Tom Cruise Watch

The man that was holding Tom Cruise’s wedding photos hostage has now plead guilty to the crime. All we wait for now is to hear how long his jail term will be.

MSN reports:

The man known for brokering deals involving compromising celebrity photos and videos has agreed to plead guilty in a plot to extort more than $1 million from Tom Cruise for the actor’s stolen wedding photos, according to court documents unsealed Thursday.

David Hans Schmidt, 47, has agreed to plea guilty to one count of sending communications for purposes of extortion. He faces up to two years in federal prison and a $250,000 fine under a plea agreement filed Aug. 24.

It wasn’t known when Schmidt, who is free on $100,000 bond, might enter his plea in court. A phone message left for his attorney, Nancy Kardon, was not immediately returned Thursday.

Meanwhile, a plea agreement for Schmidt’s co-defendant was filed under seal Aug. 24, according to a federal court docket in Los Angeles. Marc Lewis Gittleman, who authorities say helped recover photos from a computer hard drive, has been charged with conspiracy to commit extortion.

Gittleman, 33, faces up to five years in prison. A message left for his attorney Richard Hirsch also was not immediately returned.

Gittleman and Schmidt were arrested July 26 after federal authorities said Gittleman obtained photos of Cruise’s wedding in Italy last year to Katie Holmes from the event’s official photographer, court documents show.

Gittleman then made copies of photos on the drive and kept them for himself, authorities said. He contacted Schmidt after finding a Web site touting his abilities to broker celebrity photos.

Starting in May, Schmidt had repeated contact with Cruise representatives and threatened to release the photos if he didn’t receive between $1.2 and $1.3 million, officials said.

Authorities said Schmidt sent multiple e-mails to Cruise’s camp, including one with 13 wedding photographs attached as proof he had them. Schmidt also said there were about 7,600 images and he hoped a “commendable and quiet arrangement could be reached� with Tom Cruise, court documents said.

May this be a warning to all those that try to take advantage of Tom Cruise, he will get ya in the end.

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Tom Cruise seems to keep running into trouble in one form or another with his current movie, “Valkyrie.” Some would suggest that the movie, “Valkryie” were cursed, while others just say it was bad luck. What do you think? According to reports the truck was turning a corner when a bolt came undone, 11 extras fell out.

First, Tom had several issues with doing the movie in Germany, then he couldn’t do it on the base, not on the property, etc. Finally he was allowed in, given a bit of money and when everyone thought it was going good an accident happens. Now I’ve heard of “Break a leg,” being a thing you say to actors going on stage but this was serious stuff.

11 people injured on the set of “Valkryie” and one being in the hospital due to serious injuries. It now looks like there could be worse problems as the “extras” have been to lawyers. Ariane Bluttner, attorney for the extras, plans on suing those responsible for the incident….the producers. United Artists production company (Tom’s) has not made any comment to them seeing a lawyer, however they had previously made comments about the incident.

AccessHollywood

“The injuries where ‘extremely minor,’� said Mayer, “and only nine extras were injured (not 11). The truck was going 15 miles per hour. The second unit was filming that day, and Tom Cruise was NOT working. Eight of the extras were treated for ‘cuts and bruises’ and the ninth was kept overnight for observation.�

Photo Source: Getty Images

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I’ve found out a bit more on the whole Tom Cruise set accident. It appears that they weren’t “Major” stars that were injured but extras. To me that’s still a big deal as someone was injured. Most were able to walk away with minor cuts and bruises but one still remains in the hospital.

Will update if I find out anything else.

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In the latest Tom Cruise news it seems that 11 were hurt on the set of “Valkyrie,” and one has been seriously injured last night. There are currently two different versions of what happened so I’m posting both and will update later.

NineMSN News

While filming on a street corner in Mitte, a truck came smashing into the group. Filming has been suspended until an investigation to find out if there were any mechanical issues.

News AOL

11 were injured when they fell of the back of a truck, late last night during the filming of “Valkyrie.” It seems the side panel opened up when the truck was taking a turn and they all fell out. One is currently still in the hospital.

Cruise plays the role of Colonel Count Claus Schenk von Stauffenberg in “Valkyrie,” the leader to the group that tried to kill Hitler.

