- Tom Cruise sued Life & Style for $50 million over false claims that he had abandoned his daughter Suri.
- Katie Holmes agreed that the media often misrepresents Cruise’s relationship with Suri.
- Cruise paid $4.8 million in child support payments for Suri, along with other expenses, until she turned 18.
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Throughout his time in the spotlight, rarely has Tom Cruise launched a lawsuit. However, there was a major exception back in late 2013, as Cruise went after Life & Style for their comments on his relationship with Suri. The lawsuit wasn’t a minor one either, as Cruise and his team went after the company for $50 million.
We’ll take a closer look at what angered Cruise, and why he went after the company so aggressively. We’ll also reveal how Katie Holmes might’ve indirectly supported this lawsuit given her thoughts on the media’s take relating to Suri’s relationship with Tom.
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Tom Cruise Settled A $50 Million Lawsuit After Life & Style Claimed He Abandoned Suri
We turn back the calendar to December of 2013. Tom Cruise had settled a lawsuit with $50 million against Life & Style. Cruise was upset over false claims made that he had abandoned his child. Cruise’s attorney claims Tom isn’t known for launching lawsuits, but he had enough.
“Tom doesn’t go around suing people,” said his attorney Bert Fields. “He’s not a litigious guy. But when these sleaze peddlers try to make money with disgusting lies about his relationship with his child, you bet he’s going to sue.”
The Hollywood Reporter revealed that a decision was made over the case, but that the settlement was kept quiet.
“The parties stipulated to the dismissal of the lawsuit in a California federal court on Friday. Terms of any settlement weren’t revealed beyond that each side will bear its own legal costs.”
The publication continues, “Bauer Publishing, as well as In Touch and Life & Style magazines, never intended to communicate that Tom Cruise had cut off all ties and abandoned his daughter, Suri, and regret if anyone drew that inference from anything they published,” a joint statement from attorneys for Cruise and Bauer read.”
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It was said that Cruise and his team planned to push the issues against the media company so that this type of slander would come to an end. In truth, Katie Holmes also agreed that the media is inaccurate when it comes to Cruise’s relationship with Suri.
Katie Holmes Agreed That Speculation Of Tom Cruise’s Relationship With Suri Is Typically False
Katie Holmes hasn’t agreed with the rumors and, in fact, she took a jab at the media for their inaccuracies when writing about Cruise’s relationship with Suri.
Daily Mail wrote that Cruise wasn’t involved with Suri’s college application process. The publication wrote, “While Katie is taking an active role in helping her daughter with college applications, the teen’s father, Mission Impossible star Tom, 60, will not play a role in the process – having been estranged from his daughter since 2013, one year after he and Katie divorced.”
As it turns out, Holmes completely rejected these claims, but refused to give out details. Since their divorce, Holmes has said very little in regard to her relationship with Tom Cruise, likely because of an NDA that fell into place.
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In truth, Cruise has been there for Suri, particularly when it came to child support payments over the years.
Tom Cruise Paid $4.8 Million In Child Support Payments For Suri
Child support payments did not come cheap for Tom Cruise, totaling $4.8 million along the way. Cruise had to fork over $400,000 per year until Suri turned 18. TMZ reported on the monthly payments back in 2012.
“According to the settlement, Tom must pay Katie $400,000 a year in child support. That comes to $33,333.33 a month. The money will be paid by electronic transfer.”
The outlet continues, “Tom must pay Suri’s support for the next 12 years — until she turns 18. All tolled, that comes to $4.8 million. Tom must also pay Suri’s expenses, including medical, dental, insurance, education, college and extracurricular costs.”
As for Katie Holmes, she didn’t walk away with anything from the divorce, given that a prenup was in place. Nonetheless, Holmes got what she wanted at the time, and was apparently plotting the divorce weeks before it happened, catching Tom Cruise by surprise.
The New York Post revealed the details, “Katie Holmes plotted divorcing Tom Cruise for weeks, even renting a secret Chelsea hideaway to escape with daughter Suri. Two building sources and a resident told The Post they’ve spotted Holmes, 33, in a posh 19-story Seventh Avenue building, where rents range from $4,000 to $25,000 a month and celebs secure under-the-radar homes.”
Both have moved on since then, while Suri’s child support payments have also ended.
