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Katie Holmes has been worried about ticket sales for her Broadway debut in All My Sons on September 18 - they've been selling slower than anticipated. (Although why SHE should feel solely responsible for ticket sales is a mystery.) Be that as it may, opening night will be a celebrity extravaganza! She and Tom are inviting all their A-list pals like The Beckhams, Oprah Winfrey, Brooke Shields, Jennifer Lopez, and Will Smith and Jada. Plus Tom's Scientology pals will be there - John Travolta, Kirstie Alley, Jenna Elfman etc. At first Katie was nervous about all those famous faces in the audience but now she's thrilled that the play will be off to a big start.
Photo Credit: Wire ImageIt's never too soon to start teaching your little girl how to behave in public. Katie Holmes demonstrates to Suri how to sit like a lady no matter where the photographers are. Suri appears to be a fast learner. This skill might come in handy some day when Suri climbs out of a limo.
Katie Holmes is multitasking as she pushes Suri on a swing and takes directions on the phone from her husband Tom Cruise. She's in New York rehearsing her Broadway show and she took a break to spend time with her little girl. It looks like they're at a public city playground but we can't imagine Suri playing where other city kids play. (Did Katie clean off that swing with antibacterial wipes?) Maybe the bodyguards are just out of camera range.
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Egad! It's time to put in an emergency call to Victoria Beckham- quick before the fashion police arrest Katie Holmes! Apparently Katie's Scientology stylist just isn't up to snuff. We don't know WHAT Posh would think about those jeans and socks. Did Katie put Tom's clothes on top of her own? But the really scarey part is the hairstyle. Katie isn't even 30 yet!
Will she or won't she? Katie Holmes has been seen in her running shoes exercising at Runyon Canyon off and on over the past week. During one hike she took Suri along, and when the toddler got tired she carried her back down the hill (with a big bodyguard at her side.) Katie surprised everyone by running incognito in the NY Marathon. Will she do it again in the LA Marathon this Sunday? Keep your eyes open!
We have to give Tom and Katie Cruise credit where credit is due. They don't take the easy way out by strapping Suri into a stroller when they go out. He and Katie allow Suri to run and play and explore. We happen to think strollers are contributing to childhood obesity. (Not to mention the fact that we're tired of tripping over them in crowded places.) Instead of allowing their toddlers to walk, parents push them around in these mini-wheelchairs while they drink and eat sugary stuff to keep them quiet. Kate Hudson's son Ryder (top photo) is almost four and STILL being pushed around like he's handicapped. Tom and Katie's baby Suri is barely one and a half and she runs joyfully free, holding onto her parents hands.
Katie Holmes flew back (from Germany) via London on a British Airways first class flight alone recently, and she didn't make any friends onboard, according to another passenger. An hour after take-off the flight attendant advised passengers to close their windows so people who wanted to, could sleep. Everyone in first class closed their windows, but Katie refused for some reason. Hers was the only window with light glaring in and other travelers were annoyed. When the plane was a few hours outside Los Angeles and most flyers were awake, Katie decided SHE wanted to nap and asked the flight attendant to ask people to close their windows. Her fellow travelers were so irritated by her lack of cooperation earlier that they REBELLED and deliberately refused to close. This isn't typical behavior for Katie - she's always been sweet and thoughtful. Was she distracted and oblivious of others? Or has her marriage changed her?
We hear that Tom Cruise and Katie are very happy with their new house but Tom was not so thrilled about the fact that the previous owners got a divorce. He doesn't want anything like that to happen to HIS marriage, so Tom called in the Scientologists. He had them sweep the place of any leftover bad vibes and clear out any clinging negative spirits. Special flowers were planted in the garden. Maybe this hocus pocus is L Ron Hubbard's version of feng shui.
Katie Holmes Cruise is reportedly miffed because her husband Tom NEVER lets her leave the house alone with her baby Suri. She ALWAYS has to have a minder with her. Katie lamented "What does he think - that I want to run away with Suri?" Hmmm. Of course, that may be the LEAST of her problems. Tom just bought a new Beverly Hills home and we were told he plans to have four Scientology minders living conveniently in the guest house. Plus, we're hearing that his Scientologist mother and sister are planning to move into the big house with Tom and Katie. Katie had better get used to not having much privacy!
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We predicted this from day one. Victoria Beckham is starting to influence Katie Holmes when it comes to WEIGHT. Katie is not a size zero - she's a nicely proportioned slim girl. But whenever she's photographed next to narrow Posh, she looks like a Clydesdale. It's enough to make a girl self conscious! Katie can't help but feel extra large next to her svelte friend and it's getting to her. Ms Cruise is doing everything she can to appear smaller and it started with the body shaper peeking out above.. She was caught wearing a slimming foundation garment to control those hips. This is only the FIRST inevitable step. A vegetable diet CANNOT be far behind.
We can't pass up another fashion moment with girlfriends Victoria Beckham and Katie Holmes. They went out to an Armani party in Paris the other night and again their radically different style is apparent. Posh is fashion forward in her wide belted bubble dress with puff sleeves. She looks young and cute. But Katie must have picked her suit from the Armani "mature woman" collection (think Joan Collins.) And she topped it off with a brooch! Is Tom's mother picking Katie's outfits? We hope some of Posh's frivolity will rub off the the serious Scientologist.
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We're starting to think that Katie Holmes Cruise and Victoria Beckham don't have so much in common. Look how the girlfriends dressed for lunch at the Ivy: Katie acknowledges that it's winter, and wears a turtleneck, a warm coat, and pants - she looks like she's ready to watch a soccer game. Victoria, on the other hand, looks like she's going to a garden party - she's wearing a sleeveless white ruffled summery dress and NO jacket! These two are not on the same wavelength!
