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Murdoch On Cruise's Divorce: Scientology Is 'Creepy, Maybe Even Evil'

Murdoch On Cruise's Divorce: Scientology Is 'Creepy, Maybe Even Evil'

It's been two days since Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes announced their divorce, yet everyone is still talking about it, including media mogul Rupert Murodch.

The News Corp. chief executive took to Twitter to comment on the separation of Cruise and Holmes ... and he also took some jabs at their religion, Scientology.

In Andrew Morton's 2008 unauthorized biography of Cruise, the biographer alleged that Cruise had become the second in command of the Church of Scientology, according to The Hollywood Reporter, which is an issue Murdoch took up on Twitter.

Scientology back in news. Very weird cult, but big, big money involved with Tom Cruise either number two or three in hiearchy.

— Rupert Murdoch (@rupertmurdoch) July 1, 2012

Murdoch went on to call the "cult" of Scientology, "creepy, maybe even evil."

Watch Katie Holmes and Scientology story develop. Something creepy, maybe even evil, about these people.

— Rupert Murdoch (@rupertmurdoch) July 1, 2012

When one of his Twitter followers asked how he felt about Mormonism, Murdoch replied:

@shakirc Mormonism a mystery to me, but Mormons certainly not evil.

— Rupert Murdoch (@rupertmurdoch) July 1, 2012

Though his comments led to a barrage of "attacks" on Twitter, Murdoch tweeted that he's not backing down.

Since Scientology tweet hundreds of attacks. Expect they will increase and get worse and maybe threatening. Still stick to my story.

— Rupert Murdoch (@rupertmurdoch) July 1, 2012

Murdoch has been cause quite the storm on Twitter with his comments about the 2012 election as well.