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01/22/2008: "If He Disappears, This Is Why"

There are lots of crazy people in Hollywood. You don't have to meet them to understand this - all you have to do is see some of the projects they greenlight. But it's clear that some of the "celebrity" members of the community are nuts as well. Take Britney, who's meltdown gets more pitiful each day. But at least you can feel sorry for her - no one feels sorry for Tom Cruise.

There was a time when TC had the world by the balls. His movies make money hand over fist, he had his pick of the starlets, he was a man's man - even if he was 5-foot-something. Those days are long gone, though. You could forgive him the whole Katie Holmes thing - after all, many a gay man has had to hide behind a hetero relationship for the sake of appearances (my lawyer reminds me to tell you that we're not saying that's what happened here ). But the whole Scientology thing is just plain scary.

Lately, there's been a couple of "leaked" videos of Tom espousing the benefits of his "religion". Those vids, in conjunction with a newly released tell-all book, have not been well-received by Cruise - or his team of lawyers, who have gone after any one (or any site) that dared to display them. But apparently some folks in town still have a sense of humor - and the balls to back it up.

Jerry O'Connell made a parody vid of Cruise that's almost as funny as the unintentionally hilarious original version. See for yourself ...

O'Connell strikes me as a guy I'd like to buy a drink. Cruise, on the other hand, needs to be bought a colon cleanse. Should be interesting to see if Tom goes after one of his own, or if he'll see the merit in laughing at himself for a change. If I was Jerry - or new wife Rebecca Romijn - I'd be on the watch for the van full of bad guys waiting to snatch me off a sidewalk ...