Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise's daughter, Suri, drops Cruise's last name
Suri Noelle, daughter of Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise, has officially changed her surname to Noelle. The change follows a trend of children of high-profile celebrities distancing themselves from their fathers after public divorces.
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The story highlights the intersection of celebrity culture, family dynamics, and the public's ongoing interest in the private lives of famous figures.
She is registered to vote in Pennsylvania as Suri Noelle, according to public documents obtained by CBC News.
Noelle, 20, lives in Pittsburgh, where she is attending Carnegie Mellon University.
The last name Noelle is an apparent tribute to her mother, the Dawson's Creek star who was born Katie Noelle Holmes.
Suri has been estranged from her father, Mission Impossible star Tom Cruise, since she was seven years old, according to TMZ .
Cruise and Holmes reached a divorce settlement in 2012. Celebrity news media at that time was overwhelmingly more sympathetic to Holmes, painting a picture of her as breaking free from a strange marriage that had been heavily influenced by the Church of Scientology.
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