Tom Cruise spoiling Suri, says the Katie Holmes camp
By Bill Zwecker August 1, 2012 11:02PM
US actor Tom Cruise leaves his hotel carrying daughter Suri for her gymnastics class on July 17, 2012 in New York, NY. Fairytale Hollywood couple Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes last month announced they were calling it quits after five years of marriage, ending an unexpected love story dogged by tabloid rumors. AFP PHOTO / Mehdi Taamallah (Photo credit should read MEHDI TAAMALLAH/AFP/GettyImages)
Updated: September 3, 2012 1:18PM
A t this point, the relationship between Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise is said to be quite civil, but friends of the actress are expressing concern — focusing on the way Cruise is going overboard as he lavishes intense attention, gifts and special trips on the couple’s young daughter, Suri.
From the helicopter trip to pal Steven Spielberg’s Hamptons estate for a swimming party, to that private jet down to Disney World for Suri’s personal costume soiree as the Little Mermaid, to all the toys and fancy clothes he’s gifted her with the past few weeks, Camp Holmes is worried about the impact it’s having on the 6-year-old. “This is not good,” said a friend of Holmes from Ohio, where her parents still live. “As if Suri wasn’t already spoiled enough, this is only making it worse. … Now she’s demanding only travel on private planes, for God’s sake. She’s just 6. Can you imagine what she’ll be like by the time she’s a teenager, if this keeps up? “Plus Tom never disciplines her one little bit. Katie is the one who has to do that, and it’s not good for that to be so totally one-sided.” However, there’s buzz that the bartender at the Old Absinthe House on Bourbon Street is still so angry — claiming Gooding physically roughed her up — she may be filing suit. The incident reportedly arose after Gooding complained angrily about bar patrons bugging him for photos and autographs — and the bartender asked him to leave.
According to those in the know, Smart — also a tour choreographer — is very jealous of Iglesias, even though a top Lopez source says “there is absolutely nothing that should cause that jealousy. … Jen and Enrique are professional partners and good friends …and that’s it.” On the other side, Smart also smarts about his dealings with Iglesias — who apparently treats him “like the help,” added the source, who said the singer just thinks of Smart as “Jen’s boy toy.” The Lopez-Iglesias tour hits the United Center on Friday.
A big motivation for this comes from the actress’ hatred of the paparazzi — and how many intrude so rudely into stars’ private lives.
HOME BASE: A number of readers mirrored the comments made by Bob Clark about the Missy Franklin item Wednesday — calling her a Californian. While the Olympic swimming star was born in Pasadena, Calif., she counts herself a Colorado kid; she grew up there, lives in Centennial and attends Regis Jesuit High School in Aurora, the site of the tragic movie theater shootings.
GOING PUBLIC: Lana Wachowski, the extremely reclusive transgendered sibling of fellow filmmaker and Chicago native Andy Wachowski, has made a very rare public appearance in a new trailer to promote the Wachowskis’ new movie.
It’s a joint directing effort with Tom Tykwer to boost their “Cloud Atlas” film (being released Oct. 26) — based on acclaimed British author Daniel Mitchell’s novel. Back when the Wachowskis gained fame with their “Matrix” megahits, Lana was known as Larry Wachowski.
