Cruise preparing for alien attack
In the past, I've cited American Star magazine as being a particularly amusing source of ridiculous celebrity tosh.
Now, I'm not so much bemused by the mag's insistence on regularly churning out such rubbish as I am that newspapers such as The Evening Standard decide to pick up on them.
And so, like a trout with less-than-average intelligence for a freshwater fish chomping on the first piece of bait lowered into the deep, the paper falls hook, line and sinker for Star's claim that Tom Cruise is building a bunker at his Colorado home to protect his family in the event of an intergalactic alien attack.
I suppose the clever bods over at the Standard felt it would fit in nicely with the whole 'Tom Cruise is a bit strange' agenda.
But surely this fantasy land nonsense would sit more comfortably on the pages of the Daily Sport. Or maybe the Beano?
The Evening Standard, though, ploughs on regardless, quoting 'a source' as saying: 'Tom is planning to build a $10 million bunker under his Telluride estate.'
'It's a self-contained underground shelter with a high tech air purifying shelter.'
The article goes on to describe how the shelter will have enough room for ten people, including wife Katie Holmes, 17-month-old daughter Suri and his adopted children Isabella, 14, and Connor, 12.
The story adds that Cruise 'is reportedly fearful that deposed galactic ruler Xenu is plotting an evil revenge attack on Earth'.
Revenge for what?
Anyway, I understand that the Standard will be following up their piece with a four-part guide on how to construct your own alien-proof bunker using a cornflake packet, some double-sided tape and an assortment of garden tools.
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