Nicole Kidman’s Divorce Sparks A Surprising Twist In Tom Cruise’s Past

Nicole Kidman’s shocking split from Keith Urban has unexpectedly pulled Tom Cruise back into a spotlight he hasn’t stood in for years.

The actress’s second divorce has dug up old wounds, old narratives, and old headlines that once painted Cruise as the villain after their own breakup.

Now, more than two decades later, insiders claim the actor feels a complicated mix of sympathy, vindication, and long-delayed clarity as he watches Kidman’s marriage collapse in public, a moment some around him are reportedly calling karma.

Cruise has reportedly broken his silence about Kidman’s sudden split from Urban, and insiders say his reaction is far from neutral.

According to a source who spoke to International Business Times, the 63-year-old believes the divorce is “karma” for how he was treated after their own breakup.

The insider said, “When Tom and Nicole split, he caught all the blame and she got all the sympathy. He was painted as the bad guy … that stuck with him for years.”

They explained that Cruise remembered Kidman going on television, making comments about his height, and shaping the narrative while he “stayed silent and took the hits.”

Now, the “Mission: Impossible” star allegedly feels “proven right” as his ex-wife faces heartbreak again.

While he reportedly feels some sympathy for her pain, Cruise is also “allowing himself a little pat on the back” and telling those close to him that this is karma.

It appears that Cruise has not fully let go of the emotional weight from his divorce from Kidman back in 2001.

According to the insider, he was “really stung” by how she handled their breakup, especially because public opinion heavily favored her.

They added that he found it frustrating when Urban was painted as “this saintly figure who’d swooped in on a white horse” and rescued Kidman from their past marriage.

This long-lasting narrative left Cruise carrying a reputation he felt he didn’t deserve, and it followed him for years.

Cruise and Kidman were one of Hollywood’s most famous couples throughout the ’90s, and their split shocked the world.

Reports at the time claimed that their breakup happened partly because she refused to convert herself and their two children to the Church of Scientology. This detail fueled even more speculation and public debate around Cruise.

After the end of his marriage to Kidman, Cruise moved forward with major life changes.

In 2006, he married actress Katie Holmes, marking his third marriage, and the two welcomed daughter Suri, who is now 19.

However, that marriage also ended in 2012, and Cruise has been estranged from both Holmes and Suri ever since.

These personal setbacks happened while Kidman was building a new life with Urban, which made their relationship appear stronger and more stable than Cruise’s romantic history.

According to the source, this public contrast added to Cruise’s frustration when Urban was praised so highly in comparison to him.

They explained that the “Top Gun” actor always believed Kidman and Urban “were a hyped up couple who clearly had very little in common from the get-go,” and now he feels their breakup confirms his long-held opinion.

While Tom Cruise reflects on the news privately, Urban has finally resurfaced after keeping quiet for nearly two months.

The country singer recently returned to social media, sharing a preview of his new U.S. reality TV competition series called “The Road,” hosted by Blake Shelton.

The show features 12 rising country acts competing for the chance to open for him on tour.

In the clip, Urban looked back at some of his old hairstyles and opened up about the emotional struggles of life on the road.

He said touring can leave him “completely lonely and miserable,” explaining that it is a calling he feels he must follow.

The 58-year-old explained per the Daily Mail, “When you wake up on a tour bus at 3:30 in the morning, sick as a dog, in the middle of nowhere, completely lonely and miserable… You ask yourself, ‘Why am I doing this?’ The only answer can be: Because this is what I’m born to do.”

Nicole Kidman filed for divorce on September 30, ending her 19-year marriage to Urban.

As The Blast reported, sources close to the pair said their busy careers played a major role, with the singer constantly touring and Kidman moving between film projects.

This created a “lack of intimacy” that became difficult to repair.

Although they had been trying to fix their issues, one source claimed Urban suddenly decided the marriage was over, leaving Nicole shocked.

Reports suggested she was “blindsided,” even though she later filed the papers citing “irreconcilable differences.”