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The Tom Cruise Scientology compound just got a little lighter.  It seems Katie Holmes has grown a spine.  Since their wedding in 2006, Cruise’s mother, sister and her two sons have been living with TomKat, and insiders say Katiebot has grown tired of the commune-like atmosphere.

Tom and Katie recently moved into their $35 million Beverly Hills mansion and left Momma Mary Lee and sister Cass to fend for themselves in the duplex apartment in the Scientology Centre, where the entire Cruise clan stayed while renovations were being done on the home.

 The adjustment may be difficult for Tom, 46. His mother, Mary Lee South, and three sisters have been a constant presence in his life since he divorced Nicole in 2001. All are Scientologists, and Mary Lee and sister Cass have lived with him at different points. “He’s very close with his sisters and his mother and he always welcomes his family into his house,” an insider says. Cass has even home schooled Connor and Isabella. “Cass and her sons have been an integral part of Tom’s life, and Cass helps take care of Tom’s children when he is away,” adds the insider.

Now mind you, I’m sure this is no ordinary duplex apartment.  The ENTIRE Cruise clan, including little Suri and Tom’s other two children, Isabella and Conner, from his marriage to Nicole Kidman, stayed there.  And this is, afterall, a cult mob Scientology owned apartment.

46?  It’s about damn time to cut those apron strings.  Good for you Katiebot!  You better watch out though, you may end up being sent for more programming if you assert yourself too much.

Jul 312008
 

Dan Quayle says no to Dancing with the Stars

Dan Quayle served as the 44th Vice President under President George Herbert Walker Bush from 1989 to 1993. Prior to holding the second highest office in the land, he was a U.S. Senator from the great state of Indiana. That was then – this is now.

The wildly popular reality television show Dancing with the Stars on ABC approached the baby boomer statesman, 61, to see if he would sign on for season seven and vie for the coveted trophy and bragging rights. He didn’t have to give the proposition much thought. According to sources, he promptly said ‘thanks but no thanks’.

The entire cast will be revealed live on Good Morning America on August 25th. The new season starts on September 22, 2008 with a live three night premiere.

The athletes have been at the top of the heap consistently throughout the six season run of the show. Past winners have included Olympic figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi, Olympic speed skater Apolo Anton Ohno, NFL football great Emmit Smith and race car driver Helio Castroneves.

Check out some of the past athlete winners below.

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Earlier today perezhilton.com reported that Kate Hudson was “holed up” at her parents’ house in Muskoka, Canada with ex-flame Eric Lindros.

Not true!

Hudson and Lance Armstrong split last weekend after a three month romance and according to Perez, the actress ran back into the arms of Lindros.

The 35-year-old retired from hockey after playing 13 seasons in the National Hockey League and is a former boyfriend of Hudson’s.  Eric’s best friend tells Hot or Not Gossip the two have been friends for years and just happened to run into each other while in Canada.

“Kate and Eric are JUST friends. Their families have known each other for 15 – 20 years and they both have cottages around the corner from each other. Eric is seeing somebody else, and him and Kate have always been close friends for years and years. Nothing is going on, other than them bumping into each other up North. They didn’t go up together, nor are staying at each other’s places.”

Ummm huh.  We’ll see.

Jul 312008
 

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I have been reading about this unidentified monster that washed up on shore in New York at a beach in Montauk, Long Island and frankly it has been bugging me. Scientists have yet to identify what the creature is so they are calling it the Monster of Montauk.

At first glance the photo looks like a turtle without a shell. Did I mention that it has claws? Another theory is that an animal testing facility close by may have undertaken an experiment that went very, very wrong.

I couldn’t bring myself to put the photo at the top of the story because it is ugly and I can only look at it briefly. It is clearly the stuff that nightmares of made of……so if you really want to see what all the fuss is about we dare you to glance down.

What do you think it is – send us your thoughts.

UPDATE:  May 14, 2009 – Another sighting, video and photo here.

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Jul 312008
 

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Former Scientologist Peter Letterese is suing the Church of Scientology for harassment to the tune of $250 million. Court documents include actor Tom Cruise in the suit, referring to him as a right hand associate of church head David Miscavage.

Letterese was a member of the Church on and off for over two decades beginning in 1973. During that time he held several positions of power within the organization. That all began to sour in the early 90′s when Letterese accused the Church of copyright infringement for their illegal use of a course of study that he had acquired the exclusive rights to some years earlier. Letterese was eventually excommunicated for violating Church policy – read that to mean disagreeing with the mother ship.

Letterese filed a lawsuit in Southern District Court in Florida on July 15, 2008. Court documents submitted on behalf of the disgruntled former member refer to the Church of Scientology as a crime syndicate. Letterese intends to level racketeering and corruption charges against the powerful organization and hopes to force an investigation under the RICO statute (Racketeering Influenced and Corruption Organization).

Court documents name David Miscavage and Tom Cruise as being instrumental in committing crimes while lobbying for and soliciting huge sums of money from foreign and domestic sources. Lawyers for the Church of Scientology call the lawsuit frivolous and based upon falsehoods.

Katie Holmes was said to have undergone a dangerous Scientology purification ritual recently that discolored her hands. Check out those photos here.

See Tom Cruise Scientology teaching video here.

Check out more photos of Tom, Katie and Suri below.

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