UPDATE: Five Staffers Reportedly Quit After Tom Cruise Launches Another Rant
Looks like Tom Cruise is still mad at his crew members because he reportedly went on another rant!
According to Page Six citing The Sun, the 58-year-old actor went on another tirade Tuesday night as news of his first meltdown emerged. As we previously reported, in the first leaked audio clip the star can be heard going off on his “Mission: Impossible” crew members for violating COVID protocol and even threatened to fire them if they continue to not follow the rules to help keep the environment on set safe: “If I see you do it again, you’re f—ing gone! And if anyone in this crew does it, that’s it — and you too and you too! And you, don’t you ever f—ing do it again!” Cruise was heard saying to two crew members standing too close to one another in front of a computer screen.
“The first outburst was big but things haven’t calmed since. Tension has been building for months and this was the final straw. Since it became public, there has been more anger and several staff have walked,” a source told the UK outlet. “But Tom just can’t take any more after all the lengths they have gone to just to keep filming at all. He’s upset others aren’t taking it as seriously as him. In the end, he’s the one who carries the can,” the source added.
As of Tuesday, more than 300,000 people have died from COVID-19 in the United States. “Mission: Impossible 7” was recently hit with delays in October when 12 people on set in Italy tested positive for COVID-19. Production resumed a week later and returned to the U.K. two weeks ago
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