According to reports, Tom Cruise and his daughter Suri have been estranged since 2013. She is now preparing to apply to colleges, to study fashion.
Tom Cruise has a daughter called Suri Cruise. Here she is seen with her mother Katie Holmes (right). (Photo: Tom, Hollywoodstarkids/Instagram)
Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise continues to be separated from his daughter Suri, who was born in 2006, when he was married to actor Katie Holmes. A new report on Page Six cites a source as saying that Suri, now 16, lives in New York with her mother after her parents’ separation in 2011. The Daily Mail cited a source as saying that Suri has started applying to colleges, and wants to study fashion.
“Suri is applying to schools all over the place. (Katie) really does want her to stay in New York so they can be close to each other. Katie takes great pride in her but is also extremely overprotective,” the insider shared. The same report said that Cruise has been estranged from Suri since 2013, and is supposed to pay for her higher education. According to the report, he is required to pay $400,000 a year until Suri turns 18. “Being raised by a single mom in New York has made Suri who she is. Katie has always put Suri first and Suri loves her mom more than anything,” the source continued, adding, “She is a smart girl, and she is turning into a very intelligent mature woman. She has a very close group of loyal friends, and she knows exactly where she comes from.”
Cruise had admitted that he was no longer involved in Suri’s life right after he split from Holmes, even mentioning in a deposition that he hasn’t been able to see her in three months. The actor had told the court while fighting a case against a media publication, “Listen, when there is a divorce … things change. It’s not an ideal scene. It’s not an ideal situation.”
When he was asked about the reason behind his separation from Holmes, with whom he seemed madly in love with at one point, the actor said his associations with the controversial Church of Scientology might have been a part of the problem, as per Page Six. The lawyers had asked him if Holmes had gone her own way “in part to protect Suri from Scientology,” and Cruise had stated, “That was one of the assertions, yes.”
The Church of Scientology forbids members from associating with non-believers, who are called ‘suppressive persons’. Former Scientologist Leah Remini had told The Post in 2020 that Scientology considers Holmes an ‘enemy’ since she doesn’t believe in its practices, and consequently their daughter Suri cannot form any connection with her father: “I’m sure his master plan is to wait until Suri gets older so that he can lure her into Scientology and away from her mother.”
Cruise is one of the most high-profile Scientologists in the world, which continues to be a controversial aspect of his private life. Professionally, he experienced the biggest success of his career last year with Top Gun: Maverick.
“Suri is applying to schools all over the place. (Katie) really does want her to stay in New York so they can be close to each other. Katie takes great pride in her but is also extremely overprotective,” the insider shared. The same report said that Cruise has been estranged from Suri since 2013, and is supposed to pay for her higher education. According to the report, he is required to pay $400,000 a year until Suri turns 18. “Being raised by a single mom in New York has made Suri who she is. Katie has always put Suri first and Suri loves her mom more than anything,” the source continued, adding, “She is a smart girl, and she is turning into a very intelligent mature woman. She has a very close group of loyal friends, and she knows exactly where she comes from.”
Cruise had admitted that he was no longer involved in Suri’s life right after he split from Holmes, even mentioning in a deposition that he hasn’t been able to see her in three months. The actor had told the court while fighting a case against a media publication, “Listen, when there is a divorce … things change. It’s not an ideal scene. It’s not an ideal situation.”
When he was asked about the reason behind his separation from Holmes, with whom he seemed madly in love with at one point, the actor said his associations with the controversial Church of Scientology might have been a part of the problem, as per Page Six. The lawyers had asked him if Holmes had gone her own way “in part to protect Suri from Scientology,” and Cruise had stated, “That was one of the assertions, yes.”
The Church of Scientology forbids members from associating with non-believers, who are called ‘suppressive persons’. Former Scientologist Leah Remini had told The Post in 2020 that Scientology considers Holmes an ‘enemy’ since she doesn’t believe in its practices, and consequently their daughter Suri cannot form any connection with her father: “I’m sure his master plan is to wait until Suri gets older so that he can lure her into Scientology and away from her mother.”
Cruise is one of the most high-profile Scientologists in the world, which continues to be a controversial aspect of his private life. Professionally, he experienced the biggest success of his career last year with Top Gun: Maverick.
