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• 12/28/05 No Baby Gift From Klein. From Fox News: Chris Klein says he won't be sending ex-fiancee Katie Holmes a gift or a congratulatory card after her baby is born. "No, I don't think so," the 26-year-old actor told AP Radio in a recent interview. "Her and my relationship is a time in the past. And it's a time that I'll always look back with in fondness, but her and I have moved on, and she has a separate life and I have a separate life. And it's better that we keep it that way." Holmes, who starred in the TV series "Dawson's Creek", and Klein became engaged in December 2003 after five years of dating. They called off their engagement in March. Tom Cruise, 43, and Holmes, 27, went public with their relationship in April and became engaged in June. Holmes' pregnancy was reported in October. Klein, who starred in "Election" and two "American Pie" films, has said Cruise had nothing to do with their breakup. Holmes hasn't revealed her due date.

• 12/28/05 Katie Says Wedding After Baby. From Hollywood.com: Katie Holmes has rubbished rumors she is desperate to wed Tom Cruise before she gives birth to their child next year. The 26-year-old, who accepted the "Mission: Impossible" star's marriage proposal on June 17, insists she has no intention of walking down the aisle while pregnant—because she wants to look her best on her wedding day. She says, "All these rumors that we're getting married this week or next, they're just not true. "I won't be waddling into my wedding with a big bump."

• 12/24/05 TomKat Wedding Update. From The Post Chronicle: On Dec. 16, Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes greeted fans and signed autographs outside The Carlyle Hotel. It was a cold and rainy morning in New York City on that day, but even the biting cold couldn't darken Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes' sunny dispositions. The couple smiled broadly as they met with the adoring legion of fans but the Star appropriately asks the question. Why the unbridled joy? "We got married last night -- you missed it!" Cruise quipped to a reporter before fessing up that he was just teasing the newshound. Cruise reportedly went on to tell the reporter that they haven't set a firm date yet -- but the Star reports that the big event could happen very soon. The Star cites one source close to Holmes saying: "Katie's mom and dad want her to marry before the baby is born. That time frame only leaves a scant few months for the expectant mom to put it all together. "She's so in love with Tom at this point that she doesn't care where they marry. She just wants to be Mrs. Tom Cruise," says another source, according to the Star. Cruise is without a doubt one of the 10 Most Fascinating People of 2005. He's Jumped up and down on Leno and Oprah's couch, Hired his sister to be his publicist and then released her, scolded Matt Lauer, impregnated virginal Katie Holmes and was brutally attacked on South Park for his Scientology beliefs. Brooke Shields, whom Cruise feels didn't need to seek therapy said recently on 'The View' that TomKat needed to be put is a straight jacket. Now all eyes are on whether or not he truly intends to make Katie Holmes an honest woman.

• 12/18/05 Katie & Tom Attend Jingle Ball In Miami - PICS! From PEOPLE: Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes took their traveling party to Miami, Fla., this weekend. The engaged pair, who spent Thursday dining, shopping and ice-skating in New York City to celebrate Holmes turning 27 on Dec. 18, arrived in Miami on Friday afternoon. Also in town: Will Smith (in the city to perform at the Y-100 Jingle Ball on Saturday) and wife Jada Pinkett Smith, Cruise's costar in the 2004 movie "Collateral." Early Friday evening, sources say, Cruise watched Will Smith rehearse at The BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Fl.; later, Cruise, Holmes and the Smiths dined at Miami Beach eatery Barton G. The Restaurant. At about 1:20 a.m., the two couples hit the South Beach rock club Snatch, where they chilled for nearly an hour in a roped-off area on the second floor. Holmes, who is expecting her first child with Cruise, kept her arms around her fiancé, even hugging him from behind as they all left through a back door. (The next night, says a source, when a well-wisher asked why Holmes hadn't ridden the club's mechanical bull, Cruise joked, "If she wasn't pregnant, she would have been on the bull.")  On Saturday, the four friends spent the afternoon on a private yacht touring the bay off the Florida coast, and stopped for lunch on the exclusive Fisher Island. Later, Cruise and Holmes headed to the BankAtlantic Center for the Jingle Ball. As they hung out backstage waiting for Will Smith's performance, they took photos with all who asked. Finally, Smith took the stage, arriving via a sleigh that "flew" over the audience on wires. After two songs, he brought out his wife and their daughter Willow, 5, as well as Cheryl Romero, whom he described as a woman "who had a tough time this year." He handed her several gifts, then said, "I have another Christmas present for you and the audience. I want to bring out someone who has never been to Miami before: Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes." As the crowd exploded in applause, the couple walked out hand in hand. "How's it going?" Cruise asked the audience. "This is my first time in Miami and I love it. Is it always like this?" Smith replied, "It is every time I come here." "Then I can see why you keep coming back," Cruise said. Before he and Holmes left the stage, he added, "I'd like to wish you all a happy holiday and Merry Christmas and just a great year." Click HERE for pictures!

• 12/18/05 HAPPY BIRTHDAY KATIE!!! Today, December 18, Katie celebrates her 27th birthday!!! On behalf of all her fans around the world, I want to wish Katie a very Happy Birthday!!!!!!!

• 12/16/05 Katie's Birthday Bash - VIDEOS & PICS! From PEOPLE: Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes greeted the season in style Thursday in New York, as they celebrated her birthday with dinner, a private trip to the FAO Schwarz toy store – where Tom entertained with handstands – and a late-night ice-skating adventure in the rain, PEOPLE reports exclusively. While Holmes spent the day shopping at such Madison Avenue boutiques as Barneys, Donna Karen, Ralph Lauren, Miu Miu and Chloe, her husband-to-be didn't come out of the hotel until dinner time, whereupon he scored high marks with the bartender at the Post House steakhouse – despite the fact that, as a Scientologist, Tom doesn't imbibe. "He seems like a regular guy," the bartender tells PEOPLE. "He was very nice." After the midtown feast with a group of about a dozen people, Holmes's pre-birthday celebration (she turns 27 on Sunday) continued at Fifth Avenue institution FAO Schwarz, which was closed to the public by the time the Cruise contingent arrived around 9:30 p.m. The toy store was ready for them, too: festooned with balloons tied to small white tiger dolls and 7'-tall stuffed giraffes. But the real show was put on by Tom and his pregnant fiancée, with both of them performing on top of the store's giant piano – jumping, bouncing, trying to tickle out a tune on the ivories. At one point, Tom did a handstand. Katie must have approved: She clapped and laughed before the couple embraced and shared a long, 30-second kiss. The emporium also had a surprise in store of the birthday girl: cupcakes with candles, which she blew out with Tom's help. The party then moved downstairs, near the videogame area, and by 11:30 p.m., the pair were ready to move on, thanks to a caravan of four SUVs. But the night wasn't over. Despite some nasty rain with some sleet thrown in, Tom and Katie took to Central Park's Wollman Rink (the same one that King Kong and Naomi Watts use onscreen in the new movie epic) and skated, in between hugging and kissing. They remained on the ice for about half an hour, after which Katie took refuge inside while Tom continued to skate a little longer. Around 12:30 a.m., the group left the park and returned to the hotel – hopefully to get the mom-to-be into some dry clothes. Click HERE for Videos and HERE for Pics of Katie's birthday bash!

• 12/16/05 TomKat In New York. From Hello!: Tom Cruise's devotion to his bride-to-be Katie Holmes was plain to see when the A-list pair paid a visit to New York this week. The chisel-jawed actor gently ushered his fiancée past photographers waiting outside their hotel as they headed for a charity gala at the Tribeca Rooftop venue on Wednesday night. With one hand around her back and the other holding her arm, the Mission Impossible star seemed anxious to make sure Katie was feeling comfortable and at ease. He needn't have worried, though, as the pregnant actress, who is expecting their first child together early next year, appeared to be taking everything in her stride. The 26-year-old's bump was clearly visible under the elegant, dark brown dress she had chosen for the evening. And both her and her leading man, who was looking equally sharp in head-to-toe black, were happy to let some real-life heroes take centre stage when they arrived at their destination. Tom and Katie were in the Big Apple to host a gala fundraiser for New York's emergency workers. The event was staged to raise money for firemen and police officers who were exposed to dangerous materials in the air when they rushed to the scene of the September 11 attacks. "I started this project out of the great respect I have for the courage and service of the rescue workers," explained the actor. "When I started it I was in a position where I knew I could help. I absolutely consider it an honour and a privilege to be here to help these men and women." It would appear his Midas touch isn't limited to movie making, as $1.6 million was raised by the time the night was out. PIC 1  PIC 2

• 12/12/05 Preston Urges TomKat To Get Away. From ContactMusic.com: Actress Kelly Preston is urging her pal Tom Cruise and his fiancee Katie Holmes to slip out of the limelight for a while. The parents-to-be have been the focus of relentless media attention since getting together earlier this year, and now that they have a baby on the way, Preston is urging them to take some time for themselves. She says, "Their relationship is so new and fresh, and everyone is so interested! They should sneak away and get some peace and quiet."

• 12/10/05 Chris Botti To Perform At TomKat's Wedding? From The Insider: And speaking of saying "I do," will KATIE COURIC's ex-boyfriend, jazz trumpeter CHRIS BOTTI, be performing at TOM CRUISE and KATIE HOLMES' wedding? Maybe. The couple checked out his show last week at the Wilshire Theater, which Botti was filming for the DVD for his new album, To Love Again. They visited Botti backstage after the show and sent him flowers the very next day. How'd this threesome get to know each other? Oprah Winfrey. Cruise and Holmes became instant fans when Botti performed at Winfrey's Legends Ball in May.

• 12/6/05 Video Of TomKat At Soccer Game. Click HERE then click "Watch Flash Preview" for a video clip of Katie and Tom arriving at a soccer game on December 3.

• 12/6/05 "Big Hookup" Award. Katie and Tom won the "Big Hookup" award at VH1's Big in '05 Awards. Click HERE for a complete list of winners.

• 12/6/05 TomKat: 'Coldest' In Hollywood. From Hollywood.com: Hollywood couple Tom Cruise and his pregnant fiancée Katie Holmes have topped a magazine list of coldest and least powerful stars in Hollywood. Website FilmThreat.com placed Cruise in the number one spot of their Frigid 50: The Coldest People in Hollywood 2005, because of the media storm surrounding his relationship with Holmes and his public speeches concerning his Scientology religion. The Web site states, "Steven Spielberg's latest summer blockbuster (War of the Worlds) was overshadowed by Tom's publicly flaunted love life with Katie Holmes and his Scientologist fuelled rantings and ravings that eventually led to a public war of words with Brooke Shields when he slammed the actress on Access Hollywood for her use of Paxil and psychiatric therapy to battle post-partum depression." Holmes followed close behind at number two, due to her "lackluster performance as Rachel Dawes in Batman Begins."

• 12/3/05 TomKat Wedding July 7, 2006? From Yahoo! UK: Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes are planning an Independence Day weekend wedding if changes to their marriage registry list at U.S. department store Neiman Marcus are to be believed. The couple, listed as Katherine Holmes and Thomas Mapother - Cruise's birth name, are only asking for Neiman Marcus gift cards at this stage, but they have set the date for 7 July - four days after the "War Of The World" star's 44th birthday. Cruise's newly-appointed publicist, Paul Bloch, is refusing to confirm or deny the latest development, giving a firm "no comment" to all inquiries. Cruise proposed to Holmes at the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France in June and recently told US TV host Barbara Walters he was planning to exchange vows with his fiancee next summer or autumn. Details of the couple's wedding are being kept a closely guarded secret.

• 12/2/05 KATIE EXPECTING A BOY? From The Sun: It looks like Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes are expecting a baby boy. The "Top Gun" star’s fiancée gave the game away during a shopping trip when she bought armfuls of blue baby clothes. A source said: “Katie didn’t even look at any of the clothes or toys for baby girls.” Katie is expecting her first child with Tom in three months. And I told you yesterday how the couple have secretly set a wedding date of October 21 next year — in Beverly Hills. "Batman Begins" star Katie was spotted buying the blue baby gear in Los Angeles’ posh department store Neiman Marcus. She also went to a shop called Le Petit Bateau and bought more things for a baby boy. The source said: “Katie bought loads of outfits. She went on a real spending spree. “She was walking around the shops with her arms full of baby stuff and looked very pleased with herself.” Katie is currently with Tom in China, where he is filming Mission: Impossible III. His lawyers are thought to be thrashing out a pre-nuptial agreement for Katie to sign before their wedding.

• 12/1/05 TomKat Wedding Oct. 21, 2006? - Wedding List. From The Sun: You would have thought mega-rich Tom Cruise had everything a man could want. But I’ve seen his top secret wedding present list - and discovered he’s short of a gravy boat, wine glasses, dinner service and a coffee pot.I can only think his ex Nicole Kidman must have swiped everything in her divorce settlement. Tom and fiancée Katie Holmes's list is with posh Beverly Hills store Neiman Marcus. It also reveals the pair have set a date for the big day — October 21 next year at a venue in Beverly Hills. "Batman "star Katie is six months pregnant with the couple’s first child together and is planning to quit acting to be a wife and mother. Among the guests invited to the wedding are David and Victoria Beckham, John Travolta and Kelly Preston and Kirstie Alley. The bride and groom are asking those who will be buying presents to log on to the Neiman Marcus website to make their choices. They’ve asked for all the bog standard stuff young couples want when they set up their first home. There are plates, bowls and martini glasses. The cheapest thing you can buy is an $18 soup bowl.

• 12/1/05 "TYFS" To Premiere At Sundance. From AP: The lineup of premiering films was announced Wednesday for January's Sundance Film Festival. The lineup includes Katie's upcoming movie "Thank You For Smoking": "Aaron Eckhart stars with Katie Holmes, Maria Bello, William H. Macy and Sam Elliott in "Thank You For Smoking," making its U.S. premiere after an acclaimed debut at September's Toronto International Film Festival. Directed by Jason Reitman, son of "Ghostbusters" filmmaker Ivan Reitman, the film is a satire about a spin doctor for the tobacco industry."

• 11/30/05 Dawson's Creek: E! True Hollywood Story. Airing December 4th at 8:00pm & 11:00pm ET/PT on E!: In the mid-'90s, four unknown teens met, struggled, fell in love, got in trouble and became superstars--all on network television. As America followed the invented lives of Dawson, Joey, Pacey and Jen in the nonexistent Capeside, Massachusetts, a hit show's teenage stars struggled with stardom, romance and the future. In this fresh-faced "Kids of Dawson's Creek: The E! True Hollywood Story", you'll see how James Van Der Beek, Katie Holmes, Michelle Williams and Joshua Jackson came to Capeside--and where they went after graduation. From their obscure beginnings to explosive heydays, we've got the full story--and you'll never guess who was a jock, who got expelled from two high schools and who was a late bloomer. As the obscure foursome grew into TV's hottest young stars, the quiet fictional town built in Wilmington, North Carolina, was overrun with fans--and drama! "THS" brings you the stories of their rock-star lifestyles and backstage rivalries and reveals how the real-life romance between Josh and Katie fizzled, just as their onscreen heat ignited. Let E! take you back to a more innocent time, a time before Katie met Tom Cruise or Michelle met Heath Ledger. Follow the stars into the 21st century, where some search for quirky film roles and others endure the harshest limelight in Hollywood. These kids may be all grown up, but they can never escape what happened back in "Dawson's Creek."

