Tom Cruise is one of the world’s biggest action stars, if not the biggest, while his
ex-leading lady Katie Holmes originally climbed into our hearts after starring in Dawson’s
Creek. Although they are now worlds apart, they were at a time Hollywood’s biggest
“it” couple. That was until Katie was desperate to find a way out of their marriage
that she had to come up with a plan to completely blindside Cruise with divorce to escape his
controversial lifestyle. From a quick engagement to a seemingly shocking divorce it’s safe
to say the pair's journey together turned out to be a very unexpected one indeed. And
although both are household names, it would seem that very few people know what went on
in their relationship and Tom no longer has contact with his daughter. Well, we are here
to help you fill in the gaps, so stay tuned and don’t forget to subscribe to the Rumor
Juice channel.
It was back in 2005 when the pair went public with their relationship and it wasn’t long
after that when they announced their engagement. At the time the two were completely head over
heels in love with each other, gushing about their new love interest during almost every
interview. Remember that famous interview where the actor jumped on Oprah’s couch
to show the world just how obsessed he was with his new love.
“I'm in love. I'm in love and it's one of those things where you want to be cool, like,
‘Yeah I like her' … that's not how I feel…she's extraordinary."
The two impatient lovers were very eager to start a family and welcomed their daughter
Suri into the world, about seven months before they were actually married. Unfortunately
for Suri, she was not about to get any siblings anytime soon as in an unexpected turn of events
Holmes filed for divorce after five-and-a-half-years of marriage.
There have been many speculations as to why Katie was so desperate to get out of her relationship
with Tom. By now we all know that Tom is a member of the Church of Scientology, in fact,
he is reportedly one of the top three in command. And although Holmes converted she has admitted
that Scientology was also one of the reasons she wanted to get a divorce. Katie was overwhelmed
with anxiety as she started to worry about the future of her daughter. Katie’s family
admitted that she had reason to believe that the actor would abduct Suri and intimidate
her into joining the Church of Scientology. She knew exactly just how much Scientologists
involve themselves in the lives of their members, given they were the reason she met Tom in
the first place. That’s right, get ready for one unique start to a relationship! Turns
out that the Risky Business actor had his eye on Katie long before she was even aware
that he knew who she was.
It all started after Tom’s divorce from Nicole Kidman when he decided to get back
into Scientology while at the same time growing desperate to find love again. Unfortunately,
it wasn’t so easy as he had a rather large obstacle ahead of him. You see Scientology
has a certain procedure for how they expect their members to find suitable partners. At
the time there were even rumors that he had (quote) “auditioned women” to become a
possible future wife. But a source of the church rectified this statement claiming it
was all a big misunderstanding and explained what actually happened.
Turns out that several young women were vetted by the church and (quote) ‘tried out’
as Tom’s next wife before Katie was chosen. In a way to help Tom find love again. Each
lady that was looked at was required to sign multiple nondisclosure agreements before they
were even considered by Cruise. This is reportedly a standard procedure in the church.
Before settling on Holmes, Tom had his an eye on the Modern Family actress Sophia Vergara.
The two were set up and had a trip to “The Scientology Celebrity Centre in Hollywood,”
but his way of living was unfortunately not something that Sophia was interested in. They
then tried with actress Scarlett Johnson, but they were unsuccessful.
Their prayers were answered, all thanks to a 2004 Seventeen Magazine article with Katie.
In the interview, Holmes, who was dating Chris Klein, told the magazine,
“I used to think that I was going to marry Tom Cruise.”
Unlike the other actresses Cruise had approached, Holmes seemed to embrace Scientology. Which
was a major win for them. It wasn’t long after that until Katie was asked to audition
for the next Mission Impossible movie. Although she didn’t get the part, six months later,
Klein and Holmes announced their breakup, and just one month after that, Tom and Katie
made their red carpet debut in Rome. Coincidence? Unfortunately, we’ll probably never know.
But as bizarre as Cruise’s dating tactics may seem, a source who knows the couple said
Cruise was “completely in love with Katie” and that his intentions were well-meaning.
But it wasn’t always sunshine and daisies for the couple, in fact for Katie, it was
far from it. Given how big of a movie star her husband was, it’s not surprising that
Katie grew tired of being known as Mrs. Tom Cruise. After getting married she completely
lost her identity and sense of self, and unfortunately, her career was in shambles as well. She saw
actresses like Michelle Williams and Anne Hathaway, who were with her on the show, and
felt disappointed with the turn her career went compared to theirs. She quickly became
desperate to become her own woman again, one with an independent and exciting career ahead
of her.
