Tom Cruise Isn’t Into Litigation, But He Had Enough When A False Claim Was Made About His Relationship With Suri
Tom Cruise had enough and sued for $50 million after “false” claims were made about his relationship with Suri.
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Tom Cruise sued Life & Style for $50 million over false claims that he had abandoned his daughter Suri.
Katie Holmes agreed that the media often misrepresents Cruise’s relationship with Suri.
Cruise paid $4.8 million in child support payments for Suri, along with other expenses, until she turned 18.
Throughout his time in the spotlight, rarely has Tom Cruise launched a lawsuit. However, there was a major exception back in late 2013, as Cruise went after Life & Style for their comments on his relationship with Suri. The lawsuit wasn’t a minor one either, as Cruise and his team went after the company for $50 million.
We’ll take a closer look at what angered Cruise, and why he went after the company so aggressively. We’ll also reveal how Katie Holmes might’ve indirectly supported this lawsuit given her thoughts on the media’s take relating to Suri’s relationship with Tom.
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Tom Cruise Settled A $50 Million Lawsuit After Life & Style Claimed He Abandoned Suri
We turn back the calendar to December of 2013. Tom Cruise had settled a lawsuit with $50 million against Life & Style. Cruise was upset over false claims made that he had abandoned his child. Cruise’s attorney claims Tom isn’t known for launching lawsuits, but he had enough.
“Tom doesn’t go around suing people,” said his attorney Bert Fields. “He’s not a litigious guy. But when these sleaze peddlers try to make money with disgusting lies about his relationship with his child, you bet he’s going to sue.”
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The Hollywood Reporter revealed that a decision was made over the case, but that the settlement was kept quiet.
“The parties stipulated to the dismissal of the lawsuit in a California federal court on Friday. Terms of any settlement weren’t revealed beyond that each side will bear its own legal costs.”
The publication continues, “Bauer Publishing, as well as In Touch and Life & Style magazines, never intended to communicate that Tom Cruise had cut off all ties and abandoned his daughter, Suri, and regret if anyone drew that inference from anything they published,” a joint statement from attorneys for Cruise and Bauer read.”
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It was said that Cruise and his team planned to push the issues against the media company so that this type of slander would come to an end. In truth, Katie Holmes also agreed that the media is inaccurate when it comes to Cruise’s relationship with Suri.
