Editing Tom Cruise (section)

===Litigation===
In 1998, Cruise successfully sued the ''[[Daily Express]]'', a British tabloid which alleged that his marriage to Kidman was a [[sham marriage|sham]] designed to cover up his homosexuality.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/203779.stm |title=Cruise and Kidman win libel case |work=BBC News |date=October 29, 1998 |access-date=April 15, 2012 |archive-date=May 3, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090503095051/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/203779.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> In May 2001, Cruise filed a lawsuit against [[Gay pornography|gay porn]] actor Chad Slater. Slater had told the celebrity magazine ''[[Actustar]]'' that he had been involved in an affair with Cruise. This claim was strongly denied by Cruise,<ref>{{cite news|last=Davis|first=Simon|title=Cruise sues porn star over gay love claims|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/1329163/Cruise-sues-porn-star-over-gay-love-claims.html|access-date=May 6, 2013|newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|date=May 4, 2001|location=London|archive-date=December 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229041520/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/1329163/Cruise-sues-porn-star-over-gay-love-claims.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and Slater was ordered to pay {{USD|10 million|long=no}} to Cruise in damages after Slater declared he could not afford to defend himself against the suit and would therefore default. Cruise requested a default judgment, and in January 2003, a Los Angeles judge decided against Slater after he admitted that his claims were false.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/showbiz/2664159.stm |title=Cruise wins 'gay' claims legal battle |work=BBC News |date=January 16, 2003 |access-date=April 15, 2012 |archive-date=February 18, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080218071220/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/showbiz/2664159.stm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|first=Stephen|last=Silverman|url=https://people.com/celebrity/cruise-wins-10-million-in-gay-lawsuit/|title=Cruise Wins $10 Million in Gay Lawsuit|magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]]|date=January 16, 2003|access-date=February 17, 2019|archive-date=February 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190218202013/https://people.com/celebrity/cruise-wins-10-million-in-gay-lawsuit/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Cruise also sued ''Bold Magazine'' publisher Michael Davis for {{USD|100 million|long=no}}, because Davis had alleged that he had video that would prove Cruise was gay. The suit was dropped in exchange for a public statement by Davis that the video was not of Cruise, and that Cruise was heterosexual.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/showbiz/1686039.stm |title=Cruise gay claims dropped |work=BBC News |date=December 1, 2001 |access-date=April 15, 2012 |archive-date=December 21, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071221105132/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/showbiz/1686039.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2006, Cruise sued [[cybersquatting|cybersquatter]] Jeff Burgar to obtain control of the TomCruise.com domain name. When owned by Burgar, the domain redirected to information about Cruise on Celebrity1000.com. The decision to turn TomCruise.com over to Cruise was handed down by the [[World Intellectual Property Organization]] (WIPO) on July 5, 2006.<ref>{{cite web |author=Arbitration and Mediation Center |url=http://arbiter.wipo.int/domains/decisions/html/2006/d2006-0560.html |title=WIPO Domain Name Decision: D2006-0560 |website=Arbiter.wipo.int |date=July 5, 2006 |access-date=August 8, 2009 |archive-date=August 6, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060806044303/http://arbiter.wipo.int/domains/decisions/html/2006/d2006-0560.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2009, magazine editor Michael Davis Sapir<ref>{{cite news|date=December 27, 2012|title=Tom Cruise Gives Guarded Testimony in Wiretapping Case|url=https://eu.sj-r.com/story/entertainment/television/2012/12/27/tom-cruise-gives-guarded-testimony/43791053007/|work=[[The State Journal-Register]]|access-date=March 29, 2024|archive-date=August 31, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240831015036/https://www.sj-r.com/story/entertainment/television/2012/12/27/tom-cruise-gives-guarded-testimony/43791053007/|url-status=live}}</ref> filed a suit charging that his phone had been wiretapped at Cruise's behest. That suit was dismissed by a Central Civil West court judge in Los Angeles on the grounds that the [[statute of limitations]] had expired on Sapir's claim.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.celebuzz.com/2012-07-06/tom-cruise-accused-of-wiretap-conspiracy-with-convicted-criminal-anthony-pellicano-during-nicole-kidman-divorce-exclusive/|title=Tom Cruise Accused of Wiretap Conspiracy With Convicted Criminal Anthony Pellicano During Nicole Kidman Divorce|work=Celebuzz|date=July 6, 2012|access-date=April 4, 2015|archive-date=December 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229041520/https://www.celebuzz.com/2012-07-06/tom-cruise-accused-of-wiretap-conspiracy-with-convicted-criminal-anthony-pellicano-during-nicole-kidman-divorce-exclusive/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/movies/article/tom-cruise-bert-fields-win-dismissal-wiretapping-suit-81691/|title=Tom Cruise, Bert Fields Win Dismissal of Pellicano Wiretapping Suit|work=TheWrap|date=March 18, 2013|access-date=February 18, 2020|archive-date=December 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229041548/https://www.thewrap.com/tom-cruise-bert-fields-win-dismissal-wiretapping-suit-81691/|url-status=live}}</ref> In October 2012, Cruise filed a lawsuit against ''[[In Touch Weekly|In Touch]]'' and ''[[Life & Style (magazine)|Life & Style]]'' magazines for [[defamation]] after they claimed Cruise had "abandoned" his six-year-old daughter.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.tmz.com/2012/10/24/tom-cruise-50-million-dollar-lawsuit-life-and-style-abandoned-suri/ | title=Tom Cruise Files $50 Mil Lawsuit Over Mag Claiming He Abandoned Suri | date=October 24, 2012 | work=TMZ | access-date=October 24, 2012 | archive-date=October 25, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025113549/http://www.tmz.com/2012/10/24/tom-cruise-50-million-dollar-lawsuit-life-and-style-abandoned-suri/ | url-status=live }}</ref> During deposition, Cruise admitted that "he didn't see his daughter for 110 days". The suit was settled the following year.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/tom-cruise-settles-50m-lawsuit-reports-abandoned-suri-article-1.1554419|title=Tom Cruise settles $50M lawsuit over reports he 'abandoned' Suri|work=New York Daily News|access-date=April 6, 2015|archive-date=December 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229041527/https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/tom-cruise-settles-50m-lawsuit-reports-abandoned-suri-article-1.1554419|url-access=subscription}}</ref>