Tom Cruise has been sued in a Los Angeles Superior Court.
The lawsuit claims that he hired convicted private investigator Anthony Pellicano to spy on magazine editor Michael David Sapir.
Sapir filed the legal complaint naming as defendants Cruise, his attorney Bert Fields, Matchtinger LLP and Anthony Pellicano.
The lawsuit appears to be part of a legal duel between the parties.
Sapir edits Bold, a periodical that in 2001 published a $500,000 reward for any video evidence that Cruise is gay.
Sapir claims that the magazine received a video and issued a press release to that end.
Cruise has consistently denied being gay. The actor’s attorney, Fields, filed a lawsuit against Sapir's magazine for defamation, seeking $100 million in damages.
Sapir alleges that during the defamation litigation, Cruise hired Pellicano to wiretap his phone.
The magazine editor is asking for $5 million.
Comments
In regards to Tom Cruise, I've met him working as an optician on
several of his film roles, including Mission Impossible, Days of
Thunder and many others. I have total respect for Tom Cruise. He is
one of the nicest people in the entertainment business. Actors like
Tom Cruise are too busy to worry about what their entourage are
doing, they must rely on them to behave with integrity and honor
doing a professional job for them. I highly doubt he had any idea
what his attorney was doing when he hired Anthony Pellicano.
That being said, I hope these issues are resolved quickly and quietly
and wish everyone a very Merry Christmas filled with love, peace and
joy.
Respectfully,
Cheryl Shuman
Beverly Hills, California
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