28.07.2026 14:51
World-famous actor Tom Cruise and actress Katie Holmes's 20-year-old daughter Suri has completely severed ties with her father. It has been learned that the young girl has legally dropped the surname 'Cruise' and adopted her mother's middle name, 'Noelle'.
A new addition has been made to the recent trend among Hollywood stars of "children dropping their fathers' surnames." After Brad Pitt's daughters dropped the Pitt surname by court order the other day, a similar move came from Tom Cruise's daughter, Suri.
REVEALED IN VOTER RECORDS
The name change of 20-year-old Suri, who is studying musical theater at Carnegie Mellon University, was confirmed through official voter registration records in the state of Pennsylvania. According to U.S. law, citizens can only register on the voter roll with their legal names, proving that the young woman changed her surname through court proceedings.
NO CONTACT FOR 14 YEARS DUE TO SCIENTOLOGY SECT
Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes separated in 2012 citing "irreconcilable differences," and the court awarded custody of Suri to her mother. Father Tom Cruise and his daughter Suri have not come together in any way since the divorce in 2012, for a full 14 years. Behind this long-term rift lie the rules of the Church of Scientology, of which Tom Cruise is a high-ranking member. According to sect rules, Cruise, who had to cut ties with his ex-wife and daughter after she left the church, severed all relations with his biological daughter.
CONTINUES RELATIONSHIP WITH ADOPTED CHILDREN
While Tom Cruise has cut all ties with his biological daughter Suri, he maintains a close relationship with his other children, Bella and Connor, whom he adopted during his marriage to Nicole Kidman. The fact that both children, like their father, are active members of the Church of Scientology is cited as the primary reason for this division within the family.