• 11/30/05 Tom Talks Sonograms & Weddings! From Entertainment Tonight: It's the most hotly-awaited flick of 2006 -- and ET's own JANN CARL was on the Shanghai set of the new installment of the blockbuster TOM CRUISE franchise, 'Mission: Impossible 3' to learn all about the secretive sequel. Spectacular stunts aside, Jann talked to Tom about other crucial matters -- like his upcoming wedding to KATIE HOLMES and their baby news! Tom revealed that he had already started using a sonogram he purchased to monitor the baby's progress:"I went out and bought my own sonogram machine ... you just read the instructions – and see the baby dancing around! It is extraordinary -- I saw the baby posing (he joked)." Tom also said when that special day comes, he will be in the delivery room supporting Kate every way he can. "I am going to be recording, holding hands -- whatever it takes to make it comfortable, safe and as beautiful as possible (for her). I can't wait." As for any wedding updates -- the happy groom-to-be said they are still on target to wed next summer or fall, and that the most important thing for their union was being surrounded by family: "I just want it to be a celebration of love and our relationship."

• 11/30/05 People's Choice Awards. The 32nd Annual People's Choice Awards will be held January 10, 2006. The show will air LIVE at 9:00pm ET on CBS. "Batman Begins" is up for two awards: "Favorite Movie Drama" and "Favorite Movie." Click HERE to Vote for "BB"!

• 11/30/05 Tom Talks Wedding Plans. From The National Ledger: Tom Cruise didn't quite make the most fascinating person for 2005 according to Barbara Walters. And the fabulous Katie Holmes didn't even make the top ten (what's up with that Babs?) but Cruise did dish a bit on his wedding plans. Katie or 'Kate' as Tom calls her and he will be married by next summer. Or if not by then by next fall or next winter. Just kidding on the last one. "We are gonna get married next summer or early fall," Tom told Walters. "We don’t have a date set yet." Katie meanwhile is conflicted on the whole wedding date according to a source cited by the Star. "Part of Katie wants to get on with the wedding so that she and Tom can move forward with their life," a friend of the actress tells Star, "but another part of her wants to wait until after the baby is born, when she's back in shape." A report says that Tom did admit that Katie is now six months along in her pregnancy, so a birth in early March predicted earlier seems accurate. So - what's the hold up of making an honest woman out of Katie? Star's source says Katie wants a dream wedding where she looks fab. Ever since she was a little girl, Katie has fantasized about saying "I do" in a traditional ceremony, says the report. "She's been thinking about her wedding for years, and she has always dreamed of walking down the aisle in a long white gown, with her friends and family present," reports the friend. "But now she looks more than six months pregnant, and Katie probably doesn't want wedding pictures that will remind her she put the cart before the horse. I think she would rather wait until she looks like a slim, pretty princess again.

• 11/29/05 Tom's Ultrasound Machine Under Fire. American College of Radiology: Tom Cruise's Reported Unsupervised Use of Fetal Keepsake Ultrasound Raises Risk for Baby and Is Potentially Illegal. Click HERE to read the article.

• 11/27/05 Tom Cruise Shows Up On The Bund. From Shanghai Daily: Media attention didn't dent Tom Cruise's interest in traveling round Shanghai, local media reported. The movie star went to the 3 on the Bund with his fiancée Katie Holmes last night (11/22/05) to take in some of Shanghai's night scene. The pair quietly left the Four Seasons Hotel about 7:30pm under the protection of bodyguards. They dodged waiting media and drove off in a white sedan, the Oriental Morning Post said today. They had a French dinner on the top floor of the 3 on the Bund, the newspaper said. Monday night (11/21/05), Cruise also took his fiancée to tour the Chenghuang Temple, a resort featuring old-style architecture. The Hollywood actor, in China for the first time, is very fond of Sichuan food, the Post said. The night (11/20/05) he arrived in the city, Cruise went to a restaurant on Yan'an Road offering Sichuan dishes. His menu reportedly cost more than 5,000 yuan (US$618). Cruise is in China to film scenes for his new movie, "Mission Impossible III," which is scheduled to air in May.

• 11/27/05 TomKat Arrives In Shanghai Secretly - PICS. From xinhuanet.com: Tom Cruise was officially scheduled to arrive in Shanghai on November 29th, but he brought forward his arrival to the Sunday. To avoid media interviews, Cruise has been keeping to his hotel. He says he's not taking any interview requests. One insider has been reported as saying that "Mission Impossible ?" will begin shooting on Thursday. Though Cruise has kept his schedule a secret, his twenty person retinue, five official cars and one personal car have guaranteed him a lot of attention. Tom doesn't plan to visit other places in China, except for Xi Tang in Zhejing province, where the crew will do some location shooting. Cruise is quite likely to attend the MTV super ceremony to be held in Shanghai on Friday night. Click HERE for pics!

• 11/27/05 Katie & Tom Bad Tippers? From UPI: New York waiters and waitresses are getting even with poor tippers by exposing them on the Internet. The (expletive) Tipper Database lists the names of celebrities as well as regular folks who were less than generous during recent nights out, the New York Post reported Saturday. Among the celebs criticized on the site are Jennifer Lopez, Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes, Issac Hayes, Britney Spears and Barry Manilow, The Post said.

• 11/24/05 Tom Wants Katie Comfortable During Birth. From Spotlighting News: During a recent interview, Tom Cruise slammed late reports that Katie will deliver their baby "in silence", according with the practices of Scientology, which sustain that one should "maintain silence in the presence of birth to save both the sanity of the mother and the child and safeguard the home to which they will go." Cruise admitted he wants his fiancée to feel as comfortable as possible and he doesn't care how the baby is born. "Like anything, you want to be as quiet as possible. There have been misinterpretations that the woman can't make any noise, and that's just not true. It's nutty. No, but just calm and quiet. I want Katie to be as comfortable as possible. And whatever she's gonna go through, she's gonna go through. And I'm gonna be there," the actor said. Tom and Katie also decided to wait for the baby to be born before they get married. So the planned Christmas wedding is postponed until 2006.

• 11/22/05 Katie & Tom To Wed After Baby Is Born. From Entertainment Tonight: Tom Cruise is telling all about his upcoming wedding and baby-to-be! The new issue of People mag, on stands Friday, reports that Tom reveals that he and Katie Holmes will actually wed after their baby is born -- possibly next summer or early fall -- but no date is set yet! The star also revealed that he bought his own sonogram machine so he can follow the baby's progress. According to People, a sonogram actually costs anywhere between $15,000 to $200,000! Tom also says once he and Katie's bundle of joy is born, he will donate the machine to a hospital. Hollywood's "top gun" spills all these and more details on the "Barbara Walters Presents The 10 Most Fascinating People of 2005," airing on ABC November 29 at 10:00pm ET/PT.

• 11/21/05 Katie Gets Thrown Out Of Theater. From TeenHollywood.com: Katie Holmes was thrown out of a California cinema when a vibrating gadget she was clutching disturbed fellow film fans. The fiancee of superstar Tom Cruise was holding a buzzing aid against her pregnant stomach, as she believes it is comforting to the foetus. But it failed to soothe the nerves of audience members, who quickly tired of the humming device. A witness says, "People didn't care that she was a star, they just wanted to see the movie."

• 11/17/05 Brooke Shields Speaks Out. From The National Ledger: Is the feud between Tom Cruise and Brooke Shields now expanding to include the very pregnant Katie Holmes? A published report says that Brooke, now pregnant with her second child, is concerned for Katie now that she is preggo with Tom's baby. Life & Style first cites an interview that Brooke did on ABC's "The View" where she was asked what kind of a gift Brooke was to give Katie and Tom once their baby was born. The reports then states that Shields wrapped her arms around her waist (mimicking a straightjacket) and Brooke reportedly said "I'll get (Tom) this. Ouch! But later that day when Brooke was a presenter at Glamour's 'Women of the Year' awards, the magazine reports that she told a pal: "I'll be fine, but I'd be more worried about Katie if I was Tom." Shields then explained that she really hoped that Katie Holmes didn't have to suffer with post-partum depression as "that would be really sad," according to the report. Brooke's post-partum depression is what kicked off the initial feud, when Cruise made comments about Brooke's use of prescription drugs to battle the disease. Shields fired back and the feud was on. No comment yet from Cruise and the tabloid speculates that's because Cruise has fired his sister, Lee Anne DeVette, as his publicist. So - is Tom to now mind his own business with new publicist Paul Bloch on the job? Time will tell.

• 11/17/05 Tom Buys Katie A Jet? From ContactMusic.com: Tom Cruise has reportedly bought his pregnant fiancee Katie Holmes her own $20 million jet as a wedding present. The generous movie star is keen for Holmes to pick up his love of flying high and he has ordered a customised Gulfstream jet for her, according to US tabloid National Enquirer. An insider says, "Tom wanted to come up with the most amazing wedding gift ever, something that would make her life so much better than a big diamond on her finger."

• 11/15/05 Oprah Doubted TomKat's Romance. From Hollywood.com: Talk show host Oprah Winfrey was amazed when Tom Cruise displayed his love for Katie Holmes by jumping euphorically on her sofa--because she didn't believe the romance was real. The high-profile couple, who are now engaged and expecting a baby, began dating in April but were immediately accused of orchestrating a publicity stunt to promote new movies "Batman Begins" and "War of the Worlds." Winfrey admits she agreed with the critics, and was stunned by Cruise's exhibitionist behavior. She says, "It was wilder than it was appearing to me. I was just trying to maintain the truth for myself because I couldn't figure out what was going on. "I was not buying--not buying or not buying. That's why I kept saying 'you're gone, you're really gone'."

• 11/12/05 Katie Retires From Acting For Baby? From The National Ledger: Katie Holmes, still unmarried and pregnant with the baby of Hollywood star and noted Scientologist Tom Cruise, may give up her acting career completely if a report from the UK is accurate. New Katie Homes pregnanacy pictures show the actress definitely won't be taking any acting parts soon unless a Katie Holmes bump is written into the role. Victoria Newton dishes in the UK Sun that the fabulous Katie Holmes, at only 26 years of age, may ditch her acting career. Newton says: A pal tells me: “Katie has decided to give up acting altogether. She’s been telling friends that she and Tom have decided it is best she stays at home and brings up their new baby. “Her decision is raising a lot of eyebrows in Hollywood. “She is at the perfect age for so many screen roles and has completely closed the door on a promising career.” Only time will tell if this report is accurate, but Katie was hardly packing in "A-list" leading lady roles, though her last acting gig was in the big budget "Batman Begins." But Katie still has a massive fan base from her days on "Dawson's Creek" and at only 26, still has many years of possible roles ahead. Will she give that opportunity up? Well - let's see if she signs that prenuptial agreement first.

• 11/12/05 Katie & Tom Refresh. From The Bosh: According to a source spilling to Star magazine, Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes' romance started last April with a phone call to the office of Katie Holmes' publicist. It was Tom Cruise's agent, saying his client wanted to meet with Katie. "They met in his office and talked for over three hours, and none of it had to do with work," says the source. "But by the end, he asked her out on a date." Of course, Katie - who famously told Seventeen magazine that she grew up wanting to marry Tom - said yes. "She couldn't believe Tom Cruise was asking her out!" And that's when things took a strange turn. A few days after their first meeting, an insider says, Tom arrived at Katie's Hollywood home in a stretch limo filled with flowers, chocolate - and a copy of the Scientology handbook! The pair then drove to a hangar at the Santa Monica, Calif., airport, where one of Tom's private jets was parked. The couple boarded the plane, but instead of flying off, the insider says, they enjoyed a lavish dinner at an onboard table set for two. Says the insider: "It was like a fantasy for Katie." "By the end of the date, she was sold," says the source. "I hear she and Tom spent the night together."

• 11/11/05 Katie & Tom Attend BAFTA Awards - PICS! From Hello!: Elizabeth Taylor put on her best smile when she was honoured at a US awards ceremony this week in front of an audience which included current hot Hollywood couple Tom Cruise and his fiancée Katie Holmes. In a rare but regal appearance the two-time Oscar winner turned up in a wheelchair to accept an artistic excellence award from the Los Angeles branch of BAFTA. Chatting with the veteran actress with Tom by her side, Katie looked delighted to have the chance to meet one of the industry's iconic figures. Click HERE for pics!

• 11/6/05 TomKat Dumps Sister/Publicist. From The National Ledger: According to published reports, Tom Cruise has dumped his publicist and sister Lee Anne DeVette. Sis also reportedly represents the fabulous Katie Holmes - so though its not completely clear in the report - it would appear Katie has given her future sister-in-law the boot as well. Surely she'll still get a wedding invite. MSNBC grabs a late Monday afternoon story that gives the gory details including "by one account, (Tom's) tanked from being the 11th most-liked celebrity to No. 197, putting him in company with the likes of Pauly Shore." Yikes. Lee Anne DeVette will be replaced by celebrity P.R. pro Paul Bloch and this statement was reportedly issued: "Lee Anne has done a wonderful job on behalf of myself and [production company] Cruise-Wagner Prods. over the last few years," Variety quoted Cruise as saying. "But she has always expressed a desire to oversee and expand the day-to-day activities of my charitable endeavors."

MSNBC reports: Her tenure, needless to say, has been a rocky one: The "Mission: Impossible" actor's reputation has taken several major hits this year, beginning with his couch-jumping on "Oprah" to profess his love for now-fiancée Katie Holmes, who's announced her intentions to be Kate Cruise after their still-unscheduled wedding. Nor was Cruise helped by an on-air spat with NBC's Matt Lauer over the use of antidepressants, which Scientology frowns upon. Cruise called the "Today" host "glib," but took hits from many corners. The episode launched a high-profile spat with Brooke Shields, who took medication to combat her own postpartum depression and shot back that Cruise's "ridiculous rant" had done a "disservice" to mothers everywhere. On balance, not such a hot P.R. year for Señor Cruise. Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise are engaged and pregnant, but no public due date has beeen announced, nor has a wedding date been made public.

• 11/6/05 Katie & Tom At Soccer Game - PICS! Fom Hello!: Hollywood's hot couple Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise still can't keep the smiles off their faces as they contemplate the birth of their first child together. The "Mission Impossible" star was spotted recently with his pregnant fiancée at one of their regular outings to see his older kids play sports. A few weeks ago the loved-up pair attended a soccer match to cheer on Tom's daughter Isabella. This time it was the turn of her younger brother Connor, 10, to get support from Tom and Katie as he played footie. After arriving with his future bride, the actor delighted onlookers by getting in on the action and throwing the ball about himself. Click HERE for pics!

