Become an international star thanks to his role as Joey Potter in the series Dawson, actress Katie Holmes celebrates her 45th birthday this December 18. In 2006, the actress, then aged 26, becomes the wife of Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise, with whom she had a daughter. However, fearing that she would be initiated into Scientology and seeing his film career at a standstill, Katie Holmes secretly contacted lawyers in sight to organize his divorce in 2012reported The Parisian.
Protective mother, the actress wanted also preserve the balance and privacy of his daughterregularly stalked by the paparrazzi. “We were followed a lot when she was little. I just wanted her to be outside, so I was walking her to find parks around 6 a.m. when no one saw us”, she told the magazine InStyle in 2020. “Katie’s main concern remains, as always, to look after the best interests of his daughter”, had affirmed his lawyer, relayed by The Parisian in 2012. Favoring Scientology, Tom Cruise accepted the divorce and cut ties with his ex-wife and child, reported Purepeople.
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An over-publicized love story
It was in 2005 that the unforgettable Joey from the series Dawson met the star of the films Impossible mission. Tom Cruise proposed to his girlfriend barely two months after they met. Their daughter Suri was born on April 18, 2006. The couple, nicknamed Tom-Kat, as recalled The Parisianand their child were then stalked by many photographers of the whole world. After an over-publicized relationship that lasted seven years, Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise divorced in 2012. Determined to protect her daughter from the spotlight, Katie Holmes raised her discreetly in New York.
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