Tom and Katie....

[chrisinluv]

Maybe she is screwing up on purpose so that the right people will question her and she can come clean and make a break from him. Maybe it is a desperate attempt to get out of the "relationship."

That would be a relief!

[suzubeane]

I missed something ... how is she screwing up?

[greenbunny]

I missed something ... how is she screwing up?

Meaning that the baby bump shrinking/growing is suspicious.

[suzubeane]

Oh, OK. I thought it had to do with her belly in those "body suit" pictures. There seems to be an awful lot of hip showing - too much for it to be fake, no?

[jesseybell]

I think I posted this before, but while I don't believe that this child was conceived from anything remotely fun, I have got to believe that somehow it is his biological child. Maybe I watch too much CSI, but unless he plans on being like Michael Jackson and keeping his kid away from the world, he's got to know that too many people will be questioning the child's paternity and with some not so clever detective work, people will be chomping at the bit to collect DNA for their own paternity tests.

What it the latest estimated due date? How much longer does this charade have to go on?

And the thing is now, who cares if he is gay?? Its not like he's on the cover of Teen Beat like he was when I was a teenager. The way he's been acting it's not like people aren't going to go to his movies because he's gay. They aren't going to go his movies because he's an absolute freak...and his movies aren't THAT good anymore anyways. He's got enough $. Go buy an island somewhere and disappear.

[Scooter]

Maybe I watch too much CSI, but unless he plans on being like Michael Jackson and keeping his kid away from the world, he's got to know that too many people will be questioning the child's paternity and with some not so clever detective work, people will be chomping at the bit to collect DNA for their own paternity tests.I'm not really sure that collecting their DNA would be that easy. It's not like you can just use a hair sample to determine paternity.

IF she's actually pregnant, i'm thinking it was either through donor sperm or this new procedure. How funny, that is EXACTLY the procedure I was thinking of! If the baby is actually his, I totally agree it was IVF and if it was, that is most likely how it happened. I wouldn't doubt it if he even went to that same Dr Silber (sp?) who is always on Baby Lab. ;)

[Rosebud]

On her way back from the Scientology Center, Katie Holmes gets coffee at Peets in West Hollywood. February 13, 2006

http://images.snapfish.com/345%3C%3B8485%7Ffp335%3Enu%3D323%3A%3E65%3A%3E567% 3EWSNRCG%3D32335339%3A77%3A4nu0mrj

http://images.snapfish.com/345%3C%3B8485%7Ffp335%3Enu%3D323%3A%3E65%3A%3E567% 3EWSNRCG%3D32335339%3A77%3A5nu0mrj

http://images.snapfish.com/345%3C%3B8485%7Ffp335%3Enu%3D323%3A%3E65%3A%3E567% 3EWSNRCG%3D32335339%3A77%3A6nu0mrj

source: JJB

[Bellefior]

I put this on the "Is Katie faking it" thread but thought I would also mention it here:

Until I see a photo of her coming out of a doctor's office, count me in with those who think she is faking it. Strange we haven't seen anything like that from the paparazzi.

And even if they do get pictures of her coming out of a doctor's office, I still refuse to believe it. The whole thing with the photos is just too strange.

[sophiapb]

On her way back from the Scientology Center, Katie Holmes gets coffee at Peets in West Hollywood.


And yet another photo op sponsored by Juan Veldez! :rolleyes:

[sarahh]

PerezHilton.com is running the following...

TomKat Split!Details...coming at ya!!

I'll post more details when he does. Hopefully this isn't another one of his mis-leading headlines.

[Sophia]

She sure doesn't look happy in that pic.

A split? Interesting.

[sarahh]

According to Life and Style Magazine (not the most reputable of sources)....WORLD EXCLUSIVE: Tom Cruise & Katie Holmes — it’s over!
Life & Style has learned exclusively that Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes have agreed to call off their wedding — and, ultimately, to split.

Multiple insiders confirmed the story to Life & Style, with one longtime friend of Tom’s saying: “Their relationship is basically over.” Another friend adds: “They both agreed that the marriage wouldn’t work and they wanted to end it before they learned to hate each other.”

The insiders say that Tom, 43, and Katie, 27, plan to keep up the charade of a romance until after their baby’s birth this spring. In the meantime, the couple will live in his Beverly Hills home — though sleeping in separate bedrooms — through the summer. Then, presumably, they’ll announce a separation — but Tom plans to buy Katie a home nearby so he can visit his child whenever he wishes.

“They’ll share custody,” says the friend, who claims the couple are drawing up a legal document to provide for Katie’s and the baby’s financial well-being for life. “Tom will set up Katie and the baby,” adds the pal.

For more on Tom and Katie’s split and other celebrity relationship and style news, pick up the latest issue of Life & Style Weekly. Source: Perez Hilton (http://www.perezhilton.com/topics/tomkat/tomkat_split_20060214.php)

[southerner]

I'll be absolutely shocked if this is true :rolleyes:

[jesseybell]

If it is true, why do I somehow see Katie giving up custody or him have principle custody. Not that I feel that this is a reflection on her. I couldn't imagine giving up my child. But I am speculating that this was all in "the contract" because all he really wants is the child.

[jimmysgirl424]

If it is true, why do I somehow see Katie giving up custody or him have principle custody. Not that I feel that this is a reflection on her. I couldn't imagine giving up my child. But I am speculating that this was all in "the contract" because all he really wants is the child.


Agreed. What I am wondering is if Katie is willing to accept that her child will grow up completely immersed in a religion that believes that dead alien souls inhabit the body of every person on earth.:p That's assuming she didn't really convert to Scientology herself. Which I doubt.

[Sposa06]

Oh, that's right! I forgot we saw all those pics of Jennifer Garner at doctor's offices when she was pregnant. Another sign it's a fake.

Yeah, a split wouldn't surprise me, either. Tom still gets his non-traditionally-conceived child, Katie gets some attention and gets paid, and maybe they can go on with their lives? We'll see!

[dollface]

And even if they do get pictures of her coming out of a doctor's office, I still refuse to believe it. The whole thing with the photos is just too strange.

Actually, stars of Tom's magnitude don't *go* to the doctor's office for check-ups and such...doctor's come to them. Most of them have private physicians.

[kris97]

Sorry, but I don't buy any "scoop" that's broken by Life & Style. It's the lowest tabloid on the celebrity magazine food chain, and I just think that, if this were true, Us, Star, or People would have picked up on it first.

[amygrrl]

How funny, that is EXACTLY the procedure I was thinking of! If the baby is actually his, I totally agree it was IVF and if it was, that is most likely how it happened. I wouldn't doubt it if he even went to that same Dr Silber (sp?) who is always on Baby Lab. ;)

truely! i am a huge conspiracy freak with the best of them, but i just can't buy the whole faking it thing. i guess with all the 'knowledge' we have on the latest and greatest in infertility, it just seems way more logical that he went with this new procedure... of course, he's still creepy!

[miaclear]

I can't imagine her parents would let her give the baby to Tom to raise and only see it occasionally. I hope this is true.

[suzubeane]

Darn it ...

Tom Cruise, Holmes Deny Breakup Report (http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/P/PEOPLE_CRUISE_HOLMES?SITE=LAMON&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT)
Feb 14, 6:29 PM EST

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Not true. That was Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes' response Tuesday to a Valentine's Day report by Life & Style magazine claiming that the Hollywood superstar and his pregnant paramour have split up.

"It should be known that the story is 100 percent false," Arnold Robinson, a publicist for the couple, said in a statement. "Mr. Cruise and Ms. Holmes are still engaged and are moving forward with their wedding plans, as well as planning for the arrival of their child."

The Feb. 27 issue of the magazine, which will be on news stands Friday, says in a cover story that the public pair "plan to keep up the charade of their romance until after their baby's birth this spring."

Holmes, 27, and Cruise, 43, have been engaged since June. They announced her pregnancy in October.

"Despite the malicious fallacies put forth by Life & Style magazine, the couple is looking forward to a long and happy life together as a family," Robinson said.

A representative for the magazine said, "We stand 100 percent behind our story."

The story says its information comes from two unnamed friends of Cruise.

[Rosebud]

Tom Cruise Freaks Over Biographer's Gay Porn P.I.

Tom Cruise is reportedly threatening to sue acclaimed biographer Andrew Morton after discovering he has hired a gay porn star to shed light on his private life. Morton, who famously collaborated with Diana, Princess Of Wales to pen an account of her life, has hired Los Angeles private investigator and former gay adult actor Paul Baressi to look into the on-going speculation that the Top Gun hunk is gay, according to a published report.

Baressi has reportedly already given Morton letters from Cruise's attorney insinuating the star enjoyed a homosexual liaison while shooting Eyes Wide Shut in the UK.

Cruise's lawyer Bert Fields was quick to shoot down the story: "I wrote a letter to Mr Morton back in November and said he obviously was entitled to write the book but 'make sure you check your facts' ... If he tries to use my letter to create the impression that Mr Cruise did have a gay affair, we will certainly sue... because the story is false. Mr Cruise is not gay."

source: www.postchronicle.com

[maplekitty]

oh man, the stories just get better and better with these two!! :p

[sarahh]

Yeah...I mentioned in the original post the Life and Style is hardly a reputable source (although is the possible with any celeb mag these days). But I find myself thinking "Maybe L&S is on to something?" ;)

[greenbunny]

Can anyone else think of another celeb so eager to sue people who call him gay? Most people laugh it off or even ignore it. Methinks thou dost protest too much, Tom.

[tgray99]

Can anyone else think of another celeb so eager to sue people who call him gay? Most people laugh it off or even ignore it. Methinks thou dost protest too much, Tom.
My thoughts exactly.

[Hangin'in]

Can anyone else think of another celeb so eager to sue people who call him gay? Most people laugh it off or even ignore it. Methinks thou dost protest too much, Tom.

I could not agree more! Really, WHY does it matter whether he is gay or not... so what? He certainly could not damage his reputation anymore than he already has if he outed himself. It might attract a whole new genre of fans!

