The Drag Queen Posse

The Resignation Letter Heard ‘Round the World, Even Unto Tom Cruise’s Dungeon!

OK, so let’s get a few things off our silicone chests first.

1.) We don’t know if Tom Cruise REALLY has a dungeon, but we’re pretty certain that he’s read this letter, even if he denies it. Either way, having to explain it in an interview would be most interesting - but you won’t ever see it, of course, because it will be on the list of “do not ask” questions, edited out, or simply destroyed. Ditto for John Travolta.

2.) CRASH SUCKED. We know movies, bitches, and that sad, long, drawn-out allegory about race intersecting via a car crash (while high-concept) was piss-poor in its execution, despite some riveting moments and touching performances.

3.) The ONLY reason you CRASH won Best Picture was because Hollywood is FULL of (closeted) homophobes. They can’t be OPENLY homophobic of course, because entire producitons would shut down: catering, hair/makeup, set design, lighting, need we go on with this? Why this cinematic abortion was even amongst the list of nominess can only be attributed to the MPAA being high on some sort of crack, but more likely by being threatened via other fellow Scientologists (who compile TONS of private data about people during expensive, bogus, “auditing” sessions to “clear” them of harmful alien souls called “thetans”) to have something to throw against Brokeback Mountain. Scientologists are homophobic, it’s in their literature, despite its own founder’s son being gay himself and committing suicide dying of unusual circumstances in a car, at a Las Vegas airport: with a hose from the exhaust into the car — though no carbon monoxide was in his system - according to the coroner’s report. Did we mention the lack of license plate on the car, the bottle of liquor (he did not drink) in the car, or the needle marks in his arms as noted by the coroner (he did not do drugs either)?

Science fiction writer L. Ron Hubbard - yes, this quack invented Scientology - which he himself claims is not a religion (a quick search will show you the opinions of most governments, that Scientology is a business:

“I’d like to start a religion. That’s where the money is.” - L. Ron Hubbard to Lloyd Eshbach, in 1949; quoted by Eshbach in OVER MY SHOULDER: REFLECTIONS ON A SCIENCE FICTION ERA, Donald M. Grant Publisher. 1983).

Scientologists funded Prop 8 along with the Mormons, the latter of whom took all the heat. The loss of Brokeback Mountain to Crash was a gasp that could be heard throughout the audience of the Kodak Theatre for the Oscars. It’s almost ALWAYS a LOCK, that whomever wins Best Director (in this case, Ang Lee for Brokeback Mountain) also wins Best Picture — not that year…hmmm…

4.) Writing Million Dollar Baby redeems you, but not entirely from Crash. Deservedly Oscar winning cinema icon Clint Eastwood obviously did a better job acting and directing your own material than you could possibly hope to accomplish in the last 35 years, indeed, he did.

5.) Before we go to the letter below, we must ask our readers one question: Despite the intended audacity of such a public release of vitriol, you seemed to have no problem for THIRTY-FIVE YEARS with all the Hollywood connections that being a Scientologist granted you, no? (Especially KNOWING their stance on so many issues, especially the ones you claim to care so much about, not to mention list in your exhaustive, bloated résumé?) This goes for helping you in all your productions, getting your scripts read and made, and yes, even helping you to win that Oscar. That was all great, right? But, now, THIRTY-FIVE years later, when you have all the money stockpiled, the awards placed on their mantles or pretty glass cases, you open your mouth? No doubt the cult of Scientologists will order its brainwashed parishioners to disconnect with such a “suppressive” individual. But, what do you care? You have nothing more to prove, and can do things on your own if you wanted to. It’s easy to be brave, Mr. Haggis, when you have nothing to lose (that you really care for).

Here is a link to the full text of Mr. Haggis’ much belated letter to the “church of Scientology” with a flap about Prop 8 and the church’s involvement in San Diego: Paul Haggis’ Letter.