Poor little Suri Cruise looked absolutely terrified yesterday when she and parents Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise exited their Manhattan apartment. It’s hard to tell if Suri’s upset by the paparazzi or something else, but it doesn’t seem like she’s throwing a tantrum. The poor little girl is clutching her hands over her ears.
Tom and Katie both seem about as happy as I’ve ever seen them. Which really makes me wonder what’s going on. There are a lot of Halloween parades and other festivities that might have been too loud for the tot, but her reaction seems a little extreme for something like that.
Celebitchy has noted in the past that Suri often cries and hides her face around the paparazzi, especially since she’s been in New York. There’s also been several videos of Suri crying because of the paparazzi. She seems to upset in these pictures and it’s truly heartbreaking to watch. The especially bizarre thing is that the photo agency titled them “Sweet Suri on Halloween,” totally ignoring a clearly upset child.
Tom and Katie definitely don’t seem at all concerned, so maybe it’s not a big deal. Toddlers are infamous for their tantrums, though this sure doesn’t seem like traditional tantrum behavior to me. Whatever is making Suri so upset, if it has anything to do with the paparazzi Tom and Katie need to quit showing her off so much if she’s getting this upset so often.
Note by Celebitchy: It’s worth noting that Suri is again wearing a short sleeve dress without a coat and she’s not even wearing tights. Katie has received some criticism in the past for not properly bundling Suri up for the cold fall air in New York. In Touch has an article this week titled “Why won’t Tom and Katie Put a Coat on Suri” that features pictures of the two and a half year old out in sleeveless dresses along with the low temperature that day. The low temperature yesterday in NY was 42° Fahrenheit, with an average of 51.6°. It’s possible Suri is one of those toddlers who refuses to wear her jacket and that Katie and Tom are trying to find a compromise for her by bringing a blanket along. There are some children around her age who refuse to even wear clothing in the house.
Images thanks to Bauer-Griffin.
Stupid parents and a poor child. 👿
Why does this child never have a coat?
I feel bad for her.
Mom and Dad surely aren’t doing without!
Still without a coat and those same damn champagne colored slippers.
lol, My best friend’s two little sisters were like that- never could keep clothes on them, inside the house or out! (It’s a lot colder here then in NYC to!)
I really want to see what will they do when the snow hits the ground. If they continue, I think that’s bordering child negligence.
Unfortunately Suri will have her father’s nose and her mother’s body.
Anyway… Here is a link to a clip that will explain why she never wears jackets, pants, etc.
http://x17online.com/celebrities/katie_holmes/katie_and_suris_day_at_the_park-10252008.php#comments
Katie tried to put something on her and she refused. I think she is just spoiled rotten.
Suri refused to wear a coat?? She’s 2 not 20. Sounds like the kid is in charge, not the parent.
Hell to pay when Suri is a teen 😀
So why take her out especially at night if paps scare her and its so cold?
Yeah, that sheltered Scientology parenting is just paying off in spades. I can’t wait for the little brat to grow up and watch her really blossom.
My mom always tells the story of how, when I was around Suri’s age, I refused to wear shoes for like six months.
Honestly, the crying-all-the-time thing is what really bothers me. Perhaps everything would be solved if Tom and KatE stopped treating Suri like a doll to be paraded around whenever they get bad press. 🙄
Suri’s upset by the “wall” of camera shutters and bulb flashes.
when you see what some celebrities are greeted with as they exit somewhere (on video or tv), you get a glimpse of how overpowering it must be, particularly for the celebrity-children.
Now we know why many celebrities often wear sunglasses, even indoors for camera-shots. Personally, my eyes hurt with very bright light, so it must be dreadful for them.
sometimes you see the Jolie-Pitt children reacting similarly, particularly maddox who obviously hates all the flashes and you will sometimes see he has his eyes closed on these ocassions.
Um, two things come to mind here:
1. Why are the adults bundled up for the winter and the kid is wearing SHORT SLEEVES AND NOTHING ON HER LEGS? She refuses to wear a coat? She is 2 YEARS OLD. Put on the damn coat and she’ll get over it.
2. Why is this child out in the middle of the night?
These two are so freakin’ stupid they can’t master these two basic concepts of parenthood?
