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Katie Holmes looks brimming with confidence and without a care in the world. But behind the gloss, the 30-year-old star continues to suffer. Now can reveal that the pressure from husband Tom Cruise, 46, to conceive another child is so immense, friends say she’s close to cracking. ‘Suri had her third birthday on 18 April and it was clear at her “princess party” how much Tom adores her,’ a source says. ‘But he hoped she’d have a brother or sister by now. They agreed to try as soon as Katie finished her Broadway play in January, but it hasn’t happened.’...

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Katie Holmes caused a stir with her baggy jeans trend and now the new Broadway star demonstrates her eye-catching shoes. Holmes wore navy ribbon booties from Bruno Frisoni as she headed to a performance last week.

Katie Holmes is the current jeans queen. She has worn them almost everyday for the last 3 weeks, but her trendy skinnies are in the past. Katie’s new trademarks are rolled-up boyfriend jeans or a pair of high-waisted, wide-leg, belted jeans. We are all witness to Katie’s jeans epopee.

Katie Holmes turns down 'Batman Begins' sequel Washington, Jan 29 (ANI): American actress Katie Holmes will not reprise her role as Rachel Dawes in the 'Batman Begins' sequel 'The Dark Knight'. Holmes' publicist said that "scheduling conflicts" were the reason why the actress would not be reprising her role. She added that Holmes was busy negotiating for another project, when she was approached for the role. "Katie was offered ['Dark Knight'] but was unable to accept the role because of scheduling conflicts. She was in the process of negotiating for another project," Glitterati quoted Julie Polkes, as saying. Polkes also...

What if they're oh-so-horrifically right? Oh my sweet Jesus with a resigned grin and an empty bottle of scotch, what if it's all true? What if the astonishing proclamation made by top gooberhead Scientologist (and official Friend of Tom) David Miscavige is urgent and accurate and Tom Cruise really is that happy cult's personal Jesus, a true deity who may not be recognized in this lifetime for his divine contributions but who, in the future, will be "worshipped like Jesus" for what he has done for humankind and therefore we have all been looking at "Jerry McGuire" and "Days...

PARIS (AFP) - The Church of Scientology provides for several kinds of wedding ceremony for its followers, but according to the most traditional the husband "may promise to provide her (his wife) with "a pan, a comb, perhaps a cat." US actor Tom Cruise and actress Katie Holmes will provide perhaps the most high-profile Scientologists' wedding to date this weekend. And according to unconfirmed reports in the Italian media, American Scientology leader David Miscavige will fly in from Los Angeles to preside over the event. According to the Scientologists' book "The Background, Ministry, Ceremonies and Sermons of the Scientology Religion",...

In a fairy-tale setting, Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes exchanged wedding vows Saturday in a glowing 15th-century castle in this medieval lakeside town. The evening ceremony was performed by a Scientology minister in front of more than 150 relatives and friends, the couple's publicists said.

Vatican officials pondered the conundrum of whether to grant a Roman Catholic wedding to a divorced celebrity and prominent Scientologist, amid feverish speculation yesterday over Tom Cruise’s imminent marriage to Katie Holmes — somewhere in Italy. Latest reports suggest that the 44-year-old star will marry Holmes, 27, at a medieval castle overlooking Lake Bracciano, north of Rome, at the end of next week. But wherever the nuptials are held, the issue preoccupying Rome is the schedule. After a pre-wedding party with other Hollywood celebrities on November 16, a Catholic wedding ceremony is planned for November 17. A “final ritual” is...

Suri Cruise, the baby of actors Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes, has made her debut to the world on the cover of Vanity Fair magazine. It was perhaps the world's most anticipated baby photo and for the past four months, Suri had been hidden from media and photographers. Cruise, 44, and his fiance Holmes, 27, have kept their baby extremely private since her birth on April 18, sparking rumours she was never born. Cruise proposed to Holmes at the Eiffel Tower last year and announced the engagement at a press conference. In the photos, Suri sports a full head of...

