Paramount is ending its 14-year relationship with Tom Cruise fearing his behavior including publically stumping for the Church of Scientology and criticizing the use of anti-depressant medications is reducing the box office take of his movies and reflecting poorly on the studio. They also cite abberent behavior such as jumping up and down on Oprah Winfrey’s couch expressing his love for Katie Holmes. The Wall Street Journal reports that Cruise claims the separation is because he decided to set up his own production company (or perhaps he was an independent film maker in a different life or on a different planet).