What really bugs me about these two is that they seem far more interested in keeping the paps happy than their kid. Big cheshire-cat grins while the poor kid cringes and whimpers. They could so easily avoid this if they wanted to.
I agree geronimo – thought the EXACT thing seeing the $cientoloparental units laughing and smiling and the kid just MISERABLE !! the two of them better watch their backs later on when she’s old enough to reach for the kitchen knives !!!!!!!!!!!
I have been trying my best not to be critical of this family, (especially since I dont like when the JPs are critised needlessly), but even if she does not like wearing a coat, what about an appropriate Fall dress – like say corduroy – with sleeves, and tights. At least that will be an improvement on the short-sleeved summer party dresses she wears. This is bordering on insanity.
That poor kid. I can’t wait til she gets older and really rebels!
Tom is wearing a SCARF! What they are doing to Suri counts as child endangerment, I would say.
Their NYC building, like almost every other NYC building, has a back entrance, usually known as the delivery entrance. They could exit through there and avoid the paps, but then they wouldn’t be photographed.
You don’t give a two-year-old a choice about whether or not to wear a coat when it’s cold. If it’s cold, you put a coat on the kid. It’s called being a parent.
Katie grinning like an idiot while Suri is in obvious emotional distress shows she is seriously out of touch with her child’s needs. Put plainly, she’s an incompetent parent.
Maybe Katie’s just really happy to know Suri can still freely express her emotions.
Tom and Katie are adults. Now they need to learn how to be parents. Put a coat on the kid and deal with her tantrums.
Suri is clearly upset by the papparazzi. Again, where the hell are Tom and Katie’s parenting skills? They live in a spectacular building and employ more security guards than the leaders of some countries. Surely they could exit through some back door that the paps can’t access, thereby saving their child from so much anguish!
I am really starting to despise these two clowns. There are so many ways to parent and very few of them are wrong but this whole picture is so wrong it makes one feel incredibly sad for Suri and leaves me wanting to bitch slap some sense into her ridiculously misguided parents.
regarding the Jolie-Pitt kids, I have never seen them act like this. I don’t understand why Katie and Tom are always smiling when she is so upset. I want to think that they are trying to stay calm so she does not overreact, but it is not working. I know that Brad/Angie must have 50 or so paps shooting them. That must be crazy. You see their kids pointing at the cameras. Remember the paps are not just taking pictures, they are screaming the kids’ names at the same time. No wonder Brad/Angie keep the kids under wraps a lot.
scientologists believe that children are young adults who should make their own decisions. thus if Suri decides she doesn’t want a coat, she will not be forced to wear one. at age 2 she is considered to be a grown woman. [this is no joke — this is what they really believe]. Suri makes all of her own choices on every matter.
the difference between Suri’s reactions to the paps and the Pitt-Jolie kids is that Brad and Angie do not take out their children just to show them off. but that is ALL that Tom Cruise does. he is a complete narcissist who shows off everything that he posesses. Suri is a mere extension of his massive ego.
why didnt we ever see pics of tom and nicoles other two kids when they were younger? and it seems suri has more of a nitelife than i do, sometimes. shes everywhere.
its so wierd.
yeah I know I have barely seen any photo’s of the Pitts coming out the front door of their hotel, Heck for that matter I barely know what the kids look like…. lol
These pixs of Suri are disturbing to me for several reasons. First, I don’t know why that child is not dressed warmly as it is cold and has been wet as well in NYC. Secondly, these two parents need to stop grinning for the paps and look at how upset their small child is and try to protect her. These are not the first pixs I have seen of little Suri cringing from the paps in her almost daily exposure to paps both night and day for months now. I see nothing for Tom and Katie to be grinning about all the time when their small child is certainly unhappy. Poor little Suri.
Still in bare legs and short sleeves and those weird shoes…..it’s November for God’s sake! The adults are in overcoats! I know toddlers resist having sweaters and coats put on, but you just have to over-ride them. It should be YOU making the rules, not them.
Katie and Tom: get a f***ing clue about parenting and put some jeans, sneakers and a jacket on the poor kid!
