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'''''Tom Cruise: Unauthorized''''' is a [[non-fiction]] [[biographical]] book about [[Tom Cruise]], written by [[Wensley Clarkson]]. The book was published by Hastings House in [[1998]]. The book discusses Tom Cruise's early life, his rise as an actor, involvement with [[Scientology]], and past relationships with [[Mimi Rogers]] and [[Nicole Kidman]].<ref>{{cite news | last = Staff | first = | coauthors = | title = Looking back at an actor who became a star | work = The Intelligencer | pages = | language = [[English (language)|English]] | publisher = The Intelligencer, [[Doylestown, Pennsylvania]] | date = July 18, 1999 | url = | accessdate = }}</ref><ref name="clarkson" /> The book ended during the filming of ''[[Eyes Wide Shut]]''.
'''''Tom Cruise: Unauthorized''''' is an [[unauthorized biography|unauthorized]] [[non-fiction]] [[biographical]] book about [[Tom Cruise]], written by [[Wensley Clarkson]]. The book was published by Hastings House in 1998. The book discusses Tom Cruise's early life, his rise as an actor, involvement with [[Scientology]], and past relationships with [[Mimi Rogers]] and [[Nicole Kidman]].<ref>{{cite news | last = Staff | title = Looking back at an actor who became a star | work = The Intelligencer | publisher = [[The Intelligencer (Doylestown, Pennsylvania)|The Intelligencer, Doylestown, Pennsylvania]] | date = July 18, 1999 }}</ref><ref name="clarkson">{{cite book | last = Clarkson | first = Wensley | author-link = Wensley Clarkson | title = Tom Cruise: Unauthorized | publisher = Hastings House | year = 1998 | pages = xviii | isbn = 0-8038-9406-6 }}</ref> The book ended during the filming of ''[[Eyes Wide Shut]]''.


In 2003, Wensley Clarkson wrote another biography of Cruise, entitled: ''[[Cruise Control (book)|Cruise Control]]''.<ref>{{cite book | last = Clarkson | first = Wensley | authorlink = Wensley Clarkson | coauthors = | title = [[Cruise Control (book)|Cruise Control]] | publisher = John Blake Publishing | date = August 1, 2003 | location = | pages = 336 | url = | doi = | id = ISBN 1857825462 }}</ref> Tom Cruise was interviewed on ''[[Larry King Live]]'' about that book, and stated: "Well, you can tell this guy doesn't know me."<ref>{{cite news | last = Staff | first = | coauthors = | title = Interview With Tom Cruise | work = [[Larry King Live]] | pages = | language = [[English (language)|English]] | publisher = [[CNN]] | date = November 28, 2003 | url = http://edition.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0311/28/lkl.00.html | accessdate = }}</ref>
In 2003, Wensley Clarkson wrote another biography of Cruise, entitled: ''[[Cruise Control (book)|Cruise Control]]''.<ref>{{cite book | last = Clarkson | first = Wensley | author-link = Wensley Clarkson | title = [[Cruise Control (book)|Cruise Control]] | publisher = John Blake Publishing | date = August 1, 2003 | pages = 336 | isbn = 1-85782-546-2 }}</ref> Tom Cruise was interviewed on ''[[Larry King Live]]'' about that book, and stated: "Well, you can tell this guy doesn't know me."<ref>{{cite news | last = Staff | title = Interview With Tom Cruise | work = [[Larry King Live]] | publisher = [[CNN]] | date = November 28, 2003 | url = http://edition.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0311/28/lkl.00.html }}</ref>


==Publisher receives legal letter==
==Publisher receives legal letter==
After Tom Cruise's publicists discovered that the author was contacting individuals involved with the [[Church of Scientology]] in the course of his research on Cruise, an attorney for Cruise contacted the publisher of ''Tom Cruise: Unauthorized''.<ref name="clarkson">{{cite book | last = Clarkson | first = Wensley | authorlink = Wensley Clarkson | coauthors = | title = Tom Cruise: Unauthorized | publisher = Hastings House | date = 1998 | location = | pages = xviii | url = | doi = | id = ISBN 0803894066 }}</ref>
After Tom Cruise's publicists discovered that the author was contacting individuals involved with the [[Church of Scientology]] in the course of his research on Cruise, an attorney for Cruise contacted the publisher of ''Tom Cruise: Unauthorized''.<ref name="clarkson"/>