TOM Cruise and Katie Holmes have yet to show their baby daughter off in public, but eager fans were given an unusual preview today with what's claimed to be a bronze cast depicting her first solid stool. The scatological sculpture - more doodoo than Dada - is purportedly cast from 19-week-old Suri's first bowel movement and will be shown at the Capla Kesting gallery in Brooklyn, New York, before being auctioned off for charity. The artist behind the work, Daniel Edwards, previously courted controversy with a life-size nude sculpture of pop star Britney Spears giving birth on a bearskin rug....

by Mark Finkelstein August 10, 2006 - 10:47 Keith Olbermann's regular media critic guest, Michael Musto of the Village Voice, called Ann Coulter a 'bastard' on last night's Countdown. The topic was the news that Vanity Fair has picked celeb photographer Annie Liebovitz to snap the first pics of Suri, newborn daughter of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes. There is controversy as to whether Suri actually exists, given that, months after her announced birth, there have been no photos or viewings of the child. Musto is clearly a skeptic on the subject. When Olbermann asked him what we should expect...

Tom Cruise didn't just blindly take up with Katie Holmes – he had the approval of his 13-year-old daughter, Isabella. "After I began dating Kate, Bella looked at me and said, 'Don't let this one go. She's the one,'" Cruise tells Good Housekeeping magazine in its June cover story. (The issue goes on sale May 16.) Not that the Mission: Impossible III star couldn't sense Holmes's attraction for himself. He says. "I knew almost as soon as I met her. I thought, ‘I'm going to be with this woman.’ And then after a couple of hours, I thought, ‘I'm going...

TOM Cruise has claimed he will eat the PLACENTA after fiancée Katie Holmes has their baby. The actor, 43 — who wants her to give birth in silence according to his Scientology cult rules — said: “I’m gonna eat the placenta, too. “I thought that would be good. Very nutritious. I’m going to eat the cord and the placenta right there.” But when a GQ magazine interviewer said it would be a big meal, Cruise replied: “OK, maybe I won’t.”

There has been plenty of speculation on the way the fabulous Katie Holmes is to give birth to her baby. The little one could come at any moment and it appears that Tom Cruise and Katie are already battling over the baby. No - they are not battling over how the baby will be born, but what happens if the pair split after the little one emerges. The rub reportedly is the baby's religion - Catholicism or Scientology? Life & Style Magazine details in this week's report that Katie is miserable and if there is a split - as that...

Katie Holmes Called 'Stepford Wife' -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- By Susan Hatch Apr 7, 2006 It was only a matter of time. The fabulous Katie Holmes has been dubbed as behaving like a 'Stepford wife.' She has been quite odd since this whole - I wanna marry my dream guy Tom Cruise thing stated. Katie Accused: Stepford Wife Now here come the brainwashing hints. Who better to deliver the story than Page Six. The gossip column asks - What's up with Katie Holmes? *** The once vivacious actress is like a "Stepford" wife ever since she hooked up with Tom Cruise and Scientology....

Tom Cruise and fiancée Katie Holmes have declared their love for each other in a bizarre “wedding” ceremony — on a ship. The couple exchanged rings emblazoned with triangular Scientology symbols as fellow cult members John Travolta and Kirstie Alley looked on. An insider said: “Katie wore a flowing white dress and Tom was in a black suit as they exchanged rings during the brief 30 minute ceremony. “The couple then walked across a tiny bridge — a Scientology symbol for the journey to total freedom.”

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - And the losers are? Tom Cruise and his fiance Katie Holmes. Cruise who starred in last year's blockbuster hit "War of the Worlds" and his pregnant partner Holmes won the Razzie award on Saturday for "most tiresome tabloid targets." The Razzies, which parody self-congratulatory Hollywood award shows such as the Oscars by roasting the worst of Tinseltown, this year added the "most tiresome" category to salute "the celebs we're ALL sick and tired of." The couple, known as TomKat, won for their tabloid dominance. Cruise professed his love for the actress on "The Oprah Winfrey Show"...

Well, it's happened. Katie Holmes is now shilling for Scientology. I told you one year ago this week that I had received an unsolicited gift package in the mail from the Church of Scientology. It included a personalized, signed note from Tom Cruise, informing me that a donation had been made in my name to the organization. The package also included a framed set of Scientology lessons to live by. The most memorable was No. 12: Never fear to hurt another in a just cause. Now I've seen the updated package for 2006, and it's a showstopper. The signed note...