Funnyman Adam Sandler has hit out at people laughing at his "great friend" Tom Cruise. Sandler says criticism of the Top Gun star because of his religious beliefs is unwarranted.
The Big Daddy star said: "To see anyone's private life invaded and mocked like this is sickening."
He told a US magazine: "It's especially gross when it happens to a guy like Cruise, who's a great dad, a great husband, and a great friend."
A pro-Scientology video starring Cruise, which hit the Internet earlier this month, has become the butt of jokes.
And Andrew Morton's biography containing a string of lurid allegations about the actor has seen Cruise's name plastered across the headlines.
Meanwhile, other friends of Cruise have leapt to his defence.
Dustin Hoffman, who starred with Cruise in Rain Man, told People magazine: "Tom Cruise is an American and has the right to freedom of speech and freedom of religion."
And Dan Snyder, the owner of American football team Washington Redskins, who has a financing deal with Cruise/Wagner Productions, said: "Tom is a winner. That's a fact.
"He is a terrific actor, a terrific father and a terrific person. I'm proud to be his friend."
In the upcoming issue of the celebrity magazine, other stars, including Bruce Willis, Demi Moore, Jim Carrey, Ben Stiller and mogul Harvey Weinstein, speak out in defence of their friend.
"Imagine having a baby and people talking about it the way they did," says Stiller. "People lose sight of the fact that Tom Cruise is actually a person. I feel for him."
By Gavin Wilson, Jan 24 2008 © Copyright 2008 - Showbiz Spy
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