November 26, 2007 | Celeb Watch

Cruise is not gay

Finally we can put those pesky rumors about Tom Cruise's sexuality to rest, thanks to former pornstar-cum-private investigator Paul Barresi.

Baressi -- the recent recipient of the 2007 Best Non-Sex Performance for his role in Falcon Studios' "The Velvet Mafia" -- says he's been investigating whether or not Cruise was queer for about 6 years now. His research included an interview with one of the gay porn models who made headlines in 2001 after declaring he had an affair with the movie star. Baressi's assessment: the model was "lying through his teeth".

"Everything I've found, and everything I know, points to Tom being heterosexual," Barresi added. "There hasn't been one piece of solid evidence to prove that he's gay." All his findings were handed over to Andrew Morton for his book "Tom Cruise: An unauthorized Biography" due out in 2008.

Baressi's next, equally pressing assignment: how do they get the caramel inside a Caramilk bar?