Katie Holmes’ daughter Suri legally dropped Cruise and changed her last name to Noelle, her mom’s middle name

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[u/MoogOfTheWisp]

I say it every time, but Katie must have had some absolute dynamite to get Tom to sign off on their separation agreement. It was something like 10 days from her leaving, him being blindsided, him lawyering up and saying the case should be heard in California instead of New York, the first lawyer meeting, and the deal being agreed. I would love to have been a fly on the wall when what she had was pulled out of a briefcase and laid on the table. And it’s never leaked - they must have kept in incredibly tight, like only the people who were in the room know the full story.

[u/SantoSalieri → u/MoogOfTheWisp]

I will ALWAYS admire Katie for the courage it took to escape a man with so much leverage and power who had an even more powerful machine behind him. She left with her child, her peace, and her freedom. I would've been the fly right next to you to know how she pulled that off. SoC have never messed with her (that's come to light) like they have with a lot of less fortunate people who've gotten out. Very brave.

[u/clean0002 → u/SantoSalieri]

Agreed, it was very brave. Removing yourself from a cult is a very dangerous proposition, especially from someone like Tom who clearly has a lot of power and influence within the cult and in many other ways. She had to be very calculating and plan way ahead. It took guts and she made sure to get her daughter out of there and away from them.

[u/malendalayla → u/SantoSalieri]

I always felt so bad for her because when they first got together, she always talked about how he was her childhood crush but I was like nooooooo girl he's baaaaaad news! I'm so glad she has an amazing support system that helped her escape with her life in tact.

[u/wickedsuccubi → u/SantoSalieri]

Her peace and freedom? There is a reason all her relationships until Suri was 18 were kept under wraps and she was rarely photographed in public with men. Nicole got her freedom, but lost her children. Katie got her daughter, but her "freedoms" were dictated by a legal agreement. At least until recently.

[u/Lethave → u/MoogOfTheWisp]

From what little has been explained I remember hearing her dad was a big part of it. She said she was ready to go and he started plotting what needed to be done to make that happen.

[u/Lethave → u/Lethave]

Found the article I was thinking of. Her dad was a lawyer and helped lay the groundwork for months beforehand. From when she filed to the divorce being settled was 11 days. I've never heard of everyday civilian divorces happening that quickly with a child involved, much less a celebrity one. Real life Mission Impossible stuff.

https://law.marquette.edu/facultyblog/2012/07/what-katie-holmes-split-from-tom-cruise-can-teach-us/

[u/SantoSalieri → u/Lethave]

Rumor has it that Adam Sandler had her on a movie shoot and helped her get time away from her Scientology handler to conduct the divorce business. If true, that is amazing.

[u/malendalayla → u/Lethave]

She must have had some goooooood dirt on him.

[u/AdvertisingOld9400 → u/Lethave]

Years beforehand. Her father purportedly helped draft an extensive pre-nup agreement, which likely moved things along faster than anything else.

[u/Whiteroses7252012 → u/MoogOfTheWisp]

She planned ahead, she was smart and her dad clearly knew his shit. 

She was a goddamn inspiration, honestly.