Cruise threatens to sue over gay claims

Tom Cruise has threatened to sue acclaimed biographer Andrew Morton after finding out that the writer was investigating reports that Cruise had had homosexual affairs.

According to Hollywood.com, Morton has hired Los Angeles private investigator and former gay porn actor Paul Baressi to dig into age-old speculations that Cruise is gay. Reportedly, letters from Cruise's attorney claiming that the star had had an affair with a man while shooting Eyes Wide Shut have already made their way into Baressi's hands.

The attorney in question has slammed these reports, saying: "I wrote a letter to Mr. Morton back in November and said he obviously was entitled to write the book but 'make sure you check your facts'. If he tries to use my letter to create the impression that Mr. Cruise did have a gay affair, we will certainly sue... because the story is false. Mr. Cruise is not gay."