• 11/6/05 Chris Talks About Katie. From Access Hollywood: It was September 2004 when Chris Klein sat down with "Access Hollywood" to speak fondly of his fiancée at the time, Katie Holmes. But now, 14 months later the engagement is off. Katie is with Tom Cruise. And Chris said he wishes his ex nothing but happiness. “There is this misconception that you have been very upset about the relationship between Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise,” Access' Shaun Robinson said during our recent interview with Chris. “People are going to write what they want to write. Her being with Tom has nothing to do with her and I discontinuing our relationship. People move forward people move on it's what we do,” Klein explained. And some just move forward faster than others. Just eight months ago, Chris and Katie broke off their engagement. Three months later, Katie was engaged to Tom and just last month, the couple announced they are expecting their first child. “A lot has been made of her getting into Scientology,” Shaun noted of Katie. “For me, what we had was very, very special and I hope that she's making decisions that are making her happy and that she doesn't have people in her life leading her astray from what she wants and what she believes,” he answered. When Chris was interviewed by Details magazine for a recent article, he said his relationship with Katie ended for one simple reason. “We grew up,” Chris explained. “The fantasy was over, and reality set in. We weren't lighting each other’s fire anymore.” Chris will next be seen on the big screen in the romantic comedy “Just Friends” alongside Ryan Reynolds and Amy Smart. “Just Friends” hits theaters November 23.

• 11/6/05 When Is Katie's Baby Due? From JustJared: And wouldn't we all like to know. Could Tom Cruise have gotten Katie Holmes pregnant six months ago? Gulp, say it ain't so! Back in May 2005, we all noticed Katie looking a bit disgrunted with a little skin problem on her face. Most people believe that pregnant women have a rosy glow ("You are positively glowing! You must be pregnant!") but most don't know they also have to deal with acne, bumps, blotches and rashes. ZITS ZITS ZITS! Of course no one tells you that until after you're knocked up. A month later in June 2005, Tom and Katie announced their engagement. And just last month, Tom and Katie announced that they were expecting. The timing couldn't be more perfect. Could Katie Holmes give birth as early as February 2005? Could the apocolyse be so soon?

• 11/3/05 TomKat Perform Duet At Scientology Bash. From xinhuanet.com: Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes may be expectant parents, but that doesn't yet translate to quiet nights home, PEOPLE reports in its latest issue. During a weekend charity dinner at Scientology’s English headquarters, St. Hill Manor in East Grinstead, "they were very sweet – holding hands and looking very cuddly," says one guest. "They looked like they were having a laugh." At one point during the $350-a-plate dinner, singer Isaac Hayes, a fellow Scientologist, called Cruise, 43, and Holmes, 26, to the stage, where they belted out rock standards with the band. On their song list? "Mustang Sally" and "Old Time Rock and Roll," which Cruise famously sang in his underwear in 1983's Risky Business. "They were laughing and smiling and talking to the crowd," said one of the 3,000 guests. "The crowd started dancing." Earlier at the event, Cruise accepted an award for service to Scientology to thunderous applause. The actor left with Holmes shortly after the festivities. Last month the engaged couple announced they were expecting their first child together. "Tom and Katie are very excited, and the entire family is very excited," Cruise's spokeswoman, Lee Anne DeVette, told PEOPLE. DeVette said at the time that no wedding date has been set and would not comment on how far along the pregnancy is. But she did say that Holmes "has never felt better."

• 11/2/05 Big In '05 Awards. VH1 is hosting its fourth annual "VH1 Big In '05 Awards," and Katie and Tom are nominated for the "Big Hookup" award. Tom is up for the "Big Entertainer" award. The VH1 Big In '05 Awards pays tribute to the biggest people, moments and crazes of the past year, and winners are decided by the general public, who cast their votes online. To cast your online vote for the VH1 Big In '05 Awards, visit www.VoteBig.VH1.com from now until November 16th. Winners will be announced during a televised special premiering Sunday, December 4th, at 8:00pm ET on VH1. Actor and comedian DL Hughley hosts the event from Los Angeles.

• 11/2/05 Will TomKat Have A Prenup? From MSNBC: Will Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes have a prenup? Sources say they will, and according to one report, that’s why Cruise and his preggers fiancée are taking so long to get hitched. Holmes’s father, Martin, is a lawyer and is representing his daughter in the negotiations, reports the upcoming issue of Star. Martin Holmes “is playing hardball with the prenup negotiations,” according to the tab, which quotes a source as saying that Holmes wants to make sure that his daughter will receive “a lump sum payment in the millions if the marriage should dissolve before the five-year mark.” Such terms are unusual for a prenup, which usually awards a spouse more money for a longer marriage, but, the source tells the mag: “The Holmes family would never tell Katie if they thought her marriage was doomed from the get-go, but they are pressuring her to hold out not only to protect her interests, but those of her child.” Holmes and Cruise’s rep didn’t return calls for comment, but noted divorce attorney Raoul Felder told The Scoop, “Given Tom’s history, if they don’t have a prenup, forget a lawyer, they need psychiatrists.”

• 11/1/05 Barry Manilow Fans. From Yahoo! UK: Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes share the same musical tastes despite a 17-year age gap - they've been to three Barry Manilow concerts since they began dating in April. Pregnant Holmes admits they both love the ageing crooner, and insists the Could It Be Magic hitmaker pushes all their buttons. She says, "He is one of our favourite stars."

• 11/1/05 No House For TomKat. From Toledo Blade: The house at 3574 Ridgewood Road in Ottawa Hills (pic) has been sold. But not to Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes. According to records filed yesterday with the Lucas County Recorder’s office, the new owners of that $1.475-million home on Ridgewood Road are Joanne and Howard Schmidt. The Los Angeles couple seem a little taken aback by the situation they’ve fallen into — namely, buying a house that many thought was destined for TomKat. In a statement issued through their buying agent, the couple said they “have never been associated with Tom Cruise or Katie Holmes in any manner whatsoever and are NOT involved in the entertainment industry.” But what about all the buzz? For months, locals have been speculating that Cruise and hometown girl Holmes were interested in buying the 23-room mansion to be closer to Holmes’ parents. The Schmidts, who could not be reached for further comment yesterday, purchased the property as a second home for “family and business interests,” according to Charlotte Yanque, the couple’s representative from Century 21 HomeStar. They were in town Friday to complete the deal and expect to move in over the next few months. Yesterday’s filing supported earlier statements by a spokesman for Cruise and by Holmes’ father, Marty, who told The Blade they did not believe the TomKat househunting reports to be true.

• 10/29/05 "Batman Begins" Tops DVD Charts. From The Hollywood Reporter: Warner Home Video's "Batman Begins" shot to No. 1 its first week out on both the preliminary national sales and rental charts. The brooding actioner, which took in nearly $205.3 million in theaters, scored a knockout punch as one of the first big summer theatricals to come to video -- and as the top-selling DVD so far this fourth quarter. Sales were so strong for "Begins" that the topper on VideoScan's First Alert chart sold more units the week ending Oct. 23 than the rest of the top 20 DVD sellers combined. Industry sources peg first-week sales at nearly 4 million copies.

• 10/27/05 Hurricane Wilma Disrupts Wedding Plans. From TeenHollywood.com: Movie star Tom Cruise's plans to wed girlfriend Katie Holmes at a luxury hotel in Cancun have been frustrated by the devastating passage of Hurricane Wilma over the resort. Officials of the Ritz Carlton, where Cruise and Holmes were planning to celebrate their marriage sometime next month, said the hotel and the rest of the city's infrastructure were so damaged by the killer storm that the couple will have to find another spot for their reception. Cancun, Mexico's top tourist destination, and the rest of the Yucatan coastline was battered for two days by the storm, which caused an estimated $800 million in damage to the local hotel industry.

• 10/27/05 "The Katie Holmes" Costume. From New York Post: Forget witches, ghouls and goblins. Want to really scare the kiddies this Halloween? Go as that terrifying creature - a brainwashed young actress pregnant with Scientology's spawn. Send them screaming down the street in "The Katie Holmes" - a re-creation of the moment in May when the starlet returned from her whirlwind European courtship with Tom Cruise with curious lesions around her mouth. Compliment your look with L.Ron Hubbard reading material and a cushy couch for convenient spasms of emotion. And for ore ways to psychological damage your trick-or-treaters, turn the page for celebrity cokeheads, phone-throwing actors or victims of flaccid baseball swings. It's easy. Since celebs are, technically, "normal" people, most costumes are budget-friendly and easily assembled from items you already have in your own closet. High-concept doesn't have to mean high-priced! Click HERE for New York Post scan.

"The Katie Holmes" - a re-creation of the moment in May when the starlet returned from
her whirlwind European courtship with Tom Cruise with curious lesions around her mouth.

• 10/26/05 Is Katie Naive Or Just Dumb? From Philly.com: Some stories are hard to believe but you hope they're true. Others are equally hard to believe, but you hope they're not true. We know Katie Holmes is a sweet, naive girl from Ohio, but this latest story from the upcoming Star has her leaving naive and crossing the border into stupid. The paper says Holmes was recently shocked when love-of-her-life Tom Cruise asked her to sign a prenup. "She's freaked out," the Star source says. "I think she thought it meant that he wasn't sure their relationship would last." "It certainly doesn't seem odd that Cruise would ask her to sign an agreement to protect his assets. After all, he's twice divorced, wise to the ways of the world and worth an estimated $300 million." And since he doesn't want her to work while she's mothering his child... Let's a see, a 26-year-old pretty brunette in Hollywood... She's worth one-twelfth of a dime. The source says that the idea of a prenup had never occurred to Ka-Ka-Ka-Katie. "She is head over heels in love with him and couldn't bear the thought that he might not be equally as in love," the source said. But Tom didn't become the biggest star in Hollywood by not being fast on his feet. He told Kiss-Me-Katie that the prenup was for "her protection." And she bought that? "He explained that at 43, he's more than 16 years older than she is," said the source, "and although he's healthy, who knows what life has in store?" Worried that he might die young like his dad, Tom told Katie, "he wanted to create a prenup so that she will always be taken care of, no matter what." Tattle's no divorce lawyer, but we're guessing she would be taken care of just fine if Tom made her and little TomKat the main beneficiaries in his will.

• 10/24/05 Katie: Nude & Pregnant? From National Ledger: Will the fabulous Katie Holmes sit for a pregnancy photo shoot where she bares all, as Demi Moore did for Vanity Fair? Its possible says tabloid Life & Style. The magazine alleges that a friend and insider says Tom Cruise wants to keep Katie in the spotlight and keep the baby buzz going, even right before the birth. The insider is quoted in the magazine: "Tom sees this baby as a gold mine of publicity." And Katie is willing to do whatever Tom wants." What Tom wants according to the report is mom-to-be Katie baring all for a major magazine cover. "Tom wants them to do the cover as a couple, with Katie revealing her pregnant bump in a sexy, but classy nude pose." So - when is the shoot - if Tom gets his way? The tab predicts December, so Katie's baby bump will be huge and to optimize the publicity. "The magazine would come out just as she's to give birth," the insider spills. A naked Katie Holmes eight months pregnant on magazine racks at every check-out counter? The magazine predicts some very furious Katie parents back in Ohio.

• 10/20/05 Katie Talks About Pregnancy/Wedding. From Access Hollywood: It was only two weeks ago that Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes announced they are expecting a child to the world. And on Wednesday night, "Access Hollywood"'s Maria Menounos landed an exclusive interview with a pregnant Katie, as she was out on the town. And Katie was more than happy to tell about the upcoming TomKitten. "We're so excited," Katie beamed. "Tell me what it's like. I mean, you are pregnant. You are marrying the man you've always dreamed of," Maria said. "It's such a story book." "I know. I'm beaming and I'm just so excited," Holmes smiled. It's truly a thrilling time for Katie, as Maria found out during their lil' girl talk at the Rock 'n Republic Fashion Show. "Are you guys going to start putting together the baby room and stuff?" Maria asked. "Yes. We're getting that together and I'm learning how to knit," Katie revealed. Knit? Does that mean baby booties and the whole nine yards? But enough about that, we want to know when the happy couple will tie the knot after getting engaged in Paris in June. "Have you guys started putting wedding plans together yet?" asked Maria. "We are. We don't have a date just yet, but there is so much excitement going on," Katie said. "It's just amazing!" And what about the groom-to-be? What does Tom think about the impending nuptials? "He's thrilled," Katie told us. "Is he filming right now?" Maria inquired. "He's filming 'Mission: Impossible 3,'" Katie answered. "I'm on my way to visit him right now." Katie watched the fashion show seated next to Victoria (aka Posh Spice) Beckham, who designed a denim collection for Rock N' Republic. Click HERE to watch the interview which was re-aired on "Today." Click HERE for pics of Katie at the fashion show!

• 10/20/05 House In Ohio, Not True. From Toledo Blade: So by now you've probably heard that Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise are buying a home in Ottawa Hills. Pretty cool, huh? Except .?.?.? those who should be in the know say it's not true. Let's start with Katie's dad, Marty: "I can say that I have absolutely no knowledge of that, and I don't think that's true," he told The Blade. A spokesman for Cruise was emphatic. "I can tell you that it's not true," she said. So how does a story like this - reported on local television and radio and in national media like the Washington Times - get started? "I guess people want them in the neighborhood," said Cruise's spokesman in California, who added that US Weekly magazine also had called inquiring about the reports. In case you've been too absorbed in Nick and Jessica's saga to spare brain cells for TomKat news, here's the scuttlebutt: For weeks, even months, the buzz around Ottawa Hills has been that the celebrity couple was buying a house there, specifically the 23-room mansion at 3574 Ridgewood Rd. It's a beautiful Georgian Colonial dating back to 1917 with nine bedrooms, eight bathrooms, and a nearly $1.5 million asking price. Many local residents talk as if it's a done deal. There have been variations on the story that get incredibly specific, including that the couple sought permission to put in a security fence. The speculation is the pair would want a home close to Katie's parents. The starlet, 26, a Notre Dame Academy graduate, is expecting her first child. She has been engaged to Cruise, 43, since June. Marc Thompson, Ottawa Hills village administrator, has heard all the talk; it's even made its way to his son's high school Spanish class. But he said there's been no word - written, oral, or smoke signals - of any request for a fence or additional police protection, and he definitely hasn't met with Katie, as other talk implies. Those involved in selling the house are tight-lipped. Nancy Lohman, of RE/MAX Preferred Associates, who has gotten a "bazillion" calls on the matter, said the sale is to an out-of-town buyer. "That's really all I know," she said. "I just want it to close," she added, though the closing date set for Oct. 25 "keeps switching." Homeowner Madonna Bruhl did not return calls yesterday seeking comment. Figuring out what all this hubbub means remains a Mission: Impossible for area residents. Who knows, maybe Tom Cruise himself will arrive to help us out. Looks like we'll all know real soon.

• 10/19/05 TomKat To Buy House In Ohio? From 13ABC Toledo: Radio news today tells us that the happy couple has bought a million-dollar house in Ottawa Hills. Presumably so the baby can have a normal Midwest upbringing. Read more about this on washingtontimes.com. The house in question has nine bedrooms, six full baths, seven working fireplaces and was built in 1917. So far it's all rumor according to the buyer's agent and the sellers. The listing agent says the house is about to close with a pending offer but had no knowledge of any connection to Cruis or Holmes. The buyer's agent from Century 21 Homestar said the buyer is a private individual with no connection to Tom and Katie and not a celebrity. Watch the news report and see the house HERE.