[mgrace]

Yeah...I mentioned in the original post the Life and Style is hardly a reputable source (although is the possible with any celeb mag these days). But I find myself thinking "Maybe L&S is on to something?" ;)
Me too. :)

[saathei]

From the Fug girls:

http://gofugyourself.typepad.com/go_fug_yourself/2006/02/_periodically_a.html

"Ask Aunt Fugly" - celebs write to Katie Holmes' fetus for fashion advice. Oh man, I was cracking up! :D

[msnicolea]

Can anyone else think of another celeb so eager to sue people who call him gay? Most people laugh it off or even ignore it. Methinks thou dost protest too much, Tom.

I know Cindy Crawford and Richard Gere took out a full page ad denying reports that he was gay, which I also thought was over-the-top. I'm disgusted that in this day and age, people think that being called "gay" should be treated as "slander." TC needs to get over himself.

[greenbunny]

I'm disgusted that in this day and age, people think that being called "gay" should be treated as "slander."

Hey, that's a really good point...can a gay person sue someone who's suing someone for calling them gay?

[jimmysgirl424]

Darn it ...

Tom Cruise, Holmes Deny Breakup Report (http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/P/PEOPLE_CRUISE_HOLMES?SITE=LAMON&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT)
Feb 14, 6:29 PM EST

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Not true. That was Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes' response Tuesday to a Valentine's Day report by Life & Style magazine claiming that the Hollywood superstar and his pregnant paramour have split up.

"It should be known that the story is 100 percent false," Arnold Robinson, a publicist for the couple, said in a statement. "Mr. Cruise and Ms. Holmes are still engaged and are moving forward with their wedding plans, as well as planning for the arrival of their child."

The Feb. 27 issue of the magazine, which will be on news stands Friday, says in a cover story that the public pair "plan to keep up the charade of their romance until after their baby's birth this spring."

Holmes, 27, and Cruise, 43, have been engaged since June. They announced her pregnancy in October.

"Despite the malicious fallacies put forth by Life & Style magazine, the couple is looking forward to a long and happy life together as a family," Robinson said.

A representative for the magazine said, "We stand 100 percent behind our story."

The story says its information comes from two unnamed friends of Cruise.



Celebrities always deny stuff like this. Until they are ready to confirm it themselves.

[Lindsan]

I have two questions.
1. Why is she always going to the sientology center alone? I thought Tom was supposed to be so involved. Where is he?

2. Why is she always getting coffee? I would have thought they had enough money to buy a really great espresso machine of their own. Heck, our machine that cost us all of $400 makes better coffee than the coffee shops do. But maybe he spent it all on that u/s machine?

[sdianems]

Why is she always getting coffee? I would have thought they had enough money to buy a really great espresso machine of their own.
Good question! But remember, these people need publicity, and heading into town to be photographed is a quick and easy way to do just that...

[Lizard]

Good question! But remember, these people need publicity, and heading into town to be photographed is a quick and easy way to do just that...

Not to mention, a celebrity's publicist will call up people and say, for example, "Katie will be at Peets in 30 minutes", just so cameras show up. I was listening to a radio show the other day, where they interviewed a publicist that confirmed it was totally common.

[Heidi9771]

ooooh....the cracks in the wall are starting to form! :p I SO wish I had a crystal ball to see how this farse of a union unfolds.

[anjuli]

I feel bad for Tom's kids and Katie's family. They're the unwilling participants in Tom and Katie's charade of a relationship.

greenbunny: I love your avatar! LOL :D

[lawyerlee]

Good question! But remember, these people need publicity, and heading into town to be photographed is a quick and easy way to do just that...
Plus, she's probably bored as hell.

[greenbunny]

Thanks, anjuli! :D

[jesseybell]

When 1-2 tabloid stories come out about a star being gay, you kind of brush it off. But it seems that there have been tabloids about his sexuality for YEARS, so you've got to wonder. Not that there is anything wrong with it....The more he tries to cover it up, the worse he looks.

[Rosebud]

Also posted in the celeb. gossip thread:

Tom Cruise rocks out at Kanye West concert

Is Tom Cruise behaving strangely again? The star — once known for his cool composure — has surprised observers with outbursts in recent months. Now come reports that the Top Gun was acting rather bizarrely at a Kanye West concert at L.A.’s Avalon recently.

The “Mission Impossible” star “dangled off a nine-foot-high balcony” at the concert, according to the new issue of In Touch Weekly. He then complained “All these people are making me crazy. It’s too much!’” and, as onlookers “gasped in disbelief” he “climbed up cables to get away from the crowds.” The account adds details to a report that first appeared in the New York Post.

Cruise made it up to the VIP balcony and reportedly “went nuts” when he heard his favorite songs from West. “As Kanye sang a line from ‘Gold Digger,’ about the need for prenups, Tom threw his hands in the air,” according to the mag, which also says that Cruise chatted with other concert-goers about Scientology. “He asked us what religion we were,” a source told ITW. “He told us that Scientology changed his life and his fiancée’s life, and it could change ours, too.”

“Not true,” Cruise’s spokesman told The Scoop regarding every anecdote mentioned. “I was standing right next to him,” Cruise’s rep told us. “He’s excited that Kanye is doing the theme to the next ‘Mission Impossible,’ but other than that, he acted like any other concert-goer.” The mag insists that it’s “confident” about the accuracy of the story.

source: MSNBC.com

[savannahgrl]

Has anyone seen the South Park episode where they make fun of Tom Cruise and are trying to get him to come out of the closet? I have not seen it, but my DH has. I have been tivoing all of the South Parks in hopes of seeing it. Well, DH said today that he saw on one of the news channels that TC threatened to sue the makers of South Park and that they are not allowed to air that episode again.

Has anyone heard this? I'm so bummed because I really wanted to see that episode!

[meganth]

Has anyone seen the South Park episode where they make fun of Tom Cruise and are trying to get him to come out of the closet? I have not seen it, but my DH has. I have been tivoing all of the South Parks in hopes of seeing it. Well, DH said today that he saw on one of the news channels that TC threatened to sue the makers of South Park and that they are not allowed to air that episode again.

Has anyone heard this? I'm so bummed because I really wanted to see that episode!
Yep, his law force sent a warning that if they continue showing it they'll sue. You can find it on the internet. It's hilarious!

[ysolde]

I saw it on the Internet, and laughed so hard, I cried!

[calliope_muses]

lol - That was one of the best South Park episodes ever! Here's a link to the Tom Cruise episode... they've condensed it down to just the scenes involving Tom and the closet jokes...

http://www.smithappens.com/video_southparkgay.php

A little background: I can't remember exactly why, but the Scientologists arrive at the conclusion that Stan is the reincarnation of L. Ron Hubbard. The clip above starts with the scene where Tom Cruise is talking to Stan (as L. Ron), asking him what Stan thinks of his acting...

[jesvet]

Thanks for that link! I forgot how funny that episode was. snort!

[JamBray]

BWAAHAHA! That was awesome! I especially loved R. Kelly's songs. :D

[Rosebud]

TomKat in Australia:

http://images.snapfish.com/34633476%3A%7Ffp335%3Enu%3D323%3A%3E65%3A%3E567%3E WSNRCG%3D3233536932827nu0mrj

Funny comment from the board where the photo was posted:

I can't decide if it's cute (because it's not as forced looking as their usual poses) or weird (because he looks like he is trying to keep her from escaping).

source: JJB

[Sunshine]

Lmao!

[jimmysgirl424]

She definitely has quite a belly hanging down in that pic!

I wonder if the baby is a future L.Ron Hubbard or a girl? ;)

[mgrace]

Rosebud03, I heard about that story this morning. Crazy.

I love South Park. Why in the world do they think Stan is L. Ron reincarnated? Stan rocks.

[October2002Bride]

I thought she wasnt going to Australia with him? should she be flying this late in her pregnancy? and such a long flight too lets not forget its no 2 hour flight.

I was acutallu hoping that him leaving to Australia would allow her to escape. Heck Id wait outside with a car to help her.:p

[kris97]

an interesting take on the Life and Style "scoop" from www.laineygossip.com:

As I’m sure you’ve heard, Life & Style came out with a ginormous bombshell yesterday – an exclusive headline claiming that Tom and Katie are over and that they will remain “together” but “not together” until after the birth of the much anticipated Scientolobaby. The magazine also reports that the two have been sleeping in separate rooms and that Tom will set up his babymother nicely after a low key separation in the summer. As you would expect, the Cruise camp issued a strong denial less than an hour later, insisting that the heart of the TomKat is still beating obnoxiously, much to our collective amusement.


At this point you are likely wary of publicity statements and press releases…as you should be. But this one takes a little more smutty sleuthing. First of all, let me just say that I have no doubt about the integrity - or lack thereof - of this relationship. Even a gossip amateur can smell the stink of their fraud from a mile away. I do however have many reservations about the Life & Style story. And after several well placed calls to several well placed insiders (the same ones who told me that Katie had missed her period a full 12 hours before People Magazine “officially” broke it) here’s the scoop on my end:


1. As in all other areas of life, there is a recognized hierarchy in the world of celebrity journalism. At the top of the mountain sits People Magazine which doesn’t bother with rumour and conjecture and speculation and which is usually the first outlet for the stars when they want to make an announcement. People Magazine can be trusted but it doesn’t take risks, and oftentimes they miss out on juicy dirt when it’s fresh outta the smut oven. That’s why I love Us Weekly. Janice Min, that feisty little minx, is not afraid to go gangsta when it means major circulation. And she will go as dirty as it takes if it means getting the first tip. Though known to stumble now and again, US is usually right on the ball. And most importantly, they have the clout and the money along with the legitimacy to get the goods. The straight goods. Further down the food chain are Star and In Touch. Not exactly bottom of the barrel ghetto gossip, but clearly not in the same league as the other two, despite the efforts of Bonnie Fuller who used to be the Chief Bitch at Us Weekly and who will stop at nothing to take down her former employers. And then much deeper down the dish well is Life & Style, the very magazine that claims to have gotten their hands on this exclusive. I don’t mean to be mean…but they suck, as pointed out quite astutely by the always brilliant folks at Gawker who have put together this thought provoking montage of some of Life & Style’s past covers – covers that you can see were not only wrong…they were GROSSLY wrong.


