Actress Katie Holmes gave birth Tuesday in Los Angeles to a small human girl, her first. Holmes is engaged to the proud father Tom Cruise, 43.
Spokesman Paul Bloch said the couple "joyously welcomed" the arrival of their daughter, "Suri," who tipped the scales at a demure 7lb, 7 oz, and measured 20 inches long. Bloch also indicated that mother and baby are "doing well." No details of the birth itself were given, including whether or not Holmes — who recently ditched Catholicism and joined Cruise in the big spaceship of Scientology — labored in silence as per that religion's teaching.
Suri means "princess" in Hebrew or "red rose" in Persian, so they're covered if WWlll begins in the Middle East.
Cruise has two adopted children from his marriage to Nicole Kidman. The movie star said he and Holmes will be married in late summer or early fall.
In an interesting side note, the Parade Magazine website conducted an online poll asking readers whether they thought Tom Cruise, who is preparing for the May 5 release of his new film Mission: Impossible: lll, was responsible for his "difficult year" with the press, or whether it was the media's fault.
84% of respondents said the media was to blame and that Cruise did NOT bring his recent image problems on himself.
The Parade people found this odd and did some investigating. They found that more than 14,000 of the 18,000+ votes cast came from only ten computers. One computer alone was responsible for nearly 8,400 votes, all blaming the media for Tom's troubles. Cruise has some notably committed, not to say cultish, fans it would seem.
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— go to most recent comments1 - Webbie
All hail Suri the Scientologist !
She will lead us all in the promised band !
(Placenta Not Included)
2 - Eric Olsen
yum yum, placenta
3 - Matthew T. Sussman
You don't know the nutritional facts about placentas. I do.
4 - Eric Olsen
oh, I know placentas
5 - Mark Saleski
this conversation should be moved to www.blechcritics.org
6 - Dawn
If she was truly silent during childbirth, then Tom Cruise has sincerely found himself the perfect woman.
Are there any missing babies in the Los Angeles area where Suri was born?
Or was she hand delivered by the aliens themselves?
7 - Eric Olsen
maybe the rule is the baby has to be silent during childbirth, which isn't difficult to achieve with a face full of birth canal
8 - Mark Saleski
the rule is for no language to be spoken. apparently, moaning & groaning is ok.
gawd, this tom & katie thing continues to creep me out.
9 - Eric Olsen
yes, but at least there is a certain "reality" to their relationship - I am comforted that it isn't all for show
10 - Mark Saleski
true. i guess i just can't look away from the inherent creepiness of scientology.
11 - Dawn
So Mark, what you're saying is that Katie can scream, pant, fart, burp, make gross gutteral sounds and pound her fists, but she can't tell Tom he's a real fucker for knocking her up and making her look like a complete freak?
Er, during childbirth that is.
12 - Mark Saleski
exactly! ;-)
13 - Eric Olsen
it's a cult, but from the outside all religions appear to be cults
14 - Mark Saleski
true, though a close friend of mine was sucked into scientology, lost a shitload of money and nearly his mind with it.
it's a cult.
15 - Eric Olsen
I think it is so popular with celebs because it gives them a place to throw their money away
16 - Scott Butki
I read your first paragraph this way:
Actress Katie Holmes gave birth Tuesday in Los Angeles to a small girl, her first human.
I'm telling you, if you speedread the articles and miss words they are much more entertaining!
17 - Dawn
I read that as first "human birth" as well, but I just figured Eric was making some reference to her new found "religious/legion of death" cult thingy.
Do scientologists eat their young, or is that just limited to Britney Spears?
18 - Eric Olsen
most publications say "gave birth to a baby girl" - no fucking shit it's a "baby": it's the babiest of babies, being exactly aged 0. So, I changed it because I could
19 - Scott Butki
"So, I changed it because I could "
You go, guy
20 - Helen
Did someone say cult?
"That which is true for you is what you have observed to be true." (Scientology)
Okay, I'm observing a cult.
Not so sure about those placenta comments, but if you observed it, then it must be true . . . or do I need to observe it? Crap.
21 - -E
And I am sure the little TomKitten is a beauty...
22 - Helen
"the babiest of babies" -- new medical term? Genius! I like it! It fits well with human girl. Are you sure you aren't a scientologist? Because "He who can truly communicate to others is a higher being who builds new worlds." Like this here blog world. As Scott wrote, "You go, guy."
23 - Scott Butki
I bet it was really hard for egomaniac Tom Cruise
to keep his mouth shut during the birth.
Did you see the video where Tom kills Oprah?
24 - Scott Butki
That video is here
25 - Driveby
No defence for Tom far as I can tell. Well at least I will. Tom was born from poor imikljflslasjflkas. Freck this.