Posted June 22, 200520 yr comment_2615172 You know it's creepy when *I* link to anything on Fox News. Katie Holmes' Missing Days Tuesday, June 21, 2005 By Roger Friedman Fox News The newly engaged Katie Holmes still has some explaining to do to her friends and family. There were 16 days in April during which no one seems to know where she was. Holmes made a public appearance on April 4 at the premiere of "Steel Magnolias" on Broadway. She came with her publicist, Leslie Sloane Zelnick, and a couple of other friends. They were there to support Rebecca Gayheart, who was making her Broadway debut. I know this because I spoke to Holmes at length during the play's intermission. She said she had just moved into her New York apartment and was looking forward to seeing the city. I also know that on April 4, she had not yet made the acquaintance of Tom Cruise. She briefly dated Josh Hartnett after breaking up with actor Chris Klein. Hartnett, Klein, Cruise: Which of these three is not like the others? Klein and Hartnett are young and tall. Cruise is middle-aged and height-challenged. On the other hand, he's the biggest movie star in the world. They are not. Holmes was busy during that first week in April. On April 7, she was photographed at the Fragrance Foundation's FiFi event. Four days later, Holmes was still in New York and was photographed at VH1's "Save the Music" concert. She still had not met Cruise. Sometime that week, her friends say, she flew to Los Angeles for a meeting with Cruise about a role in "Mission: Impossible 3." The meeting took place after April 11. The next time anyone heard from Holmes was on April 27, when she appeared in public as Cruise's girlfriend and love of his life. Where was she during those 16 days? Somewhere during that time, she decided to fire both her manager and agent, each of whom she had been with for years and who were devoted to her. The manager, John Carrabino, also handles Ren?e Zellweger and is beloved by his clients. Holmes also acquired a new best friend, Jessica Feshbach, the daughter of Joe Feshbach, a controversial Palo Alto, Calif., bond trader. The Feshbach family, according to published documents, has donated millions to the Church of Scientology. Jessica's aunt even runs a Scientology center in Florida. According to Richard Behar's now famous 1991 story in Time magazine about Scientology, the Feshbachs were the subject of congressional hearings in 1989. Behar wrote: "The heads of several companies claimed that Feshbach operatives have spread false information to government agencies and posed in various guises ? such as a Securities and Exchange Commission official ? in an effort to discredit the companies and drive the stocks down. "Michael Russell, who ran a chain of business journals, testified that a Feshbach employee called his bankers and interfered with his loans. Sometimes the Feshbachs send private detectives to dig up dirt on firms, which is then shared with business reporters, brokers and fund managers." The risk-taking Feshbachs, known the world over for making their fortune "shorting" stocks, and the level-headed, conservative Holmeses would be a difficult mix at a dinner table. Katie's father, Martin Holmes, is the senior partner in a large and respected Toledo, Ohio, law firm. His son, Martin Jr., has recently joined the firm. He's a Harvard graduate. Katie's mom, Kathy, is frequently cited in Toledo for her charity work. There is some fear among Holmes' close circle that her instant romance with Cruise is not as organic as portrayed. For one thing, Holmes was raised a strict Catholic. Also, gone from the picture are two close Holmes friends who used to be with her when she did publicity for a film. One of these is Meghann Birie, a childhood friend who has suddenly disappeared from Holmes' world. Another, a local TV producer here in New York, was too afraid to discuss the situation with me. We know that Cruise auditioned several actresses for this role before settling on Holmes. This column reported a story about Jennifer Garner. There have been published stories about Kate Bosworth, Lindsay Lohan and Jessica Alba being approached. A newer one involves Scarlett Johansson, who ran for her life when presented with a fait accompli dinner at the Scientology Celebrity Centre in Hollywood. And history has been rewritten since the April 27 unveiling. Curiously, since the Cruise-Holmes situation popped up, we have heard over and over again that Cruise was the young actress' idol when she was growing up. That's certainly interesting because all of the publicity that used to run on Holmes ? still found all over the Internet ? lists another Tom as her favorite actor. That would be Tom Hanks. See, this is why I get pissed at people who don't understand why Scientology gets a bad rap. People act like it's a real religion and not a cult that takes HUGE sums of money from celebrites then go out and recruit impressionable young actors.
