The Cruise Indoctrination Video Scientology Tried To Suppress [Exclusive]

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Tom Cruise Scientology 'Indoctrination' Video
Published 1/15/2008 by Meredith O., Videologist Chief of Staff at AOL Video Blog
By far the biggest story of the day -- in both video and entertainment news -- is the leaked 'indoctrination' clip of Tom Cruise speaking about Scientology. The clip originally appeared on Google Video, then YouTube, but all copies have disappeared, likely because of copyright violation notices from the Church of Scientology. Gawker is now hosting the clip, and they've promised to host it indefinitely -- so head on over there and watch it. Right. Now. All the fuss coincides tidily with the release of Andrew Morton's unauthorized and controversial Cruise biography, which hits ...

Clip of the Day - Battlefield Internet
Published 1/15/2008 at Radar: Fresh Intelligence Blog
... and you probably did; for some reason it keeps getting pulled it's back up and embedded here , where it's likely to stay, unless Scientologists are so scary they can frighten a deep-pocketed Englishman who doesn't care what the rest of the world thinks.

The Tom Cruise Recruitment Video Scientology Tried to Hide
Published 1/15/2008 by Patrick Walsh at Cinematical
... aggressively preaching the merits of Scientology while the Mission: Impossible theme plays. It is very real, and you need to see it. Like, now. Let's just say the dude's even more into this than we thought. As Gawker (who's also hosting a clip) writes, "If Tom Cruise jumping on Oprah's couch was an 8 on the scale of scary, this is a 10." Apparently, the video has been privately shared between reporters investigating Cruise's ties to the religion, although no writers have gone public with it for fear of lawsuits by the Scientologists. Until now. It's out there, baby. ...

Katie Can't Handle 'The View'
Published 1/15/2008 by jwieselman at PageSix.com
... the tables and asking Dave, "how about your holidays? Do you cook?" The second possibility as to why Katie pulled the plug could be that she was fearful talk would quickly turn to Andrew Morton 's sensational new biography of her husband, Tom Cruise , that hits stores today. The day of its release would have been the prime time to get Katie to talk about the trashy tome. Thirdly, and once again regarding her husband, Katie might have been wary of Tom's Scientology recruitment video becoming the talk of the View table. In the recently released clip, Tom says: "It’s a ...

writing my own new york times obituary
Published 1/15/2008 by The Cajun Boy at Cajun Boy in the City
... previously unknown to me. tom cruise officially overtakes britney in the world's bat-shit craziest celeb race...for now just in case you might have been wavering on the belief that men in white coats to come and apprehend tom cruise, this insidery scientology indoctrination video obtained by gawker.com will slam the case file closed. seriously, this is creepy. click on the image below to view the madness for yourself... and if you somehow missed it, cruise beard katie holmes made a predictably creepy turn ...

Tom Cruise on Scientology
Published 1/15/2008 at Hollywood Rag - Celebrity Ragazine
Some select quotes from the "Tom Cruise on Scientology Video" that keeps getting deleted via ( Gawker + NY Post + Dlisted ) ( Video ) TC on being a Scientologist : "I think it’s a privilege to call yourself a Scientologist, and it’s something that you have to earn because a Scientologist does... has the ability to create new and better realities and improve conditions. Being a Scientologist, you look at someone and know absolutely that you can help them. "Being a Scientologist, when you drive past an accident... you know you have to do something ...

‘Tom Cruise, Scientologist’: Tom Cruise Finally Plays an Evil Mastermind
Published 1/15/2008 at Vulture
... Our hearty congratulations to Gawker Media, whose sites are hosting the long-rumored but never-before-seen Tom Cruise Scientology testimonial video, seemingly prepared on the occasion of Cruise being awarded the Church's Freedom Medal of Valor. (We also offer a hearty "good luck," considering the storm of C&Ds; soon to be delivered to Nick Denton by Church of Scientology lawyers.) In the video, Cruise reveals himself to be not only an aggressive and enthusiastic promoter of Scientology but aggressive and enthusiastic in general. As a probably-not-copyright-approved version of ...

