)

The transparency with which this column schemes to drum up attention for Tom's film is so shockingly brazen, it makes his sham religion look almost palatable by comparison. If Tom really wants to promote his film, he should just do what everyone else in Hollywood does to get press: Get married Have a kid Act stupid on national T.V. . . . Nevermind. Apparently he's tried every publicity gimmick in the book except the one we'd all like him to.*

*See: Hoffa, Jimmy

[BauerGriffinOnline, Pacific Coast News]