Take note. Katie Holmes is quiet brilliance.

[Baitball Blogger]

How she slipped from under Tom Cruise's grip should turn into a classic.

Katie Holmes is a Baller

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Xenu’s (Scientology Church is) the one who normally does all the attacking; right now they’re in total disarray. Which means Tom Cruise has to answer to his Church authorities:

How could you not have anticipated this defection?
Why did you not see the signs?
Why wasn’t she sent to auditing sooner?
Your wife is making us look bad. Do you know how much money we’re losing?
Fix this, Tom. You need to fix this.

As you’ve probably heard, Katie’s supposedly being followed. Whether or not she actually is being followed is irrelevant. The point is that we’re willing to believe it. Because of Tom’s attachment to that shady Church. And the more we worry for her, the better her chances of winning sole custody of Little Sci (No More).

But it’s impressive, Katie’s strong position, isn’t it? Do not worry about this turning into Sad Smut. She’s blown this sh-t so wide open, at this point, they really can’t touch her. On the contrary, they better hope she thrives, that she’s well, because she so much as breaks a nail right now and they are f-cked. Katie Holmes is playing his ass. Katie Holmes is a BALLER. And so far, all of her moves have been undercover. Can you imagine if she decides to go overt with the operation?

http://www.laineygossip.com/Articles/Details/23972/Katie-Holmes-is-totally-playing-Tom-Cruise-and-the-Church-Of-Scientology

and this follow up article:


Katie vs Xenu

And then of course there’s how Katie observed Isabella. As Tom’s older daughter, watching Bella gave Katie some insight into what life would be like for Suri. Bella has a boyfriend now and they’re living together. Unbeknownst to Bella, Tom allegedly has them followed. Not by security, not for protection, but by a Scientology member trained in surveillance from the same squad that’s mobilised whenever the Church wants to discredit or attack an adversary. They told Katie it was in Bella’s best interests, to make sure she wasn’t being taken advantage of. But it made her increasingly uncomfortable. She slowly started opening up about it with her mother. Her mother kept her father informed. And as she grew closer to her family again, she pushed away Tom’s influences. Like his sister. Us Weekly reports in its latest issue that Katie cut off Lee Anne DeVette about a month ago. DeVette was Katie’s babysitter for a while. And, as I reported last Friday - click here for a refresher - she’s replacing her staff so that she can get away from people on Tom’s payroll. According to Us, she’s also secured her own NY apartment for $12,500 a month. As soon as she was able to confirm a residence, she then engaged her old team and a new lawyer, quickly, turning it around in less than a week, and finally cutting off Tom on Wednesday. As previously mentioned, that’s when she stopped taking his calls.

http://www.laineygossip.com/Articles/Details/23973/What-drove-Katie-Holmes-away-from-Tom-Cruise-and-Scientology




http://www.laineygossip.com/Articles/Details/23973/What-drove-Katie-Holmes-away-from-Tom-Cruise-and-Scientology

[Lionessa]

1. Wow, Tom n Katie are so far off my radar, I didn't even know they'd split.

I absolutely would not want to be Katie over the next few years, though I think she should've thought twice before getting involved with someone so powerful within such a freaky group.

[Baitball Blogger]

2. We all know they're freaky, but, that's why Scientologists like popular figures.

Of course, where they might have been a positive PR reflection of the church at some time, time is showing otherwise.

Frankly, I think we would all be happy to hear negatives that confirm our suspicions of brain washing in the church, though, I'm learning, from these audit questions, that it's not so much brain washing as it is potential blackmail and extortion.

[JustAnotherGen]

3. n/s

I need one of these shirts:

http://thestir.cafemom.com/beauty_style/139803/lets_celebrate_katie_holmes_freedom

[Baitball Blogger]

4. Nice.

[retread]

5. Here's how it happened!

[vaberella]

6. She probably called Nicole Kidman and/or Mimi Rogers for help.

They need to open their own support group.

[Frank Cannon]

9. Mimi Rogers is big into the Xenu thing.

Her dad is some grand poobah in the organization, and she was the one who got Tom into it in the first place.

[nolabear]

7. So Tom wanted to send Suri to Sea Org?

Ohhhhh, no, Bubba. If I was Kaitie it' would be over my dead body, my bodyguard's dead body, my lawyer's dead body and a few dozen reporters' dead bodies.

[dkf]

8. Wow that is nuts.

My respect just went up the charts. Poor thing.

[alphafemale]

10. I wish her well. Glad she was able to break free.

She was a great actress. I loved Pieces of April.