Hollywood action superstar Tom Cruise and Oscar-winning actress Nicole Kidman once had a much-publicized marriage. Although they both moved on to new partners and had children after their divorce, Nicole and country music king Keith Urban recently announced their separation after 19 years of marriage. According to Western gossip media, Tom Cruise feels this is Nicole's comeuppance and still hasn't forgotten how, during their divorce, she blamed everything on him and demonized him.
Over 20 years ago, during the divorce discussions between Tom and Nicole, Nicole always played the role of 'victim' both in public and in private. Coupled with the public perception of Tom's intense need for control, sympathy naturally went to Nicole. She was happy to accept everyone's pity, and for several years, she was Hollywood’s universally-supported wronged woman. In fact, within two years after the divorce, she won the Oscar for Best Actress.
According to Heatworld, Tom Cruise was deeply unhappy about Nicole having demonized him, and it also took him a long time to move past the shadow of their split. Seeing her act as if Keith Urban was a hero who 'rescued her from the nightmare of a previous marriage' whenever they just got married was something Tom found sneer-worthy and quite upsetting. For years he kept silent about this, keeping many things bottled up inside.
Now that Nicole and Keith's marriage has also ended—and with rumors that Keith already has a much younger new flame—Nicole is left both embarrassed and humiliated. In Tom’s eyes, it’s “karma is never too late.” Nevertheless, he still chooses to show care for Nicole through other people, since after all, both are still major Hollywood stars and can't afford to fall out publicly and become laughingstocks.
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