Showbiz: Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes 'braced for bitter battle over Suri custody'

Showbiz Showbiz

Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes 'braced for bitter battle over Suri custody' Jun 30th 2012, 10:44 Tom Crusie and Katie Holmes are both bracing themselves for what could be a bitter custody battle over their six-year-old daughter Suri and the pair's significant fortune after announcing they are set to divorce. Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes arrive for the premiere of Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol in New York last year (Picture: Reuters) The couple married five years ago amid a storm of publicity and have since amassed a joint fortune said to be worth around £175million. However, it seems some parts of the argument should already be settled as it is thought a prenuptial agreement was signed when they got married that protects the money Tom made before he met Katie. Divorce papers were filed this week by Katie, who cited 'irreconcilable differences'. MORE: Katie Holmes announces intention to divorce Tom Cruise A statement released by Holmes through her lawyer Jonathan Wolfe read: 'This is a personal and private matter for Katie and her family. 'Katie's primary concern remains, as it always has been, her ­daughter's best interest.' Happier times: the couple on their wedding day (Picture: AP) Holmes is reported to want primary custody of Suri and also an adequate amount in child support, which will probably run into millions. Nevertheless, it seems things are gearing up for a bitter battle over their daughter, with Cruise - in his own, brief, statement - adding he is 'concentrating on his... children'. Katie, 33, is also said to be demanding a slice of the properties she owns together with Cruise. For months there has been speculation the couple were not getting along, but they repeatedly denied these rumours. But the Batman Begins actress confirmed the speculation this week by announcing the break-up. Tom Cruise holds his daughter Suri as he arrives with his fiancee Katie Holmes (L) (Picture: Reuters) Close friends of 49-year-old Cruise are reported to have said he was upset but focused on making sure his children were coping. A spokesman for the actor added: 'Katie has filed for divorce and Tom is deeply saddened and is concentrating on his three children.' PICTURES: Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes to divorce The marriage to former Dawson's Creek star Katie was Cruise's third, having previously wedded Mimi Rogers and Nicole Kidman. It was Holmes' first union. VIDEO: Tom Cruise's infamous 'couch jumping' on Oprah Winfrey

You are receiving this email because you subscribed to this feed at blogtrottr.com. If you no longer wish to receive these emails, you can unsubscribe from this feed, or manage all your subscriptions