Tom Cruise Scientology Recruitment/Indoctrinaton Video
Published 1/15/2008 by Candy at Circus Hour | Celebrity, Art, Gossip, Entertainment, Pop Culture, Satire, The Superifical
... In the words of the wise Joey Lawrence… “Whoa.” Behold this video of Jesus Cruise babbling in fragments about Scientologists being the Chosen Ones, which has been making the rounds on a number of sites ; however, the Scientologists keep putting the kibosh on it — so enjoy while you can. Some nuggets from the nine minutes of nonstop crazy ( KSW = Keep Scientology Working; SP = Suppressive Person):“When you’re a Scientologist, and you drive by an accident, you know you have to do something about it, because you know you’re the only one who can really help.” “We are the ...

The Tom Cruise Video Scientology Didn't Want You to See
Published 1/16/2008 by JJ at JJ's Dirt
... You must CLICK HERE to see it. All others who had it on youtube will no longer be able to view it as they church removed it!!! ...

Say What?!
Published 1/16/2008 by Kelly at dailystab.com
  Awww, little Harlow Winter looks just like her mommy Nicole Richie - DL Tom Cruise’s creepy Scientology video - Gawker Britney did some naked shopping - DR Alessandra Ambrosio is pregnant?! - INO Britney Spears wrote a suicide note - ASL Listen to Scarlett Johansson sing - CWS Papa Joe cashes in - ...

Tom Cruise Scientology Video
Published 1/16/2008 by Anorak at Anorak News | Leave Sarah Palin Alone
AS Gawker head Nick Denton notes, the video of Tom Cruise preaching about Scientology has been on the web for a while. It is the Sun’s “Cruise’s oddball cult rant”. But it has been removed from YouTube. You can watch it hereunder, for now: Given that religionists make videos of heads being lopped off, is this so bad? Let’s ask the ...

Tom Cruise Scientology Video Leaked Online
Published 1/16/2008 at Tittle-Tattle Too - The Post Chronicle
... True Story, said. "He's a man who deserves attention." The church was quick to respond with a 15-page statement, calling Morton's book Tom Cruise: An Unauthorized Biography "a bigoted, defamatory assault replete with lies" and stating that Cruise "is a Scientology parishioner and holds no official or unofficial position in the Church hierarchy." The book's publication comes as a 2004 video of Cruise lauding the virtues of Scientology made its way to the web. The video is available here at the gossip website Gawker.com. Cruise can be seen speaking in great detail about the ...

No-one gets Left Behind
Published 1/16/2008 by Scaramouch at YesButNoButYes Stories
... I don't want to take issues with anyone's beliefs, and I respect those who PASSIONATELY believe them, even if it's in aliens. But all I'm saying is - this is the way I always imagined the Antichrist from those "Left Behind" novels to behave. And the ending just made my scrotum crawl. Brrrrr. ...

Tom Cruise's Transmission From Outer Space
Published 1/16/2008 by Fourteen 14 at Gallery of the Absurd
... EXCLUSIVE! We were able to obtain the raw transmission of Tom Cruise, Scientologist as it beamed to Earth from the far reaches of outer space. A warning to some of you, this transmission is extremely disturbing as it contains the actual voices of evil silicon-based Xenu aliens from a distant galaxy. They appear to be dictating to Tom what to say. Behold ye, this chilling recording: Now that you're scared out of your wits, check out ...

Xenu Is Pissed!!!!
Published 1/16/2008 by Michael K at Dlisted - Be Very Afraid
... The Church of Scientology have gone after Gawker Media for posting Tom Cruise's crazy Scientology rant video that has been making the rounds these past couples of days. The video has been yanked off of YouTube left and right. The Scientology crazies said anyone can view the video....at the Church of Scientology center. EFF THAT! They will feed me some crazy alien juices or something. They promise you a delightful movie, but you come out with crazy eyes and hailing Xenu. ...