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According to TrekToday, Tom Cruise may get the role of Capt. Pike in the new Star Trek movie.

Star Trek XI director J.J. Abrams is hoping to cast Tom Cruise as Captain Christopher Pike.

Keep in mind this is not a HUGE part of the movie, he would only be considered as a cameo. Many believe it is a favor between Tom and J.J. There is no news yet on whether this is just a rumor or fact. Stay tuned.

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Don’t forget about the contest, I have seen a few comments and thank you so much for it. Remember, the more ya comment the more times your name goes in the pot. This is for all 451press READERS, only the readers not the 451press BLOGGERS.

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Don’t forget about the contest, I have seen a few comments and thank you so much for it. Remember, the more ya comment the more times your name goes in the pot. This is for all 451press READERS, only the readers not the 451press BLOGGERS.

Wanna win $300? If ya do read the instructions below and GOOD LUCK!

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The “Lions for Lambs” poster has just hit the market and now you can own it before it even plays in theaters. Decorate a child’s room, your room or office.

Lions for Lambs is due out November 9th, starring Tom Cruise, Robert Redford and Meryl Streep. It’s three stories rolled into one, which should make for a very interesting movie.

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I wanted to take a moment to thank Debbie Ford, blogger for TVonDVDBuzz, for the lovely header I have at the top of the site. Ya’ll see it? She created this lovely banner over the weekend, in which she got some very sad news. Thanks again Debbie and to all my readers out there why don’t ya head on over and tell her what a lovely header it is.

If you look I’ve got all three Cruise kids in the header, so many times Connor and Isabella are left out. But not at Tom Cruise Watch.

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David Hans Schmidt wasn’t the only one involved in the extortion plot against Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes that were demanding $1 Million for pictures, there was another guy and David has already ratted him out.

Marc Lewis Gittleman was the second guy arrested on the plot operation. He was the one that had access to the photos after the photographer at the wedding had damage done and hired him to fix it. He decided to make a back up copy of the good pictures and went online to find Schmidt since he spealized in ransoming off photos to celebrities.

One things for sure, they both learned that blackmailing Tom only backfires on you.

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The man that was trying extort money from Tom Cruise has been arrested. His name is David Hans Schmidt, 47, aka “Sultan of Sleaze.” For those that may not know David has been holding hostage some wedding photos of Katie Holmes from the couples wedding in 2006. Tom Cruise previously claimed they were stolen from him. Hmm, I wonder.

Either way he has been telling Tom that he needed to pay $1Mil to get them back. Tom Cruise took the matter to the FBI who arrested David this past Tuesday. Schmidt was being held in an FBI dention until yesterday when he was arraigned on a bond of $100,000. Schmidt has been known to steal xrated photos of celebrities in the past.

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Ever wonder what an invitation to a star’s party looks like? It seems that InTouch got a hold of one of the “Hot” invitations, below is a snapshot of it. Man, could you picture being at the party of the year? The party is being held at The Museum of Contemporary Art which will be hosted by Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes, Will Smith and Jada Pinkett-Smith.

A few people that will be at this event are: Oprah Winfrey (what a great way to show your neighborly love), Steven Spielberg, George Clooney and Jim Carrey.

Photo Source: InTouch

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Well, I guess Oprah better make sure she doesn’t leave her couches outside, or anywhere unattended. It seems Tom Cruise’s new house, ya know the $3.5 million one, just happens to be right next door to Oprah.

Remember, Tom jumping up and down on Oprah’s couch when he was expressing his love for Katie? No? Not to worry, I went and found ya’ll a clip.

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Now you’ve all heard of a BBQ party or a block party, but have ya heard of a “Welcome to America” Party? It seems that Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes, Will Smith, Jada Pinkett-Smith will be throwing the “Welcome to America” party on Sunday for The Beckhams.

According to the NYPost:

“Invitations went out all over Hollywood . . . they were printed on red velvet with tacky gold lettering.”

It looks like Tom will take a small break from filming, Valkyrie, this weekend. I can’t wait to see pictures of this event, which I’ll post as I find them. Wouldn’t you like to be there, it’ll be the party of the century.

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