Katie’s Ow Of Silence

Now, Empire has yet to encounter the joys of motherhood, but from what Mother Empire grumpily tells us each birthday, it hurts quite a lot. Pity poor old Katie Holmes then, who is going to have to keep schtum during childbirth because Scientology demands mothers avoid traumatising the child. Now, last year Cruise tried to explain that Scientology’s demands weren’t totally out there by saying she could make some noise: "There have been misinterpretations that the woman can't make any noise, and that's just not true," he said. "It's nutty. No, but just calm and quiet. I want Katie to be as comfortable as possible." But on Monday, signs saying "Be silent and make all physical movements slow and understandable," were carried into her house to remind her to chill out. If she screams, curses and breaks Cruise’s hand in the process, won’t that be understandable?