Story from Washington Times: Tom Cruise is buying a mansion in suburban Toledo, Ohio, so that fiancee Katie Holmes, already in a family way, will have a hometown residence near her parents after the power couple's imminently expected wedding. The three-story red-brick home with white pillars, said to be one of the most imposing residences around, is in a posh Ottawa Hills neighborhood five miles west of town. It boasts nine bedrooms, eight fireplaces and eight bathrooms. "Word is getting out," our Toledo source tells us. "People are already going by the house real slow. It's a mansion." Mr. Cruise, 43, went through a third party to enter a contract on the place, owned for 18 years by Toledo asbestos-removal magnate Dale Bruhl. Closing, at an undisclosed price, is set for Tuesday. Rumors over the weekend had it that the Hollywood couple are moving up plans for a wedding in Mexico to November from Christmastime, in part because Mr. Cruise knows that Miss Holmes' devout Catholic parents, tight-lipped lawyer Marty Holmes and wife Kathleen, were none too pleased with the news of an out-of-wedlock child. Miss Holmes, 26, is a graduate of Toledo's Notre Dame Academy. Another sign that Miss Holmes soon will nest back home: The village of Ottawa Hills already has approved an application for a fence to be built around the property, we're told.

• 10/18/05 Tom Gets Katie's Wedding Dress For Free. From Tonight & EntertainmentWise.com: Tom Cruise has reportedly organized a free wedding dress for pregnant fiancée Katie Holmes - despite being one of the highest paid actors in Hollywood. The wealthy star allegedly asked designer pal Giorgio Armani to create a vintage satin gown for Katie instead of splashing out on a store-bought frock. According to The Sun a friend of the couple's said: "Tom has a great relationship with Georgio Armani. Most of the clothes you see him and Katie wear come from Armani personally." "Tom asked Georgio to design the dress especially and he has had Katie in for several fittings. "It's unusual for the groom to have a say in the dress but he has had a lot of input." It is believed that the special scientology wedding will take place in Mexico in November.

• 10/18/05 "Batman Begins" DVD Hits Stores Today! Katie's latest movie, "Batman Begins," hits U.S. and Canadian stores TODAY on DVD! The DVD is available in a single disc version and a two-disc Deluxe Edition. The two-disc Deluxe Edition DVD is packed with spectacular bonus features such as a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the film, additional information on key characters and weapons that was not revealed in the film, a look at various incarnations of the Dark Knight, an exclusive collectible DC comic book and much more! You can order the two-disc "Deluxe Edition" from amazon.com for only $15.98!

• 10/14/05 Baby On The Way. Katie and Tom are on the cover of the Oct. 24th issue of People magazine which hits newsstands today. Click HERE to read the Cover Story.

• 10/14/05 TomKat To Wed Next Month In Mexico? From Mirror.co.uk: Tom Cruise and his fiancee Katie Holmes are planning a shotgun beach wedding at the end of next month - at the super exclusive Ritz-Carlton in Cancun, Mexico. The couple recently announced they are expecting a baby and are now in a huge rush to tie the knot. While Katie, 26, wants to get hitched before her bump gets too noticeable, her 43-year-old beau is also keen to make things official before the arrival of their little bundle of joy. A source close to the couple tells us they first chose the hotel four months ago - long before Katie discovered she was pregnant. "Tom's old fashioned," our spy tells us. "He wants his child to be born in wedlock. He's very romantic and wants everything to be in place before the birth. "They both decided on the Ritz-Carlton in Cancun as soon as they got engaged and initially were planning on tying the knot around Christmas. "Katie didn't know that she was pregnant, so their arrangements suddenly had to be scrapped. She didn't realise she would show quite so quickly and she's been getting stressed about the whole idea of walking down the aisle with a bump." The last-minute change of schedule has also left their wedding planners in a spin, as they'd intended to hire the entire hotel to keep out any prying eyes. "It's turning into a total nightmare," continues our mole. "Tom is insisting on having the entire hotel for the weekend. He's not taking any chances and wants their day to be ultra-private. "But a hotel like the Ritz- Carlton fills up months in advance and trying to sort out changing people's reservations is a logistical nightmare." Meanwhile, Katie's getting to grips with Tom's beliefs. The Dawson's Creek starlet - who said she would remain a virgin until her wedding night - is now "embracing" her fiancee's belief in Scientology, the religion founded by an American science fiction writer. Since they started going out, the once strict Catholic has added Jessica Rodriguez, a Scientology minder who follows her everywhere, to her entourage. Katie's parents might object to a Scientology minister conducting the wedding, as they are said to be "uncomfortable" with her whirlwind romance. A spokesperson for Tom said last night: "We've heard the rumours, but no date has been set yet." That's not what we've heard, Tom...

• 10/13/05 Katie's Ex Talks. From Daily Blabber: Just a month after Chris Klein and Katie Holmes called off their engagement -- and five-year relationship -- she took up with Tom Cruise, got engaged a minute later and is now expecting what I'm assuming is Tom's child. Chris ducked out of the spotlight for a while, but now he's back -- and he's talking -- in the new issue of Details.
On their split: "We grew up. The fantasy was over, and reality set in. We weren't lighting each other's fire anymore." How Jim Morrison of him.
On life after Katie: "I'm not lonely. I'll tell you that, I'm certainly not crying myself to sleep at night, sucking my thumb. No, dude, I'm out and about." Party on, dude!
On Tom's couch jumping: "...that's Tom. He can do whatever the f**k he wants. Who gives a s**t? I mean, we've all felt the need to jump up and down on a couch. Or not!"
Added the magazine, "They have no contact. There was a rumor going around that she had been calling him but that turned out not to be true. They really broke it off completely."

• 10/13/05 No IVF Treatment. From National Ledger: Once Katie Holmes announced that she was pregnant with Tom Cruise's baby the turkey baster jokes (and worse) were soon unleashed. Katie Holmes' aunt, Carol Zydorczyk sets the record straight and reportedly told IMDb.com: "I can assure you they did it the old fashioned way." Good to know. The aunt reportedly says the baby was conceived without the aid of an in-vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment, according to the report. It was only a week ago that TomKat announced that they're expecting their first child, only four months after the engagement and six months after they began dating.

• 10/13/05 No 'Shame' For Katie. From USA Today: Katie Holmes, 26, is taking her next role very seriously. After announcing that she and fiancé Tom Cruise, 43, are expecting, Holmes is dropping out of the Dennis Quaid drama "Shame On You" to concentrate on her pregnancy, the next issue of People magazine reports. That is no surprise to Oliver Hudson, Holmes' co-star on "Dawson's Creek." "She's a nurturer. She wouldn't be having a baby if she wasn't ready," Hudson tells People. Cruise's "Vanilla Sky" director, Cameron Crowe, tells People that he got the news before the big announcement: "He's (Cruise) an enthusiastic guy, so you can imagine how happy he was."

• 10/12/05 Katie's Dad Furious Over Pregancy. From MSNBC: Cruise’s future father-in-law apparently isn’t a happy camper. Katie Holmes’s dad is said to be “very upset” because his unmarried daughter is pregnant with Cruise’s child. And, what’s more, the devoutly Catholic Martin Holmes reportedly is none-too-thrilled about his daughter’s involvement in her husband-to-be’s controversial religion, Scientology. “[Martin Holmes] was very upset and got into a real spat with Katie,” the forthcoming issue of Life & Style Weekly quotes “a close friend” of Cruise as saying. “Tom had promised her parents that they would do the right thing and get married before any baby came along.” After scolding his daughter, according to the mag, Martin Holmes berated Cruise by declaring “You’re no good.” “He said he and his wife were very upset by the news,” according to the source, “and demanded the pair get married quickly.” Furthermore, a member of Christ the King Church, which the Holmes family belongs to, told L&S that Cruise and Holmes’ publicist, his sister Lee Anne DeVette, sent a letter to parishioners, asking them not to talk to reporters. Although a family friend told the mag that the Holmes family is thrilled by the news of a grandchild, they’re also concerned. “It seemed like Katie was being controlled by Scientologists,” the friend told L&S. “Now they wonder if it’s a Rosemary’s Baby situation, where Katie is being groomed to provide Tom with a child.” DeVette didn’t respond to The Scoop’s repeated requests for comment.

• 10/11/05 Gossip Mags Go Goo-Goo. From Stuff: They said he couldn't and she said she wouldn't. But it turns out Tom Cruise's cylinders are fuel-injected after all, and despite her assurances, his paramour Katie Holmes did not save herself for her wedding night.  Having spent the past six months slobbering all over each other in public, the happy couple are pregnant, and this week's goss mags are busy preparing the nursery for the new celebrity spawn. NW, for one, is shocked. "No one thought [Katie] would have a child out of wedlock," it tuts. Alas, NW, the longer you live, the more people let you down. The happy news leaves Woman's Day, the dowager of goss mags, stuck in a horrible bind. On the one hand, news of breeding stars - second only in importance to news of breeding royals - must be celebrated. But on the other, WD lives to lionise Tom's ex-wife, Our Nicole Kidman. What to do? The mag settles on a trusty formula: gleeful photos of Katie's burgeoning "baby bump" while reporting the tragic details of "Nicole's breakdown" over the baby news. Nicole, who has precious few minutes left on the biological clock, is advised to quit crying and make a withdrawal at the nearest sperm bank, post-haste.

• 10/10/05 Katie Shows Off Her Bump. From Hello!: It seems loved-up couple Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes waited until the very last moment to reveal they were expecting a baby together. Just days after the pair announced their happy news, the "Batman Begins" actress was photographed showing off a neat bump while spending some quality time with her leading man. The two performers were photographed in a Los Angeles park as they watched his adopted daughter Isabelle play football. And although it was previously thought the future Mrs Cruise was only three months along, each time the wind blew her floaty blue top against her tummy, Katie's bump became clearly visible. A fellow parent who saw the couple said: "She had a very considerable bump, and you could see her belly button through her floaty top. To me she looked more like a girl who was five months pregnant than three.If she does still have six months of her term left to go, she is going to be as big as a house by the time the baby arrives."  One thing there seems little doubt about, however, are her feelings for her future husband. Holding hands and chatting warmly, the A-list couple were a picture of happiness as they enjoyed the sunshine on Sunday afternoon.

• 10/9/05 Katie Fires Publicist. From ContactMusic.com:  Pregnant actress Katie Holmes has fired her publicist Leslie Sloane-Zelnick after nine years together, and has hired her fiance Tom Cruise's sister as her new spokesperson. The "Batman Begins" star and Cruise announced her pregnancy last week, which comes only six months after the couple began dating. Since Holmes began her controversial relationship with Cruise, she has parted ways with her management company, agents and now Sloane-Zelnick. Holmes will now be represented by Cruise's sister and fellow Scientologist Lee Anne DeVette, who became the actor's spokesperson last year (04) after he left his longtime publicist Pat Kingsley. Sloane-Zelnick tells the New York Daily News, "We were with her for nine years. We wish her the best. She has chosen to work with her future sister-in-law. We wish her well, and congratulate her on her happy news."

• 10/7/05 Is Katie Ready To Be A Mom? From ContactMusic.com: "My sisters are raising children and when I think I've had a hard day and they tell me about potty training, I'm like, 'Oh my God, if I had to do that I would freak out." Pregnant Katie Holmes suggests she might not be a great first-time mother in a recent CosmoGirl! interview.

• 10/7/05 Tony Danza Blasts TomKat. From Softpedia: Actor and former boxer Tony Danza blasted Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes for having a child without being married. Danza, 54, probably best-known for his appearance in the TV sitcom "Who's the Boss?", declared he considers Tom a hypocrite, because he preaches about not using medications and is against psychiatry and immoral behaviors, when he's the one who lives an immoral life, making babies without being married. The talk show host says: "I'm a little upset about this. Here's a guy out there lecturing people about drugs, but out of wedlock births don't seem to bother him. He's never (appearing on) my show, so it doesn't matter." He adds: "I'm happy for them, but we're going to send them to MAURY (POVICH's show) for a DNA test. Twice-married Cruise, 43, and Holmes, 26, met in April 2005. After only two months of dating, Tom proposed Katie at the Eiffel Tower in Paris. And Wednesday, the happy couple announced they're already expecting a child. The wedding date has not yet been confirmed.

• 10/7/05 Katie Urged To Have 'Silent Birth.' From rte.ie: It is reported that Katie Holmes is being urged to have a 'silent birth' when she has Tom Cruise's baby. When the 27-year-old actress is wheeled into the delivery room, she will be under instructions not to cry or scream out, no matter how painful her labour. The 'Dawson's Creek' star has reportedly agreed to convert from Catholicism her fiance's Church of Scientology, which insists on 'silent births' to avoid traumatising newborn babies. Scientologists also believe in giving youngsters lie-detector tests, asking them to spy on their classmates and face cutting themselves off from family members if they are non-believers. Holmes, who started dating Cruise in April, is thought to be three months pregnant.

• 10/7/05 A Painful Scientology Birth? From AP: Katie Holmes better have a high tolerance for pain if she's going to have her baby the Scientology way. Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard wrote in his book "Dianetics" that it's important for the mother not to scream or cry while giving birth because the noise is bad for the baby. Scientologists also oppose giving the mother drugs during delivery. They also recommend silence for the first seven days of a baby's life.

• 10/7/05 Katie's Silent Birth. From Cinematical: My mother used drugs. My sister, also, used drugs. My mother did it three times, and my sister did it twice, but I forgive them both because, well, they were squeezing large fleshy objects called "babies" out of their bodies at the time. Apparently this will not be the case with Katie Holmes and her upcoming release, "The Spawn of Tom." Scientology, it seems, does not allow drugs to be used during child birth. New York Daily News quotes this line from L. Ron Hubbard's Dianetics: "Maintain silence in the presence of birth to save the sanity of the mother and the child and safeguard the home to which they will go." Sure, whatever. Listen, Tom joined the Church of Scientology in the mid-1980s, and his career soon began to skyrocket with films like "Top Gun", "The Color of Money", and "Rain Man." He obviously knows something we don't. Considering that Katie Holmes has been in some reputable movies but no huge blockbusters, it would probably be in her best interest to just take the pain as the child gnaws through her ribcage and explodes from her torso where seven armed guards will be ready to coerce the sub-creature into an iron cage with a slab of meat. If some mediocre sci-fi writer's inane pseudo-religion requires it, you really have no choice.

• 10/5/05 BREAKING NEWS - KATIE AND TOM EXPECTING BABY!!! From People: Tom Cruise's fiancée, Katie Holmes, is pregnant with the couple's child, Cruise's spokesperson, Lee Anne DeVette, tells PEOPLE exclusively. "Tom and Katie are very excited, and the entire family is very excited," says DeVette. Cruise, who has two children, Connor, 10, and Isabella, 12, with ex-wife Nicole Kidman, began dating Holmes in mid-April. He proposed to her atop the Eiffel Tower in Paris in June. DeVette says there is no wedding date set. DeVette would not comment on the baby's gender or say how far along the pregnancy is. The rep did say that Holmes, 26, "has never felt better." Cruise, 43, is currently shooting "Mission: Impossible 3" in Los Angeles.

