Attorney’s for Tom Cruise have threatened to take legal action against magazines that run unflattering pictures of him which have been taken on the set of his new film, “Tropic Thunder.” The photos, which feature Tiny Tom in a fat suit, were snapped on the set of Ben Stiller’s new movie and shopped around to various magazines last week.  Stranger yet is the fact that Cruise isn’t even listed among the film’s cast members over at Internet Movie Database.  Just what’s up with that?  Is the fact that he’s in the film supposed to be some big secret? 

Anyway, INF, who it seems is the original source for the portly pics, has since sent the following letter to the publications, in which the photo agency states: 

The pictures, which were shot by an INF staff photographer, show Cruise in a fat suit and chest wig on the set of ‘Tropic Thunder.’ … While these pictures were taken without breaking any criminal or civil laws, we have decided to pull them from circulation effective immediately.

A magazine editor told Courtney Hazlett, who writes for MSNBC’s The Scoop, that the last few days have been less than normal:

“It was crazy. We had at least four calls from publicists and two legal letters on Friday. All they did was draw more attention to the picture.”

While some say the reason for the chaos surrounding the pictures is that Cruise’s camp doesn’t want him to be seen looking fat and bald, another theory is that Tom wants his cameo in the film to remain a surprise. 

At the risk of being sued, I’ll refrain from posting the photos here, but if you haven’t seen at least one and are inclined to do so, you can check it out over at Holy Candy .  

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