Redstone Crazier than Cruise

Sumner Redstone finally spoke why he fired Tom Cruise.

He says, “He was embarrassing the studio. And he was costing us a lot of money. $100 million, $150 million on Mission: Impossible III. It was the best picture of the three, and it did the worst.”

“Paula (his wife), like women everywhere, had come to hate him. The truth of the matter is, I did listen to her. His behavior was entirely unacceptable to Paula and to the rest of the world. He just didn’t turn one (woman) off. He turned off all women, and a lot of men. When did I decide (to fire him)? I don’t know. When he was on the Today show? When he was jumping on a couch at Oprah? He changed his handler, you know, to his sister (LeAnne Devette)–not a good idea. The explosion was good. It sent a message to the rest of the world that the time of the big star getting all this money is over. And it is! I would like to think that what I did, or what we did, has had a salutary effect on the rest of the industry.”

Damn, what a way to run a studio. I mean like really! He's even crazier than Tom Cruise.... okay probably a tossed up.