11.10.13 UPDATE: As CNN's Jake Tapper has reported, Tom Cruise's remarks as reported in this article were taken out of context and do not represent his actual position. To read more and see TruthRevolt's apology for reporting on this errant TMZ story, please click here.

TMZ reports that during a deposition for a lawsuit against a magazine, Cruise claims he works harder than the US military or Olympic athletes. Asked if he accepted the assertion of his team that his work making movies is as difficult as fighting overseas, the actor responded:

That's what it feels like... it was brutal, it was brutal.

Later in the deposition, Cruise compared himself to an Olympic sprinter.

Gold Star Widow Jane Horton, whose husband Sniper SPC Christopher Horton was KIA in Afghanistan on September 9, 2011, told TruthRevolt:

The closestf Tom Cruise has ever gotten to fighting in Afghanistan is trying to dodge the paparazzi. How dare he compare his lush lifestyle and cush acting career to fighting valiently for freedom and putting your life on the line to defend your country.

I am sure fellow Gold Star families, veterans and most Americans will strongly agree with her thoughts.