Nicole Kidman was shocked when Tom Cruise divorced her just after their 10th wedding anniversary and pleaded with him to save their marriage.
The ex’s relationship nowadays is complicated, though they share two adopted kids.
“Top Gun” star unexpectedly skipped the Oscars, and the reason is connected to his ex-wife.
Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise had one of the most high-profile marriages of the 1990s, and when they divorced, the world was shocked. None were more shocked than Kidman, who did not expect her husband to divorce her.
The couple had a complicated marriage, but they had adopted two children that connected them throughout their lives. Now, their children are grown-ups, and they don’t often see one another anymore.
When Cruise and Kidman divorced in 2001, they lost touch with one another, and their children were seen to with the help of people close to the couple so that Kidman and Cruise did not have to stay in contact.
A representative for Cruise said it was fine by him that he had little contact with his ex-wife as he did not miss her at all. Each of them moved on to new partners and had more children.
Cruise married and then divorced Katie Holmes, but not before having a daughter, Suri Cruise, with the actress. Kidman is still married to Keith Urban, with whom she tied the knot with after her split from Cruise.
Kidman and Urban share two daughters, Sunday and Faith, and are a happy family. Kidman and Cruise are more private about their adopted children and have only given one or two updates about them throughout the years.
Fans know that Isabella, Kidman and Cruise’s daughter, lives in the UK and feels more British because that is where she spent her formative years; Kidman and Cruise’s son, Connor, lives in Miami and works in the music industry.
Did Cruise Really Skip the Oscars Not to See Nicole?
Cruise and Kidman have remained civil in the two decades since their marriage, but there is no love lost between them, and they do not enjoy being in one another’s company for any reason.
This has prompted some to believe that this is why Cruise skipped 2023’s Oscar Awards ceremony. Kidman and Urban were on the red carpet and in the Dolby Theatre for the evening.
With the success of the revival of “Topgun,” many assumed that Cruise would be in attendance to celebrate the film and to possibly accept an award for the movie that was said to have “saved Hollywood.”
Yet Cruise was not in attendance on the red carpet or for the rest of the ceremony. A source confirmed:
“[Cruise] was not there because [Kidman] was there, and he did not want a run-in.”
While Cruise is proud of his new film’s success and is elated that it was so well-received, he opted not to attend the awards ceremony, so he could keep the peace in his life without seeing Kidman.