Daddy issues: Cruise sues tabloids

Tom Cruise would like America to know that he did not abandon his daughter, and he’s suing to get the word out.

The movie star filed a lawsuit yesterday against Bauer Publishing Company in the United States District Court for the Central District of California in Los Angeles seeking damages for stories that ran in In Touch and Life and Style claiming that he had abandoned his daughter Suri.

Both magazines included cover headlines over the past few months claiming the little girl had been “abandoned” by her father.

Cruise and Suri’s mother, Katie Holmes, divorced earlier this year, and their marital woes have been a huge focus for the tabloids.

Cruise is seeking $50 million in damages. His lawyer says that the stories did not support the cover line claims.

Last year Holmes sued Star for $50 million after it accused her of being a drug addict. The suit was settled out of court, and Star apologized and donated money to a charity designated by Holmes.
 

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