Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes Divorcing

Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes

Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes are divorcing after five years of marriage, TVGuide.com has confirmed.

“This is a personal and private matter for Katie and her family,” Holmes’ attorney Jonathan Wolfe said in a statement. “Katie’s primary concern remains, as it always has been, her daughter’s best interest.”

A rep for Cruise told TVGuide.com: “Kate has filed for divorce and Tom is deeply saddened and is concentrating on his three children. Please allow them their privacy to work this out.”

According to TMZ, Holmes filed papers in New York on June 28 and is seeking sole custody of their 6-year-old daughter, Suri. She is also asking for a “suitable amount” of child support, the site says.

The couple married in an Italian castle in November 2006 after dating for one year.

Even before their wedding, Cruise and Holmes’ relationship was the center of much media attention after the Rock of Ages star famously declared his love for Holmes while jumping on a couch on The Oprah Winfrey Show.

This was the first marriage for Holmes, 33, and the third for Cruise, who turns 50 on Tuesday. He was previously married to Mimi Rogers and Nicole Kidman, with whom he has two children, Isabella, 19, and Conor, 17.

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