On the back of news of this famous split, Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes are calling it quits. After five years together, 33-year-old actress Katie was the instigator, citing irreconcilable differences. She has also filed for sole custody of six-year-old daughter, Suri, and according to TMZ.com, is claiming a "suitable amount" of child support from 49-year-old Cruise.
The couple got engaged in Paris and later married in November 2006, in Italy. It seems the kiss of death in Hollywood to boast about how blissful your relationship is. And that's just what happened with Tom and Katie, who were very public about their relationship in the early days.
"Yes, I proposed to her," Cruise told People magazine at the time. "It was early this morning at the Eiffel Tower, so I haven't slept at all. Today is a magnificent day for me, I'm engaged to a magnificent woman."
Holmes was equally smitten, calling Cruise "the man of my dreams" in the August 2005 issue of W magazine. “From the moment I met him, it just felt like I'd known him forever. I was blown away. He's the most incredible man. He's so generous and kind, and he helps so many people, and, um, he makes me laugh like I've never laughed, and he's a great friend."
You have to feel for Tom, who was away from the couple's New York home, filming Oblivion on location in Iceland, and apparently didn't see it coming. It must be awful to find out that your marriage is crumbling at the same time as the rest of the world.
Do famous couples have it harder than the rest of us?
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