From AP: Let the couch-jumping begin: Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes are expecting a baby. Holmes' pregnancy was reported Wednesday by People magazine. The couple have been dating since April and became engaged in June. "Tom and Katie are very excited, and the entire family is very excited," Lee Anne Devette, Cruise's spokeswoman, told People. It would be Holmes' first child. Cruise has two children, Connor, 10, and Isabella, 12, from his marriage to Nicole Kidman. No further details were available. Devette added that Holmes, 26, "has never felt better." Cruise, 43, is now shooting "Mission" Impossible 3."

Other Articles: Toledo Blade, Reuters, USA Today, Entertainment Tonight, MTV,  E! online

• 10/5/05 Rivers Slams 'Talentless' Katie. From ContactMusic.com: Sharp-tongued comedienne Joan Rivers has labelled Tom Cruise's fiancee Katie Holmes talentless - and believes her engagement to the megastar is her wisest career move to date. The notoriously rude Rivers believes Cruise's former partners exploited the "War Of The Worlds" star to boost their own status, and maintains the "Dawson's Creek" beauty will be no different. She says, "Each woman has done very well by him - Nicole Kidman and Penelope Cruz. So this one, Katie Holmes, who doesn't seem to have much talent, is probably the luckiest of all. "I saw her in "Batman Begins" and, let's just say, she better hang on to Tom for a while!"

• 10/4/05 TomKat's Wedding War. From EgyptElection.com: Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes know they want to get married. They even know when they want to tie the knot. But, an insider tells Star, they just can't agree on where to have the ceremony — they're even at odds over which country to have it in.
U.S.A. VS. MEXICO
Tom, 43, wants to have a ceremony at the Church of Scientology Celebrity Center in Los Angeles. "He is a diehard Scientologist," says an insider. "I think he wants Katie to be part of his belief system." But this is Katie's first trip to the altar (Tom was previously married to Mimi Rogers, 53, and Nicole Kidman, 38) and she wants to go south of the border. An insider tells Star that Katie has her heart set on the Maroma Resort and Spa on Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, where she and Tom, along with his kids — son Connor, 10, and daughter Isabella, 12 — spent five days in May. "They spent a romantic few days there," says the source, "and they both were impressed by the beauty of the place." The Maroma Resort and Spa is closed during November, claims an industry insider — very convenient for Tom and Katie who are considering a late November ceremony. And it's very private. Says the insider: "The way the resort is set up, it's almost impossible for anyone uninvited to get inside."
SCIENTOLOGY VS. CATHOLICISM
Of course, there's still the religion issue, which sources say is unresolved. While Katie has been to the Church of Scientology Celebrity Center with Tom, her parents, Martin, a lawyer, and Kathy, a homemaker, are both devout Catholics. And Martin, for one, is openly skeptical about his future son-in-law's controversial faith. When asked by a reporter what he thought of Scientology, he said, "I don't believe in it!" (For the record, both Tom's and Katie's reps deny there's wedding tension between them.)
MEET KATE CRUISE!
But Katie is so devoted to Tom — a source says she'll even change her name to Kate Cruise — that all the wedding-plan blues may be a difficult stage that's just momentary. "Katie is a strong woman, and despite their differences, they have a strong love for one another," says the source. "She and Tom are trying to reach a place that will make both of them happy."

• 10/3/05 "Batman Begins" DVD Review. Click HERE for a review from DVDTalk. "Batman Begins" will be release on DVD October 18th. It will be available in a single disc version and a two-disc Deluxe Edition. The two-disc Deluxe Edition DVD is packed with spectacular bonus features such as a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the film, additional information on key characters and weapons that was not revealed in the film, a look at various incarnations of the Dark Knight, an exclusive collectible DC comic book and much more!

• 9/28/05 BOO! It's TomKat! From The Macerich Company: For those dressing-up this Halloween, Harry Potter, Star Wars, Batman, and the Fantastic Four will inspire the most popular television/movie character costumes, according to the survey. Shoppers ranked headline grabbers Paris Hilton, Michael Jackson, Jessica Simpson, and the Tom Cruise/Katie Holmes duo as the most popular celebrity costume inspirations for 2005.

• 9/23/05 "Shame On You" Put On Hold. From ContactMusic.com: Hollywood star Dennis Quaid has vowed to contribute to the economical rebuilding of New Orleans, by making his next movie in the hurricane-ravaged Louisiana city. "The Day After Tomorrow" star is making his big screen directorial debut, as well as writing and performing in "Shame On You", which is set to begin filming later this year. After shooting was delayed following the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina last month, Quaid has put the movie on hold and has been in talks with New Orleans Police Superintendent Eddie Compass. During a relief mission in the city on Monday, Quaid asked Compass, "Can we get in here by January 1st? If there's any way we can do it here, I want to do it here. This is the place that really needs it." Quaid plains, "I've spent about a year of my life here between the four movies I've filmed. I can't imagine how devastated people must feel." Compass has begged Quaid for a walk-on role in the musical - which also stars KATIE HOLMES, saying, "Get me in there, brother, even if it's as an extra."

• 9/23/05 Is Katie Stalking Ex? From MSNBC: Katie Holmes keeps trying to phone her ex sweetie, Chris Klein, but he's so annoyed by the calls that he's changed his number, according to US Weekly.

• 9/15/05 Cojo Blasts Katie. From MSNBC: Steven Cojocaru raised eyebrows at the Toronto Film Festival fundraiser when he referred to Tom Cruise's sweetie with an expletive. The fashion correspondent for "Entertainment Tonight" and "The Insider" was the host of Variety magazine's Ten Producers to Watch party at Flow Restaurant on Sunday night. Clips from the featured films were being shown and when Katie Holmes's image appeared — she stars in the flick "Thank You For Not Smoking" — the oft-caustic Cojocaru muttered, "That Scientology [bleep]." (Rhymes with "rich.") Cojocaru later backpedaled. "I was only joking," he said, according to the Toronto Globe and Mail. "I don’t know anything about them." When asked if he worries about Scientology's influence on Hollywood, Cojocaru reportedly rolled his eyes and replied, "Honey, I worry about a lot of things. I worry that there's going to be a dead Maltese cat in my bed when I get back to my room."

• 9/13/05 Katie & Tom In "Naked Weapon"? From The Hollywood News: Just had an email from 'Pat', who brings this story over on Dark Horizons to our attention. I saw this film recently, and loved it, but this news from DARKHORIZONS is just scary! Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes may be starring in a remake of the Hong Kong action film "Naked Weapon". This is what the site says : "Apparently Paula Wagner is leading the charge to acquire, and consequently make, a remake of the popular kung-fu film. The 'talk' is that both Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes may be involved. Now, I assume that Maggie Q is helping the cause here.....ironically, Cruise has cast her in a small part in "Mission Impossible 3""

• 9/13/05 Wedding Plans. From ITN: "Top Gun" star Tom Cruise has revealed his fiancee Katie Holmes will do her own floral arrangements when they wed. However, he insists it is not a cost-cutting measure, but just because the "Batman Begins" actress is so creative. Teasing Tom still declines to reveal the date of the nuptials but said the pair have big, big plans.

• 9/12/05 Christmas Wedding For TomKat? From monstersandcritics.com: Tom Cruise and fiancé Katie Holmes are to marry on Christmas Day, it has been claimed. The star couple, who got engaged in May after a whirlwind two-month romance, are reportedly planning to tie the knot on the special day because they both love the festive holiday so much. A friend of the pair said: "They both love Christmas and it's the only time they are free. They want it to be a festive occasion and the plans are underway." It is believed Tom, 43, is planning to invite a galaxy of stars to the ceremony, including his ex-wife Nicole Kidman. Other guests are rumoured to include, Cruise's Scientology friend John Travolta, Juliette Lewis and Lisa Marie Presley - the daughter of legendary singer Elvis Presley. Last week, it was revealed Katie is to take on Tom's surname when they wed. Unlike the actor's previous wives, Mimi Rogers and Nicole Kidman, who retained their own names, Katie is reportedly planning to become Mrs Cruise, both privately and professionally. The beautiful actress is also alleged to be altering her first name, to Kate, because that's what Tom affectionately calls her.

• 9/12/05 Fox Searchlight Acquires "TYFS."From Fox Searchlight Pictures: Fox Searchlight Pictures president Peter Rice today announced that the company has acquired all available worldwide rights to THANK YOU FOR SMOKING, Jason Reitman's feature debut, from David O. Sacks' Room 9 Entertainment. The film, which had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on Friday, September 9, is a fiercely satirical look at today's "culture of spin" based on Christopher Buckley's acclaimed 1994 novel of the same title and adapted for the screen by Reitman. THANK YOU FOR SMOKING stars Aaron Eckhart, Maria Bello, Cameron Bright, Adam Brody, Sam Elliott, Katie Holmes, David Koechner, Rob Lowe, William H. Macy, JK Simmons and Robert Duvall. Fox Searchlight plans to release THANK YOU FOR SMOKING next year.

• 9/9/05 Katie On Best-Dressed List. From AP: Tom Cruise's fiancee and his ex are both on PEOPLE magazine's "Best-Dressed" list. Katie Holmes and Nicole Kidman are joined by Brad Pitt's ex, Jennifer Aniston, and Sienna Miller -- the actress whom Jude Law cheated on with the nanny of one of his children. Jessica Simpson, Halle Berry, Beyonce, Nicole Richie, Kate Hudson and Scarlett Johansson round out the list. The photos of the worst-dressed need to be seen to be believed. They include Randy Quaid in the "goofiest man dress," Alan Cumming in the "ugliest skirt" and Patti Labelle in the "gaudiest coronation robe."

• 9/7/05 Katie Considers Kate Cruise. From ContactMusic.com: Katie Holmes is planning to do what neither of Tom Cruise's past two wives did when she weds the movie star - take his name. The tradition-loving actress plans to deviate from Nicole Kidman and Mimi Roger's example and go by the name of KATE CRUISE, both personally and professionally, when she exchanges vows with her fiance, according to American magazine In Touch. A source tells the publication, "Tom calls her Kate, so he suggested she start going by that professionally." The surname change is something old-fashioned Holmes has always been keen on.

• 9/3/05 "TYFS" Screening Schedule. The screening schedule for Katie's upcoming movie, "Thank You For Smoking",  has been posted on the official Toronto International Film Festival website. The festival runs September 8-17.
SCREENING TIMES:
Friday, September 09 6:30 PM RYERSON
Sunday, September 11 9:15 AM PARAMOUNT 2
Saturday, September 17 9:15 PM RYERSON

• 8/30/05 Katie May Design Her Wedding Dress. From Fashion Monitor Toronto: Katie Holmes, whose sleek feminine style has been recently gracing fashion magazines covers, may put her fashion sense to work and design the wedding dress of her dreams. Although the date and the style of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes' wedding have not been revealed, Katie Holmes is already browsing through fashion magazines in search for the inspiration for that perfect wedding dress. Tom Cruise's representative Lee Anne Devette confirmed that Katie has not chosen her dress yet and is now figuring out what she wants to do. Katie may even design her own wedding dress. "She has incredible style," Lee Anne Devette added. Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise got engaged two months ago in Paris; Tom Cruise proposed Holmes at the Eiffel Tower. Meanwhile, Katie Holmes will be back to work soon. Tom Cruise's love will soon be the love interest Rachel Dawes in Batman sequel, according to "Batman Begins" producer Charles Roven.

• 8/22/05 "Batman Begins" DVD Info. Hailed by critics as one of the best films of the year, experience this summer's action-packed tale of the legendary Dark Knight when "Batman Begins" debuts on DVD October 18th from Warner Home Video. It will be available in a single disc version and a two-disc Deluxe Edition. The two-disc Deluxe Edition DVD is packed with spectacular bonus features such as a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the film, additional information on key characters and weapons that was not revealed in the film, a look at various incarnations of the Dark Knight, an exclusive collectible DC comic book and much more! Click HERE for more info.

• 8/21/05 Million Dollar Wedding. From Sunday Mirror: Tom Cruise is planning to marry fiancee Katie Holmes in a multi-million dollar Arabian Knights-themed wedding. The "War of the Worlds" star wants the "event of the decade" when he ties the knot with former "Dawson's Creek" actress Katie, 26 - and he has given wedding planners a blank cheque. Cruise, 43 , has his heart set on a huge ceremony in the Maroma resort in Mexico, after he saw another couple married there earlier this year in a ceremony that cost the bride's mother $600,000. He was staying at the award-winning resort in May and was furious after being told he could not stay in the presidential suite because of a wedding. But he gate-crashed the celebrations and was so impressed by what he saw that he immediately said he wanted the same nuptials. Two weeks later, Cruise's people called California-based wedding planner Kevin Lemon - who oversaw the wedding - and asked him to arrange his and Katie's marriage. In the wedding that Cruise watched, an American couple were married on the white sandy beach at Maroma resort. The 300 bare-footed guests holding flutes of champagne then went up a path lined by 500 candles to a castle where the party was held. The celebrations were held over three floors with the inside decorated like an Arabian temple. Tom and Katie's wedding is expected to take place later this year.

• 8/19/05 Celebrity Bodies: Katie Holmes. From Fashion Monitor Toronto: Katie Holmes, 26, was probably best-known as Joey in the TV series Dawson's Creek, but her movie career took off with much-praised roles in Batman Begins and Phone Booth. Now that Katie Holmes is juggling movie career with personal life – lest we forget, Katie Holmes is romantically involved with Tom Cruise - and winning more fans by the day, she's taking good care of her figure. Luckily, she has a good foundation to start with. At 17 Katie Holmes went to New York for a modeling convention, but ended up getting an acting agent instead. Katie Holmes is 5ft 9ins, weighs 108lbs and has bewitching hazel eyes and shoulder-length brown hair. "I like my body and am proud of it," she says. Two years ago, Katie was voted among the Ten Most Beautiful People in the world by an American teen magazine. Katie Holmes has a very active off-screen life. "I do a lot of running," she says, "and I love dancing, both of which work off all the calories I need to lose to keep in good shape." "I'm not strictly vegetarian, but meat doesn't play a big part in my diet," Katie Holmes says, adding that she's lucky enough to be able to eat "all the wrong things" and not put on massive amount of weight. Katie Holmes lists among her favourite foods: buttered popcorn, veggie burgers, onion rings and pretzels dipped in salsa.

• 8/19/05 Links. Who is that guy cuddling Katie Holmes? - VMA scene: Ready to go full tilt (log-in required)

• 8/16/05 "Batman Begins" DVD Release Date. Katie's latest movie, "Batman Begins," will be released on DVD on October 18th (U.S. and Canada). You can pre-order a two-disc "Deluxe Edition" from amazon.com for only $15.98!

