Many years ago, I wrote about the hierarchy of celebrity tabloids. In short, PEOPLE and US Weekly at the top, and the bottom feeders are Star, IN TOUCH, and Life & Style. If you’ve been reading my blog long enough, you know I rarely bother with a story that originates from the last three. Full Story

Lawrence Wright, a Pulitzer Prize winning writer, is the author of a new book on Scientology called Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief (thank you for using the Oxford comma in the title). The Hollywood Reporter has an online excerpt. Before you click though, make sure you have the time. Full Story

While his ex-wife Katie Holmes was presenting for the first time at NY Fashion Week - click here to see the collection if you missed it yesterday - and being celebrated by the fashion world (?!?), Tom Cruise was over in London preparing for a new movie. Full Story

This is the cover of the new issue of Vanity Fair -- a beautiful, perfectly complexioned, soft-eyed Katie Holmes looks out at us above a headline about WHAT SHE DIDN’T KNOW, followed by these magic words: Marriage, Scientology-style Brilliant, non? It’s like... the Chanel of tabloid covers. Full Story

There’s our GMD on the set of Oblivion yesterday, ever the movie star even in crisis. Especially in crisis. Tom Cruise, Movie Star, must save Tom Cruise, Scientologist now. While there have been no discussions, formal or informal, just yet, the question has been asked...casually. Jack Reacher in December - should it be pushed back? It’s too soon to say, obviously. Full Story

A friend of mine who is also an entertainment reporter emailed me yesterday. “Am I a dick? This is so anti-climactic.” She left him and divorced him, all of it signed, in 10 short days. I feel like that might be a record. Can we at least have a chance to process it all? TMZ Full Story

They can’t be, right? Because they’re part of New Katie’s life. New Katie has cut off everyone who’s connected to Scientology. Not sure yet who accompanied her and Suri yesterday in New York but these people are certainly not approved by Xenu. And, well, I really want to know what they know. Full Story

You know this already but I’ll repeat it anyway... This sh-t will be UGLY. Tom Cruise’s lawyer, Bert Fields, has released a statement according to the BBC. And his words are SHARP: “Tactically we can't say where Tom will file a divorce case and if he'll be seeking joint custody of Suri. Full Story

Little Sci has been my nickname for Suri Cruise since she was born. It started out as creative licence, pure jokes. And now... Well... LittleSci is the reality Katie Holmes is evidently trying to avoid. Katie took Suri out for ice cream last night in New York as her defection from Tom Cruise and Scientology continues to fuel the gossip industry. Full Story

For my initial report today on the Katie Holmes/Tom Cruise split, please click here. NYC paps say Katie Holmes was still wearing her wedding ring on Wednesday. Pictures are attached. You know what’s interesting about that? They’ve always said that Tom and his inner circle check pap photos when he’s away from her, just to make sure. Full Story

Loved the first trailer for The Master. Click here for a refresher. Have you seen the second? Last time the focus was on Joaquin Phoenix, the follower. This time we meet the leader, played by Philip Seymour Hoffman, who appears to be at his most brilliant in a role they say is based on L Ron Hubbard. Full Story

Rock Of Ages opens in less than a month. We’re about to get a lot of the GMD. Tom Cruise as a badass rock star. Tom Cruise bare-chested, wearing eyeliner, and SINGING. Two magazine profiles have been released as advance promotion for the film. I’m sure by now that you’ve seen these shots of Tom fully Stacee Jaxxed in a spread for W Magazine looking really uncomfortable on the cover being groped by two models. Full Story

I don’t know about this story. I don’t know about the source. It’s an Australian magazine called New Idea claiming a world exclusive one-on-one interview with Isabella Cruise, daughter of Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise. REALLY?Fine.We’ll work with it until we shouldn’t work with it anymore. Just so you know in the event it turns out bogus. Full Story

I read an article a couple of weeks ago (thanks Anna Maria) about Newt Gingrich vs Mitt Romney that’s interesting on its own merit - click to see - but here’s the part that’s germane to this site: For some reason, (Mitt Romney) has always reminded me of Tom Cruise, and I never could figure out exactly why that was. Full Story