June 22, 200520 yr comment_2615464 I think Chris Klein is officially over after Rollerball tanked. Not surprising a budding Hollywood starlet didn't stick with a guy who looked to be going down in popularity. Although I really think this just comes down to Cruise wanting to be with Cruise because he is loaded, experienced, already has a family of sorts... Holmes has nothing to worry about at all ever provided she gets on with his kids. I doubt she'll be kicking herself for going for an audition and then ending up engaged to one of the world's most famous, rich and handsome men. I'm pretty sure she's probably like "Scientology, sure, whatever, how much did you say this ring cost again?" I think her favourite actor is still probably Hanks, but that doesn't mean her favourite fantasy in her teens didn't involve Cruise.
June 22, 200520 yr comment_2615824 See, this is why I get pissed at people who don't understand why Scientology gets a bad rap. People act like it's a real religion and not a cult that takes HUGE sums of money from celebrites then go out and recruit impressionable young actors. Why is it that you usually hate Fox News, but when they have an opinion you agree with, you suddendly do not mind their spinning the news?
June 22, 200520 yr Author comment_2615888 Because this isn't their spin, it's pretty much everyone's take on it save for the Tom Cruise marks. Scientology is a dangerous cult, and if even Fox News can convey that without their usual spin of calling any criticism "religious persecution" you know how serious it must be.
June 22, 200520 yr comment_2616387 See, this is why I get pissed at people who don't understand why Scientology gets a bad rap. People act like it's a real religion and not a cult that takes HUGE sums of money from celebrites then go out and recruit impressionable young actors.I think you're taking scientology a little too seriously. Yes it's a cult but it's mostly a fad that's just bilking celebrities out of their money. Who cares if Tom Cruise and John Travolta want to flush their money down that hole? Do any non-celebrities actually belong to this? I think it's creepy from the fact it's probably a total sham marriage and they'll probably screw up a kid or two with their loveless relationship. Yes, I think Cruise is gay because if he was really straight he wouldn't be sueing anyone who even hinted at the fact. Just my opinion though.
June 22, 200520 yr Author comment_2616774 You might want to read this site and ask if I'm taking Scientology too seriously. Ask Lisa McPherson's family if Scientolgy has any members that aren't celebrities.
June 22, 200520 yr comment_2616863 I thought L. Ron Hubbard came out a few years ago and admitted he made the whole thing up?
June 22, 200520 yr comment_2616971 He made it up on a bet I believe. But it's a cult, it doesn't matter. You should read about Mormon beliefs. They make zero sense yet people still believe it.
June 22, 200520 yr Author comment_2616977 Other sci-fi writers have said that Scientology was the result of a bet Hubbard made with another writer over being able to start his own religion. By all accounts, Hubbard went Howard-Hughes-style crazy at the end of his life, which is where the more wacky aspects of Scientology come from.
June 22, 200520 yr comment_2617161 He made it up on a bet I believe. But it's a cult, it doesn't matter. You should read about Mormon beliefs. They make zero sense yet people still believe it. Oh come on, it is perfectly logical to worship plates!!!
June 22, 200520 yr Author comment_2617217 South Park pretty much said all there needed to be said about the Mormons..... *dum dum dum dum dum*
June 22, 200520 yr comment_2618038 I think it's pretty creepy but not as creepy as Katie's titties sagging that badly at her age. THE MILKS GONE BAD!
June 22, 200520 yr Author comment_2618675 One of the local papers has an afternoon tabloid style PM edition where they referred to the couple as "Tomkat" ...
June 22, 200520 yr comment_2618917 What I find the most disturbing is that Cruise has reached the dirty old man status, which in turn, makes me feel old.
June 22, 200520 yr comment_2619401 I blame Bennifer for the trend of merging couples names. It used to be Brad and Jen, Posh and Becks... now they are all one name.
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