• 8/16/05 Katie On Her Hero Tom. From Sky.com: OK... We've seen them smooching on the red carpet in dozens of cities around the world. We've even seen Tom Cruise go crazy on Jay Leno's sofa, declaring his love for Katie Holmes - and now she insists it's not a publicity stunt. Evidently, these two Hollywood hotties are just hugely in love. In an interview with Heat magazine, Katie reveals that Tom is in fact her "hero". "I've been a fan of his for so long... When you find yourself in love with someone like that for real, it's almost like being in a dream. A very nice dream. "I have never met anyone who is so full of life, so secure in who he is and what he does. It's a beautiful thing to be able to fall in love with a man like him," she gushes. "He's very generous and very supportive. He's the smartest man. Full of life. "He's incredibly interesting to be around: his enthusiasm is infectious. I love him. I feel like it's a privilege to have met him and become part of his world." Deep breath. And relax. When asked what she would say to people who mumble something about a publicity stunt, she replies: "It would be nice if people were happy for us, but our friends know how happy we are together, so why should I care about what rumours are floating out there?"

• 8/15/05 "BB" Hits $200 Million. From SuperHeroHype.com: As of Thursday, Warner Bros' "Batman Begins" has crossed the $200 million mark, as it continues its run as the third highest grossing film of 2005. The Christopher Nolan directed film, which stars Christian Bale under the cowl, has already passed the box office gross of the Joel Schumacher directed sequel Batman Forever--not accounting for ticket price inflation--to become the second highest grossing film in the popular franchise. The movie has defied expectations with its run at the box office, as its total domestic gross is more than four times its opening weekend, something which is unheard of for this type of genre movie.

• 8/15/05 Amerie Knows The Real Katie. From ContactMusic.com: R+B superstar Amerie is adamant Katie Holmes' public image hides her true persona, because she knows the real person behind the hype surrounding her engagement to Tom Cruise. The "1 Thing" singer became friends with "Batman Begins" star Holmes when they starred in romantic comedy "First Daughter" together - and she knows the 26-year-old possesses qualities which go way beyond the wholesome person she shows to most people. She says, "Katie is a smart girl. On set, the guys always used to call her 'Little Katie' because she's so quiet and endearing, and the little girl thing is so part of her persona. "But when the camera goes off, she's quite different."

• 8/14/05 Is Katie Getting Cold Feet? From The National Ledger: Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise started out so well in their love affair. Their seemingly PR stunt of a relationship began with a "chance" meeting, advanced to sending out press releases that they were in love, and moved on to jumping on Oprah's couch and playing around at the MTV movie awards. Ah the memories. But then Tom Cruise began his 'belittling tour' where he slammed Brooke Shields, lectured Matt Lauer and berated anyone else that isn't as trained as Dr. Cruise in the fine art of Scientology. Are there now signals that Katie may be tiring of the whole affair and getting cold feet? The Star Magazine says it has a source that believes it. Sources are telling Star, Hollywood's newest golden couple may be coming down to planet Earth. Cracks have appeared in their veneer of perfect happiness and Katie might be having second thoughts. "I think Katie is getting cold feet," a friend of Holmes tells Star. "She must be wishing she and Tom could slow down their race to the altar while they get to know each other better." "Katie doesn't exactly want to call off the wedding completely," says her friend. "She'd probably just be a lot happier if it wasn't happening so quickly!" However, the friend also adds: "Katie is a smart girl, and she could very well wake up one morning and decide that being with a man nearly twice her age is just not something she wants to do. She could become a real-life runaway bride."Good advice. Run, Katie, run. Read the entire Star story HERE.

• 8/12/05 Links. TomKat Allegedly Spotted in SouthCoast, MA - Leading Lady - Get the look: Katie Holmes - Fallon Defends Cruise and Holmes

• 8/9/05 Katie Returns For "Batman" Sequel. From MovieHole: Seems Katie Holmes hasn't got a pink slip from the "Batman" franchise at all - "Batman Begins" producer Charles Roven tells Sci Fi Wire that Holmes will be back for seconds, reprising her role as love interest Rachel Dawes in the sequel to the Summer hit. Rumour had it that Holmes had been dropped from the film because the studio were unhappy that her and Tom Cruise were getting more attention than the film she was supposed to be out and about plugging. They were apparently looking to cast a "Stronger" actress in the sequel. Roven says Holmes is back though, playing the assistant D.A who stole Bruce Wayne's heart by the final credits. Also back, he confirms, is Michael Caine as the butler Alfred, Gary Oldman as police detective Jim Gordon, and of course, Christian Bale as Batman/Brucie boy. "We're waiting for Chris Nolan to declare himself. We will do it after he does that", Nolan says.

• 8/6/05 TomKat, Living The Suite Life. From New York Daily News: What price, love? If you're Tom Cruise, $300,000. That was his bill at Rome's luxurious Hassler Hotel, where he stayed with Katie Holmes while filming scenes for "Mission Impossible III." The couple checked out this week after a three-week stay. Three hundred G's bought Cruise the whole seventh floor, including the penthouse suite, whose enormous terrace boasts views of the city and St. Peter's Basilica. He also had a private garage with its own access to the top floor, shielding TomKat from the fans and the paparazzi. Mission accomplished!

• 8/6/05 Cruise's Oprah Moment Spawns New Term. From Irish Examiner: Tom Cruise's chair dancing antics on Oprah Winfrey's chat show have made such an impact on pop culture that "jumping the couch" has now become a well-used phrase. The Mission: Impossible star became the focus of relentless mockery in May, after jumping on Winfrey's couch and punching the air while yelling about his love for Katie Holmes. And the moment has now spawned a term, which was recently added to website urbanDictionary.com. The definition of the term jump the couch reads: "The defining moment when you know someone has gone off the deep end. Inspired by Tom Cruise's behaviour on Oprah. "Sample usage: 'My new boyfriend Benny... jumped the couch and started rubbing spicy brown mustard on his body at my family reunion."

• 8/3/05 Links. The Wheels Behind the Women - Wails and Blubbers with Katie Holmes - War of the Whirls

• 7/30/05 Katie's Naked Nightmare. From Female First: Katie Holmes was left mortified after she had to pose in a transparent spandex bodysuit for her 'Batman Begins' action figure. The stunning actress, who is engaged to Hollywood heavyweight Tom Cruise, hated having to model for the doll of her character, Rachel Dawes, because the skin-tight, see-through suit revealed left nothing to the imagination. She moaned: "I had to wear a nude spandex bodysuit, which showed everything". Katie has also admitted she was terrified she wasn't going to be good enough in the hit comic-book film. The screen beauty, who starred in the movie alongside veteran actors Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman and Liam Neeson, revealed: "I was like, 'Please God, don't let them fire me. Let me spit out my lines Please'.

• 7/26/05 Scientology Not To Blame. From Hollywood.com: The controversial Church of Scientology has slammed reports one its rituals was responsible for the sores on Katie Holmes' mouth in May. Only a week after Tom Cruise and Holmes confirmed they had been dating for "a couple of weeks" in late April, the former "Dawson's Creek" star was photographed with several cold sores and a red rash around her mouth. While most critics believed Holmes had acquired the sores from her public kissing sessions with Cruise, several gossip columnists claimed the 26-year-old actress developed the sores after enduring a Scientology process, known as purification. Holmes has been studying the religion since she began dating her now-fiance Cruise. The alleged client of the purification is given vitamin B3 (niacin), which helps to decrease cholesterol and boost circulation. However, a spokesman for the church says, "Whatever is on Katie's face has nothing to do with us. It's insulting that you would ask such a thing."

• 7/22/05 Tom Still Buoyant Over Katie. From Hello!: Having gained a reputation for his exuberant couch-jumping on Oprah Winfrey's famed chat show, actor Tom Cruise was obviously still feeling buoyed up by love as he and fiancée Katie Holmes took a boat ride in a Naples harbour. Wearing superstar shades, the nimble "Top Gun" star hopped up onto a platform in the stern of the luxury watercraft where he raised his arms in an enthusiastic greeting to photographers keeping a watchful lens on the popular couple. While Tom was all smiles, however, his 26-year-old partner seemed more focused on her beau's safety. The "Batman Begins" star hovered in the background with her arms outstretched, as though ready to catch the actor should the swell cause him to lose his balance. The pair are in Naples for a week as Tom shoots scenes for the latest instalment of the action films. Click HERE for pics.

• 7/22/05 Katie Visits Orphans. From Teen Hollywood: Actress Katie Holmes has taken time out of watching her fiance Tom Cruise film "Mission: Impossible 3" to visit orphans in Italy. The 26-year-old actress paid a visit to orphaned youngsters at Rome's Casa Famiglia on 18 July - and made many pint-sized pals along the way. An onlooker says, "Almost immediately, Katie kicked off her shoes to play with them. She pushed them on the swings and played with them on the tricycles." Holmes, who was handed roses by my many of the children she visited, admits Cruise inspired her to make the trip. She says, "I love children and heard about the orphanage in Rome and wanted to meet the children."

• 7/22/05 Katie Is A Chanel 'Coco-nut'. From Teen Today: Katie Holmes is obsessed with Chanel. The screen beauty - who is said to have bought up almost every item in the autumn collection - reportedly loves the clothes so much designers call her 'Coco-nut' in homage to Coco Chanel. Sources claim the actress, who is engaged to movie star Tom Cruise, even hopes to play Coco on Broadway. An insider told Britain's Daily Express newspaper: "Katie is keen to play Coco in a Broadway version of the French play, 'Mademoiselle Chanel'. "She and Tom caught a recent performance and the couple have inquired about the rights to stage in America." Despite her expensive taste in clothes, the former 'Dawson's Creek' star earlier this month insisted she wants a "simple" wedding to Tom. She told America's W magazine she doesn't want a glitzy affair when the smitten couple exchange vows - because she wants her big day to be low key She also revealed she wants to wear an understated, classical gown when she ties-the-knot with hunky Tom. Fashion editor Rob Haskell said: "She wants a very simple, classical dress and a traditional and simple wedding."

• 7/19/05 Katie & Tom Can't Wait For A Baby? From The Bosh: Friends of Katie Holmes say that the Batman Begins actress, 26, can't wait to have kids with her megastar fiance Tom Cruise, 43. "Katie says she's having the most amazing time of her life," a friend of hers tells Star. "The last few months have been wonderful, and she can't wait to start a family with Tom." Tom has two adopted children, son Connor, 10, and daughter Isabella, 12, (he shares custody with ex-wife Nicole Kidman, 38). "Katie says she'd love to have a boy and a girl," another friend of the actress says. "She comes from a large family so she knows what it's like to have the sound of kids' laughter around the house all the time." Even back in her Before Tom days, Katie was open about her desire to be a mother. "I have so much respect for my mom and my sisters who are now raising children," she told one reporter. "You never get a break. I think I'd like to have a big family. I just hope I have the stamina."

• 7/19/05 Links. Katie Hits The Playground with Roman Bambinos -  Katie Holmes Hypnotized - Katie Holmes' Assimilation Nearly Complete - Letterman Stumps Katie Holmes

• 7/15/05 NY Wedding A No-Go. From Jossip: While we would've thoroughly enjoyed knowing upstate New York – where our j-school education began as youthful naivete and blossomed into brand name smarts &ndash played home to the fakest wedding since Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley (okay, Liza and David's was a little more recent), all signs point to farce. When Rush & Molloy suggested Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes would be wedding at the Mirbeau Spa in Skaneateles (near Tommy's Syracuse birthplace), our fingers longed for a soothing spa manicure to prepare. Then we heard today that it wouldn't be Mirbeau but rather the Sherwood Inn (same town, different venue), and any good gossip knows that when the story starts changing it must be true. So we – prepare yourselves! – picked up the phone, pushed some buttons and made some calls. And the results? Blanketed denials (interspersed with laughter and claims of fielding similar questions for weeks). Reps at both Mirbeau and Sherwood denied the couple were planning a wedding for tomorrow and, contrary to R&M's claims, Mirbeau says the duo have never stepped foot on their 12 acre lot. So calm yourselves, as there will likely be no upstate New York wedding for TomKat. But we're sure you'll pick up a copy of People next week no matter what B-list bride is featured.

• 7/15/05 Katie's Family Not Too Happy? From Eonline.com: Speaking of Tom, superinside sources connected out the friggin' wazoo tell me intended bride Katie Holmes is not experiencing from her family the smooth love-slide for Tommy-boy she would like. Ohioans in overdrive tell me Katie was expecting an all-aboard approval. Didn't exactly happen. Yes, yes, yes, Katie's very happy. I know this. That's what K.H.'s peeps have been proclaiming fer weeks (just seems like eons). I'm sure it's true. But as I'm sure you gossipy folks have heard at this overgabbed point, Katie's family is reportedly a different story: "I don't recognize her." The above quote is, I'm told, an utterance from one of Katie-doll's closest fam members. Somebody who finally got so frustrated trying to talk some sense of individuality into Ms. Holmes. 'Cause, as the warring world knows too well by now, Katie does what Tom does. Anybody feel like a hot, unbridled, soul-bursting session of...scuba diving?

• 7/13/05 "Thank You For Smoking" Premiere. From Reuters: Katie's upcoming movie, "Thank You For Smoking", will premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival which runs September 8-15.

• 7/13/05 Links. What Katie's home thinks - Tom and Katie on a Mission in Rome - Tom wants to buy Katie a love nest - Say It Again, Tom - Two Wacky, Zany Kids Sort Of In Love - TomKat's fashion saga: What Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes are wearing

• 7/10/05 Katie More Zombie-Like Than Ever. Click HERE to read the Fox News article.

• 7/9/05 W Magazine Interview & Pics. W magazine's website has part of Katie's interview from its upcoming August issue and a preview of Katie's cover with two extra pictures. Click HERE!

• 7/8/05 TomKat In The Caribbean. From People (July 18): "Hot off his diatribes against psychiatry, Tom Cruise is taking a break in the Caribbean: The actor is staying onboard "The Freewinds", a 440-ft. ship that serves as a special Scientology church. Enjoying a two-day stayin Curacao, the ship's home port, Cruise and fiancee Katie Holmes took time July 2 to scuba dive with the island's sea lions. On July 3, Cruise's 43rd birthday, "The Freewinds" headed off to Aruba."