The difference with the SIX JP kids is that they are not seen out and about every day like Suri has been for months. When the JPs were in NYC last year for Brad’s movie BAR and living in a hotel, Maddox was seen every day as he was in school, the other JP kids were not seen out every day and night as Suri is. Tom has had an apartment in NYC since the 80’s with alternate ways in and out and there is no reason to have Suri out in the pap frenzy every day and night. The JP kids are not seen for weeks at a time and when out the parents do try to protect them as best one can from the paps. Neither Tom or Katie try to protect their ONE child from the paps, instead they appear to display her grinning like 2 fools. The JP kids are bothered by the pap flashes as we all would be, Suri is also bothered, but I have never seen Tom or Katie cover her eyes as the JPs have done in the past. I am not saying the JPs are perfect, just that they do a better job IMO of trying to shield their kids as best one can.
Yes, and they dress them appropriately.
I remenber last year Suri had on several cute coats and was dressed warmly when they were in Berlin for Tom’s Valkyrie film. Shiloh and Suri were even photographed in the same cute little fake fur Juicy coat. That is one reason I can’t understand why this year Suri never has a coat on or is dressed for the weather.
Just strange.
If Suri had a coat on last year and she doesn’t this year, it’s because she’s throwing a tantrum indoors and refusing to put a coat on. She’d probably be bent in half backwards if they wrestled a coat on her. But still no reason not to…she’s not the parent. The worst though to me are those horrible little dress slippers they are having her wear all the time…they look so cold on the feet for November. The JP kids are all dressed in pants and look so comfortable all the time. That’s good parenting.
Maybe Suri should be adopted by the Jolie-Pitts.
The no coat thing is getting ridiculous. I remember my kids at that age didn’t like clothing or coats, but when it was cold, I made them put them on. That’s your job as parent. What’s wrong with those two??? It’s like running into the street – you can’t let you kids do anything they want or they’ll end up hurt or ill.
Aww, I feel so sorry for little ones getting that upset. But damn, leave her home! She’s very young, she probably should be in bed at the times these pictures are being taken. At least she’d be warmer there.
Most kids are happier at McDonald’s or Chucky Cheese than at the high dollar restaurants these idiots are always dragging her to.
I watched that video that Mia linked, and found that disturbing too. Other kids are playing, Suri acts like she doesn’t even know how to play. Katie stands three inches away from her carrying a blanket, and when Suri looks in some other direction, Katie’s in her face with a stupid stuffed animal, trying to keep Suri’s attention on her. That’s just not right, she needs to let loose and let the kid be a kid.
I bet Suri is a total brat, nobody seems in charge, and if they keep letting her have her way, there’ll be hell to pay when she’s 15.
Also am wondering why Tom and Katie have turned orange.
They have both gone a little heavy on the bronzer, or fake tan stuff. Tis the season to look like an orange pumpkin.
Let it be Nicole Richie or some other “young” celebrity couple running around in NY with their daughter without the appropriate winter clothing on, the whole world would be criticizing and Gloria Allread would be petitioning for their parental rights to be stripped away. I don’t see anything different here, they need to but that scientolo-bs back on the shelf and start to parent their two year old. God only knows that Isabella and Connor get away with.
This kid is coached. Look again carefully at the pictures…this child is laughing, not crying. Tom and Kate are laughing because they probably tell her “showtime” before they leave the hotel or whatever. Or to protect herself from the negative influence of the ‘meat puppets’.
Why? Just to keep their mugs in the gossip pages, create speculation and turn a few heads.
My proof? The 33 (and now 34) posts on this page.
*Edit, number 37 now…*
I get tired of hearing parents and aunts and uncles and friends post about their relatives and acquaintances, “the child refuses to wear a coat, socks, sweaters, etc.”.
They are the children, the parents are the adults. Just because these neglectful, lazy grown ups can’t manage to instill good habits and proper behaviour in their children is not an excuse to justify taking a toddler into 40 degree temps without a coat and covered legs.
She probably has an ear infection and earache due to not being dressed appropriately.
Seriously, though, the paps really yell and scream “Tom loook over here” “Katie, just one shot” “Hi Suri” et al, it’s cacophonous and frightening, and these two loser faux-parents should STOP subjecting her to it solely to boost their “wholesome family image”.
