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Tom Cruise: An Unauthorized Biography
Book cover, hardcover ed.
AuthorAndrew Morton
LanguageEnglish
SubjectBiography
GenreNon-fiction
PublisherSt. Martin's Press
Publication dateJanuary 15, 2008
Publication place United States
Media typeHardcover
Pages352
ISBN0312359861
Preceded byDiana: Her True Story 

Tom Cruise: An Unauthorized Biography is a biography of actor Tom Cruise, written by Andrew Morton. The book will be published in hardcover format on January 15, 2008 by St. Martin's Press. The book will also be published in an audio format on five CDs by Macmillan UK Audio Books. Morton began researching Tom Cruise after publishing the best-selling book on Princess Diana, Diana: Her True Story. The work has been described as a "tell-all" biography. Though Cruise has refused to comment publicly on the book, his legal counsel have made statements to the press regarding the author's research. When an attorney for Tom Cruise read reports that Morton had obtained letters asserting Cruise had a homosexual affair while filming Eyes Wide Shut, he commented on a November 2005 letter he had written to Morton: "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."

During his research on the book, Morton hired private investigator Paul Baressi to investigate Cruise's private life, and consulted with Los Angeles, California attorney Graham Berry. He also traveled to Toronto, Canada to interview people who knew Cruise when he was filming Cocktail. The book had initially been planned for a February 2006 publication date.

The book describes Cruise's relationship with Katie Holmes, his sexuality, and Cruise and Holmes' beliefs. Morton also asserts in the book that Holmes had to "audition" for the status of Cruise's girlfriend, and won the part over actresses including Jessica Alba, Scarlett Johansson and Kate Bosworth.

In November 2007, Andrew Morton went into hiding due to what he told the Sunday Express were threats from Scientologists related to his work on the book. Morton was quoted as stating: "I have received threats from the Scientologists and things have become pretty heavy - to the extent that it's almost more than my lawyers can handle," Morton told the Sunday Express..I’m not telling anyone where I’m moving to. I intend to disappear for a while."

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References

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