So the point is this: why would any reliable sources run to a 3rd tier tabloid with their dirt??? Let’s say that you’re Karl Lagerfeld and you have designed a one of a kind dress, the kind of dress that would cause a frickin’ commotion on the red carpet, the kind of dress that will be remembered forever. Do you approach Charlize Theron to debut your creation at the Oscars, cementing the frock as a timeless piece of fashion history? Or do you ask Jenna Jameson squeeze her silicone into it at the Adult Video Awards where some schmuck will jerk off on it before she has a chance to get out of the limo??? Trust me, gossips. Us Weekly would NOT have let this one slide if they believed in its integrity. And if Us hadn’t wanted it, Bonnie Fuller would have thrown herself all over this sh*t in a heartbeat.


2. My sources are saying this is yet another engineered, calculated play by Team GMD, in an effort to swing media momentum over to the Dark Side leading up to MI3 which drops in early May. Irritated that the love headlines are currently being dominated by the powerhouse Pitts and to a lesser extent by his ex wife and her pansy poof of a country crooner, Tom supposedly made a strategic move to feed the fake split to a lower level rag so as not to alienate People and US but also to ensure that there was enough of a gossip ripple to put him back in the news. Enter Life & Style.


3. This is not to say however that they will be together forever. Not at all. There are still issues with her family and there are still questions about the true nature of their relationship to begin with (understatement of the year) but given that the Cruise camp is so tightly controlled and given that they are dealing with not one but two major releases on the horizon, it is highly unlikely that a rift would have leaked without them WANTING it to leak. Don’t forget about Andrew Morton, y’all. Andrew Morton who is writing an exposé about Scientology and who is said to have solid evidence that Tommy Boy loves boys. They would never send a single, non-engaged Tom out to face this kind of firing squad, especially not when for the first time in a long time, Mr Superstar has no committed projects lined up after MI3 which is akin to a death sentence for a 40+ year old actor who has released a movie every year for the last 2 decades. A break up at this point and even within the next 6-9 months would absolutely NOT be allowed by Tom or by the Church. And if it does happen, it would be one of the most spectacular, daring rescues of our time, requiring the cooperation of several highly trained combat units and more money than the Holmes Family can afford.


4. Interestingly enough, I’m hearing that the real source of conflict in Tom’s world these days has nothing to do with Katie. Apparently, it’s Nicole who’s pissing him off. Rumour has it she wants the kids for 2 months, pulling them out of whatever Scientological education program they’re currently enrolled in to attend her wedding and get to know her Keith. Tom is saying No F&cking Way not only because Urban is reported to have taken up his old hard partying ways but also because he probably didn’t go through Narcanon to kick his habits, and y’all know you’re never really clean unless the Church says you are.


The bottom line, gossips? Tom is back. He is back with a vengeance. And from now until mid-May it will be all Tom all the time, Tom Tom Tom Tom Tom. Do you love it? Or do you LOVE it???

[Sophia]

2. My sources are saying this is yet another engineered, calculated play by Team GMD, in an effort to swing media momentum over to the Dark Side leading up to MI3 which drops in early May. Irritated that the love headlines are currently being dominated by the powerhouse Pitts and to a lesser extent by his ex wife and her pansy poof of a country crooner, Tom supposedly made a strategic move to feed the fake split to a lower level rag so as not to alienate People and US but also to ensure that there was enough of a gossip ripple to put him back in the news. Enter Life & Style.

This makes SO much sense.

[savannahgrl]

lol - That was one of the best South Park episodes ever! Here's a link to the Tom Cruise episode... they've condensed it down to just the scenes involving Tom and the closet jokes...

http://www.smithappens.com/video_southparkgay.php

A little background: I can't remember exactly why, but the Scientologists arrive at the conclusion that Stan is the reincarnation of L. Ron Hubbard. The clip above starts with the scene where Tom Cruise is talking to Stan (as L. Ron), asking him what Stan thinks as his acting...

Thank you so much girls! This is hilarious!

[ysolde]

BTW, Scientology "determines" that Stan is L. Ron when he is "audited" by the use of some machine, and his levels come back "o-9" Apparently, only L. Ron was an "O-9" and since Scientologists believe in past lives, they think it is their great and glorious leader, returned to them.

[savannahgrl]

BTW, Scientology "determines" that Stan is L. Ron when he is "audited" by the use of some machine, and his levels come back "o-9" Apparently, only L. Ron was an "O-9" and since Scientologists believe in past lives, they think it is their great and glorious leader, returned to them.
How funny! Thanks for explaining this. I really wish that they would continue to air this episode. Although I only saw the clip online, it was so funny!

[JenniferEC]

If you look at the credits for the episode of South Park, there is nobody to sue. Besides, I doubt Matt and Trey or Comedy Central care one bit about TC's threats.

[meganth]

If you look at the credits for the episode of South Park, there is nobody to sue. Besides, I doubt Matt and Trey or Comedy Central care one bit about TC's threats.
I forgot they ended the show with fake names. But I read somewhere that CC agreed not to show it again, so somebody's taking the threats seriously.

[JenniferEC]

meganth - I stand corrected. After some googling, I found an article that said Paramount caved to TC's legal threats. I'm very surprised considering that CC and Paramount usually stand behind Matt and Trey. Thankfully I have this episode on Tivo incase it isn't released on DVD.

[meganth]

Thankfully I have this episode on Tivo incase it isn't released on DVD.
I think i also read that it's downloadable on itunes. Not sure if it's still there though.

[silentbunny]

She definitely has quite a belly hanging down in that pic!


Still can't see belly skin, though, can you? She's got another one of those weird wifebeaters on. Either that or the frontal wedgie-inducing bodysuit thingee.

[kcjaime]

Katie Holmes always looks so ratty and rumpled anymore. Remember back in the pre Tomkat days when she was always so put together and polished? And she brushed her hair and cut it on occasion? Blech. I used to like her, but now I just feel sad for her! :confused:

[Sunshine]

Katie Holmes always looks so ratty and rumpled anymore. Remember back in the pre Tomkat days when she was always so put together and polished? And she brushed her hair and cut it on occasion? Blech. I used to like her, but now I just feel sad for her! :confused:

ITA and I feel the exact same way:(

[majorgal]

Funniest thing I have seen in a while...

An 'interview' between Tom and Oprah on the Best Week Ever site:

http://www.youtube.com/w/Tom%20Cruise%20on%20Oprah%20-%20As%20It%20Should've%20Been?v=CsCJgP_JfT0&eurl=

[Angelfish]

Is that a true interview?

[Lizard]

There were more pictures of Tom and Katie in Australia on one of the nightly gossip shows tonight.... she looks way, WAY bigger than she did in the last photos. I mean, ridiculously bigger. It might be the shirt, but still. Maybe one of our picture snoops can find those photos. :D

[majorgal]

It's a meshing of two real interviews...the one she did with Tom (the infamous couch-jumping) and the one she did with James Frey. It's brilliant, really. So, the end product is not real, but each part is, in fact, real.

[Sophia]

Funniest thing I have seen in a while...

An 'interview' between Tom and Oprah on the Best Week Ever site:

http://www.youtube.com/w/Tom%20Cruise%20on%20Oprah%20-%20As%20It%20Should've%20Been?v=CsCJgP_JfT0&eurl=


OMG! That's awesome! Excellent job splicing the two interviews together. :D

[ihearttx]

perezhilton.com has the picture of Katy looking huge..

[Bellefior]

Some better pictures of Katie looking huge. In these pictures, she does look very pregnant:

http://www.hellomagazine.com/film/2006/02/17/tomandkatie/imgs/tomkat-dop1a.jpg


http://www.hellomagazine.com/film/2006/02/17/tomandkatie/imgs/tomkat-dop3a.jpg

The 27-year-old mum-to-be, who is expecting her first child in April, was dressed for the Australian summer heat in a stylish chemise worn over a simple vest. And while her burgeoning bump meant the patterned top had ridden up, the former Dawson's Creek actress was making sure no-one got a sneak peek at her tummy by keeping the undergarment well pulled down.

(the full text of the article can be found at the Hello Magazine Website)

Hmmm....wonder why she doesn't wan't anyone to see...possibly because she might be faking it????

[Lizard]

perezhilton.com has the picture of Katy looking huge..

That's the one.... she has apparently stuffed a watermelon down her shirt in the last week. :eek:

[sarahh]

Some more photos of them attending the Memorial Service in Australia...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v323/shancock/CC%20Album%202/nybk7t.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v323/shancock/CC%20Album%202/nybk2w.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v323/shancock/CC%20Album%202/nybjpu.jpg

More photos at ONTD (http://community.livejournal.com/ohnotheydidnt/5594340.html#cutid1).

[Sophia]

Wow! She looks so huge in those pix on ONTD!

[Kimberland30]

LOL, I'm gawking at how big her boobs are getting. I need a long nap!

[ivory]

She looks nice, but I wouldn't show that much boob at a memorial service.

[Scooter]

Get your hand off of her!! It drives me crazy that he's always putting his hand on her, so controlling. Makes me feel clausterphobic.

Someone needs to tell him that always having to be touching her in public does NOT make him look more straight. ;)

[Raven_Girl]

Get your hand off of her!! It drives me crazy that he's always putting his hand on her, so controlling. Makes me feel clausterphobic.

Someone needs to tell him that always having to be touching her in public does NOT make him look more straight. ;)

LOL!!
The harder they try the more I feel its fake.

[jbenny75]

So after the gossip sites and mags start speculating about the up and down bump, we all of a sudden see a HUGE bump?

[imagirliegirl]

Get your hand off of her!! It drives me crazy that he's always putting his hand on her, so controlling. Makes me feel clausterphobic.

I was just about to post that! Ugh!

I noticed in the ONTD pics she is wearing high heels. How the hell does one walk in high heels with a big ass bump like that? I can barely walk in heels normally...

