Date: 21st December 2001

Cruise Breaks Marriage News To Kidman


TOM CRUISE made a special trip to see ex-wife NICOLE KIDMAN - to tell her he's marrying new love Penélope Cruz. The Top Gun (1986) star, who dumped his Australian sweetheart in February (2001), took time out to drop the bombshell while in Australia to promote new movie VANILLA SKY (2001).

British tabloid the SUN quotes a pal as saying, "She was stunned. She and Tom only split in February and their divorce was finalised just last month. But she pulled herself together to congratulate him and wish him and Penélope well for the future. She is not bitter or jealous. Rather, she sees it as the closure she wants on the whole chapter. "

Cruise will remain in Sydney with his ex-wife until tomorrow (22nd December 2001). Girlfriend Penélope, also in Vanilla Sky (2001), has already jetted back to Los Angeles on the Mission Impossible (1996) hunk's private plane. (BRC/WNTSU/RGS)

Source: WENN