War of the Words

A bickering battle between Andrew Morton, author of Tom Cruise: An Unauthorized Biography, and the Church of Scientology began earlier this week.

"His book is a bigoted, defamatory assault replete with lies, ” the church said in a fifteen page rebuttal to Morton's claims of the organization.

In Morton's defense, he claims to have requested an interview with David Miscavige, Chairman of the Board of Religious Technology Center, which was denied. Meanwhile, the church stated in the release that Morton at no pointed requested an interview. Who is to be believe? This whole issue is a "he said she said" childish argument.

The biography is not strictly about Cruise and his relationship to the Church of Scientology. Morton incorporates the church in his book because the organization plays a significant role in Tom Cruise's life. Also, I wonder where's Cruise's comment? It appears he is out of the picture. Perhaps he's letting his church deal with the issue? I don't know, but if he were truly outraged at Morton's claims, we would know wouldn't we? Stars have always received more coverage than they could have imagined, so why isn't Cruise's opinion of the book being stated? It is about Cruise and not the church, yet it's the latter who has been issuing statements about Morton's book.

The book's title, Tom Cruise: An Unauthorized Biography, should alone be a hint to its credibility…..it's UNAUTHORIZED. Cruise's no-comment stance thus far, combined with the title, seems to lack validity….at least for me.