[Scooter]

I noticed in the ONTD pics she is wearing high heels. How the hell does one walk in high heels with a big ass bump like that? I can barely walk in heels normally...
Yes, but do you go everywhere with your husband desperately clutching onto you? Maybe it gives her added stability.


So after the gossip sites and mags start speculating about the up and down bump, we all of a sudden see a HUGE bump?
Funny timing, isn't it? Just like people saying she's faking it and suddenly she shows up with her shirt pulled up enough for the paparazzi to see her skin? No, no, just a lot of coincidences, that's all. ;)

[keska]

Get your hand off of her!! It drives me crazy that he's always putting his hand on her, so controlling.

Actually, I really like it when my DH does this. To me, it feels very comforting and loving to have his hand on my back. I don't find this action controlling at all.

[jbenny75]

I can't find any pics, but on ET tonite, they had photos of Tom and Katie in Australia on a boat. She was wearing the fugliest thing I have ever seen. Some big, plaid tent-like top, swimming-suit thing. Can anyone find any photos?

[annie_girl]

in the picture above, her bump looks SQUARE!! Does anyone else see that?

About what someone posted, something like in this day and age, someone calling slander when called gay.... If someone calls you ANYTHING other than what you are, it is slander. A gay person might be offended and call slander if they are accused of being straight... ESPECIALLY if they already have a partner. It's just not cool to call someone something they aren't. Whether it's gay, straight, a liar, a cheater, a stealer, any number of things. Heck if a celeb who is Catholic is called Mormon or vice versa, it could be slander. ;)

I also like to be touched often by my significant other. But I think the WAY and the positioning of his hand is what makes it so weird. Look at how stretched out and uncomfortable he looks where she is leaned over the boat. That doesn't look loving or comforting at all. A loving and comforting touch in that scenario, in my opinion, is his hand on the small of her back, the curve in her waist, or on the shoulder. Not in that awkward spot on her hip/rear end......

[Star_Galaxy]

Another photo from their visit to Aust. She's looking really big now! :)

http://img109.imageshack.us/my.php?image=cruisegallery470x3138qn.jpg

And he's grabbing at her, perhaps so she can't run! :eek:


Oops, I can't get it to work, but here's the URL :)

http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/5193/cruisegallery470x3138qn.jpg

[SusieQ]

Wow, he's holding her in a death grip in that one! She looks like a zombie in half of these recent pictures or a girl being led to a guillotine (sp?).
Another photo from their visit to Aust. She's looking really big now! :)

http://img109.imageshack.us/my.php?image=cruisegallery470x3138qn.jpg

And he's grabbing at her, perhaps so she can't run! :eek:


Oops, I can't get it to work, but here's the URL :)

http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/5193/cruisegallery470x3138qn.jpg

[brenda]

Or maybe she's regretting wearing those heels on grass and being 8 months pregnant wearing all black standing in the sunshine in the summer. DH had to grab me in a similar manner when I almost went down at my grandfather's funeral. And I wasn't even pregnant.

[GeekGirl]

I was standing in line at the grocery store and saw that Tomkat has split!!:eek: I'd like to say it was People. Can anyone confirm?

[GeekGirl]

Oh NM, I just checked People.com and it says the rumor was false...

Drat. :p

[Pghchic]

Wow she is really getting big does any one know when she is due?

[Raven_Girl]

Another photo from their visit to Aust. She's looking really big now! :)

http://img109.imageshack.us/my.php?image=cruisegallery470x3138qn.jpg

And he's grabbing at her, perhaps so she can't run! :eek:


Oops, I can't get it to work, but here's the URL :)

http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/5193/cruisegallery470x3138qn.jpg


Were they at a funeral?
Scary couple.

[neenbean]

DH was just flipping the channels and that scene in Jerry Maguire was on.. "you ... complete me." Yuck. blech. make me puke. I can not stand Tom Cruise another day. So fake. Yuck.

Why is Katie Holmes with him?

[lbs27]

I saw that Jerry Macquire was on this afternoon too. I used to love that movie. How sad is it that I feel like I can't even watch it now. Blech.

[jellybeany]

Pics from People.com

http://images.snapfish.com/34636777%3B%7Ffp335%3Enu%3D324%3A%3E699%3E2%3C%3B% 3EWSNRCG%3D3233538%3B72975nu0mrj

http://images.snapfish.com/34636777%3B%7Ffp335%3Enu%3D324%3A%3E699%3E2%3C%3B% 3EWSNRCG%3D3233538%3B7%3B%3A77nu0mrj

[tgray99]

Have they announced what they're having (boy or girl, not alien or human ;)) because if I were a betting woman I'd say girl. She's really gained a lot in the hip/butt area (or that's just a terrible dress coupled with a terrible photo!)

[mgrace]

I've seen a couple of articles speculating that she is due in March.

[sdianems]

Coming out of lurking to chime in with......those 2 photos of KH posted by jellybeany do not look like Katie Holmes to me at all!

[LindsaySD]

That dress is so awful! I don't think it would flatter someone who wasn't pregnant.

[PrincessButrcup]

Coming out of lurking to chime in with......those 2 photos of KH posted by jellybeany do not look like Katie Holmes to me at all!
I was in Best Buy today & saw this DVD
http://media.movieweb.com/dvd_art/full/17/51317.jpg
and was thinking how Katie Holmes just doesn't look (or act:rolleyes: ) like Katie Holmes anymore!

[jimmysgirl424]

That is one big belly...must be an exceptionally large alien spawn that she's carrying. ;)

[JamBray]

Funniest thing I have seen in a while...

An 'interview' between Tom and Oprah on the Best Week Ever site:

http://www.youtube.com/w/Tom%20Cruise%20on%20Oprah%20-%20As%20It%20Should've%20Been?v=CsCJgP_JfT0&eurl=
That was awesome! Too bad it really didn't go down like that. :p
I saw that Jerry Macquire was on this afternoon too. I used to love that movie. How sad is it that I feel like I can't even watch it now. Blech.

I felt this way when I saw that Mission Impossible was on. I tried to watch it, but just couldn't get past the now crazy Tom factor.

[julietchicago]

That black dress is soooooooooooo bad. I cringe everytime I see that pic. Ick.

[Smittenk]

Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise in Sydney

http://gallery.katieholmes.com/albums/outabout06/part3/normal_harbour_007.jpg

[Sophia]

That's not a bathing suit! That's a muu muu!!! :eek: I haven't seen a pg woman that covered up at a beach/pool since...geesh, I don't know! Maybe it's her cover-up or a sundress? Looks like a Burberry print...

[Sposa06]

That probably is a cover-up, though I doubt she'd take it off. I'm used to seeing pregnant women in maternity tankini-style suits. Still, she does seem to have gained weight in her thighs.

[brenda]

Yeah, I think that's a cover up. Looks like she's got a black bikini underneath it.

[Smittenk]

Taken out the bathing suit part of the post...I don't want to cause a debate on what exactly it is she is wearing..only wanted to post because she had less clothes on! :)

[Sophia]

Oh, no! Sorry, I was just stunned because I expected a bathing suit. I didn't mean to start a debate. :)

[Smittenk]

Oh no Sophia...I didn't mean it to sound that way. It doesn't look like a bathing suit to me either!! Definitely I carefully selected cover up ;)

[sarahh]

Via PerezHilton.com (http://www.perezhilton.com/topics/tomkat/new_details_on_the_alleged_tomkat_split_20060222.p hp)...New Details On The (Alleged) TomKat Split!

Like Garth Brooks, we've got friends in low places. And it's paying off!

One of our sexy undercover operatives at Life & Style just sent us their cover story for our enjoyment, and boy is it bringing us joy!!!

Some of the juicy allegations in their cover story:

- Katie, who is 7-8 months pregnant, was supposed to stay in Los Angeles last week, when Tom went to Australia for some fancy schmancy Scientology funeral. However, after Life & Style broke their "Split" story, that all changed. And, against her doctor's advice, Holmes - is she really pregnant? - embarked on the very long overseas flight.

- Cruise allegedly blames Holmes for leaking news of the "split."

- Prior to their trip to Australia, TomKat had not been seen in public together since January 16th, according to Life & Style.

- The magazine is claiming that not one, not two, but THREE sources close to TomKat are insisting that the couple are OVAH!

- According to the mag, Katie's dad, Martin Holmes, told a family friend, "Right now all I want is for my little girl to be happy, and she isn’t."

Wow.

Life & Style is starting to sound VERY convincing!

For more details...pick up the new issue, on newsstannds tomorrow.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v323/shancock/CC%20Album%202/L26S610cover.jpg

[sarahh]

Has this been posted yet??

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v323/shancock/CC%20Album%202/tomkatttt.jpg

Source: Gallery of the Absurd via PerezHilton.com

[sarahh]

More from Perez (http://www.perezhilton.com/topics/nicole_kidman/nicole_kidman_to_tom_cruise_eat_me_20060222.php).. .Nicole Kidman to Tom Cruise: Eat Me!

While Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes' relationship may or may not be in babyshambles, Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban are going strong!

As we told you a few weeks ago, the Aussies are getting married. And, now, Us Weekly, who doesn't make shit up, is reporting that not only is the wedding happening - in Australia in early March - but invitations have already been sent out!

And, they were right about Sandy Bullock's summer nuptials.

We seriously doubt TomKat will be attending the Urban/Kidman wedding. But, we're pretty sure Nicole is gonna get lots of pretty lil' Botox injections in preparation for the big day..

More doctor, more!

[numberlady]

I don't know if this has been posted yet, but I heard on the radio that Tom wants to name the baby Hubbard (after L. Ron Hubbard) and Katie doesn't because she thinks the child will be made fun of.

[numberlady]

I don't know if this has been posted yet, but I heard on the radio that Tom wants to name the baby Hubbard (after L. Ron Hubbard), but Katie is opposed to it because she thinks the child will be made fun of.

[Bellefior]

I don't know if this has been posted yet, but I heard on the radio that Tom wants to name the baby Hubbard (after L. Ron Hubbard), but Katie is opposed to it because she thinks the child will be made fun of.