• 7/8/05 Links. Katie Holmes Poses in Wedding Dress - Tom wants Katie to cruise the skies... - Katie wants simple wedding - Holmes Prepared for Paparazzi

• 7/7/05 Katie In White! From The Insider: She went from quiet Joey Potter on "Dawson's Creek" to the giddy, outspoken bride-to-be of Hollywood Top Gun TOM CRUISE. In the new W magazine, on stands July 22, KATIE HOLMES models a variety of haute couture fashions, including a white wedding gown by COMME DES GARCONS. So is she practicing for the Big Day? "When a relationship happens this quickly, the wedding could happen five minutes from now," predicts senior features and fashion editor ROB HASKELL, who interviewed Katie for the magazine. "Katie is under a spell. She said she wanted a simple, classic, little dress. I asked her what kind of rock she wanted and she said, 'Whatever Tom wants me to have.'" Rob says he asked Katie about a number of hot-button topics, including her feelings about Scientology, her ex-fiancé CHRIS KLEIN and the current man of her dreams. "Meeting Tom -- I'm just exhilarated," Katie told the mag. "I feel so lucky and so -- like I've been given such a gift." It's no secret that the 26-year-old 'Batman Begins' star is all set to become the third Mrs. Cruise, ever since she accepted his oh-so-romantic proposal three weeks ago in Paris after a romantic candlelit dinner at Le Jules Verne, a famous restaurant on the second level of the Eiffel Tower. "Today is a magnificent day for me, I'm engaged to a magnificent woman," Tom told the world the next day. And she echoed those sentiments, saying, "Dreams come true and I'm so in love with him!" Rob says Katie seemed consistently lovestruck during their W sitdown, even jumping up and down after receiving a very extravagant gift from her top hunk in mid-interview. But it was her switch from Catholicism to Scientology that intrigued him. Katie attended to Notre Dame Academy, a Catholic high school in Ohio and was accepted at Columbia University before she landed the breakthrough role on "Dawson's Creek." Her parents, devout Catholics, are said to be regulars at the Christ the King church in Toledo. "Katie told me that she was auditing Scientology, which was sort of a Scientology word for 'checking out the religion.' She said she was excited about it, that it was helping her, and she made clear, though, that one of the things that's nice about Scientology is that you could be a Catholic and a Scientologist at the same time." And she says that Scientology, which she converted to three days after the interview, is not something Tom pressured her into. "That's really ludicrous," she says about the claim. "You have to know Tom. He is the most loving, generous man who ... first of all, he wants to help people. He doesn't put pressure on people." For more from Katie's bombshell interview, watch tonight's "Insider."

• 7/6/05 Katie Not Ready To Wed 'Right Now'. From ContactMusic.com: Actress KATIE HOLMES is not ready to marry "right now", despite her recent engagement to new love TOM CRUISE. The former "Dawson's Creek" star and the Hollywood hunk began dating in April, and after a whirlwind romance and many public displays of affection, Cruise popped the question in Paris, France last month (June 17). However, at only 26 years old, Holmes wants to enjoy her engagement before becoming the third Mrs Cruise. Holmes says, "Everybody in LA says they never want to get married, well I don't want to get married right now, but I do want to grow old with somebody." When Cruise and Holmes do decided to get married, she will be stepmother to Isabella, 12 and Connor, 10 - Cruise's children from his 10-year marriage to Nicole Kidman.

• 7/4/05 Keeping An Eye On Katie. From The Bosh: 'Batman Begins' Star Katie Holmes is not allowed to be alone - ever reports PageSix. Since hooking up with Tom Cruise and the Scientologists, every move Katie makes is reportedly monitored. When Holmes accompanied Cruise to a recent taping of "The View," eyebrows were raised when she wasn't allowed to go to the bathroom alone. At one point, Cruise asked where the bathroom was and "took Katie with him into the men's room," an insider says. Later, when Holmes needed to go, "three Scientologists followed her in." A rep for "The View" said, "We don't follow guests to the bathroom." Some were also concerned because Holmes "looks like she hasn't slept in weeks."

• 7/3/05 Katie & Tom Getting Married In August??? From ContactMusic.com: TOM CRUISE and fiancee KATIE HOLMES are planning a Scientology wedding which will take place next month. The "War Of The Worlds" actor, who has been romancing the 26-year-old actress since April, is set to tie the knot at the Scientology headquarters in Los Angeles before honeymooning on a yacht with his soon-to-be third wife, according to British newspaper the SUNDAY EXPRESS. The 43-year-old has previously been married to actresses Mimi Rogers and Nicole Kidman. A source at the religious centre says, "Tom has encouraged Katie to embrace our faith and they have both agreed to a Scientology wedding service." Another source explains, "It has become a prerequisite of Tom's that the closest people in his life should also be Scientologists. "He was mortified when Nicole turned her back on his faith but he is overjoyed that Katie has embraced it."

• 7/1/05 Katie Goes All Sexy! Click HERE to read the USA Today article.

• 7/1/05 Links. Tom Cruise - 'I Knew Katie Was The One!' - Tom Cruise on sex, kids, and death - Rock Stars: Big Rings! Who has the largest diamond?

• 6/27/05 Katie & Tom On "The View" Friday, July 1. From WPVI: Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes (along with the cast of "War Of The Worlds") will be featured in a special edition of ABC's "The View" which airs Friday at 11:00am ET.

• 6/27/05 Links, Links, Links. Katie 'Home' Schooling in the Future - Tom's mission: imprudent - What's going on with Tom Cruise? - Cruise Hopes Kidman Can Make Wedding To Holmes

• 6/26/05 'Batman' Beats Witch At Box Office. From Reuters: The Caped Crusader easily fended off a suburban witch to lead the North American box office for a second weekend, according to studio estimates issued on Sunday. "Batman Begins," starring British actor Christian Bale as Gotham City billionaire Bruce Wayne and his crime-fighting alter ego, sold about $26.8 million worth of tickets in the three days beginning Friday. After 12 days, the Warner Bros. release has earned $121.7 million, having cost about $150 million to make. Bewitched," Columbia Pictures' update of the 1960s TV series, starring Nicole Kidman and Will Ferrell, opened at No. 2 with $20.2 million. Michael Caine has a supporting role in both films.

• 6/24/05 TomKat News. Who Will Save Katie Holmes? - Cruise, Lauer Argue on "Today Show" - Katie Holmes' Hometown Reacts

• 6/24/05 Tom & Katie Heat Up Red Carpet At "WOTW" NY Premiere. Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes Smooch Their Way Across 'War Of The Worlds' Red Carpet - Cruise, Holmes step out

• 6/23/05 How Tom Propsed. Click HERE to read the Cover Story from this week's PEOPLE magazine (dated July 4) on newsstands Friday.

• 6/23/05 Yep, More Articles. Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes' family plans - Cruise's old and new sweeties meet - Katie, Katie: What are you thinking? - No Place Like Holmes' - Some wanted Katie to play Daisy Duke - TomKat special - Hello! mag - Katie Holmes' Hairstyle: Create the Look

• 6/22/05 Tom & Katie In Love. From People: After a whirlwind public romance, Tom Cruise popped the question to Katie Holmes at the Eiffel Tower on June 17. Here's a look at how it all started.

• 6/21/05 More Articles. Katie Holmes' Missing Days - Summer's Most Dynamic Duos - Cruise Keeps Eye On Holmes - Bookmakers Take Bets On Cruise and Holmes Divorcing - Holmes: 'I Love The Britsh Press'

• 6/20/05 Katie Dropped From Batman Sequel. From ContactMusic: CHRISTIAN BALE, MICHAEL CAINE and MORGAN FREEMAN have signed to star in a second BATMAN movie, but love interest KATIE HOLMES has been dropped. Movie bosses are thrilled with the response to BATMAN BEGINS - it took $46.9 million (GBP24.6 million) in its first weekend at the US box office - and have snapped up the film's stars for a sequel. Bale as Batman was the first to put pen to paper, followed by Caine as butler ALFRED and Freeman as BRUCE WAYNE'S business associate LUCIUS FOX. But Holmes wont reprise her role as district attorney RACHEL DAWES - reportedly because WARNER BROS is angry her engagement to TOM CRUISE has stolen media attention away from the movie. A source tells PAGESIX.COM, "Everyone is in agreement that the movie's strength is with Christian Bale, Michael Caine and Morgan Freeman." Adding of Holmes, "She won't be in the sequel... the next romantic interest will be a much stronger actress. "Warner is happy that people are now focusing on who'll be playing the JOKER rather than Katie and Tom."

• 6/20/05 Is Scientology Right For Katie Holmes? Click HERE for article.

• 6/19/05 'Batman Begins' Opens As Weekend's No. 1 Movie. From Reuters: The Dark Knight lit up the box office in North America as "Batman Begins" premiered as the No. 1 movie in U.S. and Canadian theaters this weekend with an estimated $46.9 million in sales, reigniting a lucrative superhero franchise that burned out eight years ago. The $150 million film was released by Warner Bros. Pictures, a unit of Time Warner Inc., which is also resurrecting fellow DC Comics superhero Superman, and preparing for the November release of a fourth " Harry Potter" film. Since opening on Wednesday, "Batman Begins" has earned $71.1 million, which the studio said was within expectations. The five-day haul was the best start among the five films in the "Batman" franchise. The record of $66 million was held by the third film, 1995's "Batman Forever," which starred Val Kilmer. The franchise folded in 1997 with the next film, "Batman and Robin," starring George Clooney in a batsuit with nipples. It bowed to $52 million for the first five days. "Batman Begins," starring Welsh-born actor Christian Bale ("American Psycho") as Gotham City billionaire Bruce Wayne and his alter ego, Batman, was directed by Christopher Nolan, the English filmmaker behind edgy thrillers like "Memento" and "Insomnia." His dark interpretation of the Batman story thrilled comic-book fans, and generally pleased critics. The film also stars Liam Neeson as the villainous Henri Ducard, Katie Holmes -- newly betrothed to Tom Cruise -- as the love interest, and Michael Caine as the butler, Alfred.

• 6/19/05 More TomKat Engagement News.
Tom & Katie Engaged - People
Holmes Sweet Holmes - American Chronicle
Tom and Katie Engaged! - E!
Skeptics apologize! Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes are engaged - Canadian Press
IMterview: Lizzie Grubman on the Cruise / Holmes Engagement of Destruction - Gawker
Will Tom Make Katie Sign a Pre-Nup? - Celebrity Justice
Tom makes bid to altar Katie's life - New York Daily News
Tom & Katie Tie The Knot - Hello!
Tom & Katie Get Engaged - Mirror
The Paris Passion Show - Daily Record
Tom Cruise to wed Katie Holmes - The Bosh

• 6/18/05 WTOL-TV News & Streaming Videos. From WTOL: News 11 in Katie's hometown of Toledo, Ohio has an excellent page on their website jammed pack with news and streaming videos including an interview with Katie's father the other day. Check it all out HERE!

• 6/17/05 BREAKING NEWS - Katie & Tom Get Engaged In Paris!

 
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(6/17/05 9:00pm) Tom And Katie To Wed! From ET (videos included): TOM CRUISE and KATIE HOLMES are engaged! Tom confirmed the news himself at a Paris press conference with his new bride-to-be. "Today is a magnificent day for me, I'm engaged to a magnificent woman," he revealed. Tom proposed to Katie Thursday night in Paris, at the romantic Eiffel Tower. As to why Hollywood's top gun chose that particular spot? "It's Paris, it's a beautiful city, it's very romantic." Tom asked Katie to marry him around 12:30 a.m. at the end of a late night, candlelight dinner at Le Jules Verne restaurant, which is on the second floor of the Eiffel Tower. "I will forever be jumping on couches and hanging from chandeliers," he later said at the Marseilles premiere. When asked about the ring, Tom said, "I've had it for some time." Katie's engagement sparkler appears to be a yellow diamond. Tom, who did not get down on one knee, revealed that he would like to get married at the Eiffel Tower surrounded by his and Katie's families. "The families are very excited," Tom said. "We've gotten so many warm congratulations. They love Katie, how could they not love Katie?" There's no word yet on when the upcoming nuptials could take place. "We haven't discussed that," Tom said. "One step at a time." Sparks flew immediately for this Hollywood couple, who have been dating for just under 2 months. It all started when Tom called the 26-year-old "Dawson's Creek" star out of the blue for a private meeting. The two hit it off instantly and set out on a variety of romantic outings -- including sushi dinners aboard his private jet, vacations in Mexico, OPRAH's white tie ball and smooches for the paparazzi in Rome last April. Tom then publicly declared his love for Katie on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" in May, literally jumping for joy at his newfound girlfriend. "I can't be cool, I can't be laidback," he told Oprah. "I want to celebrate her, she's a very special woman." Katie, of course, echoed the sentiment: "It's exciting," she told our JANN CARL. "I love Tom. It's amazing. I'm so proud to be with him." Both stars have big summer films coming out, which had led to some speculation that this was all just a big publicity stunt. Tom's response? "Ridiculous." Tom's 'War of the Worlds,' directed by STEVEN SPIELBERG, opens June 29, while Katie's 'Batman Begins' is in theaters right now!

(6/17/05 9:30am) Tom Cruise proposes to Katie Holmes at Eiffel Tower. From Reuters: Film star Tom Cruise has asked girlfriend Katie Holmes to marry him, he announced on Friday, ending weeks of speculation over the fate of Hollywood's hottest couple. Appearing with Holmes at a Paris news conference, the 42-year-old revealed how he had chosen the city of romance to make his move. "Yes I proposed to Kate last night ... because it is very beautiful and romantic here," Cruise said, smiling and exchanging glances with Holmes, who was sitting in the audience. "I haven't slept all night. It's very exciting and very beautiful," Cruise said, adding he had proposed at the Eiffel Tower. Cruise, one of Hollywood's most powerful personalities, was in Paris to promote his latest blockbuster, Steven Spielberg's "War of the Worlds." Holmes, 26, has also been trotting the globe in recent days for her film "Batman Begins." Media attention on the couple has been intense since they revealed their relationship in April, and both have been prepared to discuss it openly in interviews and on red carpets. That openness has even led to speculation that the relationship was a stunt to promote their movies. Cruise has been married twice before, to Mimi Rogers and later to Nicole Kidman, with whom he adopted two children. Cruise and Kidman were together for around 10 years until they split in 2001, since when the "Mission: Impossible" heartthrob has been romantically linked with actress Penelope Cruz. Holmes was previously engaged to actor Chris Klein.

(6/17/05 9:30am) Tom Cruise Proposes to Katie Holmes. From AP: Actor Tom Cruise said he and girlfriend Katie Holmes are engaged, after he popped the question early Friday morning atop the Eiffel Tower. Cruise, speaking at a Paris news conference with Holmes, said: "Yes, I proposed to her." The couple often shared smiles and blushes as Cruise turned to look at her, with a massive diamond ring on her finger. "What did you say, darling? She said, `Yes.' ... I've never actually been to the Eiffel Tower and I just, it's Paris, you know. It's beautiful, a beautiful city. It's very romantic. I'm excited to be here." "It was early this morning at the Eiffel Tower, so I haven't slept at all," he said. "Today is a magnificent day for me, I'm engaged to a magnificent woman." Asked why he chose the famed Paris landmark, he said: "I've never been to the Eiffel Tower. It's Paris, it's a beautiful city, it's very romantic." Cruise said no date for a wedding has been set: "We haven't discussed that — one step at a time," he said. "Let's see. We're not sure." Cruise, 42, was in Paris to promote the French release of the Steven Spielberg film "War of the Worlds" next month. He and 26-year-old Holmes went public with their romantic relationship in April. Holmes did not speak to reporters, but at one point, Cruise whispered to her: "Are you OK?" Afterward, the two hurried into a car before leaving for a promotional event in Marseilles, southern France. "I wish them the happiest marriage that anyone has ever had," said Dakota Fanning, the child actress who co-stars with Cruise in the film. She sat next to Holmes during the news conference. Cruise and Holmes have faced repeated rumors of marriage. The relationship started after Cruise split from actress Penelope Cruz, and Holmes and actor Chris Klein called off their long-standing engagement. While in Berlin two days ago, Cruise dismissed speculation by tabloid newspapers and celebrity gossip columns that their relationship is a stunt to promote their new movies. Holmes was in London earlier this week to promote her new film, "Batman Begins." She had also dismissed accusations that the couple had staged a relationship for publicity. Holmes said then that she was embracing Scientology — Cruise's religion. The former star of television's "Dawson's Creek" grew up with a poster of Cruise on her bedroom wall and has said she grew up wanting to marry him.

