Not really a music story, but it involves Rolling Stone magazine, and it's kind of interesting, so let's go with it. New York magazine claims that Tom Cruise turned down a cover interview with US magazine Men's Journal because sister title Rolling Stone was running an expose on the slightly mad Scientology religion of which Cruise, of course, is a devoted follower. The Rolling Stone piece, called 'Inside Scientology', apparently reports on how "the church has a storied reputation for squelching its critics through litigation, and, according to some reports, intimidation". Wenner Media, who own both Men's Journal and Rolling Stone, haven't commented on Cruise's decision not to do the cover interview, nor any links with Rolling Stone's Scientology piece. A representative for Cruise told New York magazine that "we were never confirmed to be the cover, we were in discussions", but when asked about the Rolling Stone report simply said: "we were aware of it."
Mar 7, 2006
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Was Cruise cover rejection linked to Rolling Stone report?
New York magazine claims Tom Cruise turned down a Men's Journal cover interview because sister title Rolling Stone was running a Scientology exposé.