Oh, and Amy Winehouse called, she wants her slippers back.
they use this child as a prop. To promote the ‘happy straight family’ motif.
I’m glad I’m not the only one who’s bothered that Suri never has a proper coat. Both Tom and Katie have coats on, and Suri’s always dressed in those short sleeve dresses, no socks, no sweater, just Katie carrying her “blankey.” Very bizarre!
Look at how this same age child is dressed today in NYC. Warmly and her mom is not grinning for the paps.
http://www.celebritybabyscoop.com/2008/11/01/jennifer-violet-out-and-about/
Renee:
November 1st, 2008 at 5:31 pm Maybe Katie’s just really happy to know Suri can still freely express her emotions.
HAHAHA that totally made me laugh right out loud…it’s probably, true, too! Katie’s jealous of Suri…:lol: 😆
The parents look orange like George Hamilton clones. The parents are sickos.
Is it just me or is Katie looking really orange? She hasn’t looked healthy for a while now and is always walking around slumped over like she has a hunchback or something. Poor Suri! It is not that her parents are “parading” her around, it is the idiotic paparazzi who insist on stalking them and using those horrible flash cameras. No wonder she now hates them. Kid is gonna have a complex when she grows up.
Christ. Ususally I don’t comment on this crap but maybe your child should not be a display piece to prove your lack of gayness to the media.
I’ve seen recent videos – remember when Tom took her to get ice cream or whatever? – where Tom literally stops, stands there and POSES for a few minutes to let people get pics of him “being a good dad.” You watch any video of them leaving their apartment, and you see 3 things –
1. Suri upset and trying to hide from the paparazzi.
2. Tom and Katie smiling widely like robots, not bothering to try and comfort her at all.
3. Tom and Katie either walking incredibly slowly or stopping altogether so paps can get good shots.
Add that to her never being dressed appropriately, and I have absolutely no respect for them as parents. 🙄
These two morons live in a fantasy world. If they think their child is a woman, how come they carry her everywhere?
I watched that video of mom and kid at the park. That mom never let the kid focus on anything for very long. I suspect mom doesn’t want the kid to interact with other children either because mom needs to be the center of her daughter’s world or else PseudoSciencetology tells her that these are SP(?) children, i.e., bad people.
I feel so sorry for that little girl; her parents are actually quite cruel people who believe they are the Scientology equivalent of the Aryan race. I’d write a child abuse report on this case if I were licensed to practice in NY state. Eventually someone will.
A couple of lazy publicity whores. This child will either grow up to be a monster or she’ll reject her parents entirely. Sad.
Besides everything already said about the missing coat and proper shoes… am I the only one being upset that she wears NAIL POLISH??? Hello?? She is a 2 yrs old kid!! What’s the point? That’s no good to her – on top of everything else already. I just don’t get it why the child protective service won’t interfere with that behaviour of the parents!! I am so sick of it! Suri is, besides being born into the world of fantasy and serious sickness, just a child to be protected, no matter how much the parents are “worth”. Why is no one stepping in????
sanctimonious is not a flattering angle
To the people who are so worried over Suri not having a coat on. Report it to someone if it bothers you so much. Stop coming to gossip sites and commenting on how terrible it is if that’s all you’re going to do about it.
Honestly, some of these concerned parents out there crack me up. They care about the gossip, not the actual child. If they truly did, they’d have reported it by now.
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Since when are celebrities ever held accountable for their actions? 🙄 Yeah, someone report it and then watch NOTHING happen.
This is so silly. It doesn’t at all look like she’s crying or upset. It looks like she’s playing a game (maybe that’s why her mom is laughing), or maybe covering her ears against a very loud sound (like an ambulance siren perhaps).
😕
people really should mind their own business.
What the hell is with those people? They have body guARDS taking care of them yet let those paps blind that coatless child with their flashbulbs. You put a coat on the child and let her have her fit and then you go out,with a coat on the kid, she is spolied rotten.
please stop covering this story. the reason why the paparazzi stalk this family is for money and attention. in the future could you either mention and not include photos. it comes across very exploitative to include photos of a child suffering. Suri is curled up and looks terrified. Just include the story but I could believe you without the pics
I’d cover my ears if i were 2 years old and a pack of pushy paparazzi would SHOUT MY NAME to get me to look at their lenses. Just go to TMZ to get a taste of the noise level these mobs have … and at age two most kids don’t even want to greet their parent’s friends.
