Suri Cruise lists her new name in high school graduation pamphlet as mom Katie Holmes attends but dad Tom snubs event
TOM Cruise and Katie Holmes’ daughter Suri revealed her new name at her high school graduation in New York City on Friday.
The 18-year-old – who has reportedly been estranged from Tom for years – listed the name change in the ceremony pamphlet.
BackGridSuri Cruise revealed her new name at her high school graduation ceremony in New York City on Friday[/caption]
GettyHer father Tom Cruise was not at the ceremony and instead attended Taylor Swift’s concert in London[/caption]
GettyShe has reportedly been estranged from the actor for years[/caption]
Suri went by Suri Noelle in the leaflet, dropping the actor’s last name and going by her middle name.
Tom did not attend the graduation from LaGuardia High School.
The Top Gun actor was spotted at Taylor Swift‘s Eras tour in London instead.
Suri also went by a different name in May.
She was listed as Suri Noelle on the casting sheet performing in Head Over Heels on Broadway.
She is still listed as Suri Cruise on her birth certificate.
Katie – who divorced Tom in 2012 after six years of marriage – was right by her daughter’s side at the graduation.
The actress, 45, was seen excitedly hugging Suri as they took photographs outside a brick building.
Suri also posed with another recent graduate, beaming as she hugged the student and took photos.
The teen wore a white dress under her red graduation robe and finished off the look with white sandals.
Katie, meanwhile, looked chic in a pair of pale yellow pleated pants and a matching collared shirt.
Suri is expected to study design at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh in the fall.
She shared the news earlier this month in a TikTok posted by a fellow student at her high school.
Suri’s graduation comes two months after she celebrated her 18th birthday.
She was seen buying herself flowers in New York City on the milestone day and later celebrated with her mom and friends.
Tom was absent, filming the next installment of his Mission; Impossible franchise in London at the time.
Tom and Suri Cruise's troubled relationship
Tom Cruise and his youngest daughter Suri have been estranged for over a decade
The 18-year-old hasn’t seen her father since her mom, actress Katie Holmes, divorced him when she was five.
Katie, 44, gained sole custody of Suri in 2012 and a generous settlement from her ex-husband.
Many fans believe that the reason behind the split was Tom’s association with the cult-like religion of Scientology.
After the divorce, Katie went off the grid with her daughter as they rebuilt their lives in New York, 2,400 miles away from the action star.
The actor has been accused of putting his religion before his daughter, with ex-Scientologists claiming he has been ordered to shun the Dawson’s Creek star and their child as non-believers.
High-profile former church member Samantha Domingo, daughter-in-law of opera singer Placido, said in 2019, “You can’t be anti-Scientology if you’re part of Tom’s family, you will be disconnected — look at his daughter Suri.”
She added that the church, which believes mankind is descended from an alien race of gods, viewed Suri “as a spiritual being in Tom’s daughter’s body.”
Despite his estrangement from the teen, the Top Gun star has remained in contact with his two older children, Isabella, 31, and Connor, 29, — who are both heavily involved in Scientology.
Tom adopted the two while married to his ex-wife Nicole Kidman, who has also allegedly been cut from their lives as a “suppressed person” — SP — someone who does not believe in the church.
Suri has been living away from the limelight since Katie and Tom’s separation when she was just 5.
The teen was raised in Los Angeles and relocated to New York City with Katie.
Suri is believed to have had minimal contact with Tom since the divorce, in which Katie was given sole custody.
Katie was also given a generous settlement, with Tom paying a reported $400,00 a year for Suri’s care until she turns 18.
Many suspected that Tom’s link with the Church of Scientology was the reason for the couple’s divorce.
GettyKatie and Tom split in 2012 after six years of marriage (pictured that year)[/caption]
SplashKatie was given sole custody of Suri in the divorce[/caption]
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