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Cher On Ex Tom Cruise: "It's Hard For Me To Look At This Person"

Entertainment Tonight   |   February 8, 2008 03:44 PM


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'Entertainment Tonight' sat down with Cher yesterday in Los Angeles in an interview to air Friday, February 8th.

Cher told ET about her relationship with Tom Cruise, "It was a long, long time ago and neither one of us ever talked about it and I don't know why. When we were together he was such a private person. He always has been until lately. He didn't mention it and I didn't mention it. I loved him though, he was amazing. Now it's hard for me to look at this person and this press. How many times can I watch him jumping up and down on Oprah's couch?"

On why they broke up, "It was after Risky Business and right before The Color of Money. I couldn't go to Chicago and that was kind of the straw that broke the camel's back."

She goes on to say she still feels close to ex-husband Sonny Bono, who passed away in 1998, "I always kind of feel him in a strange way. I've got these lights in my bedroom and they go on and off for no reason and I always think it's him trying to piss me off."

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My brother was hired to write for Sonny and Cher's TV show many years ago and he told me how much he liked Cher and why Cher finally left Sonny.
Sonny, tried to control every aspect of Cher's life including wardrobe, what she wore and what she said to the press. My brother felt relieved for Cher after they split because she was one of the generally good and truthful persons in show business. If she says she and Tom Cruise had a thing it probably happened.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:31 PM on 02/11/2008
- Rachel36 I'm a Fan of Rachel36 5 fans permalink

She truly is down-to-earth. One of my all time fav people.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 02:45 PM on 02/11/2008
- Alvin4NY I'm a Fan of Alvin4NY 23 fans permalink
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Anybody would have cracked under the pressure that Cher was under during "The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour". In that brief three year period, besides doing the TV show, they released 15 albums, toured constantly, did press and promotion, round the clock. Cher's say in what happened during the course of the day amounted to her reading her schedule that was printed out for her. None of the critical decisions were hers, and when she tried to give input, she was told to go shopping. It took major guts for her to leave Sonny and the life they had built. To me that shows she had a core she had to protect, because she was willing to give up everything to keep it. I don't think she bothers with bullshit very much.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 04:02 PM on 02/12/2008
- elr50 I'm a Fan of elr50 20 fans permalink

Not only is Tom Cruise crazy, his movies are LOUSY! After "Eyes Wide Shut" I swore no more Tom Cruise movies. The man is totally weird and crazy, just like his "religion".

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 11:51 AM on 02/11/2008
- hypnus I'm a Fan of hypnus 31 fans permalink
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Yes, his "religion". A big salute to the man in the ascot. A hack Sci Fi writer but one hell of a messiah.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 07:10 PM on 02/11/2008
- BlueLogic I'm a Fan of BlueLogic 8 fans permalink
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Cher should quit being bitter. She is 16 years older than Tom so perhaps he tires of their May/December romance. She should just get over him and leave it be.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:03 AM on 02/11/2008
- riverhorse I'm a Fan of riverhorse 4 fans permalink

funny that she would bring it up after all this time. what's the point...

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 11:02 AM on 02/11/2008
- grisgris I'm a Fan of grisgris 3 fans permalink

"Bitter"? I didn't detect "bitter".

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:25 PM on 02/11/2008

she cant look at cruise because she has cataracts in her eyes with her old rickety body and ginsu knife cut up face. cruise got molested by her un-young a** lol. she looks like an old white woman who hits the thrift shop across from her trailer home...

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 02:01 AM on 02/11/2008
- biglover I'm a Fan of biglover 41 fans permalink

Guess what Kentay305. Old age comes to all if one is lucky enough and that means you too. Watch what you say, as someone will be saying the same thing about you one day - if you are lucky - you fricking idiot.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 02:37 PM on 02/11/2008

Cher is cool. I've always loved her, ... even when her ego, at times, in my opinion, seemed to flare-up -&-rear it's head around; funny enough, these things would only make me love her more. She reminds me of an old flame I had back in the late 80's; fond memories and plenty of good times. :)

Cher has been very instrumental in supporting the organization of, 'Operation Helmet.' If you don't know, Operation Helmet is "a nonpartisan, charitable grassroots effort that provides helmet upgrade kits, free of charge, to U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan."

I discovered Operation Helmet from watching early morning C-SPAN. Cher was interviewed on Washington Journal about her support and advocacy for Operation Helmet. If you wish, check out Cher's C-SPAN interview by clicking on the appropriate link below; Cher, *is* cool. In the possibility that you may want to check out the Operation Helmet website to gain more information, and possibly make a donation to our brave troops in Iraq -&- Afghanistan, I will also post their organizational website link :)

Sources:

1. C-SPAN [Washington Jornal, Operation Helmet, Video Interview: Cher -&- Dr. Bob Meaders(Navy-Ret.), 06/14/2006]

http://www.c-spanarchives.org/library/index.php?main_page=product_video_info&products_id=192937-6&highlight=helmet

2. Operation Helmet (Organizational Website)

http://operation-helmet.org/index.html

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:20 AM on 02/11/2008
- hjo4 I'm a Fan of hjo4 24 fans permalink

Is Cher going to do the Benhazir Bhutto story.Sure looks like it to me.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 11:42 AM on 02/10/2008
- Maezeppa I'm a Fan of Maezeppa 22 fans permalink

Tell me what you make fun of and I'll tell you what you are.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 01:10 PM on 02/10/2008
- Alvin4NY I'm a Fan of Alvin4NY 23 fans permalink
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Give me a good script and Cher in the lead and that would be a compelling role. It would fit her like a glove. She's got that in her...

