Tom Cruise's madness is beginning to wear on those around him, if new reports are to be believed. The first and most terrible victim of Tom's insanity is his wife, Katie Holmes. It's long been known that Tom put ridiculous restrictions on Katie, like forbidding her to talk on the phone with her friends for too long, but his latest crackdown may be the most extreme of all - telling Katie that she has to curb her shopping.
Cruise reportedly became "disturbed" at the amount of money Katie was spending at Barneys, Bonpoint and other trendy L.A. shops - not because of the dent she was putting in his fortune, but because he was afraid she was coming across as "frivolous." This is what a source told Britain's Grazia magazine:
Katie looks like she has been moping about having to curtail her shopping sprees. She said Tom wants her to take a break as he thinks it might be sending out the wrong message. ... He certainly doesn't have to worry about money and Katie is not on a budget - it seems he just doesn't want people thinking she is frivolous and all about shopping and money.
Well, that's what Tom says - but how do we know he isn't having money troubles? After all, he did get axed by Paramount last year, and some of his recent movies haven't been the huge box-office smashes he's been accustomed to. Then again, it's possible Tom is genuinely concerned about Katie's image - not for her sake of course, but for how it reflects on him. He is Jesus after all. And Jesus can't have his silly wife blowing $200,000 at a pop at Barneys (as Katie reportedly did).
So, poor Katie won't be able to go shopping as much anymore. Well, at least she has her good friend Victoria Beckham to lean on - or, at least she does for now. Who knows if Poshy will still be Katie's friend by the time Tom gets done with her. Yes, Poshy is getting fed up with Tom too. Specifically, she is weary of Tom trying to convert her to Scientology. Here's what a source told US Weekly:
Victoria is sick and tired of Tom being on her back about Scientology. ... Victoria is an old-fashioned British woman who believes in God. She finds it quite rude that Tom is bugging her so much. Not too long ago, Tom left 18 messages in one hour to get [her and husband David] to join the church.
18 messages in one hour? Jesus, even Jehovah's Witnesses aren't that annoying. Poshy should just tell Tom to get bent. And she should definitely not leave Katie alone in her time of need. Actually, according to US, Katie has been crying a lot to Poshy lately, and even spent four hours on the phone with her. Four hours? At a stretch? What, did Katie sneak out and use a pay-phone somewhere? I can just see poor Katie now, in a trenchcoat and dark glasses at some seedy motel, weeping into the pay-phone about what a controlling lunatic she married. Well Katie, it's not as though people didn't warn you. Everyone knew Tom was a nutcase - everyone except you, apparently. And now you know too. But, look on the bright-side - you did get to blow $200,000 at Barneys. How many people can say they've done that in their life? And honestly, you're hardly the first woman who gave up her freedom for financial security. I mean, that was the deal women always used to make - back in the 1800s. Which is exactly the century Scientology wants to return us to.
(source 1, source 2)
