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Anonymous via the Cypherpunks Tonga Remailer wrote:

> As Sam Kinison said: "I didn't think he was queer until
> he started to fight it...."
>
> Tom Cruise Wins $10M Defamation Judgment
>
> Tom Cruise won a $10 million defamation judgment against a porn
> actor who allegedly told the French magazine Actustar that he had a
> gay affair with the actor, Cruise's attorney said.
>
> Chad Slater, whose stage name was Kyle Bradford, had said
> previously he never met Cruise and defaulted on the $100 million
> lawsuit in August 2001.
>
> "I hope by defaulting, Mr. Cruise will finally get what he is after
> and I can finally start to put my life back in order," Slater said
> in a statement at the time.
>
> The default motion did not indicate Slater admitted wrongdoing, but
> was an acknowledgment he did not have the money to fight the
> lawsuit and would not contest it.
>
> Slater, who has made a series of porn films and gay-themed
> wrestling videos, could not be located for comment Wednesday.
>
> The $10 million judgment was decided in late December, according to
> Cruise attorney Ricardo Cestero.
>
> "We don't have any idea whether he'll ever have means to pay, but
> we've obtained the judgment, which will hopefully make it clear
> that demeaning Mr. Cruise will not be a successful endeavor,"
> Cestero said Wednesday.
>
> Cruise plans to donate to charity any money he receives from the
> judgment, Cestero added.

Hopefully, he will be responsible enough to make sure those "charities" he
donates to are not front groups for a dangerous cult.