Scientology LOVES Hollywood POWER COUPLES. These four couples may not realize it, but Scientologists are working overtime to lure them into the fold. Each of these famous and successful pairs would be a huge trophy for the organization and they've been under scrutiny for awhile. Slowly but surely Scientologists have been forming friendships with the twosomes. Leah Remini is pulling Jennifer and Marc toward Scientology. Tom Cruise has been working on his Collateral costar Jada Pinkett Smith while his bride Katie Holmes is expected to sign up the Beckhams. Jim Carrey and Jenny McCarthy are a wild card- but his temperament could make him vulnerable. High ranking Scientologists will be attending Tom Cruise's over-the-top wedding in Italy and personally making sure these special people are very impressed with what Scientology does for Tom, and could do for THEM as well. There will be MAJOR recruiting going on. It'll be interesting to see who, if anyone, fall for it.
Jeffrey Sebelia , the sarcastic rocker on Project Runway, with his child, shopping at Urban Outfitters in Pasadena. A salesclerk said "The whole store recognized him right away (must be that neck tattoo) and he seemed flattered by the attention. He was surprisingly NICE to everyone and bought a scarf...." This is how Tom Cruise and Katie strategically planned a dinner date at Giovanni's in Malibu: First a black bronco pulled up and the driver checked out the place inside. (Making sure none of Tom's exwives were there?) After getting the official OK, a black Mustang convertible carrying the pair pulled up. Both dashed inside wearing jeans and sweatshirts....Buxom Tanya Harding, pumping iron and gossiping in the weight room at the Hollywood YMCA... Scruffy looking Mel Gibson, baseball cap in hand, standing by an SUV in front of the park near The Abbey on Robertson Blvd. Nobody paid attention while he had an animated conversation with another man... Kiefer Sutherland, on his best behavior, politely admiring the attractive waitstaff at Holly's West......
We love this picture of Katie Holmes shopping in Paris. It's almost TOO perfect - you can see the quaint street behind her and she looks to be on a euphoric shopping high. And she's SO stylish compared to those soccer mom outfits we usually see her in. Since she hooked up with Tom, Katie has developed a major yen for designer clothes. We think she's amassing a spectacular wardrobe - or trousseau- suitable for the first lady of Scientology.
Is this a sinister plot or an odd camera angle - or an accurate portrayal of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes? In this recent photo taken at the Beverly Regent Hotel Tom appears miniscule next to his towering girlfriend. She IS wearing high heels but the height difference is startling. Tom's fans are outraged - they claim people are conspiring to make Tom appear foolish and insist the picture is Photoshopped. They feel this is just the latest form of harrassment against their idol. We don't know if it's a joke or not, but it is a hoot.
Ok, we weren't going to bother spreading this story, but whenever we tell it to anyone they encourage us to do so. So here we go. Keep in mind this is a RUMOR, but it explains a lot. The story goes that when Katie Holmes split with her exboyfriend Chris Klein in March 2005, she may or may not have realized she was pregnant with his baby. She started dating Tom in April, 2005, and according to this tale, when Tom found out she was expecting, he not only didn't MIND , but he insisted on taking credit for the pregnancy. They abruptly got engaged in June 2005. Since the baby was scheduled to be born too soon into their relationship, Tom and Katie faked the birth date. She actually gave birth months EARLIER than the announced birth. She wore padding for the last few months after the REAL birth, and made sure she was photographed. In case you don't remember, Suri's announced April 18 birth was oddly undocumented - there were no hospital records or specifics. Where WAS Suri born? Tom and Katie didn't want their baby photographed because it would be apparent that Suri wasn't newborn. After a few months it's not so easy to recognize a baby's exact age. Have you noticed that Suri has uniquely slanted eyes like Chris Klein? Keep in mind this is simply a rumor - form your own conclusions.
Katie Holmes made another break from the Cruise compound to go to the place "where nothing bad can happen to you" - Barneys in Beverly Hills, of course. Barbra Streisand was browsing in the store just a couple of hours before Katie arrived, and no one paid attention - there were no paparazzi in sight. But the millisecond Katie set foot in the door a mob of snappers assembled outside. Hmmm... wonder who called them... a first floor clerk or SOMEONE else...Kate, followed by her Scientology entourage, headed straight for the designer department. (NO more junior co-op stuff for HER!) She took her time and picked out several dresses (a wedding dress was NOT among them.) She was overheard telling a companion "This is my favorite store." Another shopper said she looked sad compared to the euphoria most women feel when shopping at Barneys. There was no sign of the "happy act" she puts on when Tom is around. Closing time of 7 PM came and went and the photogs were still entrenched outside - Katie was in no hurry to get home.
We hear that Suri Cruise is being closely watched by the Scientologists because she COULD turn out to be L Ron Hubbard reincarnated! It brings to mind Rosemary's Baby, doesn't it? Anyway, the Scientology bunch has been eagerly awaiting the return of their departed spiritual leader. They believe when a Scientologist dies that they select a baby's body and take over the soul. When the baby grows up it is drawn to Scientology. They calculate that Hubbard would select a very special child in which to make his return. Tom Cruise and Katie would be ideal parents for an L Ron Hubbard baby. Consequently they are looking for any sign that Suri has a link to Hubbard. Most likely they'll have to wait until Suri can talk and begins her auditing classes. Who knows? She might start quoting passages from Dianetics.
For those of you who think my reference to Rosemary's Baby is far �fetched: Here's a synopsis of the movie from Yahoo:
"A young married couple, trying unsuccessfully to conceive, finally have it happen when the husband strikes a deal with the devil worshippers next door. All of this is unbeknownst to the poor wife/mother who soon realizes she could be having Satan's child."
I rest my case!
