Today we have some Tom Cruise news that does not involve his wife and child being locked in a basement: Paramount dropped the psycho star from their clientele list. And while Tom's people say it was they who quit the studio, Paramount cites "cracks" in Cruise's good guy image — the jumping on the couch, the frightening use of the word "glib" and the freakshow circus engagement to a girl who had a huge crush on him when she was 10.

Then there's the little fact that, uh, Tom's not really pulling in much cash for high-watt production company. (Especially after he skims his portion off the top.)

“As much as we like him personally, we thought it was wrong to renew his deal,” Mr. Redstone told The Wall Street Journal, which first reported the studio’s decision on its Web site. “His recent conduct has not been acceptable to Paramount.”

Yeah, it seems that studios don't exactly find it acceptable to jump around like a crazy person or attack other celebrities for using prescription drugs to help them not drive their babies into a river. We applaud you, Paramount. We do. It must be terrifying to fire a guy who has light beams coming out of his head and an ax-murderer smile slapped across his face.

Fired or Quit, Tom Cruise Parts Ways With Studio [David M. Halbfinger and Geraldine Fabrikant]