Katie Holmes is an American actress who first achieved fame as Joey Potter on the television series Dawsons Creek. She was married to actor Tom Cruise from 2006 to 2012, and they have one child together, a daughter named Suri. In June 2012, Holmes filed for divorce from Cruise, which was finalized in just 11 days. Rumors have long swirled that differences of opinions on Cruise’s devotion to Scientology drove Holmes to seek a divorce. In 2013, while testifying in a defamation case he took against Bauer Media who claimed he abandoned his daughter, Cruise was asked if Holmes left him “in part to protect Suri from Scientology.” When pushed for an answer, Cruise responded: “Did she say that? That was one of the assertions, yes” . In 2016, Radar Online claimed that the couple’s divorce featured a clause that prevented Holmes from speaking out about her ex-husband. In exchange for $4.8 million in child support and $5 million for herself, Holmes allegedly agreed not to talk about Cruise, Scientology or even date publicly until 2017.
In a recent interview with InStyle, Holmes reflected on her 2012 move to New York City after her divorce. She recalled: “That time was intense. It was a lot of attention, and I had a little child on top of it. We had some funny moments out and about in public. So many people I didn’t know became my friends and helped us out, and that’s what I love about the city” .
