Tom Cruise Laughs Off Backseat Car Rage  10/30/06

Hollywood star Tom Cruise has laughed off rumors he became so angry during a phone conversation while riding in a limousine, he destroyed a car seat.

A driver from New York limousine service Partners Executive Cars has been telling passengers an anecdote about his alleged famous client Cruise.

A recent passenger tells the New York Daily News, "He told us he was driving Tom Cruise recently and he was talking animatedly on his cell phone.

"When the discussion became heated, he punched the seat with a pen he was holding and put a hole in it."

The driver claims he argued with Cruise about the seat damage and the actor offered to pay for the repairs.

However, Cruise's spokesman insists the tale is not true, saying, "I've never even heard of that car company."