Like that poor baby isn't going to be made fun of for having a nutjob as a father....I think it's name will be the least of baby's worries!

[maplekitty]

Tom's mid section looks like it's been surgically sculted that way. It looks quite abnormal (ha, no pun intended!)

[Sophia]

Re: the Life & Style article: It did seem odd to me that she'd fly to Australia when so large/far along in her "pregnancy." Wonder how reliable this info is.

[mgrace]

Cruise to sue gossip mag?

Tom Cruise is thinking about suing 'Life & Style' magazine after they reported that the superstar actor and his pregnant fiance Katie Holmes were splitting, his lawyer Bert Fields says.

The 'War of the Worlds' star, 43, became livid upon reading the story which claimed that the actor had broken up, but were trying to save face by being seen together in public, reports IMDB.com.
Cruise immediately issued a denial when the story was first leaked, saying the claims were "malicious fallacies."

The magazine maintains its stance that they stand behind their story "100 percent."

Fields says, "This is a disgusting and malicious story. It is unequivocally false and I have already demanded a retraction. I will be sitting down with Tom in the next couple of days to discuss this story, and ultimately it's his call as to whether we bring a lawsuit. But if it was up to me, I would sue."


www.azcentral.com
Feb. 21, 2006 1:23 PM

[greenbunny]

Dear Tom: spend less time reading tabloids and more time caring for the chick you "knocked up".

Or wait, no, on second thought, read them tabloids. Read 'em all. (Run, Katie, run while he's distracted!)

[silentbunny]

The more I see of her in these outfits, the harder time I have convincing myself that she's really pregnant.

[meganth]

denial
That's the key to this whole thread.

[Scooter]

Re: the Life & Style article: It did seem odd to me that she'd fly to Australia when so large/far along in her "pregnancy." Wonder how reliable this info is.
I was thinking exactly the same thing about her flying so far at this point in her pregnancy. This rumor does explain that at least...kinda makes you wonder. Especially knowing how paranoid he is about rumors about him.

his lawyer Bert FieldsThis guy must have the cushiest job a lawyer could want. His client has neverending funds and LOVES to sue anyone who looks at him funny. This guy's got it made, he'll never be out of work! I love how he says if it were up to him, he'd sue. Of course he wants Tom to sue, it's no skin off his nose & he stands to make some good money off of it! :rolleyes:

[silentbunny]

I was just doing laundry and thinking about Tomkat (how very sad) and had this thought -- maybe the reason her stomach seems SO fricking huge all of a sudden is that she wasn't scheduled to be seen right now? Seems all along she'd disappear for several weeks, then show up and we'd all go "Wow -- she's big!" then disappear again.

If she wasn't originally scheduled to go on this Australia trip, but then went as a rebuttal to the break-up rumors, maybe she had to wear the prosthetic belly that wasn't meant to be worn until next month or something. This could have been her scheduled "Hide-out" weeks.

Just a thought. Christ, I need a hobby...:rolleyes:

[jarm]

I don't know if it'd denial or what, but I just really don't want to believe that she's pregnant. And if she is, then I definitely don't believe it's Tom's.

[tgray99]

I too was thinking about it. What if it's real but they want to throw papparazzi off the scent of conception date/due date so they have her wear a prosthetic to make her look bigger than she really is? I don't know what the point of that would be, just a thought.

[Khokho'smomy]

Maybe yall have seen some of the photos here. Got these from celebworld.com
her pregnancy bump issue is wierd, heres the link to the photos

http://www.celebworld.org/007katie3.html

[LeslieandPaul]

Maybe yall have seen some of the photos here. Got these from celebworld.com
her pregnancy bump issue is wierd, heres the link to the photos

http://www.celebworld.org/007katie3.html

That photo collage has been posted here numerous times.

[Scooter]

Came across something interesting today.


from drinkthis.typepad.com (http://drinkthis.typepad.com/answer_this/katie_holmes/index.html):

[Katie] supposedly got knocked up by someone she met in the UK doing promo not long after meeting her not-gay husband-to-be.

There isn't much out there about this, so consider the source. But it makes more sense than anything else, really. :cool:

[greenbunny]

Tom and Katie in Tahiti...sigh...I wish I was there. Not with them, of course.

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a354/agreenbunny/ormi4o.jpg

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a354/agreenbunny/ormi43.jpg

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a354/agreenbunny/ormi3a.jpg

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a354/agreenbunny/ormgt3.jpg

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a354/agreenbunny/ormgs7.jpg

Source (http://imnotobsessed.com/)

[ronspumpkin]

What? How long can you travel? She is about to pop, isn't she??

[tgray99]

Wow, her ass and legs have gained a lot. I'm giving this pregnancy thing a little more credence. If it's real, I think she's having a girl.

PS. Why aren't his kids in school??? :mad:

[briamcd]

I remember back in the beginning they got photos for her shopping and she bought a blue baby blanket...could this mean she could be having a boy? or was it to throw us off track.
Anyone else remember the blue blanket shopping trip?

[greenbunny]

PS. Why aren't his kids in school??? :mad:

Aren't they home-schooled by Scientologists?

[Sophia]

I know some schools are out right now for "ski week." Maybe that's it. Or they're schooled by private tutors.

[neenbean]

I can't imagine Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman's children sitting in a regular classroom- even if it is filled with other celebrities' children. I am sure their parents have them tutored privately, espcially by Scientologists. :p

[sarahh]

Normally a photo like this would make me wish I was there relaxing and taking in the beauty. But this photo of Katie makes me sad...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v323/shancock/CC%20Album%202/tom_katie_tahiti3.jpg

Photo Source: www.hollywoodrag.com

[Scooter]

I agree with Sarahh, that's a sad photo. :(

But it needs a thought bubble coming out of her head:

"Now's my chance to escape! I wonder how far I can swim before he comes after me."

[JamBray]

I know she wasn't, but it looks like Katie was photoshopped into that picture. :p

[Raven_Girl]

Normally a photo like this would make me wish I was there relaxing and taking in the beauty. But this photo of Katie makes me sad...


Photo Source: www.hollywoodrag.com

That is a great picture but yeah it does make her seem lonely.

[maplekitty]

god that water looks so warm and inviting! I'll come swim with you Katie!!

[tgray99]

Yeah, that's all true. I hope maybe they brought the tutors along and might do something educational? Maybe that's asking too much.

That picture of Katie does look lonely. The water looks fabulous though...feeding my ever-increasing desire to go on another cruise!

[Sunshine]

Its funny that a picture of such a Beautiful place could make us all feel sad! LOL!

[mia_e_kc]

I too was thinking about it. What if it's real but they want to throw papparazzi off the scent of conception date/due date so they have her wear a prosthetic to make her look bigger than she really is? I don't know what the point of that would be, just a thought.

I've never bought into the whole "fake" pregnancy thing, but tgray99 has a good point! She could just be throwing off the papparazzi. Do you really think she'd be traveling to all these exotic places if she was 8 mon. pregnant? Maybe she's traveling with her OB---how do we know. Money can buy almost anything.:confused:

[sarahh]

Just read this from ONTD..."During the later stages of pregnancy (the third trimester) it is unsafe to submerge yourself (especially in sea water) due to a risk of infection. There is a mucous plug covering your cervix and protecting the baby that can be dislodged at that point. IF it is, bacteria can leach into the uterus contaminating the baby. In addition, if the mucous plug dislodges, your water breaks and you go into labor prematurely. You're not even allowed to take a bath towards the end. It's showers only. A bacterial infection could kill the baby."

So, you want to fly, risk infection, squeeze it out, leave it alone for a day, then feed it some weird honey concoction?

Is there is a real baby in there, it's not going to last long with those "parenting" skills.

So, because I'm very anti-fetus/child endangerment, I sincerly hope that girl is NOT pregnant.

So yeah, the ocean swimming, the trans-oceanic flying, the Scientologistic (hm, is that a word?) birth plans which includes the "cone of silence," leaving the unbathed newborn alone for it's first day or so, and then feeding it a mixture of milk and honey ... man. In some places, a lot of this would constitute child abuse.

Of course, in some places, Scientology is outlawed as a dangerous cult.

SOURCES: Save Dakota Fanning!, Scientology - The Birth of a ThetanIs that true about risking infection from submerging yourself in the later stages in pregnancy??

[Dotsie]

When I was about 36 weeks along my dr told me no swimming and no baths for that exact reason.

[sarahh]

When I was about 36 weeks along my dr told me no swimming and no baths for that exact reason.I wonder if that is a third trimester rule then? Interesting!!

[beachlvr]

I have three kids and I never heard that rule. And I used three different doctors. I took a bath every night because it helped ease my backache.

I am suprised that she's still flying, though. Although, most doctors will let you fly up to 36 weeks, so maybe she's just outside the window. I know I wouldn't want to give birth on a trans-Pacific flight, though!

[jeepgirl]

Is that true about risking infection from submerging yourself in the later stages in pregnancy??


Yes, it is true, there is a risk. I am in nursing school and just finished my OB class and clinicals, and this was covered in class and in my textbook. Mostly you want to avoid submerging yourself in a public facility.

[amtaylor]

I was in the pool up until the day before I delivered... I guess it didn't really matter since I have a healthy girl. That's pretty interesting though...

[ali_ohli]

My grandmother took a bath after her water broke and almost lost my uncle because of it. He was born with a scary infection that nearly killed him.

[jeepgirl]

Okay... I wanted to make sure the "immersion in water" in late pregnancy issue was represented by me correctly, so I found the reference in my textbook. Its listed under the chapter titled "Pain Management During Childbirth" and subheadings "application of nonpharmacologic techniques" and then "hydrotherapy."

