Shortly after Tom Cruise announced his intention to divorce Nicole Kidman, rumors resurfaced that both partners were involved in homosexual affairs and that the marriage had merely been a cover.
Indeed, during a special edition of "Saturday Night Live," the cast joked that when the divorce was complete, the couple's two children (Isabella, eight, and Connor, six) would be "returned to the prop department at Universal Studios."
[In November 2003, Cruise and Kidman both appeared on an episode of "Friends." As part of the deal, however, their guest appearances were filmed seperately on different days to ensure that they wouldn't have to meet in person. The couple also had a public spat after the 2004 Golden Globe awards. "Just as guests were leaving the weekend bash at the Beverly Hilton hotel, Nicole marched up to Tom, squeezed his hand and snapped: 'Can you please stop sending me those stupid f---ing text messages?!' Startled Tom looked at the crowd of witnesses on the sidewalk and hissed: 'Not here, Nicole!' It's not every day you get the biggest names in Hollywood bickering like teenagers on a crowded sidewalk! Witnesses say Nicole stormed off with steam coming out of her ears..."]
Sources
"SNL"; Mojo Radio
