The two superstars had a very public and very endearing bromance after they first met in 2003. But after several years, the stars abruptly stopped hanging out. A new blind item that came out after Katie Holmes filed for divorce from Cruise hints at why.
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After Katie Holmes filed for divorce from Tom Cruise last week, everyone speculated about the reasons for the split. A blind item about a "celebrity couple" is widely assumed to be about Cruise's relationship with David Beckham:
This celebrity couple is close to a final agreement over how everything – including the child/ren – is going to be divided in the divorce. However, the wife’s legal team is having her keep one chip in her pocket for the divorce trial. If the husband’s team tries any last-minute maneuvering, the wife is not afraid to reveal an incident where she (along with their child/ren) caught her husband in bed with a family friend of theirs. The friend is a professional athlete. In case you’ve been wondering why the couples rarely get together for more than an hour and a photo op – this is the reason.
We wondered whether the evidence — such as it is — would bear out these assumptions. Here's what we found.
2003: Their Budding Bromance
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How or where Tom Cruise and David Beckham met is a bit of a mystery. One possible link is Penelope Cruz, whom Tom was dating at the time. The pair were in the U.K. to promote Cruise's film The Last Samurai, which could have provided ample opportunity for an encounter with the footballer.
But after Beckham flew Cruise to Spain to watch him play in a Real Madrid game in the summer of 2004 it was clear that the two had become fast friends.
It should be noted that the pair wasn't photographed together early in the relationship. (The two are seen above in 2008 in New York City.)
February 2005: Beckham Names His Son After Cruise
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In Grant Wahl's 2009 book The Beckham Experiment, it was revealed that Becks named his third and youngest son, Cruz, after Tom.
"I must admit, when we met Tom, I remember turning around to Victoria and saying 'Cruise is a great name, but we could spell it different,'" Beckham told [Grant].
(Above, Beckham pictured with his son Cruz during a day of shopping in LA.)
November 2006: Cruise's Wedding to Holmes
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Towards the end of Beckham's stint with Real Madrid, Tom and Katie married in Rome. Becks and Posh were invited to the event and spotted arriving in Italy prior to the wedding — though David could not attend the ceremony due to prior commitments with his soccer team.
Becks and Posh were photographed pulling up to the luxury hotel Hassler Roma where the couple stayed on November 17, 2006. The couple's presence added to the media frenzy surrounding TomKat's wedding.
This is first significant outing for the two couples and the beginning of the media's love affair with spotting them together.