A shower, tub bath, or whilrpool bath is relaxing and prvides thermal stimulation. Several studies have shown benefits of water therapy during labor, including immersion in a tub or whirlpool (jet hydrotherapy, or Jacuzzi). The major concern about immersion therapy has been newborn and postpartum maternal infections caused by microorganisms in the water. The organisms may be from ascending vaginal organisms or organisms from previous births if the tub has not been cleaned properly between births. However, several studies have not found a significant association between newborn or postpartum maternal infections and use of immersion hydrotherapy with proper cleaning... - Emphasis was mine, taken from Foundations of maternal newborn nursing, 4th edition, p. 341

Our instructor also verbally covered this in class. I think the biggest concern here is really in a hospital or birthing center, where you would be immersing yourself in water that other mothers (or any patients/persons for that matter) previously had also been immersed in, and you really want whatever "container" you are in to have been cleaned well. Keep in mind the textbook is referring to actually being in the water after labor has begun (which many moms do as a way to ease pain).

[Secret_Squirrel]

I've had two children, and I've never heard that.

This relationship is creepy, but I get really annoyed by the pregnancy police. Katie's not drinking alcohol or smoking, but a pic of her standing in the ocean makes her a bad mother? Oh please. If her mucus plug dislodged, she'd know it.

As for all they jet-setting, I'm sure it's not on a commercial flight. For all we know, they have a doctor and birthing suite on board - this is the guy who bought his own sonogram machine, after all.

[tgray99]

Is no one else concerned with the honey thing? They're going to feed the baby honey? HUGE no no! Botulism spores are in honey and can kill babies. Bad, bad parents!

[katmg]

Is no one else concerned with the honey thing? They're going to feed the baby honey? HUGE no no! Botulism spores are in honey and can kill babies. Bad, bad parents!

Yeah - I would think that doctors would be all over that one. Huge no-no.

[carrie9142]

About the immersion thing...How does that factor into water births? Aren't you immersed in water while in labor? Is it just in a my hygeinic setting?

Man I wish I was in that water in Tahiti. With my hubs of course, notMr. Scientology.

[jeepgirl]

About the immersion thing...How does that factor into water births? Aren't you immersed in water while in labor?

I'm no expert on water births, but based on my textbook, an infection could still be a concern with a water birth, but only if you are giving birth in some type of tub that was not properly cleaned before it was filled with water.

I've had two children, and I've never heard that.


I'm not surprised. I don't think its a big deal or considered a big risk unless you are asking to take a bath at the hospital, etc. while in labor (as a means to relieve some of the pain).

I haven't been keeping up with what the concern was over Katie and water, I'll have to go back and read.

[Lizard]

Bah, there's no real concern 'cause she's not really pregnant anyways. :D

[JamBray]

Is no one else concerned with the honey thing? They're going to feed the baby honey? HUGE no no! Botulism spores are in honey and can kill babies. Bad, bad parents!
Scientologists have this barley formula that mixes barley, honey, and milk. I don't know how many of its followers actually use it, but yeah, HUGE no no.

There's more on it here (http://members.chello.nl/mgormez/childabuse/barley_water.html) if you're interested. Pretty scary stuff.

[d4est]

I just feel bad for Katie. She seems like a sweet girl.

[Sophia]

I'm at the point where nothing I hear about them shocks me. Occasional confusion, yes. But shock, no.

[mia's mama]

The honey thing I would be very concerned with...the submerging in water, not so much. My doctor was fine with me taking warm baths up until the point my water broke...I took 3 while in labor (1 at home, 2 at the hospital). Of course you want to make sure it's a clean tub. My SIL had home, water births with both of her babies and they are both quite healthy...it does not happen in your own tub, but a rented tub specifically designed for that purpose...It was brought into their living room by the midwife a week before SIL was due, and my brother filled it with warm water when SIL went into early labor. It's supposed to be a very calming way for the baby to be brought into the world and really helps to ease labor pain. If I was brave enough, I would try it...but I feel more comfortable in a hospital myself. Baths during labor helped me alot though!

Also, you can typically fly until 34 weeks, assuming it has been a complication-free pregnancy. We are going to the Bahamas when I will be 30 weeks with this baby...Katie could easily have 6 -8 weeks to go...

[Scooter]

I'm with the others, the honey thing is very disturbing!

The immersion in water thing, really I don't see it as such a big deal. Sure, if you've already lost the mucous plug it puts you at slightly higher risk, and unless you're in a very controlled environment, it can be very dangerous after your water breaks. But if those things haven't happened yet, I doubt it is a big deal.

It's not a general 3rd trimester thing, because I have been told my my Dr, midwife, and the Labor & Delievery nurses that I can take baths up until my water breaks, and they have even encouraged it when I feel joint & ligament soreness.

[kindermom]

I was sent home from the hospital the night my DD was born. The DR sent me home and told me that taking a warm bath may help with the contrations. She said that it was only an issue if my water was broken. And I agree. Poor Katie. He is Crazy with a capital C.

[greenbunny]

Don't they go back and forth on the honey thing, just like stomach sleeping? I could swear that's changed to acceptable and back a few times over the years.

At any rate, if the extra-large fake belly theory is true, then she's not far enough along to worry about baths and seawater. Maybe this is proof that the ladies of CC are on to something! :cool:

[Scooter]

I think once they figured out it can give babies botulism, there was no going back & forth. And it's been the same with stomach sleeping. Once they realized how highly it's correlated with SIDS, there's been no back & forth on it.

[Smittenk]

I was watching tv this morning and they are reporting here in the UK that Katie Holmes has asked Victoria Beckham to be her birthing partner.

Strange? :confused:

[sdianems]

I was watching tv this morning and they are reporting here in the UK that Katie Holmes has asked Victoria Beckham to be her birthing partner.

Strange? :confused:
Yeah, only that it is probably quite normal to KH and TC......some time ago TC was reportedly becoming chummy with Beckham and wifey, with speculation that he was trying to convert them to Scientology.
Perhaps they have gone over to the dark side; perhaps this is just another attempt to ingratiate themselves with this uber-rich couple; and than again, it could all just be a big fat lie.
They haven't been in the tabloids lately.

[brenda]

From perezhilton.com:

Maybe Katie Holmes is not lobotomized after all!

And, as we suspected, perhaps there is some truth to Life & Style's "SPLIT" allegations!!!

These last couple of days were quite the 'family' weekend for Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes.

On Saturday, the engaged couple attended the baseball game of Cruise's son with Nicole Kidman, Connor, and on Sunday they went to catch Tom's daughter, Isabella, in her basketball game.

And then all hell broke loose!

"Tom and Katie were all smiles as they got to the game and happily posed for the paparazzi waiting outside," reveals one source exclusively to PerezHilton.com that was at the game. "However, once the two went inside to watch the game - and were away from the glare of the photogs - their facade began to crumble and they got into a huge fight."

In public!

Not. Good.

"Tom and Katie began arguing loudly and in front of everyone," continues our super source, who was inside the basketball game. "[Cruise's son] Connor was looking on uncomfortably until Tom's sister and publicist, Leanne, stepped in to arbitrate."

After their fight, Tom & Katie made a quick exit out the back and didn't stay for the rest of Isabella's basketball game.

Does this spell the end of TomKat? God and L. Ron Hubbard willing!!!!

[jellybeany]

source - people.com

http://images.snapfish.com/34654%3A697%7Ffp344%3Enu%3D324%3A%3E699%3E2%3C%3B% 3EWSNRCG%3D3233586869775nu0mrj

[tgray99]

Boy those are some fake smiles if I've ever seen them!! They're not even holding hands, that's a "I'm dragging you along" hand grasp he has on her. Bastard. :rolleyes: Please let her come to her senses and drop his crazy ass.

[Lizard]

They look more like celebrity impersonators than they do Tom and Katie. :D

[wine_o_girlie]

Oy, I feel like she's been pregnant forever!

[Lizard]

Oy, I feel like she's been pregnant forever!

Or not pregnant forever! :D

[Lil_Mrs_0702]

I don't get it... I could have sworn she announced she was pg before I got pg yet she looks like the same size as me in that last pic. I still have another 3 months to go. Shouldn't be on the daily baby watch by now??

[westamp]

Boy those are some fake smiles if I've ever seen them!! They're not even holding hands, that's a "I'm dragging you along" hand grasp he has on her. Bastard. :rolleyes: Please let her come to her senses and drop his crazy ass.

I agree with that assessment! Is it me or does TC look creepier as he ages? Ya know, he never looked that way when he was younger. He's starting to look like Scott Petersen.:eek:

[jh124]

I agree with that assessment! Is it me or does TC look creepier as he ages? Ya know, he never looked that way when he was younger. He's starting to look like Scott Petersen.:eek:
Hey, don't go denigrating Scott Peterson like that! Geez, the man only killed his wife and child. It's not like he did something truly terrible and deserves to be compared to TC.:rolleyes:

[jbenny75]

I don't get it... I could have sworn she announced she was pg before I got pg yet she looks like the same size as me in that last pic. I still have another 3 months to go. Shouldn't be on the daily baby watch by now??

Hello fellow June Mommy! I'm pretty sure she was PG before us b/c I swear I remember having an "everyone is PG but me" pity party for myself and thinking why the heck would they get PG and I couldn't? It definitely seems like she should be ready to go SOON.

[mel7dog]

So when the heck is she due. Is it just me or has her belly barely grown over the last few months?

[JenniferEC]

Did anybody ever see the Ted Bundy movie on Lifetime? TC looks just like Ted Bundy in that last pic with the hat. CREEPY!

[jennylou]

In this picture (http://www.constantchatter.com/showpost.php?p=606610&postcount=1419) why is she wearing capris and he's wearing a cold weather hat?:confused:

[ssstephanie]

I'm lost. She looked wayyyy more pregnant in those funeral and Tahiti pictures. This is the most inconsistent pregnancy I've ever witnessed. I'm so bored with it. :rolleyes: :confused:

[southerner]

People reported Katie's pregnancy first on October 5. So, let's assume she was 8 weeks pg when they announced it. That would make her around 30 weeks right now.

http://people.aol.com/people/article...114381,00.html

[jbenny75]

Thanks for the dates. Maybe the weirdness of it all has it seeming like she's been PG forever. Usually celeb pregnancies don't seem very long since they wait so long to announce them.

[JenniferEC]

For those of you that haven't seen it, Comedy Central is reairing the TC/Scientology episode tomorrow night.