As for Tom and Katie smiling: what else would they do … it’s expected of professional people in the public eye. If they look annoyed all the rags are going to have a field day.
I just despise if they leave Suri any minute longer than absolutely necessary in the spotlight.
Suri is so cute and just I feel so sorry for her.
I’m no fan of TomKat, but I can’t knock them for the no coat thing. I was like that as a kid (living in upstate NY, no less) and believe me, when kid throws a hard enough tantrum, I don’t care how authoritative you are….you will NOT get a coat on her. I was the same was all the way through my teen years. Kids can be astoundingly stubborn!
with an ENTIRE apartment for a PLAYROOM does this kid really need to go outside?
if she won’t wear a coat, simple, KEEP HER AT HOME!! i’m sure there are plenty of “friends” on staff to care for her if the “parents” need to leave.
I am a fan of people.com and celebitchy…but if we know she freaks out with the cameras…would it be too much to ask to leave her alone?
I was born in the mid-fifties, when the kind of snowsuits worn in the movie “A Christmas Story” were all the rage. I hated mine, but I got stuffed into it on every snowy winter day, like it or not!
I know nobody likes it when I compare my dog to your children, but to illustrate a point about maternity I will do it again. I feel so damn maternal to my poor little boston terrier that I actually cry when he gets hurt. Yesterday he jumped off something and hit his jaw and wimpered for a minute, and I was soo00ooo distressed by the idea of my baby being in pain that I was crying.
my point: WHY ISN’T KATIE BOTHERED BY SURI’S DISTRESS?!?!?!?!?
mollination: As a mom to children of both the four and two-legged variety, I can honestly say that the instinct and adoration are very much the same. If someone hurt one of my dogs, God himself couldn’t come down and pry me off that f*cker. Same goes for my human kids: Hurt them and I hurt you.
Watching the video of Suri and her mother (referred to earlier in these posts) it appears that something is very wrong with this child. She has little or no interaction with other children or her surroundings. Katie’s constant prodding is annoying but it seems that she is trying to keep Suri engaged which appears to be nearly impossible. I’ve always thought that Suri was a spoiled brat but that may be only part of what accounts for her behavior.
@ michelle-
i dont think celebitchy is the one actually stalking them down and shoving a camera in her face. they just report on the stories.
so wether people.com or celebitchy report it or not, its still going to happen so….
with those ballerinas, suri is the amy winehouse of the rich babies
totally spoiled. the sun, moon and stars revolve around this girl. boo hoo boo if she’s a little distressed, god lord!
I think it is NY noise. 😯
Suri’s parents should try harder to keep her out of the public!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Suri is being traumatized. She’s obviously in emotional pain. Poor child!!!!!!!!!
(Suri is experiencing trauma every time she’s exposed to people yelling, invading her space, calling her name, loudness of a raucous crowd.)
She’s often blocking her ears!!!!!!!!!
I think she’s going to need psychological assistance.
Symptoms of Traumatized Children
Young children who have been traumatized show a wide range of symptoms. These include:
Increased clinginess and difficulties separating from parents Disrupted sleep, with increased nightmares, waking, and panic.
Increased worries and hypervigilance.
Avoidance of new or previously identified sources of danger (phobias about animals, noises, monsters under the bed, etc.)
Toileting problems and physical complaints (headaches, stomachaches, or other aches and pains with no medical cause) Eating problems with increased fussiness, lack of interest, or insatiability.
Increased irritability and oppositional behavior with increased aggressiveness, angry outbursts, and inability to be soothed Emotional upset with unusual and frequent tearfulness and expressions of sadness.
Withdrawal of interest in pleasurable activities and interactions.
Dramatic changes in or inability to play; playing less creatively; repeatedly reenacting a traumatic event, such as a car crash or a fire.
Blunted emotions with no show of feelings; disconnection, as though going through the motions of regular activities Unusual distractibility.
Refusal to engage in previous age-appropriate behaviors (self-feeding, washing, brushing teeth, self-dressing, etc.).
Return to more babyish speech patterns.
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