Will Ferrell's Scientology upset

Will Ferrell has joked he was so worried about upsetting Tom Cruise in his new movie that he joined the Church of Scientology. The 'Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby' star - who pokes fun at Cruise in a scene in the film - jested that he thought it was the right thing to do. He told BANG Showbiz: "In anticipation of encountering some criticism, I just went ahead and joined the Church of Scientology. "I'm in the junior programme right now, I'm earning frequent flyer miles. So far, so good." In the movie - which follows the rise and fall of a NASCAR racing driver -Ferrell also makes fun of the Baby Jesus, but he insists it didn't prompt as many complaints as he thought it would. He explained: "We actually didn't get much flack for the Baby Jesus jokes in the movie. There was a few websites that were upset and said we were making fun of the white Christian male and called the film racist... which was kind of funny."