Hollyweirder: Brit vs. Tom vs. Eddie
Published 1/17/2008 at Celebritology
... , please do so. (Okay,fine, here's the real link .) Those of you who remain unconverted may be surprised to learn that the Scientology legal team is working overtime to get this thing off the Web. I don't get it. Big movie star + fanaticism + infomercial production values. What's not to like? Stranger than fiction because ... Despite some recent slippage, Cruise is still a bankable leading man and heads up his own studio (United Artists). 3. Beverly Hills Drop Not one to be pinned down by the ladies, Eddie Murphy has ...

Tom Cruise and the Church of Scientology are Pissed!
Published 1/17/2008 by Allie at Gone Hollywood
The Church of Scientology has gone after Gawker Media for posting that video of Tom Cruise acting all ‘GLIB‘. Yes Tom, I used your word to describe your crazy behavior. The Church of Scientology said you may view the video at one of their centers, right after they brainwash you into joining their cult. Yeah, um… no thanks. Gawker told them that they aren’t breaking any laws and they won’t take the video down. Team Gawker! ...

More Tom Cruise Xenu Videos: Now Even Wilder; Woolier
Published 1/17/2008 by CelebNewsWire at CelebNewsWire
... story has proven to be the most popular of 2008 Q1 (said vid has been removed from YouTube, but you can still watch it at Gawker), so we felt it was only right and natural to bring you the other ...

Tom Cruise Video Scientology Does Not Want You to See
Published 1/17/2008 by Hollywood Grind at Celebrity gossip juicy celebrity rumors celebrity scandals Hollywood gossip blog from Hollywood Grind
... The Church of Scientology International (CSI) sent a letter threatening a lawsuit to Gawker for posting a video of a crazy Tom Cruise rant on Scientology. The video is back on YouTube. So far Gawker still has the video up, but you can see it here for a limited time. ...

Tom Cruise vs. Gawker
Published 1/17/2008 by cityrag at cityrag
Tom Cruise vs. Gawker Don't miss this incredible video of Tom Cruise, wide-eyed and fanatically preaching on the superiority of Scientology. It's been taken off YouTube via attorney's threats, but Gawker 's holding their ground! "If Tom Cruise jumping on Oprah's couch was an 8 on the scale of scary, this is a 10."... The Cruise Indoctrination Video Cruizazy... Tommy's "I Love This Woman" Face Tom Cruise Has a Bit of the Devil in Him Tom Achieves the Ultimate Union With Katie

Tom Cruise Is Having a Bad Week
Published 1/17/2008 by Fourteen 14 at Gallery of the Absurd
... Tom Cruise and Scientology are at the center of a publicity nightmare this week after Gawker posted a leaked Scientologist video that made the ...

Ask An Expert - Tom Cruise "is Totally and Completely Indoctrinated"
Published 1/17/2008 at Radar: Fresh Intelligence Blog
By now you've undoubtedly seen "The Video" (on the off chance you haven't, Gawker still has it up), in which it is established beyond all reasonable doubt that Tom Cruise , the once-irresistible leading man from such American classics as Top Gun and Risky Business , isn't playing on the same field as the rest of us. But where exactly is he playing? How did this happen? Is there any hope for him? For these answers and more, we chatted with Scientology expert Rick Ross , the founder of the ...

Extra, Extra
Published 1/17/2008 by Dave Hogarty at Gothamist
Today on the Gothamist Newsmap:a large crowd at 165th St. and Jamaica Ave. in Queens, a robbery on Fox Ave. on the Bronx, and a serious mult-vehicle accident in Manhatten at 36th St. Space for a supermarket at the new Booklyn Bridge Park/Condo development is an inviolable piece of public property. If there was any doubt that celebrities were self-involved to the point of cult of personality, surrender. It's not a real public park unless one has access to Cap'n Crunch and Cheez-Its?" Brain ...

The Tom Cruise Video Everyone Is Talking About
Published 1/17/2008 by Denise at The Gossip Fix
There was a video on YouTube of Tom Cruise talking about Scientology.  It was pulled quickly, but those unafraid New Yorker’s at Gawker refuse to pull the video, even though they were sent a nasty-gram from the attorney representing the Church Of Scientology. Check out the video here!

