Suri Cruise was photographed celebrating her 18th birthday in New York while her estranged father Tom Cruise was working overseas in London.
The birthday girl stepped out in the rain with friends on Thursday, according to photos obtained by Page Six. Suri’s friends chatted while Suri held a pink umbrella over her head.
The teenager, who is also the daughter of Katie Holmes, was wearing jeans, a denim jacket over a brown shirt and black shoes. She was carrying a blue backpack and in her hand was something that looked like her birthday present.
The day before Suri’s big day, her father Tom was spotted overseas filming a new project in London.
The Mission: Impossible star, 61, was all smiles as he arrived at the helipad and took control of the jet.
Tom and his youngest daughter have not had a close relationship in recent years. In fact, a source exclusively told Page Six earlier this month that the movie star hasn’t seen Suri since 2012 (they were last seen together at Disney World that summer). was).
“Katie has been very protective of Suri. She is a devoted mother,” the source said. “This is a civilian girl. She hasn’t lived her life in public.”
Holmes, who filed for divorce from Tom in June 2012 when Suri was just six years old, previously told Glamor magazine that she wanted to keep her daughter out of the public eye because she had been “conspicuous from an early age.” he said.
The 45-year-old also revealed in court documents in November 2013 that she filed for divorce from Tom to “protect” Suri from Scientology, a religion often referred to as a cult.
Holmes is believed to have signed several non-disclosure agreements to prevent her from talking about her marriage to Tom or the Church of Scientology, but Suri is free to talk about her religion and her father now that she is a legal adult. right.
It’s unclear whether the teen will speak publicly about her father, but he won’t be joining Scientology anytime soon.
“Suri is not and will never be a Scientologist…She deserves love and sympathy,” former Scientology spokesperson Mike Linder told Page Six.
