LEAH Remini claims Tom Cruise's "psychotic" Covid rant while on set with Mission Impossible 7 was a "Scientology publicity stunt."
The actor, 58, unleashed his fury on two crew members of his latest movie during filming this past week, when he saw the personnel standing less than a meter away from each other at a computer screen.
Despite the thousands that believe the celebrity's efforts were in good spirit, former Scientologist Leah Remini, 50, released an incriminating commentary on the display.
The Scientology and the Aftermath star shared her knowledge of the outburst yesterday via .
Leah explained that Scientologists don't believe in illness, considering it to be linked to"'suppressive" people, leading her to believe the tantrum has another root cause.
She shared: "Tom does not care about the families of his crew. This is all for publicity. Tom does not believe in family values.
"I would bet that Tom had this rant written for him and had his Scientology assistant record and release it."
She continued: "Hearing a rich actor with enormous power address his crew in this way is a sign of weakness and a deeply troubled person."
The King of Queens star added that is showing mental weakness, saying: "His mental state is showing. Tom seems to think that Hollywood is incapable of making films without his help.
"Saying such a thing indicates the godlike figure Tom believes he is, and what he is told by Scientology."
She deciphered: 'This is an actor with enormous power on the set of his film, this is not just a guy in the middle of a public place standing up to someone for not wearing a mask.
"This is Tom friggin’ Cruise wielding his power and threatening and degrading his crew."
Leah then discussed the manipulation tactics involved in the , saying: "Scientologists are so manipulative and abusive that they believe that this 'tone' is the 'winning tone' of the country right now and therefore can only help Tom’s reputation to have this leaked."
Tom's rant has gone viral, as he screamed profanities at the two crew members who instigated the situation.
The star was heard yelling: “If I see you do it again, you’re f**king gone. And if anyone in this crew does it, that’s it — and you too and you too. And you, don’t you ever f**king do it again!"
Tom has allegedly worked hard to keep filming going by after several Covid setbacks have occurred during the shooting process.
He continued: "They’re back there in Hollywood making movies right now because of us. We are creating thousands of jobs, you motherf***ers.
“That’s it. No apologies. You can tell it to the people that are losing their f***ing homes because our industry is shut down.”
An insider on the ordeal reported that in the future, saying: “The first outburst was big but things haven’t calmed since.
"Tension has been building for months and this was the final straw. Since it became public there has been more anger and ."
The source: "But Tom just can’t take any more after all the lengths they have gone to just to keep filming at all. He’s upset others aren’t taking it as seriously as him. In the end, he’s the one who carries the can."
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