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· What made J.J. Abrams want to direct M:i:III? Simple—a fear that Tom Cruise would murder him in cold blood if he refused: "He asked me, 'You in?' 'I'm in,' I said - because if I'd said, 'No' again, he might kill me." [NY Daily News]
· On Tuesday, Cruise will jet in to Aberdeen, Washington to attend a private M:i:III screening with a local man who won a contest. But the lucky guy is apprehensive about how to relate to the star: "He's in such a different world, I don't even know how to talk to him. I know he's a normal guy, but I don't know what to say to him." A suggestion—don't open with, "I can't wait to tell my psychiatrist that I really got to meet you!" [Seattle Times]
· M:i:III co-star Ving Rhames brags about his "natural chemistry" with Cruise; expect an announcement about their engagement in three months, and another about the new couple's unexpected pregnancy soon after that. [BlackFilm.com]
· Tom on a fire truck! Tom on a fire truck! (Three more laps around Manhattan and he gets to pose in the calendar.) [BWE.tv]
· A blogger stalked Cruise throughout his city-spanning escapade yesterday, snapped a bunch of pictures, and lived to tell about it. [Confessions of a Celebrity Stalker and the Wonders of NYC]
· Jossip went to TRL to see Tom and all they got was this lousy Scientology flier for a Dianetics movie. [Jossip]