Tom Cruise has 'horrific' moment over Travolta death

Tom Cruise has broken down on live TV as he was asked to comment on the death of the son of his close Scientology friend John Travolta.

The actor was lost for words on The View programme as host Barbara Walters quizzed him on his thoughts on the 'horrific' death of Jett and the controversy sounding the 16-year-old's demise last Friday.

Stammering, Cruise finally mustered his thoughts to defend his and Travolta's religion hitting back at speculation that Jett may have been deprived prescription drugs to combat his tendency to suffer regular seizures - believed to have caused his death.

Walters asked: 'Tom, I do want to ask you something that's very sensitive. We'd been talking earlier and a lot of people are about John Travolta and the terrible tragedy with his son, Jett. You're very close to John - and John and Kelly. What are your thoughts?'

Speechless, Cruise welled up before responding: 'I just don't have the words for it.'

After gathering himself, The Valkyrie star started: 'It's just horrific.'

He then broke again, as he told: 'Here you have a man, both of them doting parents, they're wonderful people and…'

The star then tried to eradicate speculation the Travolta's had been anything other than doting parents, telling:

'I remember Jett when he was born,' said Cruise, 46.

'I saw him when he was just a few months old and John just adored him, and both of his children, and Kelly.'

The actor then used the opportunity to defend the practices of his and Travolta's religion, saying a boycott on medical attention was a myth.

'That's just not true,' Cruise said.

'They say, “Get your physical, get your medication, get your physical illnesses handled.”'

Cruise's appearance comes after the Travoltas held a private memorial service for their son at their £5million Florida home Thursday.

Via metro.co.uk