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Suri Cruise Drops Tom’s Last Name At Graduation As He Skips It For Taylor Swift Concert
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Suri Cruise Drops Tom’s Last Name At Graduation As He Skips It For Taylor Swift Concert

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Tom Cruise’s youngest and only biological child, Suri, dropped his last name, as shown in photographs taken during her high school graduation. While Katie Holmes proudly watched her 18-year-old turn the tassel in New York City, USA, the Mission: Impossible star was busy “shaking it up” at Taylor Swift’s concert in London, UK.

Highlights
  • Suri Cruise dropped her father's last name at her high school graduation, now going by Suri Noelle.
  • Tom Cruise missed Suri's graduation to attend Taylor Swift's concert in London.
  • Katie Holmes proudly attended Suri's graduation in New York City.
  • Tom Cruise was seen bonding with Taylor Swift's boyfriend, Travis Kelce, at the concert.
  • Suri's decision is part of a trend where children of celebrities drop their fathers' last names due to strained relationships.

Once globally known as Suri Cruise, the teen has officially graduated from LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts under the moniker “Suri Noelle,” as revealed in the ceremony’s pamphlet.

The soon-to-be Carnegie Mellon University student collected her diploma last Friday (June 21), wearing her school’s red cap and gown while donning a simple and classy white dress underneath.

In photos and video obtained by Page Six on Saturday (June 22), Suri could be seen ringing in the milestone moment by snapping pics with mommy Katie and friends outside a brick building before heading into the United Palace Theatre, located in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan.

Tom Cruise’s youngest and only biological child, Suri, dropped his last name, as shown in pics taken during her high school graduation

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Image credits: BACKGRID

Suri’s estranged father, Tom, missed the memorable occasion, opting instead to enjoy some entertainment in England by hitting up Taylor’s show on Saturday and seemingly forging a bromance with Travis Kelce.

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Footage shared by Swifties on social media showed the 61-year-old actor walking into Wembley Stadium for Night 2 of the concert, even slowing down to say hello and take pics with excited fans, TMZ reported on Saturday.

Katie Holmes proudly watched her 18-year-old turn the tassel in New York City, USA

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Image credits: BACKGRID

Taylor’s second night in the UK’s capital city proved itself to be a star-studded event — Hugh Grant, Greta Gerwig, Mila Kunis, and Ashton Kutcher were all spotted in the VIP crowd, in addition to Tom.

But one particular celebrity stood out to the Hollywood icon, who was seen bonding with Taylor’s beau, Travis.

Meanwhile, Mission: Impossible star was busy “shaking it up” at Taylor Swift’s concert in London, UK

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According to a viral clip circulating on X (formerly known as Twitter), the Kansas City Chiefs tight end put his hands on Tom’s shoulders as they giggled and smiled at each other while the 34-year-old pop star sang Blank Space.

In another video shared on X,  the Top Gun actor was shown dancing to Taylor’s 2014 hit Shake It Off while standing in a VIP section occupied by a handful of other A-listers.

Suri’s estranged father, Tom, missed the memorable occasion, opting instead to enjoy some entertainment in England

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Tom’s absence from Suri’s graduation was not missed by some observers, who noticed a growing trend of celebrities’ children dropping their fathers’ last names as a result of strained relationships.

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Since last year, at least three of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s six children have dropped “Pitt” from their names as a result of their parents’ bitter divorce amid abuse allegations.

The ex-Hollywood power couples’ children’s snub against Brad follows a judge’s recent order requiring Angelina to disclose every NDA agreement she has signed with third parties over eight years amid ongoing legal disputes with the Fight Club star.

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Travis Kelce was seen putting his hands on Tom’s shoulders as they giggled and smiled at each other during Taylor’s concert

“Add Suri Cruise to the list of celeb kids who dropped their dad’s last names,” a person wrote on X. “Tom was passing out friendship bracelets to teenagers at a concert in London rather than his own daughter’s graduation.” 

They concluded: “These kids are telling you about their dads but y’all are not listening.”

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Whether due to family disputes or a desire to avoid public scrutiny, many celebrities born as “nepo babies” have opted to change their last names, including Nicolas Cage, Angelina Jolie, and Olivia Wilde.

“All credit to her mother,” a reader commented

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5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why does anyone even care about Tom Cruise anymore? He's a religious nutcase. People like that shouldn't receive any public interest, let alone praisery, for their antics - ignoring him out of relevance, would be fairly easy. But, as long as every movie, regardless of what kind of human he is, regardless of how crabby it might be, is a success that pulls in millions, reliably so, we the public seem to be sort of the problem. Boycotting his stuff ... easy to do. Nobody NEEDS to watch a movie. Let alone one starring him. I certainly never did so in an actual cinema, never bought any with his name on, and, generally, can do without him just as well.

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5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why does anyone even care about Tom Cruise anymore? He's a religious nutcase. People like that shouldn't receive any public interest, let alone praisery, for their antics - ignoring him out of relevance, would be fairly easy. But, as long as every movie, regardless of what kind of human he is, regardless of how crabby it might be, is a success that pulls in millions, reliably so, we the public seem to be sort of the problem. Boycotting his stuff ... easy to do. Nobody NEEDS to watch a movie. Let alone one starring him. I certainly never did so in an actual cinema, never bought any with his name on, and, generally, can do without him just as well.

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