Attorney [[Bertram Fields]]' letter stated: "I represent Tom Cruise. I have been advised that you intend to publish a biography of Mr. Cruise. I believe that your book may contain numerous false and defamatory statements about Mr. Cruise. I urge you to check your facts very carefully before publication, since it is certainly Mr. Cruise's intention to institute an appropriate action should your book contain such statements."<ref name="clarkson" /> Though Clarkson's representatives at Hastings House urged Mr. Fields to have his client meet with the author so as to ensure the veracity of the statement in the book, Fields and Cruise did not reply to the publisher's offer.<ref name="clarkson" />
Attorney [[Bertram Fields]]' letter stated: "I represent Tom Cruise. I have been advised that you intend to publish a biography of Mr. Cruise. I believe that your book may contain numerous false and defamatory statements about Mr. Cruise. I urge you to check your facts very carefully before publication, since it is certainly Mr. Cruise's intention to institute an appropriate action should your book contain such statements."<ref name="clarkson" /> Though Clarkson's representatives at Hastings House urged Fields to have his client meet with the author so as to ensure the veracity of the statement in the book, Fields and Cruise did not reply to the publisher's offer.<ref name="clarkson" />


==See also==
==See also==
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*''[[Being Tom Cruise]]''
*''[[Being Tom Cruise]]''
*[[Relationship of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes]]
*[[Relationship of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes]]
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Latest revision as of 04:43, 24 May 2022

Tom Cruise: Unauthorized
Book cover
AuthorWensley Clarkson
LanguageEnglish
SubjectBiography
GenreNon-fiction
PublisherHastings House
Publication date
January 25, 1998
Pages483
ISBN978-0-8038-9406-8
OCLC37213499
Followed byCruise Control 

Tom Cruise: Unauthorized is an unauthorized non-fiction biographical book about Tom Cruise, written by Wensley Clarkson. The book was published by Hastings House in 1998. The book discusses Tom Cruise's early life, his rise as an actor, involvement with Scientology, and past relationships with Mimi Rogers and Nicole Kidman.[1][2] The book ended during the filming of Eyes Wide Shut.

In 2003, Wensley Clarkson wrote another biography of Cruise, entitled: Cruise Control.[3] Tom Cruise was interviewed on Larry King Live about that book, and stated: "Well, you can tell this guy doesn't know me."[4]

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After Tom Cruise's publicists discovered that the author was contacting individuals involved with the Church of Scientology in the course of his research on Cruise, an attorney for Cruise contacted the publisher of Tom Cruise: Unauthorized.[2]

Attorney Bertram Fields' letter stated: "I represent Tom Cruise. I have been advised that you intend to publish a biography of Mr. Cruise. I believe that your book may contain numerous false and defamatory statements about Mr. Cruise. I urge you to check your facts very carefully before publication, since it is certainly Mr. Cruise's intention to institute an appropriate action should your book contain such statements."[2] Though Clarkson's representatives at Hastings House urged Fields to have his client meet with the author so as to ensure the veracity of the statement in the book, Fields and Cruise did not reply to the publisher's offer.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ Staff (July 18, 1999). "Looking back at an actor who became a star". The Intelligencer. The Intelligencer, Doylestown, Pennsylvania.
  2. ^ a b c d Clarkson, Wensley (1998). Tom Cruise: Unauthorized. Hastings House. pp. xviii. ISBN 0-8038-9406-6.
  3. ^ Clarkson, Wensley (August 1, 2003). Cruise Control. John Blake Publishing. p. 336. ISBN 1-85782-546-2.
  4. ^ Staff (November 28, 2003). "Interview With Tom Cruise". Larry King Live. CNN.
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