Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes Split after Five Years of Marriage

Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes Split after Five Years of Marriage

Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes are ending their five years of marriage, which tremendously saddened the “Mission Impossible” actor. The Holmes’ attorney, Jonathan Wolfe, says in a statement to People: “This is a personal and private matter for Katie and her family. Katie's primary concern remains, as it always has been, her daughter's best interest."

Soon after Holmes' announcement, Cruise’s representative released a statement on the split. "Kate has filed for divorce and Tom is deeply saddened and is concentrating on his three children. Please allow them their privacy to work this out."

The actress filed the divorce in New York on Thursday, and according to TMZ, she is seeking “sole and primary residency custody" of Suri, 6, as well as a "substantial amount" of child support. The couple had a pre-nup. Together, they are worth a reported $275 million, with the actor earning the bulk of that.

The Hollywood couple wed in a lavish ceremony in Italy in November 2006 with their daughter Suri, then just a baby, by their side. It was the first marriage for Holmes and the third for Cruise, who was previously wed to Mimi Rogers and Nicole Kidman.

Cruise, who turns 50 on Monday, and Holmes, 33, have not been seen together in public since April 1 when they stepped out hand-in-hand and seemingly very happy. Also, the actress did not accompany her husband on the red carpet for any of his recent “Rock of Ages” premieres and was noticeably absent when he received the Friars Foundation's Entertainment Icon Award on June 12. As to her excuse, Holmes said she had to appear at an ice skating event in China.  Cruise brought along Suri as well as his 17-year-old son Connor, whom he adopted with previous wife Nicole Kidman, instead.

Cruise made quite a show of his new love when he infamously bounced on the couch on “The Oprah Winfrey Show” and pumped his fists for joy, as he gushed to the talk show host. “What has happened to you?” joked Winfrey. “This is how I feel about it,” replied an elated Cruise. “I’m in love!” Less than a month later, he proposed to Holmes, then just 26, atop the Eiffel Tower in Paris.

Posted by Kade Quinn on Sunday July 01 2012, 1:22 AM EST. Ref: Yahoo. All trademarks acknowledged. Filed under Entertainment. Comments and Trackbacks closed. Follow responses: RSS 2.0