Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes to divorce

[Earl]

Hollywood A-listers Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes are ending a five-year marriage, her lawyer's office has said.

Jonathan Wolfe's office told the BBC the couple were divorcing. Mr Wolfe said: "This is a personal and private matter" and the 33-year-old actress' main concern was her young daughter.

The couple have one child together, and Cruise, 49, has two children from his earlier marriage to Nicole Kidman.

Cruise married Holmes, his third wife, in an Italian castle in November 2006.

US magazine People quoted a spokesman for Cruise as saying: "Kate has filed for divorce and Tom is deeply saddened and is concentrating on his three children. Please allow them their privacy."

It is not yet clear whether divorce papers have been filed in court.

Tom Cruise is among Hollywood's highest-paid actors and has starred in blockbusters such as Top Gun, Jerry Maguire and the Mission Impossible series.

Earlier this week he was reported to be in Iceland shooting an upcoming film called Oblivion.

Katie Holmes rose to fame as a leading actress on US television drama Dawson's Creek. She has also appeared in Batman Begins and Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark.

[CambCelt]

@ South Park

[Ck]

Was it him that it was hinted that he is a bit kinky or odd in the bedroom?

[Earl]

It was hinted that he's a gay.

[Ben]

[CambCelt]

I heard on the radio that KH wanted a split due (at least in part) to TC being waaay too into that 'Scientology' stuff, and she was worried about the kid getting put into it.



It's possible that she thinks that it's all a bit nuts, and it's best to get away from it.

Tom Cruise ... the nutty cultist ?

[Earl]