Tom Cruise was surprised by Katie Holmes’ actions. When his ex-wife announced their split to the public, he was on a very important mission. In 2012, Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes went through a highly publicized divorce.
Suri’s mother reportedly orchestrated the split with a lot of planning. The actress reportedly used disposable phones and legal strategies to gain custody of Suri.
Tom was reportedly surprised by Katie’s actions. He was on the set of “Oblivion” in Iceland when the public learned of their split. During the divorce, Katie was granted sole custody of her daughter. It was reported that the actress wanted to distance herself and Suri from Tom’s controversial Scientology beliefs.
That same year, Tom filed a defamation lawsuit against Bauer Media. The lawsuit records show that the actor admitted that he had not seen Suri for three months after he and Katie split.
He and Suri were last seen together at Disney World in the summer of 2012. “Listen, when there’s a divorce… everything changes. It’s not an ideal situation. It’s not an ideal situation,” Tom reportedly told his attorney in 2013.
In a deposition for the lawsuit, the “Top Gun” star admitted that his relationship with Scientology played a role in why he stopped seeing Suri. When asked if Katie left him “partly to protect Suri from Scientology,” Tom responded at the time, “That’s one of the claims, yeah.