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 01:15 PM on 02/10/2008
- Bulbul I'm a Fan of Bulbul 40 fans permalink
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Yes she is dressed as an Eastern perhaps Arab Lady in her costume, I will just assume it is just a statement you made.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 03:00 PM on 02/10/2008
- XCITIZEN I'm a Fan of XCITIZEN 56 fans permalink
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Cher is of Armenian descent.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:01 AM on 02/11/2008
- eej I'm a Fan of eej 8 fans permalink

Scientology is the perfect religion for people who have wealth, fame and absolutely every earthly thing they can possess.

The one thing these folks do not know for sure they have is eternal life. The thing that bothers them about religion is that they have the means to indulge to excess (sin) and religion tells them they should not.

Scientology solves both problems for them. No judging god, but many more lives to come.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 11:08 AM on 02/10/2008

I suspsect you are misinformed rather than malicious. Any Scientologist knows he/she has eternal life. Any Scientologist knows that only the ethical survive well. Anyone can come to a Scientology church or mission, read any book L. Ron Hubbard wrote, listen to lectures, watch films, attend events and Sunday services, see a chaplain and receive a host of others services for free. Not a good idea to listed to people who pose as experts without checking your facts.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 04:27 PM on 02/10/2008
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But what about the people from outer space?

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 07:56 PM on 02/10/2008
- LCRover001 I'm a Fan of LCRover001 18 fans permalink

Yes you may read and do all these things but until you pay up you are not really in the church. They may take you in and offer these things for free at first but after they have you on the hook and you have to pay to play. You can pay or serve your self up as an indentured servant of the church to pay off your tab. To be a part of the church of $cientology is by no means free.

It is defiantly not a wise choice to listen to people who tell half truths.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:22 PM on 02/11/2008
- GlennHar I'm a Fan of GlennHar 2 fans permalink

Anyone who takes seriously a weird cult created by a hack science fiction writer is to be pitied. Nevertheless it was Cruise's choice to do so, thus transforming himself from respected actor to tabloid nut case.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:35 AM on 02/10/2008
- XCITIZEN I'm a Fan of XCITIZEN 56 fans permalink
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"people who hate certain web sites and then come back again and again and again -- and post complaints about the site." Well, what do you do for fun? Huh? Huh? Cat got yer tongue???

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 06:37 AM on 02/10/2008

Cher is always cool.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:28 AM on 02/10/2008

Australian Coverage of Tom Cruise and Scientology:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=OgnAxtfAuXs

Keith Olbermann: Tom Cruise - Joseph Goebbels of Scientology:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=gePLI7ZTIB0

An Open Letter to Scientology Celebrities:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=YpGm3aTgJ1c

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:47 PM on 02/09/2008
- truthyguy I'm a Fan of truthyguy 42 fans permalink

You guess what best explains Cher's story:

Too many times under anesthesia while having plastic surgery.

Too little recent publicity.

Too few working brain cells.

Confusion of a one night stand with caring.

Just plain fucking nuts.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:45 PM on 02/09/2008
- Alvin4NY I'm a Fan of Alvin4NY 23 fans permalink
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Hi Tom!

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:41 PM on 02/09/2008
- XCITIZEN I'm a Fan of XCITIZEN 56 fans permalink
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truthyguy, you forgot to preface your statement with "I'm not a follower of Scientology but..."

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:16 AM on 02/10/2008

The only people that are nuts are scientologists and those who enable them.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 03:56 AM on 02/10/2008
- auramac I'm a Fan of auramac 13 fans permalink

It's not just Tom Cruise, and it's not just the MSNBC reporter. We don't need Britney or Paris, either, to obsess upon. You cannot read a blog or article, or watch TV without snotty remarks flying around all over the place. My suggestion for most people here is to shut up and learn how to spell. If you don't like Cher or Tom Cruise, avoid them. Pity the trainwrecks. If you want to complain about politics, be informed. Otherwise, just shut up already.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:27 PM on 02/09/2008
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Well said, spelling should be a priority for many that post here. There many spell checkers available for web posting as well as for word processors. Shutting up should also be a high priority.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:39 PM on 02/10/2008

Cheap shots against a really nice guy.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 07:29 PM on 02/09/2008
- Alvin4NY I'm a Fan of Alvin4NY 23 fans permalink
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Ask Steven Spielberg's doctor if Tom is a nice guy...

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:42 PM on 02/09/2008
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what are you referring to?

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 11:55 PM on 02/09/2008

Go to hell scientologist.

Your kind is not long for this world.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 03:54 AM on 02/10/2008
- wmbear I'm a Fan of wmbear 24 fans permalink

***THAT'S*** WHO CHER REMINDS ME OF...

Benazir Bhutto!...

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 07:29 PM on 02/09/2008
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