AUSTRALIAN MEDIA TYCOON JAMES PACKER TARGETED BY TOM CRUISE AS ‘RAW MEAT’
January 18th 2008 21:01
AUSTRALIAN MEDIA TYCOON JAMES PACKER TARGETED BY TOM CRUISE AS ‘RAW MEAT’ FOR SCIENTOLOGISTS
A sad and overweight James Packer reeling from being jilted by his then wife Jodi Meares, was the "perfect recruit" when actor Tom Cruise set off on a carefully targeted crusade in mid-2002, targeting wealthy and influential celebrities to Scientology.
The Australian today reports that this claim is made in the new biography of Cruise by British author Andrew Morton, who describes the then 35-year- ld media tycoon Packer as the "raw meat" Scientology needed to gain recognition and credibility.
Morton said Packer was specifically targeted by Cruise, who by mid-2002 had resolved to dedicate his life to Scientology.
He suggests Cruise offered Packer a role as a samurai extra in the film The Last Samurai, and, according to the book, Packer was quickly seduced, saying later he admired Cruise for his humility, values and decency.
The book is not available on Australian bookstores, but was available last night on the internet.
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