Ummm…yeah. Tom Cruise. Hmmm….yeah
Published 1/18/2008 by Jason Thompson at Premium Hollywood - Entertainment blog, Hollywood blog, movie blog, TV blog
... If you haven’t seen it yet…here is the infamous Tom Cruise Scientology award thingy video on Gawker that has been making the rounds. Eight minutes of pure indescribable stuff . Do watch it all, if only for the hilarious ending segment. ...

Tom Cruise saved firefighters video quotes
Published 1/18/2008 at The Superficial - Because You're Ugly
... trashed by medical professionals and Mayor Michael Bloomberg. So I guess Tom Cruise's detox center is apparently no more reputable than my “Boobie Inspection Center.” Which is surprising considering he had a state-of- the-art facility with exercise bikes and oxygen masks whereas I had my garage and a lab coat I bought at the thrift store. Though to be professional I wrote “Dr. Sexypants” on the chest pocket with magic marker. NOTE: Gawker has a copy of the video here. If you haven't seen any of these yet, they are hilarious. And by hilarious I mean "Holy shit ...

Premature Expiration?
Published 1/18/2008 by TRENT at Pink Is The New Blog
... for all the world to see: These videos have been popping up on You Tube for some time now (I've actually seen them before) but Scientology watchdogs have managed to have the vids pulled down almost as soon as they go up. The vids portray Tom Cruise in a somewhat manic manner (depending on your perspective) and are chillingly entertaining to watch (I'm particularly creeped out by the image of Tom addressing a portrait of L. Ron Hubbard as if he were still alive). Click HERE to watch the first 10-minute vid clip that started all the hoopla earlier this week ... and ...

Additional Tom Cruise Scientology Video Online
Published 1/18/2008 at Tittle-Tattle Too - The Post Chronicle
A four-year-old video of actor Tom Cruise espousing the wonders of his religion Scientology was leaked recently on the internet causing a firestorm between Gawker, the Church Of Scientology and Tom Cruise. Additional footage has been leaked to compliment the Gawker report. The video at Gawker is nine-minutes long and its release coincides with Andrew Morton's published book about the "Mission Impossible" star. In the book, Morton alleges that the 45-year-old Cruise ranks second in command in the Church of Scientology. "This is a fair, even-handed treatment of Tom Cruise's ...

Around the Web - January 19, 2008
Published 1/19/2008 by Douglas at BigPlansBigCrash
I’m just sitting around drinking some vodka so I can get to bed for pretzels at 6 a.m. in the morning so here’s some items from cyberworld (kinda glad no one says that anymore). While I don’t have any videos featuring coked out surfers or Amanda Bynes, I do have vibrators, cleveland steamers, and Tom Cruise, if you’re into that kind of stuff. Tom Cruise’s Scientology Recruitment Video (Article and Video) John Kruk to appear on Aqua Teen Hunger Force (Article about TV Show) Osi Umenyiora Wants to Poop on You ...

John Travolta Sticks Up For His Lady
Published 1/21/2008 by Michael K at Dlisted - Be Very Afraid
... John Travolta is defending Tommy Girl for those crazy, insane, creepy and maniacal Scientology videos of him that leaked. John told ...

Highbrow: Tom Cruise's Straight-to-Video Hit
Published 1/22/2008 at Celebritology
Cruise in an image from what celeb-tracking Web site Gawker calls his ' Indoctrination Video .' (YouTube)

TomKat Robot
Published 1/22/2008 by gilmore at Pretty On The Outside
Has little Tommy turned Katie into a perfectly poised robot? Has little Tommy gone completely bonkers? Will Katie ever escape? Does little Tommy day dream of this?  So many questions, so little interest. Ink on paper with digital color. 

Tom Cruise Is Bonkers. Jerry O’Connell Is Brilliant.
Published 1/23/2008 by Hilary Shepherd at Hollywood Gossip - Life Altering Knowledge - and More!
Tom Cruise loves Scientology. LOVES it! He is a hardcore Scientologist and loves to talk about it with anyone who will listen. He is also crazy and frighteningly weird. A video surfaced of him professing his love of Scientology and being a Scientologist about a week ago and spread across the internet faster than a cheetah with the runs. A copy of this insane video can be seen at Gawker.com – Exclusive: The Cruise Indoctrination Video Scientology Tried To Suppress. Jerry O’Connell loves to parody Tom Cruise. LOVES it! This is one of the funniest things I’ve seen in awhile. ...

