Claims extracted
16
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
12%
2 of 16 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
66/100
New York Post's corrections and
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Jenny McCarthy claims Tom Cruise tried to “lure” her and her ex-boyfriend, Jim Carrey, into Scientology at his 2006 wedding to Katie Holmes.
uncertain
Cruise → claim → Holmes
While speaking with former Scientologist Anne Gollert Hill on Thursday’s episode of her eponymous podcast, McCarthy revealed that Cruise “tried to bring [her] into Scientology” while she was dating Carrey.
asserted
she → speak → Carrey
The “Masked Singer” judge, 53, went on to explain that Cruise, now 64, tried to recruit her and Carrey into Scientology at the rehearsal dinner, where the former couple sat directly across from the bride and groom.
asserted
couple → go → bride
At the time, Cruise and Holmes had recently welcomed their daughter, Suri, now 20.
asserted
Cruise → welcome → daughter
McCarthy recalled that during the dinner, a nanny brought the baby over to Holmes, prompting the self-described “baby person” to ask if she could hold her.
uncertain
she → recall → her
She said the entire party turned to stare at her, adding, “It looked like ‘Rosemary’s Baby’ …
asserted
It → say → Baby
I got the Scientology stare.”
asserted
I → get → stare
After Holmes “slowly” passed Suri to her, McCarthy monotonously said, “Hi, baby,” before handing the infant back to her mom as “everyone went back to their conversations.”
asserted
everyone → pass → conversations
“I just thought to myself, ‘OK, I am in the belly of the beast right now,'” she added.
asserted
she → think → beast
McCarthy also recalled Cruise introducing her to his best man, David Miscavige, the leader of the Church of Scientology.
asserted
Cruise → recall → Scientology
“I go, ‘Ha ha, you got picked.
asserted
you → go → ?
Congratulations,’ which made it sound demeaning,” she said, adding that Miscavige “did not like that” as Cruise laughed to “cover the uncomfortable moment.”
asserted
Cruise → make → moment
McCarthy also said Cruise once invited her and Carrey to his home in Aspen, but Carrey was reluctant to go because he feared they would “try to lure [them] in.”
asserted
they → say → them
During the wedding part, she still seemed like Katie, but into the marriage, it seemed there was a shift in her,” McCarthy explained.
asserted
McCarthy → seem → her
She later added, “The juxtaposition between Katie at this time and Tom’s world were very polar opposite.”
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juxtaposition → add → time
McCarthy and Carrey began dating in 2005 but called it quits in 2010, though they have remained close over the years.
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they → begin → years
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