"I do agree that NO ONE has the right to yell at anyone else, regardless of their position. It’s just a basic tenet of professionalism and human respect."

Well, actually, as executive producer of the whole thing, Tom has more "right" to do this, than anyone. There's no law against someone simply yelling over staff defying safety protocols.

One can just find another job, if they don't want to comply to what COVID protocols they agreed to do, when they got hired.

In just about any other situation of just a diva throwing a tantrum, I'd agree that "no one has the right" to do such yelling.

But I agree with Tom here, in the sense of utter frustration. People are so stupid and selfish, it's maddening.

Thousands of people are DYING everyday, and life keeps being put on indefinite pause every month, because of this same attitude Tom saw from some on-set.

When one puts the whole production and potentially other lives at risk, I'm not sure how much "respect" they deserve.

"I think yelling is okay if something bad is, or is just about to, happen and you really need to get through to someone immediately. Not otherwise."

He saw people not following due protocols, during a once-in-a-century, 300K-dead pandemic...

That's bad and immediate enough to address. Yelling or not.

By the way, even young interns are adults who know better.

What's worse: Facing Tom Cruise's on-set wrath, or potentially killing someone with your irresponsible actions?

For once, I'm going to give Tom Cruise a full thumbs-up here. Why?

1. It's Tom's project. He's executive producer. He has every right to do this. His money is paying their rent.

2. People on set all agreed to comply to the COVID protocols. They KNEW better.

3. Obviously, they either had a "COVID compliance officer" who wasn't doing their job well enough, or some people there were ignoring them. But nobody ignores Tom Cruise.

4. Tom Cruise just did what much of America deserves to face: A severe, sobering moment about the gravity of this pandemic, and how just SIMPLE PRECAUTIONS can keep us going, if only people would stop being so hardheaded.

5. If someone causes an outbreak, everyone loses their jobs and the movie gets shelved. If someone gets sick or dies, Tom probably gets sued. If a little yelling helps prevent any of this, so be it.

6. This isn't an issue of "allowed," to begin with. You're not breaking any laws. And, by this point in his storied career, Tom Cruise has next to nobody else to answer to, on the matter. I doubt it's in his contract anywhere. So, he's technically free do to this, regardless. This time, it was well-justified.