Tom Cruise: An Unauthorized Biography

Tom Cruise: An Unauthorized Biography
Book cover, hardcover ed.
AuthorAndrew Morton
Cover artistRene Johnston
Ken Lennox
SubjectTom Cruise
PublisherSt. Martin's Press
Publication date
January 15, 2008
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (Hardcover and Paperback)
Pages352
ISBN0-312-35986-1
OCLC177004834

Tom Cruise: An Unauthorized Biography is an unauthorized biography of actor Tom Cruise, written by Andrew Morton. The book was published in the United States in hardcover format on January 15, 2008, by St. Martin's Press, with a first printing of 400,000 copies, and an audio format on five CDs by Macmillan Audio.[1][2][3][4]

Cruise's lawyers and the Church of Scientology have released several statements which question the truthfulness of assertions made by Morton in the book. In an official 15-page statement released to the press, the Church called the book "a bigoted, defamatory assault replete with lies".[5] The book was not published in the United Kingdom[6] or New Zealand[7] due to strict libel laws in those countries.[8] Although initially not published in Australia,[9] it was later published there and became popular.[10][11]

The book hit number one on Amazon.com's list of top sellers three days after it was published, and was number one on The New York Times Best Seller list one week after publication. It was the number one bestseller in Australia for publisher AbeBooks in 2008. The book received mixed and critical reviews in The New York Times. The San Jose Mercury opined that it should be taken "with the proper grain of salt".

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  6. ^ Taylor, Jerome (April 14, 2008). "Libel fears stop Tom Cruise biography's sale in Britain". The Independent. Retrieved June 30, 2008.
  7. ^ "Controversial Tom Cruise biography kept off NZ shelves". The New Zealand Herald. January 15, 2008. Retrieved June 30, 2008.
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  9. ^ Cuming, Angela (January 13, 2008). "Scientology holds sway in banning Cruise book". The Age. Retrieved June 30, 2008.
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