As much of a shock as
Katie Holmes filing
for divorce from Tom Cruise might have been to the rest of us, it actually had been a long time coming, according to a close source.
“The fairy tale was over,” the source said. “They had become more like friends.”
While another insider declared that Cruise’s Scientology beliefs were a sore spot in the relationship, this source believes that Cruise’s mega successful career also became an issue.
“It wasn’t a surprise to Tom,” the source said. “He knew it was coming. They have had problems for a while. His career came first, always, and Katie wasn’t happy anymore.”
“She wanted him home, and for them to be together. But Tom only knows how to be a movie star,” according to the source. “He’s a great dad and husband when he is there and present, but…work comes first.” As tough as that was on Holmes, the source says, it was just as hard on their daughter, Suri. “[Holmes] left him because she wanted a better life for her and her daughter,” the source continued. “Suri has no friends. She does not have a normal life, and that was becoming more and more apparent as she was getting older.”
“Katie wants to get a project that keeps her in one place so Suri can go to school, have friends, have play dates, all the things that she doesn’t have at the moment,” the source said. “Katie was willing to give up an unhappy marriage for a happier life for her daughter.”
As to Holmes filing for sole custody of Suri, the source states: “She feels like she is bringing up Suri alone anyway. She doesn’t want Suri having to fly all over the world to see Tom. She wants normality.”
Actor Tom Cruise is deeply saddened by the end of his five-year marriage to actress Katie Holmes, his representative says.
“Kate has filed for divorce and Tom is deeply saddened and is concentrating on his three children…Please allow them their privacy,” usmagazine quoted Cruise’s representative as saying.
The couple got married in 2006 and have a six-year-old daughter Suri Cruise. While this was the first marriage for Holmes, Cruise has been married twice before, to actress Mimi Rogers and actress Nicole Kidman. He had adopted two kids Isabella Jane and Connor Antony with Kidman.
Holmes is reportedly seeking the sole custody of her daughter after filing for the divorce in New York. She has cited “irreconcilable differences” as the reason behind the split. (Agencies)