Tom Cruise sues mag for $50m for publishing ‘false’ story that he deserted Suri

Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise has reportedly filed a 50-million-dollar defamation lawsuit against Life and Style magazine for alleging that he has abandoned his first biological child Suri who is staying with her mother Katie Holmes after their divorce in June. The actor's attorney, Bert Fields, said the magazine’s claim that the actor has deserted his daughter is a "vicious lie." "Tom is a caring father who dearly loves Suri. She's a vital part of his life and always will be," the Daily Mail quoted him as saying. To say it in lurid headlines with a tearful picture of Suri is reprehensible," he said.

According to sources, the lawsuit was filed in a Los Angeles federal court."These serial defamers are foreign-owned companies with their global headquarters in Hamburg. They take money from unsuspecting Americans by selling their malicious garbage. Having to pay a libel judgment may slow them down," Fields added. In the meantime reports are coming that Katie is considering getting back together with Tom Cruise if the latter "leaves Scientology." "Katie is a sucker for the big romantic gesture. Tom swept her off her feet the first time around, and if he goes ahead and leaves Scientology for her, that would be seriously tough for her to resist," a friend of the actress told British magazine Grazia.