Tom Cruise Not High on Namesake Pot Strain

Tom Cruise by Avik Gilboa/WireImage.com

Apparently "MILF Weed" is a compliment, but "Tom Cruise Purple" is not. Attorneys for Hollywood's most smiley superstar are not at all amused to learn of a new strain of medical marijuana branded Tom Cruise Purple and featuring a pic of the actor laughing hysterically on its packaging.

Alerted to the ganja's existence by the New York Daily News, TC's lawyers are reportedly looking into possible legal action. One weed enthusiast tells the tab that Tom Cruise Purple is "the kind of pot that makes you hallucinate" — and in some cases even able to follow Vanilla Sky. — MWM

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Apr 4, 2008 8:52 AM

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What an @ss. Is his legal team going to sue anyone who smokes pot? That is ridiculous. I'm sure it's not a legal brand name. He's just bringing more attention to it and making himself look worse. Yet Again.
Posted by mkkristen Apr 4, 2008 9:06 AM Report Abuse

What an @ss. Is his legal team going to sue anyone who smokes pot?

Well, I doubt that, but they probably are going to at least ask the distributor to stop using his name and picture. I'm not Tom Cruise apologist--I think he's an utter whack job--but I also think that he's within his rights here. Would you like to find out that there was "Mkkristen Crack" on the streets? I'm just hoping that I never find a brand of lard named after me.

Posted by monkey65

Apr 4, 2008 9:33 AM

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I'm sure Mr. Cruise will sick his "Church" on them and the meanies who dare slander their prophet will go away. Wack job is right. If I never see another TC movie it will be too soon.
Posted by debgal Apr 4, 2008 9:55 AM Report Abuse

This is absolutely hysterical! As long as it doesn't convert you to Scientology. I'm just hoping that I never find a brand of lard named after me. That was funny ~ And I don't really like Tom anymore either but I agree ~ it has to be illegal for them to use his name and picture.
Posted by ZZZ999 Apr 4, 2008 10:35 AM Report Abuse

Well, the way I see it....Tom has 2 choices....being named after medical "pot" or a male enhancement medicine. Pick one. Mr. Cruise has really gotten too big for his britches.....needs to take it down a couple of clicks. Just my 2 cents.
Posted by CindiCat Apr 4, 2008 10:47 AM Report Abuse

Florence Henderson won a suit a while ago where a t-shirt company was using her likeness with the words "porn star" under it. I imagine it's more difficult to track down the distributor of pot than the distributor of a t-shirt (of course, I could be woefully naive on this point), but the idea of suing someone who is making money off a product with your name and photo on it isn't without successful precedent.

Posted by Dianora

Apr 4, 2008 11:10 AM

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I am not a Tom Cruise fan but, really, he has a justifiable reason to be pi$$ed.
Posted by mackattack Apr 4, 2008 11:21 AM Report Abuse

Wouldn't we have to legalize pot before Team Cruise could take legal action? And what is up with his David Cook-ish fake hair? Jinkies!
Posted by achyfakey Apr 4, 2008 11:35 AM Report Abuse

Wouldn't we have to legalize pot before Team Cruise could take legal action? I honestly have no idea if it matters whethe the product is legal or not. Seems like it'd be an odd loophole if someone could say, "Well, I'm making all this money by illegally using your image, but you can't touch me because it's drugs instead of toothpaste!"
Posted by Dianora Apr 4, 2008 12:16 PM Report Abuse

A key reason Tom Cruise's reputation has taken such a hit over the last several years is exactly because he's been presenting this transparently phony, forced laughing, hyperactive personality in public while gaining an increasing reputation as a dour, humorless, and oversensitive control freak behind the scenes. That sounds pretty much like what the pot label seems to be parodying, so maybe if Cruise would reign it in a bit rather than filing lawsuits at the drop of a hat, there might be less of these kinds of things. Hey, Tom, do us all a favor and hook up with Nancy Botwin over in Agrestic (well, she used to live in Agrestic, but I hear she's moving south this season).

Posted by BobbyJoe

Apr 4, 2008 12:29 PM

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Dude. Get. A. Haircut. Trying to look like a hip, fun 20-something is not working for you.
Posted by atlane Apr 4, 2008 12:45 PM Report Abuse

Won't he P-U-H-L-E-E-Z-E just go AWAY!
Posted by tvforever Apr 4, 2008 1:53 PM Report Abuse

Medical marijuana: $50 (h*ll, I don't know how much pot goes for) Tom Cruise as its spokesmodel: priceless ROFLMAO
Posted by tvfan1957 Apr 4, 2008 3:13 PM Report Abuse

Hilarious! Now people can actually get away with saying "Dude, I'm cruising."
Posted by Spiderkeg Apr 7, 2008 1:51 PM Report Abuse

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