HOLLYWOOD, Calif. - An attorney for Tom Cruise has attacked an unauthorized biography of the star, calling it "outrageous, sick stuff," even as U.S. publisher St. Martin's Press defended the book.
"Tom Cruise, An Unauthorized Biography," written by British author Andrew Morton, who is best known for his top-selling 1992 book on Princess Diana, is due on U.S. bookshelves later this month.
"His book is a rehash of tired old lies about Tom and his religion, some new grotesque lies, like the sick comparison of his child to 'Rosemary's Baby,' and the nutty assertion that he's the No. 2 head of the Church of Scientology," Cruise's longtime lawyer, Bert Fields, told Reuters.
"He (Morton) has made a number of claims that are false and demonstrably so," said Fields, who added that he had read Morton's book. "Clearly the book is actionable, but I'm not commenting on anything to do with legal issues."
In a brief statement yesterday, Steve Troha, a St. Martin's Press spokesman said, "We stand by our book and our author."
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