The actor, who famously sparred with Lauer in a 2005 interview about Cruise's criticism of the use of antidepressants, insisted the two were actually close friends.

US actress Lauren Bacall has branded Tom Cruise a "maniac." Screen legend Bacall worked with Cruise's ex-wife Nicole Kidman on 2003 film 'Dogville', soon after her divorce from the 'Mission: Impossible' actor, and says she appeared "unhappy" during filming, before launching an astonishing and scathing attack on Cruise.