Celebs defend Tom Cruise
Tom Cruise has been making headlines this week.
It's after The Sun leaked audio of him yelling at staff and crew on set of the new Mission Impossible movie.
His fellow celebs including George Clooney and Josh Gad have been showing their support for him.
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Two sources close to the production alleged to Variety that the audio is legit.
According to The Sun, Tom became irate after spotting two crew members disobeying health and safety guidelines.
It's understood the employees were standing too close to one another on set.
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In the recording, the person, alleged to be Tom, is heard yelling, "We are the gold standard."
"They’re back there in Hollywood making movies right now because of us."
"Because they believe in us and what we’re doing."
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"I’m on the phone with every fu**ing studio at night, insurance companies, producers and they’re looking at us and using us to make their movies."
"We are creating thousands of jobs, you motherfu**ers."
"I don’t ever want to see it again. Ever!"
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Tom allegedly continued, "You can tell it to the people who are losing their fu**ing homes because our industry is shut down."
"It’s not going to put food on their table or pay for their college education."
"That’s what I sleep with every night – the future of this fu**ing industry!"
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"So I’m sorry, I am beyond your apologies. I have told you, and now I want it, and if you don’t do it, you’re out."
"We are not shutting this fu**ing movie down! Is it understood? If I see it again, you’re fu**ing gone."
You can listen to the audio here.
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Tom's fellow celebs
Celebrities including George Clooney and Josh Gad have spoken out in support of the actor.
The Frozen star simply tweeted, 'Tom Cruise is correct here FYI. Sorry/Not sorry.'
Tom Cruise is correct here FYI. Sorry/Not sorry.
— Josh Gad (@joshgad) December 16, 2020
While George Clooney touched on the topic during an interview with Howard Stern.
As quoted by E! News, George said, "He didn't overreact because it is a problem."
"I have a friend who's an AD on another TV show who just had the almost exact same thing happen with not quite as far out a response."
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George added that he probably would have handled it differently himself.
He explained, "I wouldn't have done it that big. I wouldn't have, you know, pulled people out."
"You're in a position of power and it's tricky, right?"
"You do have a responsibility for everybody else and he's absolutely right about that."
"And, you know, if the production goes down, a lot of people lose their jobs."
"People have to understand that and have to be responsible," George insisted.
"It's just not my style to, you know, to take everybody to task that way."
In saying this, George pointed out that he doesn't know, "all the circumstances."
He suggested, "maybe [Tom] had it 10 or 15 times before."
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Tom hasn't commented.
