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Tom Cruise's Image Makeover

January 23, 2009


Tom Cruise has lost a few pounds, and his bad habits are next to go.

The Valkyrie actor's overworked publicity team has put together a multipoint plan to bring him back to screen-idol status. Some of the dos and don'ts: You won't hear Tom lecturing any talk show hosts (think: Matt Lauer!) about Scientology from now on. Also, to be more connected to the audience, he will stop wearing sunglasses on the red carpet, an insider tells Star. His PR team has also nixed showing up at premieres in fancy cars. "They don't want him to seem arrogant during the recession!" are next to go.

But the flacks' No. 1 priority? Winning back Tom's female fans! Research showed that women turned against him after he criticized Brooke Shields' use of postpartum depression meds. So now Tom is making a concerted effort to appear on women-friendly programs like The View. "It's all very calculated," the insider says. are next to go.

Tom's wife, Katie Holmes, is benefiting from the new rules, too! When they step out together, he has to be less hands-on. "Tom needs to quit grabbing her arm and pulling her around. The idea is to make him the kinder, gentler Tom, not a controlling husband with a Stepford wife." are next to go.

How do you think Tom's doing so far? Finding him more likable? Always liked him? Talk back below.

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Today it's DICAPRIO and DEPP--talented,successful, humble, and well-grounded.
Cruise could have become a legend like PACINO, DENIRO, HOFFMAN and NEWMAN but his movies, his attitude and CRAZY behavior/opinions have DESTROYED
his image forever. At least Mike Tyson learned from his past.
Someone who hangs with Victoria Beckham explains what type of person he now is--What you see today is the REAL Cruise all along--Pat Kingsley just told him to keep his mouth shut back then!
-- Anonymous

Enough of the bullcrap about his religion. What does that matter, the guy is a great actor, good father and husband, what more could a woman want? He aint going nowhere but up. Go Tom!
-- rachel

cute
-- Anonymous

I didnt have any opinion of Tom until he caused Nicole Kidman to have a miscarriage from the stress of him divorcing her so unexpectedly. Now I think he is a total douche bag.
-- TOM = DOUCHE BAG

he's a turd
-- tyjy

im not a big fan of tom cruise now but i liked his older movies like cocktail and days of thunder
-- R.Kent

if the oprah show did not make it clear to people that this man has psychological issues nothing will...then again, most people are so thick headed...
-- get real

He is SO done..no amount of makeover can save his a.ss ..
I boycott all movies with Scientologists actors/actreses in it..Tommy boi, katiebot, will smith, JLo. Leah Remini, Kirstie alley, all Lisa Marie's "music"..don't want my money going to the Xenu maniacs
-- boycott all Tom Cruise's films

No one knows him, he is a very private person and I think he is probaly a great father and husband because he came from a good family. I think he is very handsom and intellegent.
-- gentlecaringmassagebykaren.com

I liked Tom Cruise in his "hey day", back when he was REALLY cute but now he is NOT good looking any more...Katie is a zero. Those two just don't look like a "match". He and Nicole did but not Katie. She's homely. Besides that...why doesn't he find someone shorter than he? Does he like women towering over him?
-- R. Warren

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