43. He Pulled a Quick One

The probable reason behind this strange argument about timing is surprisingly brutal. In California, divorces that don’t involve pre-nuptial agreements change significantly if the marriage lasts longer than ten years. Lasting for 10 years hugely changes the financial responsibility of one party in the divorce toward the other.

In other words, by claiming that they’d never hit their decade anniversary, Cruise wouldn’t have to pay Kidman alimony. The divorce only got more complicated from there.

44. His Faith May Have Played A Part

Courts finalized the divorce in 2001, and neither party has ever given a definitive reason to the press about why the relationship ended—but many have their own ideas. It was during this period that Cruise was becoming more and more involved with Scientology, almost to a degree of fervor, while Kidman never ended up joining the church…and that’s not all.