Something I think I should share. I got this as a forward. Whether it's true or not, it's up to you to decide.  ;)



> >   Good Stuff Folks!!!
> >
> >    A friend of mine just got back from LA and heard this scoop about
> > Tom & Katie from someone who works at Universal. The source said
that
> > they
>
> > (Tom & Katie) have a 5-year contract and he's paying her $8 million.
>The
> > engagement happened so fast because Rob Thomas' (Matchbox 20) wife
> > caught Rob and and Tom in bed together and they rushed the
engagement
>so
> > that it would overshadow that scandal. Obv., take it with a grain of
> > salt.
> >
> >   Read below. This was just published.
> >
> >
> >
> >   Independent Sources
> >
> >    Bureaucrats?Independent Sources Confirms Existence of Tom
> > Cruise/Rob Thomas Rumor Independent Sources announced today that it
> > has uncovered
>a
> > new, previously undiscovered Tom Cruise rumor:
> >
> >   Tom Cruise and Matchbox Twenty's Rob Thomas are lovers!
> >
> >    Independent Sources has hesitated writing about Tom Cruise/Katie
> > Holmes for many reasons. First, there are other things going on in
the
>
> > world that, believe it or not, rank higher on the importance scale.
> > Second, pretty much everything that can be said is being said.
> >
> >    However, someone (I'll call her Mistress of the Hollywood Rumor)
> > just walked into Insider's office with the following dish that I
feel
> > compelled to pass on. I did a quick check of Technorati and it
wasn't
> > there. So even if it is not true, it is at least original.
> >
> >    No doubt that anyone with an Internet connection has read about
Tom
> > Cruise being gay. According to rumor lore, he has had a long-time
> > boyfriend in Chicago who is an Asian pilot for American Airlines.
This
>
> > is an accusation that Cruise and more importantly Cruise's many
> > attorneys vehemently deny.
> >
> >    There have been many stories that supposedly corroborate his
> > sexuality
> >
> > but never a smoking gun. Rumor mongers attribute this to the fact
that
> > Cruise goes to great lengths to cover his tracks. We are told that
> > everyone around him signs extensive confidentiality contracts with
> > enormous penalties for indiscretion. (Exhibit A: the 8-page
> > confidentiality contract Cruise's housekeeper was forced to sign).
> >
> >    Such stories have been around for years and Cruise has evidently
> > attempted to counter them with a series of high-profile
>heteronormative
> > relationships. First, Nicole Kidman, then Penelope Cruz, and most
> > recently Katie Holmes. In each instance, the "relationship" is
>actually
> > a contract that gives the women a boost to their careers, a lot of
> > money, and an elegant lifestyle.
> >
> >    Here is where this particular rumor gets interesting. Not long
ago,
> > Marisol, the wife of Matchbox Twenty's Rob Thomas (who has had to
> > contend with his own rumors of bi-sexuality) found her husband in
bed
> > with Tom Cruise causing Cruise's people to shift into high gear.
> >
> >    First, Mrs. Rob Thomas was bought off for an undetermined sum.
> > Second,
> >
> > Cruise and his handlers set out to immediately find Cruise a
> > girlfriend. Second-tier actresses were targeted. A list was drawn up
> > with Jessica Alba (#1 pick) and three other girls who fell out for
> > various reasons.
>
> > Originally targeted (#3 I think) but later rejected as "undesirable"
>was
> > rumor queen Lindsay Lohan. Way down at #5 on the list was Katie
>Holmes,
> > but that was the one with whom they were able to strike a deal.
> >
> >    Once the contact was signed, photo ops were set up, leaks were
made
> > to
> >
> > the right places, and we've had celebrity relationship on steroids
> > ever since.
> >
> >    One thing I will credit this rumor for is how it nicely explains
> > Tom's
> >
> > behavior this past few months-including the couch jumping episode on
> > Oprah. Cruise simply didn't have time for the Holmes rumors to
>circulate
> > at its normal speed and he couldn't allow it to be second page news>
> > while the tabloids focused on Brad, Jennifer and Angelina. No, this
> > relationship had to immediately become the "it" topic.
> >
> >   Well, that's how we hear it.
> >
> >    We should also
add
> > that this story is a bit of a departure for us. If you are
interested
>in
> > keeping up to date on it and other celebrity gossip, we suggest
>Defamer.
> >
> >