Tom Cruise must be breathing a sigh of relief. It's been 10 days since he's held the title of "most blatantly unhinged religious zealot" in Hollywood.

Few media outlets have questioned the whereabouts of his baby, his Scientology ties, or his tenuous relationship with Paramount. (Well, fewer than usual.)

Cruise, of course, has Mel Gibson to thank. Since the Aramaic-obsessed Oscar winner disappointed fans and colleagues with his DUI-sparked vitriol, whereby he attributed great calamities to Jewish culture, the celebrity-pariah tide ...