Katie Holmes Is Divorcing "The Man of Her Dreams"

Last year, I wrote about Tom Cruise's effect on the Oscar chances of the woman in his life.  You can read the long-winded piece here.  I ended the post with somewhat of a suggestion to Katie Holmes, "Girl better snap out of it and get crackin'" in regards to her contract marriage to the man she once told Seventeen magazine in the 1990s she dreamt of marrying.  I read somewhere around the time they first started dating before they had their daughter that the marital contract would be for five years.  Or, maybe it was a rumor or I imagined it.  [I imagined it.]  I can't remember, though.  But, it all makes sense now.  And, if it's true [it's not], he must have somehow plied her to stay passed through the openings of M:I 4 and Rock of Ages, but not Oblivion at the end of this year.  Perhaps with now two in the can (along with Jack Reacher), one about to lens, and three announced projects, his career is back on track (well, Ages was a blunder, but are people going to hold him responsible for it?--I can't imagine things going as smoothly again for him as they did in his 20s and early 30s).  At age 33 (her Jesus year), the marriage did nothing for Holmes (except maybe give her a "comeback story status") and she is finally moving on.  Right now, she should be striking while the iron is hot, but hers has frozen over.  At one point, she was making daring independent choices, while attached to one of Hollywood's most successful franchises.  It will be interesting to see how she reinvents herself.  She's basically starting over (not quite like Winona Ryder, but close) with no momentum to fuel her other than some people's good vibes.  Considering her choices of the last five years (both things she did and didn't do), however, she needs a serious Scientological deprogramming before she moves forward.  But, at least she's out.  


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