Tom Cruise reportedly hasn't been in his daughter's life for over a decade. Now, Suri has made a drastic move to further cut their relationship loose — and at the same time, show a little appreciation for her mother.
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00:00Tom Cruise reportedly hasn't been in his daughter's life for over a decade. Now, Suri has made
00:05a drastic move to further cut their relationship loose and, at the same time, show a little
00:11appreciation for her mother. Suri Cruise is seemingly dead set on establishing her own
00:16path.
00:17Back in early May 2024, Suri appeared in her Manhattan High School's production of Head
00:21Over Heels. However, a quick glance at the cast sheet confirmed that Suri ditched her
00:26famous last name for the role. Instead of Suri Cruise, she chose to go by Suri Noel.
00:31Why Noel? Well, sweetly enough, it's her mother, Katie Holmes' middle name.
00:36But that's not all. At the time, it seemed like that might have been a one-off decision,
00:40but a recent report from Page Six in June 2024 suggests she might be sticking with it.
00:46Suri graduated from LaGuardia High School on June 21st, with her mom present to cheer
00:51her on. Tellingly, the graduation pamphlet also had her name listed as Suri Noel.
00:56Why not Holmes? Well, it's hard to say, but it's possible that she's simply trying to
01:00carve her own path as much as possible. Both Holmes and Cruise are well-known names in
01:04Hollywood, so adopting the name Noel might be an attempt to make a fresh start. She's
01:09rumored to be heading to college at Carnegie Mellon, and a source told Page Six that changing
01:14her name will help to give her, quote, a fresh start at college.
01:18Either way, the choice is significant in multiple ways. While it honors her mom, it also seems
01:23like the latest in a string of efforts by Suri to completely sever all links to Tom
01:27— a grim testament to their broken relationship, which has reportedly been distant for years.
01:32She looks at me and she goes, Dad, I really don't think you should try to force me to
01:36do something I don't want to do.
01:38Suri was, of course, thrust into the spotlight when she was just an infant, making her Vanity
01:42Fair cover debut in 2006 at just five months old. However, in the years that followed,
01:48Holmes has worked hard to keep Suri out of the spotlight. She's been spotted multiple
01:52times with her mother, but the last time she and Tom were seen together was reportedly
01:56in 2012 during an outing to Disney World. This was the same year that Katie Holmes and
02:01Tom divorced. During the split, Tom agreed to cover their only child's extracurricular
02:06activities and health insurance.
02:08However, now that Suri's a legal adult, it seems the child support payments, which were
02:13roughly $400,000 a year, will end, which is something she doesn't appear bothered by.
02:18Despite her decision to be listed as Suri Noelle in her high school play and graduation,
02:23it doesn't appear at this point that Suri Cruise has legally changed her name. But having
02:27turned 18 on April 18, 2024, she has the option to do so without interference from her parents,
02:34which may be her end goal. An insider spoke with the Daily Mail in April 2024, claiming,
02:39"[Suri will not have any contact with her father, despite being 18, and even if he called,
02:44she would not answer. He does not exist to Katie or Suri, and his daughter does not want
02:49to rely on him for anything."
02:50Tom has not commented publicly on his estrangement from Suri. However, he was spotted partying
02:56in London for Victoria Beckham's birthday, which happened to be the day Suri turned 18,
03:01further showcasing where his priorities lie regarding his daughter. And where was he when
03:05Suri accepted her high school diploma? At a Taylor Swift concert, dancing to, perhaps
03:10appropriately, Shake It Off.