Cruise and Holmes are divorcing

Cruise and Holmes were married for five years and have a daughter, Suri, 6.
Cruise and Holmes were married for five years and have a daughter, Suri, 6. (Toni Rodriguez / Associated Press)
Posted: July 01, 2012

NEW YORK - Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes are divorcing, bringing an end to one of Hollywood's most unexpected marriages, one that spawned euphoric couch-jumping on The Oprah Winfrey Show and endless speculation in the tabloids.

After five years of marriage, Holmes filed for divorce from Cruise on Thursday, said Cruise's attorney, Bert Fields.

Cruise, 49, wed the 33-year-old Holmes in 2006 in an Italian castle after publicly declaring his love on The Oprah Winfrey Show. His starry-eyed celebration (in which he famously jumped on the studio couch) was a public display that forever after altered the moviegoing public's perspective of the action star.

The couple have a 6-year-old daughter, Suri, who has herself become a staple of the tabloids and celebrity magazines.

Their plan to divorce was first reported by People magazine.

Cruise has two children with his previous wife, Nicole Kidman. The actor was also previously married Mimi Rogers.

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