The actor’s | first potential mate was allegedly forced to tell a church official her deepest secrets and scrub toilet bowls with a toothbrush when punished

This sounds like the audition from hell.

According to an upcoming story in Vanity Fair, The Church of Scientology held secret auditions to find a wife for church member Tom Cruise following his divorce from Nicole Kidman.

The auditions were so secret that the candidates didn’t know they were taking place. These allegations are being presented in a story written by Maureen Orth and drawing upon "several sources," including former Scientologists and Marc Headley, who left the church in 2005 with police help. Headley reportedly saw "a number of the audition tapes."

In 2004, the church allegedly brought in actresses who were also Scientologists, telling the women they were auditioning for a role in a church training film. During the process, the actresses would be asked “What do you think of Tom Cruise?”

The Los Angeles Times publishes correspondence suggesting that AEG executives knew about the King of Pop's | weakened and troubled state | as they prepped for his comeback tour

Michael Jackson was a "basket case" in a "weakened and troubled state" in his final days while preparing for his comeback tour, according to email correspondence published by the Los Angeles Times.

A total of 250 pages of email messages -- which, The Times reports, suggest that Anschutz Entertainment Group was aware of Jackson's mental state in the days leading up to his death on June 25, 2009 -- were leaked as two lawsuits ready for trial next year: The shows' insurers, Lloyd's of London, have claimed that AEG gave false claims about the singer's health when seeking a $17.5 million policy, while Jackson's heirs have filed a wrongful-death suit claiming that AEG pressured him into the 50-show tour in London despite knowing he was too weak to perform.

Even before AEG executives met with Jackson in September 2008, they had their doubts about the superstar and were seeking insurance to cover any potential losses if the shows fell through, according to the emails.

Dark Knight Rises | Re-Emerges No. 1 | Overseas With Strong China Push

"Amazing Spider-Man" places second with even stronger China showing; "Expendables 2" is muscular in new openings while Fox records a huge summer box office offshore.

The increasing box office clout of the China market was fully on display on the weekend as the territory provided two franchise titles significant opening pushes, with The Dark Knight Rises coming out second locally but first overall on the foreign theatrical circuit.

Distributor Warner Bros. said that of its estimated overseas weekend take of $46.4 million – from a total of 10,156 venues in 64 territories – the Batman sequel pulled a “rough estimate” of $28.5 million from Monday through Sunday from nearly 4,100 situations in China.

X Factor U.K | Peak Audience | Drops in Third Week

The ITV show from Simon Cowell, who will make an appearance this season for the first time in two years, also saw its average audience decline minimally to 8.6 million.

LONDON - British commercial broadcaster ITV1 drew as many as 9.7 million viewers Saturday night with the third episode of Simon Cowell's X Factor - the show's lowest figure season-to-date.

    X Factor, which is in its ninth season here, had a higher peak audience of 10.9 million last week, which was up from a peak audience of 9.9 million in its season debut.

MTV | Jersey Shore Going Out on Top | Canceled Due to | Evolving Lives

Jersey Shore is going out on a high note, according to MTV, which is speaking out about its rationale behind canceling the hit show after six seasons.

Executive VP of Programming Chris Linn says the cost of the cast was not factor, but "we always said we’d do the show as long as it made sense."

Long story short, that's no longer really the case.

"We noticed what was going on in their lives, with [Snooki having her baby], the relationships, etc. it felt like the right time to bring it to a close."

"The show still dominates, it’s the No. 1 show in our core demo, and it’s still incredibly successful. It’s really just about their lives evolving and changing in a way that moves everyone away from the original conceit of the show."

"We made what we think is the right, tough choice to end the show on top."

Seal Takes Back Heidi Klum Cheating Allegation

About that really clear statement Seal made this weekend? When he obviously accused Heidi Klum of cheating on him with bodyguard Martin Kristen? He'd like to take it back, thanks.

After telling TMZ he wished his ex-wife would have "at least waited until we separated first before deciding to fornicate with the help" and adding that the press has the answer it's "been looking for" regarding his split with the super model, the singer has now released a new statement through his rep.

Kristen Stewart's | Parents Divorcing

Kristen Stewart's estranged parents are ending their marriage after 27 years.

The Twilight star's mom, screenwriter Jules Mann-Steward, filed legal documents in Los Angeles two weeks ago, citing irreconcilable differences as the reason for the couple's split.

K-Stew's parents were legally separated on June 15, 2010, according to TMZ.com.

Kristen went through her own split just six weeks ago, when she admitted to cheating on boyfriend Robert Pattinson, whom she had been dating for three years.

She confessed to the "indescretion" after being spotted getting close with her Snow White and the Huntsman director Rupert Sanders.

Source: starpulse

Tom Cruise Has Late Night Drinks | With Friends During a Weekend

Tom Cruise hit the town in Hvar, Croatia, on Friday night. He went out for drinks with a group of friends and stopped to sign autographs for and pose for pictures with female fans. Tom's gang later retired to a boat for a late ride. Tom got away to the continent of Europe for a weekend trip during a break from shooting All You Need Is Kill in London with costar Emily Blunt. Tom went clubbing at London's Chinawhite club during an evening free from the set. It was actually a chance for Tom to support his son, Connor, who deejayed at Chinawhite before heading to Europe himself for more gigs behind the turntable.

Source: popsugar