Four members of a freelance camera crew were arrested at the War of the Worlds premiere in London after its star Tom Cruise was squirted with water.So, Channel 4 is now paying people to go around assaulting celebrities in the street because they think it makes good television!? I don't know what it is that leads some people to think that if they have a camera and a microphone they are somehow above the law. In any case, the individuals involved have been arrested and bailed, and will face police questioning today.
The 42-year-old actor's face and jacket were drenched with water squirted from what appeared to be a microphone.
The crew was working for Channel 4. It said it hoped Cruise would see the funny side of the stunt which was for a new comedy show.
After they're through with the police, they might start thinking about how they're going to respond to Cruise's lawyers.
A spokesman for Channel 4 told the BBC:
The water squirting was not intended to cause offence and was very much in a spirit of fun. We hope Tom Cruise will be able to see the joke in the spirit with which it was intended.Sounds like wishful thinking to me. Village Voice said it a while ago: "Tom Cruise sues the way Robert Downey Jr. violates his parole."
I hope he takes them to the cleaners.
