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After a U.K. tabloid on Tuesday published audio of Tom Cruise railing against the “Mission: Impossible” crew for violations of COVID-19 safety guidelines, the megastar initially received widespread praise for taking the global pandemic seriously.
Amid the praise, a number of people expressed concern about a rich and famous Hollywood star berating subordinates with f-bombs and threats of being fired — even as they said the actor and producer is right to worry about the pandemic halting film and TV productions, and jeopardizing thousands of industry jobs.
Some prominent figures went even further in their criticism of Cruise, saying that his rant, published by The Sun, was a reminder of his alleged complicity in some of the alleged troubling practices of the Church of Scientology. Cruise is well-known as a high-ranking member of the controversial organization.