[majorgal]

Looks like Isaac Hayes is pulling out of South Park because of the TC/Scientology episode:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/eo/20060313/en_tv_eo/18557

Dang. No more salty chocolate balls.

[beevo12]

In this picture (http://www.constantchatter.com/showpost.php?p=606610&postcount=1419) why is she wearing capris and he's wearing a cold weather hat?:confused:


LOL! You know how hot it gets when you are that far along!:D My husband would get all bundled up in sweats and blankets to go to sleep when I was 9 months pg.:)

ETA- Then again.....Is she really pg? ;)

[lml41981]

"Religious beliefs are sacred to people and at all times should be respected and honored. As a civil rights activist of the past 40 years, I cannot support a show that disrespects those beliefs and practices." ~ Isaac Hayes on why he is pulling out of South Park.

I just find it odd that he only started having a problem with the religious jokes when it was his religion being mocked. No problem with mocking Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism or other religions...but Scientology is off limits? No...that's not how it works...

[UTChick]

I just find it odd that he only started having a problem with the religious jokes when it was his religion being mocked. No problem with mocking Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism or other religions...but Scientology is off limits? No...that's not how it works...


Absolutely, 100%, totally agree with this.

[jellybeany]

I just find it odd that he only started having a problem with the religious jokes when it was his religion being mocked. No problem with mocking Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism or other religions...but Scientology is off limits? No...that's not how it works...

I was thinking the same thing when I read the article

[hockeybrat]

"Religious beliefs are sacred to people and at all times should be respected and honored. As a civil rights activist of the past 40 years, I cannot support a show that disrespects those beliefs and practices." ~ Isaac Hayes on why he is pulling out of South Park.

I just find it odd that he only started having a problem with the religious jokes when it was his religion being mocked. No problem with mocking Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism or other religions...but Scientology is off limits? No...that's not how it works...


So, he didn't have a problem making fun of Asians, Hispanics, gays, and disabled people (did I miss any other groups?) but the fact that they made fun of Scientology, was too much for him? :confused:

Oh well, I am glad they are reairing that episode.

(voice) "Come out of the closet Mr. Cruise."
(TC) "I'm not in the closet"

LMAO!

[Raven_Girl]

"Religious beliefs are sacred to people and at all times should be respected and honored. As a civil rights activist of the past 40 years, I cannot support a show that disrespects those beliefs and practices." ~ Isaac Hayes on why he is pulling out of South Park.

I just find it odd that he only started having a problem with the religious jokes when it was his religion being mocked. No problem with mocking Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism or other religions...but Scientology is off limits? No...that's not how it works...

The creators of South Park said he had no problem cashing a pay check when they messed with all the other groups but now they're messing with Scientology he gets up set.

[elladee]

People reported Katie's pregnancy first on October 5. So, let's assume she was 8 weeks pg when they announced it. That would make her around 30 weeks right now.

http://people.aol.com/people/article...114381,00.html

But she already had a visable bump in October - I don't know many people who have bumps like that at 8w.

[Lil_Mrs_0702]

But she already had a visable bump in October - I don't know many people who have bumps like that at 8w.

The bump she showed at the soccer games in October were a 15-20 week bump could even be considered later because I think she is a little taller than average. Even assuming it was a 15 week bump she should be atleast 38 weeks and ready to pop within the next 2-4 weeks. She does not have a belly of a person ready to give birth any week/day now.

[JamBray]

"Religious beliefs are sacred to people and at all times should be respected and honored. As a civil rights activist of the past 40 years, I cannot support a show that disrespects those beliefs and practices." ~ Isaac Hayes on why he is pulling out of South Park.

Talk about a hypocrite, geez! :rolleyes:
I told them to take a couple of Scientology courses, and understand what we do."

And that's how the hazing begins.

[sarahh]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v323/shancock/CC%20Album%202/battlingoverbaby.jpg

TomKat: Major Trouble In Scientology Land

Life & Style Weekly is riding Tom Cruise's ass like he's a power bottom!

The magazine is still insisting that Cruise and 'pregnant' Katie Holmes have secretly broken up and are pretending to still be together.

According to Life & Style, Tom recently announced to Katie that he wants sole custody of their alien child once the creature is born.

"Katie went absolutely nuts and stormed off in tears," says a source close to the couple [of how Holmes reacted to Cruise's news].

Tom even went so far as to ask Katie to sign legal documents granting custody, the mag alleges, and Holmes' dad, Martin, who reportedly loathes Cruise, became involved.

FYI: Katie's dad is a lawyer.

And, as PerezHilton.com was the first to exclusively report worldwide, Tom & Katie have been having trouble keeping their alleged facade going and got into a huge fight in public, at a basketball game where Cruise's daughter was playing.

"They had no clue a photographer was there [inside the game]," reports Life & Style about the argument.

Tom is said to want custody of the child because he is concerned that Katie won't raise it as a Scientologist.

"For him to ask Katie to give up custody is just horrible," says a friend of the couples. "It just reinforces her attitude that he only cares about himself."

In fact, according to TomKat's pals, "Katie is so turned off by Tom and his lifestyle, she's almost ready to make a clean break."

Bring it!Source: Perez (http://www.perezhilton.com/topics/tomkat/tomkat_major_trouble_in_scientology_land_20060314. php)

[jmvan74]

I hope that is true! Go Katie, go! I can totally see TC trying to have sole custody, but since I don't even beleive it's his baby...I don't think that will fly. hehe.

[westamp]

Free Katie! If the above article is true, I do hope Katie breaks it off w/ TC and sues his a** for support too. Glad that her dad is an atty & that he doesn't like TC. Attys can be real jerks when they go after something.

H*ll no, he can't have sole custody. He's as unfit as Michael Jackson!

[Sophia]

Love those pix where they don't know they're being photographed. Oh yeah, they're a happy couple. Not.

[kerrykate]

They said tonight on Inside Edition that Katie is due in 2 weeks and the couple has confirmed that they're having a boy.

[Sposa06]

Thanks for the South Park heads-up - I'll definitely be watching!

It's totally ridiculous of Isaac Hayes to pull this holier-than-thou act when South Park has made fun of pretty much everyone under the sun. Do you suppose he'd get offended if they made fun of hypocrites, since he's one of those, too?

I hope Katie manages to break free of Tom, and gets of custody of whatever it is - if indeed it is anything - she's been growing (and shrinking) in her belly for however long it's been!

[jbenny75]

Sole custody?

I wonder if he forced Nicole into something like that? I always, always wonder why she is never seen at the soccer games, etc. I can't remember the last time I saw a photo of her with the kids. It seems like they're constantly with Tom. Maybe if the baby she miscarried truly wasn't his, he threatened to go public with the info unless she gave him sole custody of the kids. She would have been ruined and humiliated beyond belief.

[bethnjim]

Big deal...they are having an argument. If my husband and I had cameras following us everyday, the cameras would definitely catch an argument. Also, Katie looks tired, tired, tired. If she is really in her last month than it is perfectly reasonable that she looks tired and worn down. My sister looked exactly that way two months before her baby was due.

[Scooter]

I can believe she's in her last 2 weeks, if that report is right. That would have made her 16 weeks when she announced in Oct, and means she conceived in early July--isn't that when they got engaged? That gave them less than 2 months of the relationship before getting pregnant.


re:Isaac Hayes
I don't think South Park was as harsh with Scientology as they were with LDS. And I don't remember him getting upset about that that episode. Or the episode talking about the Passion of Christ & basically turning its followers into NeoNazis. I mean, if you're going to be upset about it, those might be stronger stands to make! :rolleyes: What a hypocrite.

[JamBray]

I wonder how they'll handle Chef's exit? Maybe they will turn it into a show about hypocrisy. :p

[Lil_Mrs_0702]

They said tonight on Inside Edition that Katie is due in 2 weeks and the couple has confirmed that they're having a boy.

Yay! I would have been pissed if they tried to hold on to this fake pregnancy until June/July and tried to steal my thunder damnit!! (I know the world doesn't revolve around me. But can you blame me for not wanting to be her due date twin?)

So I'm guessing the MI3 comes out in theatres what 2 weeks after the baby is born and Katie miraculously has an amazing body all because of some miraculous Scientolgy voodoo spell.

[neenbean]

So I'm guessing the MI3 comes out in theatres what 2 weeks after the baby is born and Katie miraculously has an amazing body all because of some miraculous Scientolgy voodoo spell.
LOL! You know she will look kick@ss :p and all smiles for the camera.

[MaineBelle]

I think those pictures are the first time I have seen them in public where they are not holding hands or touching. Usually they go out of their way to touch each other.

[sparkle&shine]

You know, now I am starting to beleive that she is PG. She looks tired and swollen just like I did about a week before I had my little guy. I can't explain the miraculous shrinking and growing stomach :) and have no idea how she got PG or by who but I am really thinking that she is PG.

[MrsD]

Big deal...they are having an argument. If my husband and I had cameras following us everyday, the cameras would definitely catch an argument.

I dunnno about that...every couple has arguments....but in public with a crowd to watch??

[honeygirl]

I dunnno about that...every couple has arguments....but in public with a crowd to watch??

I don't know, I had an argument with my DH in the frozen food section at Target once. It was unusual for us (to argue in public), but it happened. If paparatzi were following me they would have some nice pictures of my mean face. :)

[Lil_Mrs_0702]

LOL! You know she will look kick@ss :p and all smiles for the camera.

She'll either be all smiles and "the happiest she's ever been!" or extremely quiet and Tom will be explaining that it isn't PPD she's just under the weather as he's grabbing her pony tail and telling her she will smile for the damn cameras or the deal's off!

[jbenny75]

So I'm guessing the MI3 comes out in theatres what 2 weeks after the baby is born and Katie miraculously has an amazing body all because of some miraculous Scientolgy voodoo spell.

No....it'll be because of those awesome vitamins!

[jmvan74]

I think she's really pg, but I don't think the baby was conceived naturally.;)

[lml41981]

So...did anyone get to see the TC/Scientology episode or was it the South Park Film Festival and Chef Aid episodes for everyone? Wonder what happened...

[ejs]

To me, those pics don't look like they're fighting. She just looks bored.

