Tom Cruise has finally spoken out about the unexpected divorce between his former wife, Nicole Kidman, and country music star Keith Urban, ending their 19-year marriage.
At 63, the Hollywood icon, who was married to Kidman from 1990 to 2001, reportedly commented that Kidman’s breakup with Urban is ‘karma’ for how she handled their own separation. Cruise felt he received unfair treatment and far less public empathy compared to Kidman during their split.
An insider revealed to the International Business Times that, “When Tom and Nicole parted ways, the blame landed squarely on him, leaving her with all the sympathy. He was portrayed as the villain, and that perception lingered for a long time.”
The source further explained that Cruise was deeply hurt by Kidman’s actions after their breakup. “Nicole went on television, making remarks about his height and portraying herself as the victim, while Tom chose to remain silent and endured the criticism,” they said.
Now, with Kidman’s second marriage ending, Cruise reportedly feels ‘vindicated’ by the turn of events.
“It bothered him to see Urban celebrated as a savior who rescued Nicole from the supposed nightmare of their marriage,” the insider added.
Tom Cruise has broken his silence on his ex-wife Nicole Kidman’s shock split with country singer Keith Urban, after 19 years of marriage. Pictured together in 2000
‘He’s following the divorce news closely, and a part of him feels badly for her, since he knows how much she’s hurting. At the same time, he’s also allowing himself a little pat on the back and telling people close to him that this is karma doing its thing.
‘Bottom line: He thought they were a hyped up couple who clearly had very little in common from the get-go — now he’s been proved right.’
The Daily Mail has contacted Cruise’s representatives for comment.
Tom and Nicole were one of Hollywood’s biggest power couples in the ’90s and shocked the world when they announced their split in 2001, reportedly over her refusal to convert herself and their two children, Conor and Isabella, to the Church of Scientology.
In 2006, Tom got married a third time, to actress Katie Holmes, and shares daughter Suri, 19, with her.
Tom and Katie divorced in 2012, and he is estranged from both her and Suri.
It comes after Keith Urban made a very surprising return to social media, after maintaining his silence for almost two months following his shock split with Nicole.
The country superstar, 58, shared a post over the weekend giving fans a glimpse of his new US reality TV competition called The Road, hosted by Blake Shelton.
The 63-year-old Hollywood star, who was married to Nicole from 1990 – 2001, has reportedly said Nicole’s split with Keith is ‘karma’ for how she treated him after their own split, in which he did not receive as much public sympathy as she did. Pictured: Nicole and Keith
An insider said Mission: Impossible actor felt ‘proven right’ now that Nicole has split from her second husband
The series follows 12 up-and-coming country music acts competing to open for Urban on his American tour.
In the clip, Urban shared a light-hearted look back at some of his most memorable hairstyles over the years, as he discusses his one true passion – making music.
Urban candidly spoke out in the first episode about the challenges of life on tour, describing moments of being ‘completely lonely and miserable’ while away from his family.
‘Where do we start? It’s a calling, and you’re going to do it or you’re not going to make it,’ Urban said.
‘When you wake up on a tour bus at 3:30 in the morning, sick as a dog, in the middle of nowhere, completely lonely and miserable… You ask yourself, “Why am I doing this?” The only answer can be: Because this is what I’m born to do.’
The New Zealand-born singer’s candid reflections surfaced weeks after Kidman filed for divorce on September 30, ending 19 years of marriage and their life together raising two children.
Sources close to the pair have suggested that their busy schedules – Urban on tour and Kidman juggling back-to-back film projects – led to a ‘lack of intimacy’ that contributed to the surprise split.
Earlier this month, insiders claimed that they know the real reason the A-list couple have parted ways – Urban is having a ‘midlife crisis’.
He has been ‘acting out’, RadarOnline reported last week, and has made a ‘string of confusing choices’ according to sources.
The publication reports Urban had felt hemmed in by his marriage, and his frustrations resulted in the pair’s split.
They had been experiencing marital difficulties but were ‘getting it back together’ when he floored her with the decision that it was all over, according to a source who has known the Australian actress for decades.
Those within Nicole’s inner circle believe that by the time TMZ broke news of the couple’s separation, Urban was ‘done’ with the marriage.
At the time, reports indicated Nicole was ‘blindsided’ by the break-up.
However, it was the Oscar-winner who filed divorce papers, citing ‘irreconcilable differences’.
Nicole shares daughters Sunday Rose, 17, and Faith Margaret, 14, with her country singer ex-husband.