Cruise Talks Scientology
Published 1/25/2008 by Variety.com * at Thompson On Hollywood
... Gawker's reposted that Tom Cruise Scientology indoctrination video that was taken off the Internet some time back. It's fascinating to see how strongly Cruise feels about his mission in life. He's a Good Samaritan on one hand, but on the other he knows better than everyone else. ...

Happy Face / Frowny Face – Jan. ‘08
Published 1/25/2008 by Adam Bernard at Adam's World
... me by surprise. Guess she’s still a fan of those Real Drugs. It’s incredibly sad when the concept of style over substance has pushed people to do something that can potentially endanger their lives rather than attempt to do something artistically creative that could be potentially groundbreaking. Perhaps if the music industry addressed this rather than downloading they might be in a bit healthier shape right now. Tom Cruise's Brainwashing Videos – It's amazing I can still find a working link to these affronts to reasonable thought because the videos keep getting taken down ...

Gawker 1, Scientologists 0
Published 1/28/2008 by jbercovici at Portfolio.com: Mixed Media
... , the post containing a nine-minute video of Tom Cruise raving about the joys of Scientology has been viewed over 2.3 million times. And that figure doesn't even reflect traffic to the numerous other posts Gawker has devoted to the subject since. Overall unique visits for January stand at 13.6 million and counting. ...

Church Search
Published 1/28/2008 at WOW Report
... The Church of Scientology is not too upset about that bizarre bit of propaganda that was leaked last week in which Tom Cruise rambled on for nine minutes about Scientology, saying absolutely nothing but saying it absolutely. No, the church isn't upset – it resulted in Scientology being the most-searched-for destination on Google and other search engines – but the leaker should be. The wrath of Hubbard is upon him. "The clip on the Internet was nine minutes long," says a Scientology insider, "but the original was way longer. It was edited to make Tom look really ...

OMG LOLTOM
Published 1/29/2008 at !! omg blog !!
!! OMG LOLTOM !! Speaking of I CAN HAS CHEEZBURGER , they have posted this parody of THE ORIGINAL cwazy Scientology video of Tom Cruise being cwazy. __________ posted by Graydon on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 in Funny permalink | del.icio.us | facebook | reddit | stumble | digg

How can Springfield's voice of reason be a Scientologist?
Published 2/6/2008 by David McNamee at Guardian Unlimited: Arts blog - TV & radio
... for unlawful use of his Mission: Impossible 3 theme throughout Tom Cruise's terrifying Freedom Medal acceptance speech . A church member since 1989, Cartwright's donation of two years' salary has amped up Scientology's media profile. The ...

Chinese New Year Show Is Surprise Falun Gong Agitprop
Published 2/6/2008 by John Del Signore at Gothamist
... In 1999 the group’s founder, Li Hongzhi, told a Time magazine reporter that space aliens were corrupting mankind by teaching modern science. So it's pretty obvious what Chinese New Year Splendor really needs to keep the butts in seats: the invincible star power of Tom Cruise in the cast. ...

Scientology Draws Protesters at NYC Headquarters
Published 2/11/2008 by John Del Signore at Gothamist
... it was part of an international day of protest against the church. Anonymous has been expanding rapidly since their Message to Scientology video was posted on YouTube in January; it's been watched over 2 million times in the past three weeks. Among other things, the video accuses Scientology of censorship for threatening to sue websites who hosted the now-infamous Tom Cruise Scientology video. (Gawker refused to remove the video; be the 10 billionth SP to watch it here.) Yesterday’s protest outside the headquarters on 46th Street amounted to ...

