Katie Holmes Sues Tabloid for $50 Million

By Amber James Posted Mar 1st 2011 05:31PM

Katie Holmes is no longer sitting idly as the tabloids write lies about her. The actress has filed a libel lawsuit seeking $50 million in damages from Star magazine after the weekly published a cover story that insinuated Holmes is a drug addict.

"Of all the fabricated stories that continue to be published about me, this instance is beyond the pale. The publisher knew this outrageous story was false and printed it anyway to sell magazines," Holmes told PopEater in a statement.

The cover photo shows Holmes looking tired and upset, with the tagline: "Addiction Nightmare: Katie Drug Shocker! The real reason she can't leave Tom." Inside the issue, the story does not say that Holmes uses drugs but focuses more on her use of an "e-meter" during Scientology sessions, which allegedly reflects past emotional experiences.

The lawsuit alleges that Holmes was defamed by the tabloid. According to her rep, Holmes was forced to file this lawsuit "to vindicate her reputation after American Media refused to retract its vicious lies about her."

"Star Magazine's malicious claims about Katie are untrue, unethical and unlawful. Not only do they cruelly defame Katie, they play a cheap trick on the public, making ridiculously false claims on the cover unsupported by anything inside. Someone should bring a class action to get all buyers their money back," Holmes' attorney Bert Fields said in an official statement.

In order to prove libel in U.S. courts, the plaintiff must prove defamation occurred and that injury to their reputation happened as a result.

Star Magazine is standing by their cover story, telling PopEater: "We have not been served with any papers yet, however Star fully stands behind the editorial integrity of what we have published concerning Ms. Holmes' controversial use of the Scientology e-meter. The physical effect of the e-meter on its users is a matter of significant public concern, and we plan to vigorously defend the suit filed by Ms. Holmes. Our attorneys look forward to deposing Ms. Holmes about her experiences with Scientology and the e-meter, and expect that the case will be promptly dismissed by the court."

Holmes and Cruise are frequently featured in the magazine with headlines suggesting that the actress is unhappy and wants out of her marriage.

Back in 2008, the actress reveled she was fed up with the tabloid lies being printed about her family. "I do know what is being said in the press. This is my family, and I do care about them. The stories are not OK. It eats away at me. Some of the crap that's out there -- it's really frustrating the amount of s**t that's out there!" she told Vanity Fair magazine.

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Friday 04 March

By goatboy

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I am on Katie's side! Please use all drugs and as many as possible to deal with her overbearing, grandiose, and somewhat psychotic husband!

Wednesday 02 March

By Mary

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All you people judging, You all know why they got married, whats bad in there marriage.. Get a life people.. You know nothing, and none if it is your business period..What miserable life's you must lead.

Tuesday 01 March

By ed baggett

Both Katie Holms & Tom Cruise are brainwashed....so is Lisa Marie Presley, John Travolta, Kirstie Alley, Jenna Elfman & the whole elite Hollywood crowd who are enslaved by the Scientology scam !

By Dena

I find them both gross..she has no talent! They deserve each other...and who really cares what the press says about either of them..She is in the history channel's movie about Jackie O..I love Jackie O and read all the books about her..but I could never watch a movie with Kate as Jackie...

By Sandy

50 MILLION??????? 50 MILLION?????????? ARE YOU KIDDING ME?????NO WONDER THIS COUNTRY IS IN TROUBLE ! NO ONE IS WORTH THIS !!!!!!!! WILL SOMEONE WRITE THIS ABOUT ME IN SOME RAG?? REALLY 50 MILLION????????? OH AND LAWYERS ARE HOUNDS..THIS IS JUST ATROCIOUS !

By Diana

Well if your not making any money in your movies the next best thing is to sue some body. It's not cheap paying your way in the Scientology cult. Marry Tom and a perk is his group of lawyers, of course you have to put up with his over inflated ego and manic flame shooting alien eyes.

She's a idiot and so is he.

By jhnnyhkr

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katie and Tom look good together,I like both of them.Hater gonna hate, don't won't see anyone happy or with anything.Why would it bother any one what they belief are,nothing wrong with her following her husband.If you not united, divided you will fall.Look in the mirror,what do you see,two eyes,noise and a mouth just like them.We all have our fault.

By Scott Rose legends in stone

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I have always enjoyed Katie's movies and Tom's as well. The Tabloid's make their money saying anything they can to sell those newspapers and several celebrities have sued and won over lies being printed about them. As an Actress and model Katie is magnificent and has always been so, she has a great screen krisma and you can tell just by looking at her she takes care of herself and her family very well. She's a good woman and the tabloid should appoligise to her for the insults they have writen about her and her family.

By mtnmanjames123

How can she sue someone for telling the truth. So she was artificially inseminated. Who cares about the closeted Tommie, that is interested in all of the bruce's of the world, and not kate. The fraud is now being exposed. Who frikkin' cares about any of it. I think it is a riot. LMFAO

By Roxy

Ok now I know the whole Scientology can take a toll on her,but shes an idiot for staying with him anyway..Second of all is every celebrity believed or sued the tabloids for the crap they write then there would prob be no tabloids,and who cares anyway Shes not the first celeb theyve picked on and theyve made up worse things about diff people,If she actually thinks that we the people actually believed what the tabloids said then shes alot stupider than she already is...

By Ken

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What gets me about today's stars isn't that they misbehave. In the 1930's, the 1960's, the 1980's, stars misbehaved, too. What is depressing about their misbehavior is that it is so TACKY! Can't they at least do it with style?

By p

Well, it's my opinion that Tom's carrer is tanking, and they have to get money SOMEwhere. Coincidental timing? Perhaps.

By Hmmm

I'm still a Katy fan so all you bashers can G F yourselves.

By pacrowderholyoke

Katie -- go home and chill. NOBODY CARES about you any more! You are OLD NEWS and should just take your nutcase of a husband and fade off into the sunset.

By vivi

"Our attorneys look forward to deposing Ms. Holmes about her experiences with Scientology"

That should be interesting. Run away, Katie, while you still have some dignity left.

Justin Bieber's bowl haircut needs to stay gone. He looks like a little kid with that haircut. The dude is a teenager. Who writes this stuff about Bieber needing to keep that bowl haircut - media teeny boppers?

By Joe

Yeah, Justin's about the right age to be recruited into the dianetics society. He's a young male. L. Ron would love that very much.

By Ted Bundy

Anyone who buys into the Scientology crap is on drugs, sorry Kate. The truth is out. You use to be so pretty, what a waste.

By cashmanisking

What I find shocking is that stories about Katie Holmes still sell magazines.

By joeswatzell

I have a question for the writer Amber James....Your last paragraph was "Back in 2008, the actress reveled she was fed up with the tabloid lies being printed about her family."
Did she really? Or did you mean "revealed"?
How does a "professional journalist" get way with this?
Sure it got past spellcheck, but don't you folks proofread?

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