Cruise 'close to the edge'

Who would have thought?

June 3, 2010 at 4:28PM
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Katie gets a grip on Tom, lest he freak out again. Photo: AP
Katie gets a grip on Tom, lest he freak out again. Photo: AP (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

It's just unfathomable: Tom Cruise exhibited strange behavior during filming of his upcoming "Knight and Day," say those on the set of the movie (opening June 25 with co-star Cameron Diaz). "No one has ever seen Tom so close to the edge," a source told the National Enquirer. "He developed this bizarre habit of referring to himself in the third person. He'd say things like, 'Tom Cruise is an action star -- he'd never have salsa music in a film.' " At one point, wife Katie Holmes reportedly wailed, "Tom's so stressed out that I don't know him anymore. I just don't know how much more I can take." She's just now figuring it out?

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Cynthia Dickison

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Cynthia Dickison is a features designer. She is a St. Paul native and graduate of the University of Minnesota. She has worked at the Star Tribune since 1978, starting on the copy desk. Dickison has worked in every department — news, sports, features, even a short stint on the business cover.

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