According to Insider , Tom Cruise has been working in Hollywood for more than 40 years. In addition to his long-standing cinematic legacy, the most famous being the Mission Impossible series and Top Gun , Tom Cruise has always been one of the most media-attracting names in the film capital.

Recently, a former manager accused Tom Cruise of “having a terrible personality”. This is not the first time the American actor has faced controversial issues.

Spy Ethan Hunt is Tom Cruise’s most famous role. Photo: AP.

Refuse to be a teen idol

In a recent interview with Daily Mail , Eileen Berlin – the former manager who has been with the actor since his “penniless” days – revealed that Tom Cruise has a rather erratic personality.

During the filming of the movie Taps at Valley Forge Military Academy, the actor refused to talk to a female waitress just because she recognized him as an actor.

“When the waiter asked if he was an actor, Tom Cruise felt quite angry. Tom thought that being recognized meant he was not acting well even though he was wearing a military uniform. Tom told us please ask her not to ask you any other questions,” Berlin said.

On Tom Cruise’s 19th birthday, his manager gave him articles published in teen magazines. However, that made the Top Gun star unhappy.

“Cruise shouted, ‘I don’t want to appear in a teen magazine’. He thought he was an adult and not an idol for young girls. He threw it at me so hard that it blew me away.” album hit me in the face,” Berlin added.

Eileen Berlin also said that Tom Cruise is a perfectionist, partly due to an unhappy childhood.

“Tom Cruise has many faces, you can see it through the photos. But in Tom Cruise there has never been happiness. Tom is very ambitious and determined to become a star. That makes him become a star. “Becoming a perfectionist in everything. Before or now, it’s still the same,” she said about her old friend.

Yelling at others

In December 2020, The Sun published a recording recording the moment Tom Cruise loudly yelled at the members of the Mission : Impossible 7 crew . The American actor had an unpleasant attitude after the safety protocols. Social distancing on set is overlooked.

According to Insider , the film crew had to stop filming at Warner Bros. Studios in Leavesden, England. Tom Cruise became angry when he discovered that the film crew gathered in large numbers and did not stand 2 meters apart as prescribed by the government.

“You obnoxious person, you will definitely be fired if you do that again. No need to apologize to me. You should go and tell that to the people who have to sell their houses because of unemployment, this industry is closed,” said Tom Cruise. in a recording posted on The Sun.

After the recording was posted, there were many mixed opinions about Tom Cruise’s attitude on set. On Howard Stern’s SiriusXM radio show, George Clooney said Cruise was not overreacting. That is the normal attitude of the main actor and film producer.

Tom Cruise on the set of Mission: Impossible 7. Photo: Getty.

Meanwhile, Leah Remini – a member of the actor’s Scientology cult – said that Tom Cruise’s yelling was no different from that of a psychopath, reminding her of the time she worked with Cruise at Scientology.

After leaving the Scientology cult, actress Leah Remini published a memoir titled Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology . The book mentions a lot about the relationship between her and Tom Cruise.

In his memoir, Remini recounted the moment Tom Cruise yelled at his assistant because he couldn’t find the ingredients to make a cake. “Where is my baking powder? Damn it. Can you get me the stuff,” Remini recounted Tom Cruise’s words in his memoir.

In a conversation with Reddit, Remini also affirmed that Tom Cruise is not a good person. “Tom is a representative of a two-faced person. His persona in front of the camera and behind the scenes are completely different. The cult member even affirmed that Cruise is a dangerous person,” she said.

After leaving the cult, the star of The King of Queens affirmed that Cruise is no different from David Miscavige – the head of Scientology – full of mystery and sinister.

“Working with Tom Cruise is a nightmare”

In an interview with Vulture magazine , actress Thandiwe Newton said she was scared to work with Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible 2. In the film, she plays the lover Nyah Nordoff-Hall of spy Ethan Hunt. .

“Tom là kiểu người thích kiểm soát mọi thứ. Anh ấy cố gắng trở thành người tử tế nhưng không thể. Anh ấy tự tạo áp lực cho mình”, nữ diễn viên nói.

Newton nhớ lại khoảnh khắc cô và nam diễn viên xảy ra mâu thuẫn. Nữ diễn viên bị Tom Cruise cằn nhằn vì không thực hiện được cảnh quay từ ban công.

“Tôi không biết làm gì vào lúc đó. Sự kiểm soát của anh ấy chỉ khiến tôi thêm bất an. Việc bị la mắng tại chỗ đông người làm tôi rất xấu hổ. Anh ấy căng thẳng đến mức biến mình thành người kinh khủng”, cô nói.

Thandiwe Newton sợ làm việc với Tom Cruise. Ảnh: Getty.

Cô sau đó gọi điện cho một thành viên trong đoàn làm phim. Cả hai đều thừa nhận đêm quay phim cùng Tom Cruise chẳng khác gì ác mộng.

Về việc bị kiểm soát, vợ cũ Nicole Kidman là người hiểu rõ nhất. Trong cuộc phỏng vấn của TMZ, “thiên nga Australia” nói cô không có cuộc sống hạnh phúc khi ở cùng chồng.

“Kết hôn với Tom Cruise năm 23 tuổi, hầu như tôi chỉ ở nhà. Tôi mang thai và mất con sau đó không lâu. Tôi suy sụp”, sao phim Days of Thunder chia sẻ.

Không lâu sau đó, Nicole Kidman quyết định ly hôn. Hình ảnh nữ diễn viên cười tươi chạy khỏi tòa án vì được “giải thoát” một thời gây chú ý truyền thông.

Cuộc hôn nhân sau đó với Katie Holmes cũng không được thuận lợi. Sau 6 năm kết hôn, nam diễn viên ly hôn vợ, nguyên nhân phía sau do giáo phái Scientology, theo TMZ.

Tom Cruise và Nicole Kidman thời còn hạnh phúc. Ảnh: People.

After breaking up with Katie Holmes, Tom Cruise hardly saw his biological daughter again. 10 years have passed, the Top Gun actor has not come to America to visit his daughter, which has caused big questions in the media.

“Tom Cruise may be a globally famous movie actor, but his personality is the reason many people don’t want to get close,” commented Insider .