The New York Post had an article at the time insinuating that the child she was pregnant with was not Tom Cruise's. It was never mentioned again but around 2005 I was talking to a then B list now probably C to D list actor who when the subject of scientologists came up just out of nowhere said "why do you think the press never mentioned it wasn't his baby? Does it make sense that the biggest star on earth never has his own kids and suddenly she is pregnant and they divorce and she just happens to lose the baby? Even if it wasn't true, wouldn't the press be all over this anyway?" When you think how the press aggressively covers lesser stars it does seem like there was something to the theory.

It is interesting though that despite being so hooked up in Hollywood the scientologists have not been able to protect John Travolta lately.

The thing is, Rupert Murdoch controls so much of the world's press that his support of Nicole Kidman superseded any need to splash a story out for the papers. Murdoch protected her and the story about the baby was part of that.

Nicole got the last laugh,, she's got an awesome husband and they have a child. Suck on that Cruise

Actually they have 2 children now. And yeah, Keith is way way way better than Tom.

I have disliked him as a person every since he disrespected Brooke Shields.

I agree. And say what you will about Matt Lauer, but the way he talked to Lauer was so pompous and arrogant. That whole chapter put a big ugly STANK mark all over him.

I do not think their marraige was a sham, really. I think he plucked her to be a poised, perfect, silent wife and breeder. I think she figured, this is tom freakin curise, im in love, yes. And then when it came to whatever the real issue is that led her to this, likely something with Suri, she had had enough and plotted her exit.

That first photo of her since the news broke? AMAZING.

I think she was head over heals in love with him, and he saw her as a young, naive girl that he could control. What he didn't expect was that she would grow a backbone and that everyone would rally behind her, not him. The entire country still feels bad for Nicole, there's no way they're going to let it happen to Katie, too.

I don't know if anyone feels sorry for Katie, as this whole marriage was called a "business arrangement" from day one by many in the press to the point where both of them became caricatures for many to pick on. Even now, I'm not really seeing an outpouring of sympathy for either one of them.

I guess the difference between Katie and Nicole is that Nicole actually had a relatively successful career to fall back on, not to mention acting merits of a higher caliber. People didn't just see her as "Tom Cruise's wife."

Meanwhile, Katie is still very much "that girl from Dawson's Creek who married Tom Cruise."

Edited July 4, 201213 yr by Y&RWorldTurner

I don't know if anyone feels sorry for Katie, as this whole marriage was called a "business arrangement" from day one by many in the press to the point where both of them became caricatures for many to pick on. Even now, I'm not really seeing an outpouring of sympathy for either one of them.

I guess the difference between Katie and Nicole is that Nicole actually had a relatively successful career to fall back on, not to mention acting merits of a higher caliber. People didn't just see her as "Tom Cruise's wife."

Meanwhile, Katie is still very much "that girl from Dawson's Creek who married Tom Cruise."

Almost all the reports and a majority of the comments/feedback seem to be sympathetic to Katie and rallying behind her.

Almost all the reports and a majority of the comments/feedback seem to be sympathetic to Katie and rallying behind her.

I agree. While many have stated that she should have known what she was getting in to, the overall theme I've read is one of sympathy towards her. Nobody wants her to lose Suri the way Nicole lost her kids.

I'm going off of what I'm seeing on the Entertainment shows and the few mainstream (non-tabloid articles), but they seem rather neutral about Katie.

Though there's been a lot of commentary about Tom being "blind-sighted" by this in an attempt to make him look sympathetic (which he's anything but).

I think she was head over heals in love with him, and he saw her as a young, naive girl that he could control. What he didn't expect was that she would grow a backbone and that everyone would rally behind her, not him. The entire country still feels bad for Nicole, there's no way they're going to let it happen to Katie, too.

I'm not sure if it's about feelings of fondness for Nicole or Katie, as much as a lot of people have been freaked out by Tom Cruise since his meltdowns, and in spite of favorable media attention, I'm not sure that has ever gone away.

I do think that the reports of poor Tom who was stunned by the news may make some headway in his favor. A lot of people will always blame the woman.

This article talks about the "school" which supposedly helped push Katie into going for custody.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2168225/Tom-Cruise-Katie-Holmes-divorce-Inside-Scientologys-Sea-Org-Suri-faced-joining.html

Yeah I'm not sure who's rallying for Katie Holmes I mean who really cares about this. I think it's more about how nutty Tom Cuise is than some rally for Katie. I don't think much of Nicole Kidman as an actress but I will give her credit. Her career improved and grew while married to Cruise where Katie's has just gone into the gutter. If Katie used Tom Cruise for her career advancement, it certainly hasnt been show in any way since she's been married to him. She hasn't done anything.

I suspect that's because Tom kept her away from her career in order to avoid a repeat of what happened with Nicole. It's just unfortunate that his career seems to have declined in the process.

Even Nicole didn't have a real career boost until after they broke up - her most acclaimed role was in To Die For, which was a cult movie at best. She had a few roles in popcorn movies but those didn't do a lot for her, and Portrait of a Lady, which didn't seem to go anywhere. The main difference is Nicole was an unknown (to the general public) before she married Tom, whereas Katie was fairly known for her Dawson's Creek days. She had less room to go up.

Edited July 4, 201213 yr by CarlD2

Interesting, my local paper in the entertainment section said that Katie felt CoS was going to send Suri to a form of boot camp and that basically was the clincher. Her dad helped her file the divorce papers but it was her decision.

Katie also fired her old security team cause they were too close to Cruise

They also noted what a few others have that all his wives were 33 when they divorced him.

Edited July 4, 201213 yr by dragonflies