Tom Cruise Was Stunned By His Divorce From Katie Holmes

Katie Holmes spent a bit of time getting her ducks in a row, so to speak, before filing divorce papers. In July 2012, a source told People that "once she decided to go, she was done," and Holmes started making arrangements so that she and the couple's daughter, Suri, could live on their own — in a new city across the country, no less. "She knew she had to have everything locked down before she pulled the trigger because there could be no wiggle room if she didn't want this to turn into a long, drawn-out battle," the source explained. The report indicated that Holmes had a "secretive exit strategy" that included using a different phone so that she could make arrangements without him having any idea what was happening behind his back.

Holmes and her daughter moved into an apartment in Manhattan, leaving Cruise in Los Angeles. Holmes called Cruise ahead of his 50th birthday to let him know that he was effectively a bachelor once more. "He had no idea this was coming. He's totally devastated and heartbroken," a source said. He and Holmes had plans to celebrate his special day in Iceland with Suri. Needless to say, that family trip never happened.