Oscar Boycott Story 'Not True,' Says Tom Cruise's Spokesperson

By PopEater Staff Posted Jan 10th 2011 05:35PM

Anne Hathaway, Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes

EXCLUSIVE UPDATE: Tom Cruise's people are slapping down a Daily Mail report alleging the 'War of the Worlds' actor and wife Katie Holmes are skipping the Oscars because the event is being co-hosted by Anne Hathaway. Why would someone boycott an event because of Anne Hathaway? A source told the Mail that Holmes was not amused by her peer's recent impression of her on 'Saturday Night Live.'

But as quickly as the story has spread, a spokesperson for Cruise tells PopEater that it is "not true and made up" and that the famous pair had no plans of attending the Oscars before Hathaway's somewhat unflattering skit.

The Daily Mail quoted a now-debunked source saying, "Tom and Katie don't want to have to cross paths with Anne" after the skit. The source said that the couple used to be friends with Hathaway and supported her when she split from her then-boyfriend, Raffaello Follieri, in 2008.

Watch the 'SNL' skit:

Hathaway, 28, along with James Franco, 32, will host the 83rd Academy Awards show Feb. 27. They will be the youngest tandem of Academy Award hosts ever.

Tags: anne hathaway, katie holmes, tom cruise

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Monday 10 January

By OBigRondog

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You're right, and that's the part that makes their threat humorous. I haven't heard much from either one of them lately and all of a sudden they might boycott the Oscars? To me, it seems more like a desperate grab at some publicity. After finishing the article, it turns out it "all depends on their shoot schedule." What are they shooting anyway, and who cares?

By Lynn

I agree. It was a jab at Miley (she does a GREAT Miley BTW). Isn't this what these people are supposed to expect when they are in the spotlight? Grow up. Look at this country and the entire world right now. People are unemployed, there are shooting rampages, the economy sucks and THIS....THIS is what is important to them right now?? I hope they do boycott and I hope they are both box office poison after this.

By Michael

thats what i think too

By Jen

Don't let the door hit ya on your way out Tom & Katie...... nobody cares!!

By Jollygin

Acting like children!!!! Sound like "Better than thou".

By oreadno1

Oh, boo-hoo, Tom and Katie! Like you'll really be missed. A has-been who can't bring in the bucks anymore and a talentless twit who sold herself into a sham marriage for the promise of a major career that never materialized because she didn't have the acting chops to back it up. At least Anne Hathaway has true talent. Stay away. We'll all be happier!

By scoval711

I am glad they won't be there, no one cares, and less and less people watch this bore of a show, anyway.

By Fran

Agree...tired of Tom and Katie...however, I love the Oscars and I will watch it. With them there or not.

By Pamela

In protest,I WILL watch the Oscars this year.

By rb

Tom and spouse won't attend the Oscars? Ratings should be very high then.

By sundance7

That's okay Tommy, the public has been staying away from your movies for quite some time now so I guess this makes us even. Bur-bye.

By starladear002

Tom and Kate won't be at the Oscars? Oh me oh my! Whatever shall we do? Now they can stay home and keep their scientology crap to themselves.

By gentlelady

I totally agree.

By MikeSum

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Famous man always has famous girl friend

By c schaap

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Katie wasn't ever famous that's why she married Tommy boy high hopes

By susan

*please read sarcastically* "OH NO, how WILL i LIVE?" *giggles* personally i LIKE anne hathaway, i think she's a good actress who is one of the most beautiful women in the world today!

By Ted Bundy

The skit sucked, wasn't funny. And it's worth getting upset about. I don't think anyone will really care if Kate and Tom are there or not. Also, Anne Hathaway is so much better than Katie Holmes, I thought her impersonation was pretty good.

I miss the days when SNL was actually funny.

By Sierra

A typical bad skit by SNL. It was in poor taste in every way, and only had two points - belittle Miley for being overexposed and insult Katie for being stupid. It mocked a girl who was underage at the time and portrayed Katie as stupid without any basis. A much funnier skit would have been to "interview" Anne Hathaway as herself being a clueless actress. Such self depreciating humor would have been hilarious and not insulting to a so-called friend. SNL should begin belittling President Obama and leave the teenage Miley alone.

By Susan

Does Kathie Holmes have any brains left and think for herself anymore? Seems to me that Tom Cruise is more her father than her husband!!

No, part of being a Scientologist is that you have to give up thinking.

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