[JenniferEC]

So...did anyone get to see the TC/Scientology episode or was it the South Park Film Festival and Chef Aid episodes for everyone? Wonder what happened...
The South Park website doesn't say anything other than they were planning to show the Scientology episode. I'm disappointed they didn't air it. Matt and Trey were on Letterman last night and briefly mentioned Isaac Hayes.

[bethnjim]

I don't know, I had an argument with my DH in the frozen food section at Target once. It was unusual for us (to argue in public), but it happened. If paparatzi were following me they would have some nice pictures of my mean face. :)

Haha...me too. They would also catch my, "I can't stand to look at you face and I am trying to kill you with this look". We have argued in public...

[kindermom]

So...did anyone get to see the TC/Scientology episode or was it the South Park Film Festival and Chef Aid episodes for everyone? Wonder what happened...
I thought is was pretty funny but not that bad as far as Scietnology bashing goes (per South Park standards). I belive that they have agreed not to air the episide again. I thought everyone telling Tom Cruise to come out of the lcoset was funnier and more offensive than the Scientologist part!

From tv.com (http://www.tv.com/south-park/trapped-in-the-closet/episode/569835/summary.html)

"Stan is saving his money for a new bike and as a result he doesn’t join Kyle, Cartman and Kenny when they go off to play Laser Tag. Opting for something that is fun and free, Stan takes a personality test that is being offered by the Scientologists. After answering a lot of questions the results of Stan’s test show that he is one messed up kid who is “completely miserable and totally depressed.”

...More available (http://www.tv.com/south-park/trapped-in-the-closet/episode/569835/summary.html).

[Secret_Squirrel]

So...did anyone get to see the TC/Scientology episode or was it the South Park Film Festival and Chef Aid episodes for everyone? Wonder what happened...

Meh, I stayed up late for that?

Bummer.

[greenbunny]

Haha...me too. They would also catch my, "I can't stand to look at you face and I am trying to kill you with this look". We have argued in public...

Yup. If they followed us around, everyone would swear I'm a first class beeyotch. I'm always squinting through my glasses and looking pissed off at DH even when I'm not. Plus it doesn't embarrass me to argue in public at all (though everything else does embarrass me for some reason).

[imagirliegirl]

So...did anyone get to see the TC/Scientology episode or was it the South Park Film Festival and Chef Aid episodes for everyone?

It was the Film Festival for me. :mad: We actually hurried home for the Scientology episode too. Bummer.

[Tanya]

Chef Aid for us, too.

[greenbunny]

Looks like Tom killed it:

"HOLLYWOOD bully Tom Cruise got Comedy Central to cancel Wednesday night's cablecast of a controversial "South Park" episode about Scientology by warning that he'd refuse to promote "Mission Impossible 3," insiders say.

Since Paramount is banking on "MI3" to rake in blockbuster profits this summer, and Paramount is owned by Viacom, which also owns Comedy Central, the tactic worked."

The "South Park" episode, "Trapped in the Closet," pokes fun at Scientology and shows Cruise, John Travolta and R. Kelly (who is not a Scientologist, but has a song called "Trapped in the Closet") literally in a closet.

The episode, which first aired last November, was set to rerun Wednesday night, but was mysteriously pulled at the last minute.

Now, hollywoodinterrupted.com reports Cruise went straight to the top - to execs at Viacom - and warned he'd boycott the promotion for "MI3" unless the "South Park" episode was pulled.

Series creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker have been told not to discuss the matter - to avoid embarrassing Cruise as they did Isaac Hayes last week when Hayes, also a Scientologist, quit his role as the voice of the Chef character.

...

Source (http://www.nypost.com/gossip/pagesix/pagesix.htm)


If I were rich, I'd buy my own cable channel, and show nothing but that epsiode 24-7.

[solongtogo]

have they had taht baby yet??? She's been pregnant for a long time it seems..

[maplekitty]

Laff, You just know that Trey and Matt will do an episode where Chef converts to Scientology and then is abducted by aliens or something. That's how they'll explain him not bein on the show anymore. I mean common, they just have to have the last word!! :p

[LeslieandPaul]

If I were rich, I'd buy my own cable channel, and show nothing but that epsiode 24-7.

Good idea! He should not have the power to pull the episode (I didn't hear anything about R. Kelly or John Travolta and Kelly Preston complaining!). Tom Cruise gets more and more annoying by the day.

[allison]

In case you want to see it:

Trapped in the Closet (http://www.idontlikeyouinthatway.com/index.html)

[JenniferEC]

What a f**king baby! Let MI3 tank and then we can be done with his movie career.

[Sophia]

TC is a big crybaby.

[Rosebud]

From Defamer.com:


South Park Creators Respond To Episode-Disappearing Scientologists

The attorney for South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone issued this official statement to us via e-mail late yesterday addressing the Scientology-clowning, Tom-Cruise-baiting "Trapped in the Closet" episode that Comedy Central quietly disappeared on Wednesday night, reportedly because of threats Cruise made to parent company Viacom. And yes, it's really from their lawyer:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

So, Scientology, you may have won THIS battle, but the million-year war for earth has just begun! Temporarily anozinizing our episode will NOT stop us from keeping Thetans forever trapped in your pitiful man-bodies. Curses and drat! You have obstructed us for now, but your feeble bid to save humanity will fail! Hail Xenu!!!

-Trey Parker and Matt Stone, servants of the dark lord Xenu

While one might admire the crazy bravery of enjoining Hubbard's army in a million-year war, we'll be even more impressed if Parker and Stone put their thumbs in the eye of the executives who may have caved to Cruise's pressure. How about something in a "very special episode" in which the animated Cruise returns to South Park, offering the chained pair of Paramount head Brad Grey and Viacom CEO Tom Freston to savior Stan as human sacrifice? Or, you know, at least another amusing press release calling Viacom Cruise's "corporate bitch."

[jmvan74]

Isn't this a censorship issue? Why does TC have the right to decide what is on and what is not!

[Secret_Squirrel]

That statement rocks!

And thanks for the link!!!!!

[JenniferEC]

I would think promoting his film would be a contractual obligation.

I hope Matt and Trey take full advantage of what an asshole TC is.

[BooeyJ2]

Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes at the World Baseball Classic Game

http://pics.hollywoodrag.com/gallery3/images/katie_tom_hug4.jpg

http://pics.hollywoodrag.com/gallery3/images/katie_tom_hug5.jpg

http://pics.hollywoodrag.com/gallery3/images/katie_tom_hug3.jpg

http://pics.hollywoodrag.com/gallery3/images/katie_tom_hug2.jpg

http://pics.hollywoodrag.com/gallery3/images/katie_tom_hug6.jpg


She looks like she's due any minute....and i'm guessing it's a boy (did they already confirm that somewhere?).

[Sophia]

Last game they went to, they fought and sulked.

This game, they hold a photo-op-smooch-fest.

Please. We're not buying it.

[hockeybrat]

I would think promoting his film would be a contractual obligation.

I hope Matt and Trey take full advantage of what an asshole TC is.

I hope so too!

[Rico'sAlice]

If his promotion for MI3 is anything like it was for WOTW, he might be doing them a favor by staying home. I think the less I see of Tom Cruise the person/actor in public, the more likely I am to be able to watch him in a movie as a character.

[Lizard]

OK, I know we're not supposed to quote images, but weren't these pictures taken about a week apart? I know the baby belly lays a little different when you're sitting and standing (mine sure does), but look at how HUGE her belly is in the 2nd pic compared to the 1st:

http://members.cox.net/lcruver/battlingoverbaby.jpg

http://members.cox.net/lcruver/katie_tom_hug4.jpg

[greenbunny]

In that last pic, where the guy is touching Tom's belly, Katie has that face that says "That stopping being funny about three months ago, when the 1,249th person did it".

[t3h_wookiee]

Holy crap that's a huge difference in belly size!

[nuhmah]

** Delurking **

Look how Katie is leaning forward on her knees in that first picture - I am due in July and it is WAAY uncomfortable to sit like that even NOW! I can't imagine doing that at her stage in the game.

** relurking **

[silentbunny]

Wow. I guess someone decided to whip out the HUGE prosthetic belly.

[ssstephanie]

What in the hell is going on with her damn belly.

I've never been pregnant so correct me if I'm wrong but don't mom-to-be begin to swell a bit in the hands and face as they approach delivery? If she's truly that pregnant(which who even knows anymore), why is only her belly changing and not much else.

[silentbunny]

Actually, even though I find everything about this pregnancy incredibly suspect, she does seem wider in the hips and thighs as well. So I really don't know what's up, but it seems very odd that she looks about 2 months more pregnant this week than she did last week.

[sarahh]

OK, I know we're not supposed to quote images...Hi! Could you please save that photo (the first one) on your own image host? When you re-post photos that I have saved on my Photobucket account it eats up the amount of bandwidth I have available. Thanks.:)

[Lizard]

** Delurking **

Look how Katie is leaning forward on her knees in that first picture - I am due in July and it is WAAY uncomfortable to sit like that even NOW! I can't imagine doing that at her stage in the game.

** relurking **

LOL, I was gonna say that too... I can't sit like that anymore either! It pushes everything up into my lungs and hurts like crazy, and my belly ain't even that big yet.

Edit: Done and done, Sarahh. :)

[jbenny75]

** Delurking **

Look how Katie is leaning forward on her knees in that first picture - I am due in July and it is WAAY uncomfortable to sit like that even NOW! I can't imagine doing that at her stage in the game.

** relurking **

I agree. I'm due in June, and any kind of bending over or leaning over is out of the question or extremely difficult.

[tgray99]

I don't doubt that she's pregnant but I truly believe it's a prosthetic belly...either to throw off paparazzi or to fake people out until she actually got pg by IVF. Plus if she is due within the next couple of weeks she'd be dropping, the belly sure wouldn't be right up under her boobs.

[Sophia]

I can't lean forward like that, either. And my belly does look smaller when I sit than I stand. So many inconsistancies.

[bensgirl1222]

I agree her belly looks WAY different in both pics.