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Thomas Cruise Mapother IV (; born July 3, 1962), widely known as Tom Cruise, is an American film actor and producer.

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Some US judges say calling someone 'gay' is not slanderous; gay activists welcome the trend

One by one, courts around the country are deciding it's no longer slander to falsely call someone gay — a measure of how attitudes are changing in the era of same-sex marriage and gays in uniform.

While "gay" is still widely wielded as an insult, some judges have concluded that it is not damaging to anyone's reputation, just as calling a white man black is no longer grounds for legal action as it was a generation ago.The latest ruling came from a midlevel New York state appeals court Thursday and was hailed by gay-rights activists as a small but meaningful victory.The case involved a woman who was sued for allegedly spreading a rumor that an upstate New York man was gay in the hope of breaking up his relationship with another woman. In a 4-0 decision, the New York Appellate Division's Third Department threw out the lawsuit before it went to trial, noting changing attitudes about homosexuality.Reversing decades of legal precedents, the court said the defamation claim was "based on a fals...

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  1. Hollywood Nation: Cancer claims disco star Donna Summer

    Country music gives in a big way; Cruise croons on 'Rock of Ages'

  2. Own Tom Cruise's 'Risky' Porsche

    For Tom Cruise fans, there may be no substitute.AllePorsche.com reports that a 1979 Porsche 928 used during the filming of " Risky Business " is being put up for sal...

  3. REVIEW: Adrenaline and Adventure Aplenty in Tom Cruise's Latest 'Mission: Impossible'

    Tom Cruise is back with the slickest adventure-travel guide of the year: “ Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol.” Boasting an exotic trip around the world, an engagi...

  4. Tom Cruise's New BMW Supercar

    IMF agent Ethan Hunt gets along pretty well with his bare hands in the "Mission Impossible" movies, but the super spy played by Tom Cruise is getting a little help f...

  5. Mary J. Blige: 'I Believed Tom Cruise Was a Rock Star'

    Tom Cruise has spent the last few months on-set in Miami bringing to life womanizing rocker Stacee Jaxx in Adam Shankman’s big-screen adaptation of the Tony-nominate...

  6. Night Ranger front man Jack Blades: Singing 'Sister Christian' never gets old

    Night Ranger frontman Jack Blades goes solo on his latest album, "Rock N' Roll Ride," and says the title is a great way to describe his crazy career."It sort of chro...

  7. Night Ranger Rocks Solo

    Nught Ranger singer Jack Blades' takes us on a Rock N' Roll Ride

  8. Week devoted to tall women

    'Stand Tall' movement encourages lengthy ladies to embrace their height

  9. Breakthrough in slowing the spread of deadly brain cancer

    The diagnosis of a gioblastoma, one of the most common and deadliest of brain tumors, can be devastating.  While the cancer alone is harmful, its most lethal aspect ...

  10. Tom Cruise's 'Risky Business' Porsche sells for $49,000

    What's Tom Cruise 's name worth? Apparently $41,200.A Porsche 928 that appeared in the film "Risky Business" was sold for $49,000 after a Beverly Hills car dealer re...

  11. Tom Cruise's Latest 'Mission Impossible' Tops Box Office for Second Straight Week

    Tom Cruise's new mission remains impossible to beat at the box office.Studio estimates Sunday placed "Mission: Impossible -- Ghost Protocol" in the No. 1 spot for th...

  12. Tom Cruise's 'Risky Business' Porsche sells for $49,000

    What’s Tom Cruise ’s name worth? Apparently $41,200.A Porsche 928 that appeared in the film “Risky Business” was sold for $49,000 after a Beverly Hills car dealer re...

  1. Kristen Wiig leaves 'SNL': Will she be the next Eddie Murphy ... or Julia Sweeney?

    Live from New York, it's time to say, "Goodbye."Kristen Wiig is the latest "Saturday Night Live" star to ditch her sketch-comedy roots for a place on the Hollywood A...

  2. Sesame Street's military base tour

    Muppets lift spirits

  3. Fighter pilot for a day

    Just about everyone wants to be Maverick (aka Tom Cruise) from "Top Gun", right?  Who can resist the cool flight suit, the aviator sunglasses --and let's not forget ...

  4. Tom Cruise opens up about Scientology, plastic surgery, and singing Def Leppard songs in Playboy interview

    Tom Cruise's career was in crash-and-burn mode a few years ago when he went on a rampage against Brooke Shields for using anti-depressants to fight her post-partum d...

  5. Fox411's Summer Movie Preview

    Are you ready for summer? Hollywood sure is and they have a slate of scorching hot blockbusters bursting to prove it. Batman and Spider-man are suiting up for box of...

  6. Must see summer movies

    Paul Dergarabedian from Hollywood.com walks us through the summer's hottest flicks

  7. 11 surprisingly lovable airlines

    When it comes to choosing what airline to fly, the bottom line is often, well, the bottom line: how much it costs to get where you need to go. But with all that lase...

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