By Jen Heger - Breaking Celebrity News Assistant Managing Editor

Katie Holmes was the one to pull the plug on her five year marriage to Tom Cruise, and Breaking Celebrity News has exclusive details on why.

The actress is keen to step out of her superstar husband's shadow and focus on her stalled acting career – and in addition, the couple were battling over how to raise their six-year-old daughter together, Suri.

"Katie just wants to live out of the spotlight of Tom. She wants to focus on her acting career, which has taken a backseat since her marriage," a source close to the situation tells Breaking Celebrity News. "She is currently filming a movie and has another project lined up and she wants to amp up her career another notch, which she has struggled to do the past few years. Tom was always very vocal about what roles Katie should play.

"Katie and Tom also have very different parenting views. Katie wants Suri to go to school with other children and have a grounded routine whereas Tom doesn't, he wants her schooled in the same manner as Connor and Isabella were. Tom is nowhere near as strict as Katie is and doesn't believe in disciplining Suri, whereas Katie believes that is important. Tom basically treats Suri as a little adult, however Katie treats her like a six-year-old child, and that causes some major clashes over parenting style."

Meanwhile, one thing the couple won't be fighting over is money!

"Tom and Katie have an absolute iron-clad pre