Tom Cruise Prank

[lmurden]

Prank Against Tom Cruise Leads to Arrest

Photo Credit: Steve Granitz, WireImage
Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes at the ''Batman Begins'' premiere
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AP Video: Cruise Assaulted at ''War of Worlds'' Premiere




Monday June 20 8:45 AM ET

LONDON - The London premiere of "War of the Worlds" turned into a war of words after Tom Cruise was squirted in the face by a man posing as a reporter.

Four men were released on bail after being arrested and were ordered to return to a police station Monday.

The actor was outside a movie theater in central London''s Leicester Square on Sunday doing press interviews when a man squirted him with a water pistol disguised as a microphone, London''s Metropolitan Police said.

Cruise initially appeared to laugh at the incident but then asked the prankster: "Why would you do that?"

As the man gave a barely audible excuse, Cruise said: "Do you like thinking less of people, is that it?" The prankster tried to walk away but Cruise reached across the metal barrier, held his arm and said: "Don''t run away. That''s incredibly rude. I''m here giving you an interview and you do that ... it''s incredibly rude."

The actor grew increasingly irritated and told the man: "You''re a jerk." Footage of the incident appeared on Sky News TV on Monday.

Police detained the man who squirted Cruise and arrested three other men who filmed the incident. The four were working on a new comedy show for British television station Channel 4 in which celebrities are the targets of practical jokes.

Police released the men on bail several hours later and ordered them to return to a central London police station on Monday, when they may be charged with assault, the police spokesman said.

Actress Katie Holmes, who recently got engaged to Cruise, was at the premiere but not by his side at the time of the incident.

 

[FireGoddess]

And there''s a video clip of it on cnn.com! Not the actual squirting, but his reaction to it.

Wasn''t a very nice thing to do...but it serves him right for his Brooke Shields/postpartum depression/antidepressants comment.

 

[IrishEyes]

This will sound mean but screw it: HA HA HA!!! LMAO, that is JUST what he deserves! Good for the guy who did it, someone needs to show Mr. Scientology that not EVERYONE in this world thinks he''s a God!

 

[LadyluvsLuxury]

Date: 6/20/2005 5:27:55 PM
Author: IrishEyes
This will sound mean but screw it: HA HA HA!!! LMAO, that is JUST what he deserves! Good for the guy who did it, someone needs to show Mr. Scientology that not EVERYONE in this world thinks he''s a God!

DITTO! I know it''s mean but I could not help laughing...who thinks of things like that?

 

[Kaleigh]

I think it''s just what he needed, LMAO!!!!!!

 

[Momoftwo]

I guess what bugs me is if I called the police on someone squirting me with water, they''d laugh and definitely not arrest anyone. They were only arrested because of who he is. Last time I checked water is not a weapon.

 

[ame]

I cannot believe he freaked out like that. Especially enough to get someone arrested. How much of a self absorbed BABY is he. He sues everyone who says anything not 100% glowingly positive about him...jeez. I wish he would just disappear already.

 

[icelady]

Date: 6/20/2005 6:12:23 PM
Author: Momoftwo
I guess what bugs me is if I called the police on someone squirting me with water, they''d laugh and definitely not arrest anyone. They were only arrested because of who he is. Last time I checked water is not a weapon.

That bugs me too. It''s the first thing I thought of, geeze, would the police arrest somebody for squirting my face with water???? I don''t think so. What a rediculously sad world it is when such an ignorant, pompous crybaby manages to get some one arrested for a light hearted prank.

 

[tawn]

All of the kids in my neighborhood would be in jail...it''s waterfight city here! I should warn *Tom* not to stop by anytime soon!

 

[IrishEyes]

OMG I just watched the video on msn.com, what an a**hole TC is!!!

His VOICE is so damn condescending and full of himself! I felt like punching my monitor....

. Oh and they had shots of him and Katie kissing on cue for the reporters. Something is amiss, you can see in her eyes that she really isn''t "feeling the love" . So just looks like "ugh, do I have to kiss him again?". Oh yeah, and she''s taller than him in her little shoes

. I thought she was short, but then I remembered he''s only 5''4"

 

[Nicrez]

Heard a rumor on the radio that she will be getting paid $5M to stay married to him for 5 years, and there is no sex required.

Frankly, I think he would put the no sex thing in there for himself, and for 5 years?! Katie...RUN!

Don''t get me started on the $5M for 5 years... what a rip! He made $20M on his last movie. You''de think 5 years of that girl''s life and dignity would warrant at least $15M!

 

[Nicrez]

Another tidbit:

"Here is a blind item from the New York Post….but I think we all know who they’re talking about: Which top leading man interviewed three different starlets for the job of girlfriend/future wife before picking his new beloved? “Mark my words: They’ll have a baby,” said our source. ‘Maybe he or she will be conceived in a Petri dish, but they’ll procreate.”"

 

[Kaleigh]

this just gets weirder and weider. And too think I thought Michael Jackson was odd???? I hope Katie makes like the run away bride and scrams!!!!!!!

 

[Lord Summerisle]

hehe i thought it was funny... specially the slow mo of him getting squirted....

his reaction...

plus the prankster needed a change of pants...