Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes, Hollywood's power couple is now getting a divorce after 5 years in marriage. According to Forbes.com, Katie filed for a divorce anonymously in New York while Tom is filming 'Oblivion' in Iceland.
Katie Holmes' lawyer Jonathan Wolfe told People Magazine that his client just wanted the best for her daughter, Suri. "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."
Tom Cruise, 49 and Katie Holmes, 33 tied the knot in November 2006. The couple had a 6-year-old daughter, Suri to which Katie was also filing sole custody. The divorce, according to reports cited "irreconcilable differences" as the main reason.
Meanwhile, Tom Cruise' representative also confirmed the news saying that "Kate has filed for divorce and Tom is deeply saddened and is concentrating on his three children." The statement is also pleading for privacy for them to work things out.
In a report by TMZ, Katie filing a divorce was unexpected for Tom Cruise. However, the actor had past history of failed marriages - that with Mimi Rogers and Nicole Kidman, whom Tom had 2 children.
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