Topic: Breaking News
BREAKING NEWS: Cruise, Holmes, Dump Cruz and Klein, Climb Eiffel
This just in from Our Man in Paris, Ric Erickson, editor of MetropoleParis:
Special to Just Above Sunset
PARIS: Friday, June 17, 2005 - A RARE pre-dawn event took place Friday morning at the top of the Tour Eiffel when short screen actor Tom Cruise, 42, proposed to marry Katie Holmes, 26, because it was his first visit to the world famous French landmark.
Later, without sleeping, Mr. Cruise held an early-morning press conference in the company of Ms. Holmes, to announce the stupendous news to Associated Press and other news organizations anxious for an early-morning trivia scoop. "Yes, I did it," he said. Then Ms. Holmes showed reporters a blindingly huge diamond engagement ring as big as the Ritz.
Mr. Cruise, slightly giddy with over-emotion, said it was a 'magnificent day' for him, repeating that he's engaged, and when asked why he picked the Tour Eiffel to pop the question he replied, 'because it's there.' He added that the wedding date hadn't been arranged with the press yet.
The two actors were in Paris promoting their respective new movies.
Mr. Cruise is flogging Spielberg's 'The War of the Worlds' while Ms. Holmes is at bat for 'Batman Begins,' which opens next Wednesday in Paris and throughout France. Author H.G. Wells could not be reached for comment.
After the dawn press meeting the two beautiful actors dived into a limo and raced off to promote the two movies in Marseille, which is close to the Riviera. Earlier, in Berlin, Mr. Cruise denied that the romance which has been bubbling along since April, was a publicity stunt designed to get free space in tasteless tabloids with big circulations.
Ms. Holmes apparently denied this too, but apparently said that she intended to embrace Scientology, which is classed as an oddball sect in France and is not a recognized religion. Despite this some American actors closely identified with the group show no hesitation about promoting their movies here because they make a lot of money.
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Editor's Note: This item will be published with additional commentary in the weekend edition of Just Above Sunset - Volume 3, Number 25 for the week of Sunday, June 19, 2005
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