The Rumors That Surrounded Tom Cruise And Nicole Kidman's Hasty Wedding

May 2024 ยท 2 minute read

Whenever Tom Cruise bags himself a new spouse, it sends the gossip mill into overdrive. And the rumors were flying thick and fast following Cruise and Nicole Kidman's hasty wedding. According to Entertainment Weekly, the tabloids claimed that the couple rushed to the altar because Kidman was pregnant. When that was firmly shot down by the couple's reps, conjecture resurfaced that Cruise is actually gay โ€” and Kidman was acting as a beard to protect his hetero heartthrob image.

Rumors about Cruise's sexuality have plagued him for years โ€”  with the actor addressing them in an interview with Playboy (via Yahoo! Entertainment). He said there was zero point in constantly denying tabloid gossip and that he preferred to pick his fights. "With certain [stories], you have to go, 'Okay, you crossed a line, and now you have the attention of my lawyers,'" Cruise said. "They know I mean it, that if I have to, I will sue. But life is not a matter of trying to prove anything to anybody," he continued. The couple ultimately sued a UK newspaper for $500,000 for claiming their marriage was a sham.

The Sydney Morning Herald reported that David Miscavige purportedly arranged for Kidman to be Cruise's spouse after becoming concerned about Mimi Rogers' take on Scientology โ€” and then allegedly split Cruise and Kidman up when he became concerned about her. Then there were rumors that the couple wed as a ploy to boost the still relatively unknown Kidman's career.

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