Holmes started to realize that part of the reason she wasn’t being hired anymore was
that people didn’t want to have Tom Cruise around on set. He was reportedly very controlling
over what kind of movies and scenes she was allowed to do, supposedly at times even telling
the directors how to do their job. This turned out to be a source of depression for Katie,
as she no longer lived the life she once hoped for. She felt as though she had no other choice
but to secretly come up with a plan to escape. And so she did, completely blindsiding the
58-year-old with a divorce.
The actress planned to file for divorce months before she broke the news to Cruise, with
a whole step by step plan on how to get out of the marriage. She used disposable phones
whenever she made calls involving the divorce and hired three law firms in three different
states. All this effort to avoid Cruise and his staff knowing all of her plans. Makes
you wonder just how involved was the actor in her life? And because the Church of Scientology
insists on divorces being handled internally, Katie had no choice but to blindside both
Tom and the church by handling it all outside of their jurisdiction.
Tom was shocked and extremely disappointed when she broke the news but he agreed to make
things easy for both of them and it only took them 11 days to come up with a settlement.
Katie's number one concern was for her daughter and thankfully for Holmes, she received primary
custody of then 6-year-old Suri.
Suri Cruise is without a doubt one of the most famous celebrity kids in the world. Unfortunately
the former ‘it’ couple’s divorce had a traumatic effect on the little celeb. Both
parents wanted her to stay away from any sort of media attention, but regrettably, they
achieved the total opposite and poor Suri was left losing out on a big chunk of a normal
childhood.
Tom and Katie’s relationship ended up gaining a lot more attention for two major and shocking
reasons. The first reason was due to the blindside and the second was because after the divorce
The Mission: Impossible actor cut all ties from his one and only biological daughter.
Yea you heard right!
Poor little Suri Cruise was only six years old when her happy family was shattered into
a million little pieces. After the divorce, Katie received primary custody. The settlement
granted visitation rights to Tom, allowing him to see his daughter for 10 days every
month. But it didn’t seem as though he ever cashed in because since their divorce Katie
Holmes has been raising their daughter all by herself.
According to inside sources, the actor hadn’t seen his daughter for a total of seven years
after their divorce, due to his religious practices. Being a member of the Church of
Scientology, he was (quote) “not allowed” to see Suri or to have a relationship with
his daughter due to the fact that she does not follow the same religious practices. The
Church of Scientology believes in reincarnation and therefore according to their practices,
Tom’s daughter is a spiritual being just in a form of his earthly daughter’s body
and therefore is not really his daughter.
There has however during the past few years been speculation on this matter. A source
of the Church opened up to the media and mentioned that members are allowed to see their children
of other religious faiths. It was in fact the actor’s choice to cut ties with his
one and only daughter. This could be due to his high ranking in the church. Suri isn’t
the only member that lost out on a relationship with Cruise. Tom’s association with Scientology
drove him apart from a large chunk of his family as well.
On the flip side, the Jerry McGuire actor has a near-perfect relation with his two older
adopted children with Nicole Kidman since they also follow The Church of Scientology.
During the past few years, there have been rumors that Cruise wanted to reunite with
his daughter, that he regrets spending so much time apart, but there is still no news
that he has made an effort to see her.
Now you would think after their divorce Katie would be photographed with at least one or
two Hollywood bachelors, well think again. It’s rumored that Katie and Tom’s divorce
settlement stipulated that she was not allowed to publicly date for five years after their
split. This would account for why until 2017 Holmes appeared to be far away from the dating
scene. But that doesn’t mean she wasn’t dating. Katie Holmes was in fact in a long
term relationship with Jamie Foxx during this time. But only made their relationship public
after the 5-year contract with Tom ended. Unfortunately for Katie, Jamie wasn’t ready
for the full nine yards. Foxx wanted an open relationship while Katie wanted a commitment.
The two eventually ended their seven-year on-again and off-again relationship. But given
the nature of their relationship, many believe there is still hope that the two might end
up together.
As for Tom and Katie, well guess we will just have to see what information is revealed next.
There is no doubt that they were by far one of the most unique and controversial couples
Hollywood has seen over the years. With a story that is without a doubt one of a kind,
from the beginning to the end.