But off-camera,Tom Cruise has been embroiled in plenty of controversies.
Among his critics are his former manager, Eileen Berlin.
In a 2022 interview with theDaily Mail, she opened up about Cruise’s not-so-nice side.
“It was like something was smoldering and it would boil up and explode.
I put it down to his insecurity.”
“He had told me he considered himself an adult, not a teen idol,” Berlin recalled.
“He threw the album hard at me and it hit me on the cheek.”
Just 18 at the time, Cruise had recently moved to New York to pursue his acting dreams.
A sympathetic Berlin and her husband let him stay with them while he looked for performing work.
It was far from easy.
He insisted on getting a guaranteed “pay or play” $75,000 salary.
Recalled Berlin to the Daily Mail: “He was very self-centered.
Everything revolved around ‘me.'”
“Tommy has built an aura around himself,” she told the Daily Mail.
In 2022, he raked in an estimated $100 million from “Top Gun: Maverick” alone.
And while the actor may not be the easiest guy to work with, his friendships are solid.
Pals rave about the decadent coconut cake he sends as Christmas gifts every year.
Berlin’s dish about Cruise is unlikely to change anyone’s mind.
Guess that means wecanhandle the truth about him.
