Cruise & Holmes Divorce: Katie Was Sick Of Being Controlled By Tom, Says Source
June 29 2012, Published 11:00 a.m. ET
By Breaking Celebrity News Staff
Katie Holmes was spurred on to file for divorce from Tom Cruise after becoming "sick" of the actor's controlling ways, a source tells Breaking Celebrity News exclusively.
As previously reported, the couple announced Friday that they are splitting after five years of marriage. Tom's rep said in a statement: “Kate has filed for divorce and Tom is deeply saddened and is concentrating on his three children. Please allow them their privacy.”
A source close to the Dawson's Creek star tells Breaking Celebrity News that as the excitement and glamour of dating one of the world's biggest superstars wore off Katie was left feeling more and more irritated by Tom and his desire to control their relationship, their daughter's upbringing and Katie's every move.
"When Katie first met Tom she was blown away by him," the source says. "She had idolized him as a child and then here she was, with him, in person. Tom turned on the mega-watt smile and the amazing charm that he is capable of exuding and Katie was totally caught up in it all.
"He totally whisked her off her feet, romance, love, private jets, shopping sprees, all the razzle dazzle that goes with being an A-lister, Katie got caught up in. The next thing you know, she is pregnant and then she's getting married in this fairytale ceremony — she literally didn't have time to breath, let alone take stock of the situation."
The source goes on to say that as time when on though, the reality of Katie's situation and what it meant to be married to a superstar really began to sink in.
"Tom has always made all the decisions in their relationship and called all the shots and initially Katie found it charming -- don't forget, she was pretty young when they met and compared to Tom she was hardly worldly," the source says. "Tom hated her being called Katie, and wan