Quicker than you can say “Hermes”, Tom Cruise has set his evil Scientology sights on everyone’s favorite self-promoting celebrity – Oprah.Television insiders insist she can single-handedly turn books into bestsellers and mere celebrities into megastars. But now, glamorous talk show host Oprah Winfrey has become the target of the controversial Church of Scientology.The campaign is being led by its most famous disciple, 43-year-old Tom Cruise, who is doing everything in his considerable power to convert her to the cultish faith. Cruise recently bought a house two doors away from Oprah in the glamorous suburb of Santa Barbara, California. The two are close friends. Winfrey regularly sings Cruise’s praises on her show, and it was there that he chose to make his first public declaration of love for his new fiancee, 26-year-old Katie Holmes, in a toe-curling spectacle.But the wooing of Oprah Winfrey to the Scientology cause has not been left to Cruise alone.Fellow Scientologist and Pulp Fiction star John Travolta, 51, whom she also repeatedly favours on her television program, recently presented her with a $700,000 Bentley car for her birthday.Oprah would be a huge catch for the Scientologists, one internet site announced this week, and you can almost see Cruise’s eyes gleaming at the prospect. Another adds: “If Oprah falls into the hands of Scientology, who can tell what influence she might have on the population? The prospect is terrifying.”
It sure is. Can you imagine Oprah as a scientologist? She will promoting Ron Hubbard books on her Book Club, and it will only be a matter of time before Dr Phil will be talking thetan.
Whatever happens to Oprah, the sad fact remains that many celebrities have already fallen prey to the cult, including Bart Simpson!
Scientology already counts among its celebrity followers Travolta’s actress wife Kelly Preston, former Cheers star Kirstie Alley, Lisa Marie Presley, and Nancy Cartwright – the voice of cartoon character Bart Simpson.
