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Since the news broke TomKat was splitting up, one voice has been notably absent from the discussion. Yes, we've all been wondering what media mogul Rupert Murdoch thinks about the divorce.
Fortunately, Murdoch broke his silence on the matter and gave his long-awaited comments on Twitter this morning:
Scientology back in news. Very weird cult, but big, big money involved with Tom Cruise either number two or three in hiearchy.
— Rupert Murdoch (@rupertmurdoch) July 1, 2012
He added:
Watch Katie Holmes and Scientology story develop. Something creepy, maybe even evil, about these people.
— Rupert Murdoch (@rupertmurdoch) July 1, 2012
Hours after that tweet, he said that he been the target of "attacks:"
Since Scientology tweet hundreds of attacks. Expect they will increase and get worse and maybe threatening. Still stick to my story.
— Rupert Murdoch (@rupertmurdoch) July 1, 2012
Whether these "attacks" were just Scientologists (and apologists) venting their anger at him online or something more sinister and illegal (like, uh, wire-tapping?) wasn't clear.Speaking of invading privacy, sources told TMZ that Holmes believes that she has been watched very closely by representatives of Scientology in the last few weeks (see update below). Currently, she's being followed by a black Mercedes and white Cadillac Escalade but whether they belong to a publication or the Church of Scientology isn't clear, the site says.
The Church has been totally swamped with calls about Holmes' divorce, according to the Daily Beast:
The phone line for the national press center of the Church of Scientology was busy for so long, it had seemingly been disconnected. Representatives to the press weren’t available at churches in New York, Los Angeles, Seattle, Salt Lake City, and Honolulu. An employee from the Phoenix Scientology Church said she would answer The Daily Beast’s questions about Scientology’s stance on divorce in an email right away. After we asked if the church provided counseling to couples considering divorce, she never responded.
UPDATE 6:30 pm: The Church of Scientology told TMZ that it doesn't have anyone tailing Katie Holmes. Gary Soter, a lawyer for the Church, said that it is not conducting any kind of surveillance on Holmes in the wake of her divorce.