Tom Cruise All WetA reporter at gala in Leicester Square apparently squirted Tom Cruise with water, leading to a some legal woes. He was in town to promote the new “War of the Worlds” film. Tom has been one of my favorite actors as of late - performing in some different yet exceptional films like Collateral. I still think his character portrayl in Eyes Wide Shut is one of the few recent performances that reached the ‘cool’ peak that Pacino’s character did in Carlito’s Way.

As he answered questions from journalists, a bogus reporter, wearing a white and green T-shirt, stuck out a joke microphone and used it to squirt water into Cruise’s face.

The star struggled to maintain his composure and confronted the man, taking his hand and saying: “Why would you do that … why would you do that … why would you do that?”

As the prankster offered a barely audible excuse, Cruise said: “Do you like thinking less of people, is that it?”

After an uncomfortable silence the Channel 4 man went to walk away but Cruise said: “Don’t run away.”

He told his assailant: “That’s incredibly rude. I’m here giving you an interview and you do that … it’s incredibly rude.”

Cruise then said forcibly: “You’re a jerk … jerk … you’re a jerk.”

I’d have to say his reaction was one of the coolest things I’ve heard a celeb bark at a reporter. Nothing harsh, just made the guy feel 2 inches tall, and rightfully so.