Matt Lauer Defends Tom Cruise

Tom Cruise found an unlikely ally yesterday when his former Ritalin debate partner, Matt Lauer, jumped to his defense on the Today show. The morning show was covering Paramount Pictures’ decision to end its 14-year partnership with Cruise, citing his “unacceptable” conduct over the last year, when Lauer commented:

“You know what, I have to say something. You talk about erratic behavior and things like that affecting the box-office and yes maybe he jumped on a couch, and I was in the middle of one of those episodes here on the Today show and maybe he speaks out about Scientology and some people don’t like that. But what about the stars who are in and out of rehab every week? Is that any worse? And yet you find movie companies still in business with them. So, this is all a strange world we live in.”

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