Cruise denies South Park rumours

War Of The Worlds star Tom Cruise has slammed media reports he was responsible for stopping the rebroadcast of a controversial South Park episode poking fun at him.

During an interview on US Abc's Primetime the actor was adamant he had nothing to do with a repeat of the animated show being pulled off the air at the last minute, insisting he was too involved filming Mission: Impossible III to worry about such trivial matters.

He explains: "First of all, could you ever imagine sitting down with anyone? I would never sit down with someone and question them on their beliefs.

"Here's the thing. I'm really not even going to dignify this.

"I honestly didn't really even know about it.

"I'm working, making my movie, I've got my family.

"I'm busy. I don't spend my days going, 'What are people saying about me?'"