Clip of the Day - Scientologist Finds the Funny in Getting Run Over by a Bus
Published 2/12/2008 at Radar: Fresh Intelligence Blog
... hiiiilarious that a few Scientology protesters were hit by a bus on the picket line outside the Church center. The caller then proceeds to tell the spokeswoman that he was, in fact, one of those individuals who was hit by the bus, at which point she backtracks and says she felt so bad she called the hospital, and that five of her guys "were actually gonna go out and, uh, help ... but, you know, uh, yeah, uh, you know ... the ambulance, uh." Tom Cruise , for one, would no doubt disapprove . After all, aren't Scientologists the only ones who can do anything at the scene of an ...

Yet another movie not screened for critics.
Published 3/26/2008 by Peter T Chattaway at FilmChat
... Wars fans have launched against the Weinstein Company; apparently an independent, Star Wars-themed movie called Fanboys has become the latest acquisition to get hacked up by Harvey "Darth" Weinstein, and the boycotters want the movie released in its original form. I have no particular interest in seeing Superhero Movie myself, but I have to agree with Jeffrey Wells that the clip below is a fun little parody of Tom Cruise and that Scientology video that made the rounds a couple months ago. ...

Tom Cruise Goes to Pot
Published 4/4/2008 by Fourteen 14 at Gallery of the Absurd
... , sudden ability to be the on ly person who can help with accidents and control forces of nature. Photo illustration by 14, text written by ...

Tom Cruise Makes A Lousy One-Eyed Nazi, Breaks Out Kneepads To Make Up With Paramount
Published 4/13/2008 by Lisa Voglesonger at Pretty Boring - The Cure For the Daily Blah
... Perhaps it would be best for Tommy to take a little break and let the bad publicity from the church video die out. Maybe he's afraid people will forget who he is. Maybe Katie will go batshit if he's in the house all the time. He might do well just to forget about Valkyrie and go back to the MI stuff that he likes so much. ...

Katie Holmes Leaves Tom Cruise Separate
Published 4/17/2008 by CelebNewsWire at CelebNewsWire
... Tom's just jealous. Because he would love to go away to New York. Just go and . . . romp . . . and play . . . and just . . . do that. There are times he'd like to do that. But he can't because . . . he knows. He knows.

Tom Cruise Thinks Dr. Drew is A Nazi
Published 6/12/2008 by Erin at Snark Food - Celebrity Gossip
... Once again, those on the outside who see that believing in Xenu, and volcanoes erupting little thetans all over us, are the sane ones. Dr. Drew might wanna watch his back a bit- Scientologists have a history of making people disappear or “committing suicide”. Good thing he’s well known and not a poor, broke, deluded Xenu addict. Gawker has Tommy’s infamous indoctrination video-check it out for yourself! ...

Tom Cruise And Scientology Sued For Millions
Published 7/31/2008 by Erin at Snark Food - Celebrity Gossip
... Karin Pouw, spokesbot for the Church of Scientology, naturally says: “This is a frivolous suit based on falsehoods.” Well, the issue about Tom being a tool for the cult is well-documented… Gawker has the famed video Cruise made that’s used as fodder to keep the deluded on the brainwashing “auditing” track that makes the cult zillions of dollars. ...

Seriously, Fuck Tom Cruise
Published 22 days ago by Agent Bedhead at Agent Bedhead
... . In the meantime, Tom Cruise has, clearly, accepted the consequences of his actions on behalf of the Cult, including indoctrination videos and other methods of recruitment, which actually lead to the forced labor and false imprisonment of thousands of individuals, is a moot issue. Whether or not he truly recognizes the harm that he does, or whether he even cares, doesn’t matter. He is one damn dangerous individual and, as far as I’m concerned, pure evil. So, when Nikki Finke publishes detailed articles such as ...

"Scientology: An Overview" - The DVD I Won’t Be Reviewing
Published 13 days ago by Jane Boursaw at Film Gecko
... For one thing, I already have a religion that I love and embrace. And for another thing, the fact that Scientologists feel the need to improve their reputation with a DVD doesn’t bode well. If you haven’t seen the damage Tom Cruise did for their cause, check out the video on Gawker (and for an extra laugh, check out Jerry O’Connell’s parody on ...