The show must go on. A Humble Reconsideration of Tom Cruise. What if we have Cruise all wrong? And reports that in Cruise summoned various starlets to meet with him—Jessica Alba, Scarlett Johansson—hardly require a nefarious explanation. Did you give me a note, did you give me a bunch of flowers? I was waiting here, I had the candles lit, I had a bath ready for you. Just give in to it. Come on, laugh a little. An Alternative Theory of Katie Holmes.
If you think this is just a case of a celebrity trying to live a normal life: When was the last time you saw a picture of Blue Ivy? You just go. The Mercantile is a curious choice for a woman in jeopardy. She has come to Manhattan, perhaps logically, since she has said she wants to do more Broadway.
But this is not some secluded building on East End Avenue. If she wanted, she could exit the garage in a car with dark windows, and paparazzi would never catch a glimpse of her or Suri. How about FreshDirect? One night, cousin George and I rode the elevator to the penthouse, to what George was certain was her apartment—its previous tenants included Marc Jacobs and Nick Jonas.
To embrace the portrayal of her as a victim is to deny her agency. Promised above-the-title billing, she never managed to move beyond a supporting role. Marrying Cruise had done wonders for Nicole Kidman, who not only became massively more famous but whose acting career took off while she and Cruise were still together.
She got parts in mostly small movies, but they bombed at the box office. While Holmes was playing Jackie O. But Scientology, or rather its terrible reputation, offered a way out. Holmes, unable to get the kinds of roles she wanted, realized she could cast herself in the part of a lifetime. Like Truman in The Truman Show, she finally grasped her ontological status as a character in a fiction, and that self-awareness propelled her out of the story and crashing through the fourth wall.
She knew a good third-act twist when she saw one. She was a rising star. But what a story. On Monday, the couple that implausibly claimed in that they had each other at hello announced that they had finalized their divorce settlement — less than two weeks after Katie Holmes reportedly stunned Tom Cruise by filing papers.
Though the terms of the secretive settlement were not released, it's been widely reported that Holmes will retain primary custody of their daughter Suri. The couple released a joint statement declaring respect for their "respective beliefs" — a possible allusion to Cruise's intense and much-maligned devotion to Scientology, which reportedly played an outsized role in the custody negotations.
Here, 4 key talking points to emerge from the coverage of the settlement:. Cruise can only expose Suri to Scientology to a limited degree The settlement restricts what Holmes and Cruise "can discuss with Suri on the subject of religion, including Scientology," until she is older, reports TMZ. Critics consider Scientology a brainwashing cult, and it's rumored that Holmes was uncomfortable with the idea of raising Suri as a Scientologist. Holmes has reportedly returned to the Roman Catholic faith in which she was raised.
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Cruise celebrates his 50th birthday with a low-key bash at his Beverly Hills home with his two older kids, Connor and Isabella, along with extended family. Holmes sets the stage for the first round of a possible legal showdown after scheduling an order-to-show-cause hearing with a New York family court judge for July The hearing would allow her to request a speedy temporary order before Cruise's legal team had a chance to respond.
After remaining conspicuously silent, Cruise, via his lawyer Bert Fields, confirms to the BBC that the actor is planning to file for divorce but, for the moment, has opted to let his estranged ex "play the media" before making any moves. Fields also notes that "it's not Tom's style to do this publicly. He is really sad about what's happening. Earlier in the day, Holmes and Cruise release a joint statement reinforcing their focus on Suri: "We are committed to working together as parents to accomplish what is in our daughter Suri's best interests.
Holmes' attorney slams media reports claiming that the actress has won primary custody of Suri, and that the settlement stipulates that Holmes' personal employees—including a nanny and security team—accompany Suri on visits with her dad. Hours after announcing they've reached a settlement, Cruise lands in Mammoth, Calif.
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