(6/17/05 12:30am) BREAKING NEWS: Katie & Tom Get Engaged! From WTOL: Tom Cruise and Toledo's Katie Holmes are now officially engaged to be married. Cruise proposed to Holmes atop the Eiffel Tower late Thursday evening. No date has been set for the wedding. The news has been confirmed by a highly reliable source: Katie's father, Martin Holmes. Count on News 11 for more on this late breaking story on News 11 Your Morning beginning at 5am.

• 6/16/05 Katie Makes-Over Her Team. From Hollywood.com: Actress Katie Holmes has dumped her manager John Carrabino--just a week after swapping agents. The "Batman Begins" beauty remained with the CAA agency, but ditched her representative Brandt Joel last week, in favour of Rick Nicita and Kevin Huvane--who also represent Holmes' new lover Tom Cruise. Carrabino will now be free to devote more time to his other clients, including Oscar-winning actress Renee Zellweger. A spokesperson for Carrabino confirmed to Pagesix.com that Holmes is no longer a client.

• 6/15/05 "Batman Begins" Opens Today! Katie's new movie, "Batman Begins," opens in U.S. and Canadian theaters today. GO SEE IT! Click HERE for a movie review from the AP.

• 6/13/05 More Articles. Holmes a confident co-star in `Batman Begins' - Katie Holmes Converting to Scientology - Katie Holmes Savors Life in a Fairy Tale  -Katie Holmes: Inside Her Life - Close-ups too close - Batman receives European premiere

• 6/12/05 TomKat News. A Gush Fest with Katie Holmes - Website Seeks to "Free Katie"

• 6/11/05 Katie "Digs" Scientology. From Yahoo/AP: Tom Cruise says girlfriend Katie Holmes "digs" the Church of Scientology. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Cruise says the 26-year-old "Batman Begins" actress is curious about Scientology, founded by L. Ron Hubbard. "Yes, absolutely. She digs it," the 42-year-old actor tells the magazine. When asked if he's become more passionate about Scientology, Cruise says: "I've always been passionate about it. I've always talked about it when people asked about it." He also confirmed there was a Scientology massage tent on the set of his upcoming film, "War of the Worlds." "I also had a cappuccino tent on that set. And I made sure the crews were fed well, too. And if someone wanted an assist from a (Scientology) volunteer, it was there for them," he says. "People are curious about it — they're always asking me about it, they want to know what Scientology is." In an EW.com poll, 61 percent of respondents said they liked Cruise less now after the recent exhaustive attention to his personal life, 3 percent said they liked him more, and 36 percent said their viewpoint of the "Top Gun" star hadn't changed. When asked by the interviewer if he's going to propose to Holmes, Cruise whispered, "It's gonna happen, man. It'll happen."

• 6/10/05 "Letterman" and "The Early Show" Interviews. Holmes Talks About New Beau on Letterman - The Men In Katie Holmes' Life (from "The Early Show")

• 6/9/05 More TomKat Articles. Katie Holmes is Loving Life (from "Good Morning America") - Holmes' superstardom `Begins' - Celebrity love, Hollywood headache - 'Funky & freaky' Katie - Katie Holmes loves Scientology - Cruise uses Tonight Show to poke fun at his "Oprah" interview

• 6/8/05 Tom & Katie's Strange Behavior. From TheBosh.com: At the MTV awards, everyone was buzzing about Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes' strange behavior reports New York's PageSix.com. This report contradicts an earlier report that Tom was on his best behavior "Katie requested a private dressing room, which was in the basement," PageSix.com hears. "Tom and Katie came roaring up on his motorcycle and disappeared for the whole night into the room with her p.r. guy, a stylist, a hairdresser, a makeup person and six Scientologists, including Tom's sister [and p.r. woman] Lee Anne DeVette. They did not come out except for when they went onstage -- did not mingle with anyone in the green room - and then left." Holmes had to be back at the Regent Beverly Wilshire early the next morning for the "Batman Begins" junket, where she and Cruise "made out in the hallway in front of all the journalists and TV people in between every interview." "We are talking a public display for hours," said our source. "It was over the top, unnecessary and gross."

• 6/7/05 More Katie Articles/Interviews. Holmes won't deny engagement to Cruise - Holmes shrugs off skeptics: 'We're happy' - Holmes Says She Loves Cruise More Everyday - Holmes thrilled by smitten Cruise

• 6/6/05 Katie Interviews. Here are a couple interviews as Katie talks about her relationship with Tom Cruise and also about "Batman Begins." Face time with Katie Holmes - Batman Begins: An Interview with Katie Holmes

• 6/5/05 Katie & Tom Shine At MTV Movie Awards - PICS! From People: Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes were the center of attention at the MTV Movie Awards in Los Angeles on Saturday (airing Thursday, June 9th at 8:30pm ET/PT). Click HERE for pics! Holmes, who stars in the upcoming "Batman Begins," was chosen to present her new boyfriend with a lifetime achievement award for his movie career. "Most of us first met this man when he was dancing in his underwear and feeling the need for speed," Holmes said before introducing a clip reel of Cruise’s film history, which she watched with rapt attention. At the end, the actress pumped her arms, then marched off stage to retrieve Cruise who was waiting in the wings, a move that mirrored Cruise’s much-replayed performance on the "Oprah Winfrey Show" last month. Cruise beamed at Holmes and laughed off the audience’s encouragement to "kiss her," saying: "If I've been able to entertain you at all, then, I thank you for allowing me to do so." Backstage, the couple walked with their arms around each other and Cruise told PEOPLE: "It was an honor" to take home the award. Cruise’s ex-wife, Nicole Kidman, was also on hand at the show to present the breakthrough female award to Mean Girls co-star Rachel McAdams, but Kidman managed to steer clear of her ex, with whom she has two children.

• 6/5/05 Katie To Play "Wonder Woman?" From The Australian: Katie Holmes and her new beau Tom Cruise could be heading to Australia for a working holiday. Holmes, with her long brunette locks, is one of Hollywood's leading candidates to play "Wonder Woman" in producer Joel Silver's film about the sexy superhero. Silver has earmarked Australia as the likely shoot location for the big-budget project, and Holmes says if the script is good, she might be interested in donning the red, white and blue costume and bullet-reflecting bracelets. "I'd have to read it," Holmes said in Los Angeles while promoting her new film, another big-budget comic adaptation, "Batman Begins." As a child growing up in Toledo, Ohio, Holmes said she idolised Wonder Woman, the superhero brought to life by actress Lynda Carter in the 1970s' television series. "I was part of the majority of little girls that loved Wonder Woman," Holmes said.

• 6/3/05 Katie Turns Down "Factory Girl." From Hollywood.com: Actress Katie Holmes has turned down the role of pop artist Andy Warhol's muse Edie Sedgwick in forthcoming movie "Factory Girl"--because the character's drug abuse reportedly goes against her boyfriend Tom Cruise's Scientology beliefs. Director George Hickenlooper had lunch with Holmes in Los Angeles last month to discuss the possibility of her replacing Jude Law's fiancee Sienna Miller as Sedgwick, who died of an overdose of barbiturates in 1971. But movie insiders claim the 26-year-old beauty decided against starring in the movie because Cruise--who has helped people fight drug addictions through his controversial religion--warned the part would be bad for her image. Holmes' publicist confirms, "Katie is not attached to that project." A source tells New York Post newspaper, "Edie was in and out of mental institutions and on all sorts of psychotropic drugs. Tom doesn't believe in those drugs because of his belief in Scientology."

• 6/2/05 More TomKat Stuff. Here are the latest articles. This whole TomKat thing has turned into a circus!
Do Scientologists have big weddings? - Toledo Blade
Toledo turns its attention to new breed of 'TomKat' - Toledo Blade
Katie Holmes Is Going All The Way - The Simon
Time to ‘rein Tom in’ - MSNBC
Is Tom Crazy in Love? - Time
Cruise-ing for answers - USA Today
How Personal Is Too Personal for a Star Like Tom Cruise? - New York Times
Brooke Shields Lashes Out at Tom Cruise - People

• 5/31/05 Katie Says Love For Tom Is Real. From Reuters.com: One of Hollywood's hottest couples may be having difficulty persuading the public their romance is genuine, but actress Katie Holmes says her love for screen star Tom Cruise is real. "I couldn't be happier. I'm so happy," Holmes said on her way into the world premiere of her latest movie "Batman Begins." "He's the most amazing man in the whole world," she told Reuters in Tokyo on Tuesday. Cruise, 42, has also made no secret of his interest in the 26-year-old, until recently best known for her role in the TV series "Dawson's Creek." In a recent interview with U.S. talkshow host Oprah Winfrey, Cruise shed his cool image to enthuse about the relationship, prompting commentators to ask whether it was a publicity stunt aimed at promoting movies both stars were appearing in. People magazine recently ran an unscientific poll showing that nearly two thirds of those questioned believed the Cruise-Holmes relationship, which became public in late April, was a stunt. Cruise is starring in Steven Spielberg's "War of the Worlds," due for release in June. Cruise's love life is a mainstay of celebrity gossip. He and Nicole Kidman divorced in 2001 and he dated Spanish actress Penelope Cruz until last year. Holmes said she was proud to be appearing in "Batman Begins," directed by Christopher Nolan and also starring veteran actor Morgan Freeman.

• 5/30/05 Katie & Tom Engaged??? From TheBosh.com: Just a month after Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise started publicly canoodling to express their "love," Holmes has moved in with the star and, pals say, she's accepted a marriage proposal. PageSix.com hears that Holmes, a Christian, is converting to Scientology. One pal said, "She had her initial meeting with Tom at the Scientology Center in L.A., and she goes with him now a lot. She is converting." Holmes has also switched agents at the Creative Artists Agency - from her longtime rep to Cruise's rep.

• 5/29/05 "Batman Begins" Premiere Dates. Katie is going to attend the "Batman Begins" premiere in Japan on May 30 (June 18 release) and also the premiere in Berlin on June 15. The U.S. premiere of "Batman Begins" is June 6 in Los Angeles (June 15 release).

• 5/26/05 Fans & Media Doubt Cruise-Holmes Romance. From Channel News Asia: As superstar Tom Cruise vaunts his romance with actress Katie Holmes, Americans are extremely sceptical about whether the feted relationship is true love or an extravagant publicity stunt. As the "Top Gun" heart-throb, 42, makes a series of giddy public appearances to proclaim his new love for the 26-year-old actress, fans and media suspect the much-publicised affair has more to do with the upcoming release of two new films starring Cruise and Holmes. An unscientific poll by People magazine indicated that 63 percent of readers believe the romance is a publicity stunt, while only 37 percent believe the pair is genuinely in love. A similar random poll by Us Weekly magazine showed that 65 percent of its respondents were sceptical, even as publicists for the two actors, who have been dating a month, insist they are genuinely smitten. "Through all the changes that have swept Hollywood over the years, one thing still endures: strategic love," said a columnist in the prestigious New York Times this week. "The coupling of stars to create ballyhoo for a movie, burnish an actor's image, create a name or distract attention from other relationships may not be as common as when the movie studios tightly controlled stars' careers through the 1950s, some publicists and film industry experts assert. "But it is still the easiest way to grab flattering publicity," the Times said bluntly. As it happens, Cruise is the star of Steven Spielberg's big-budget "War of the Worlds," due for release on June 29, while Holmes coincidentally, is set to make her big-screen debut in "Batman Begins," which opens June 15. The twice-married Cruise, whose storied marriage to Australian star Nicole Kidman collapsed in 2001, gave an extraordinary performance as a smitten lover on the US television queen Oprah Winfrey's show this week. In the appearance, an uncharacteristically emotive and exuberant Cruise repeatedly jumped up and down on a sofa, laughed uproariously, threw his hands in the air and yelled: "I'm in love! I'm in love." US media had a field day poking fun -- and suspicion -- at Cruise's schoolboyish enthusiasm.

• 5/23/05 Tom Professes Love For Katie On "Oprah." From AP: First Tom Cruise was head over heels about his new girlfriend, Katie Holmes. Then he was giddy. Now, he's just plain batty. "I can't be cool. I can't be laid-back," an exuberant Cruise said Monday during a taped appearance on "The Oprah Winfrey Show." "Something happened and I want to celebrate it." A starry-eyed Cruise got down on his knees and repeatedly jumped up on the couch like a Robin Williams comedy act, saying that his love for Holmes was "beyond cool." Will he propose? His answer did more than leave the door open. "I'm going to discuss it with her," the twice-divorced actor said. "Honestly, I haven't (had this kind of experience before)." Later in the show, Cruise went backstage to bring out Holmes, who was quoted in Seventeen magazine last fall as saying she grew up wanting to marry the "Risky Business" star. "I'm glad I was a big dreamer," she told Winfrey. The 42-year-old actor and Holmes, 26, were first photographed together in Rome last month. Their relationship, which was earlier announced by their publicists, has caught the celebrity gossip world by storm. Cruise, who will star in Steven Spielberg's "War of the Worlds" next month, filled in some details about how they met. "I admire her and I thought I wanted to meet her — so I called her," he said. He also mentioned memorable events in their romance, including a motorcycle ride on the beach and surprising Holmes in Rome by covering her hotel room in rose petals. "I'm a romantic. I love that stuff," he said. Despite their openness, many have expressed doubts about the couple's real intentions. People and Us Weekly magazines have both published polls showing that over 60 percent of respondents believe the relationship is a publicity stunt. Holmes, who starred on television's "Dawson's Creek," has an upcoming blockbuster of her own, "Batman Begins." Cruise was previously married to Mimi Rogers and Nicole Kidman, and dated Penelope Cruz for several years. Holmes and actor Chris Klein recently called off their engagement, after dating for five years.

• 5/20/05 Tom Brings Katie On "Oprah" - Monday, May 23rd! From MSNBC/AP: Tom Cruise is absolutely gaga over Katie Holmes — and isn’t afraid to show it. On Monday’s episode of “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” which was taped, Cruise goes backstage to reveal a surprise — Holmes herself. A smitten Cruise prompts Winfrey to exclaim over and over, “You’re gone!” “I’ve known Tom a long time and he has always been so private. I’ve never seen him like this before — he’s gone,” Winfrey says. The 42-year-old actor and Holmes, 26, were first photographed together in Rome last month. In a recent interview on “Access Hollywood,” Cruise gushed that Holmes is “magnificent.” Cruise was previously married to Mimi Rogers and Nicole Kidman. Holmes and actor Chris Klein recently called off their engagement, after dating for five years. Both have summer blockbusters opening next month. Cruise stars in Steven Spielberg’s “War of the Worlds” and Holmes co-stars with Christian Bale in “Batman Begins.”

• 5/20/05 Tom Gets Deep About Katie. From MTV: If you're Tom Cruise and the eyes of the world watch your every move — both personal and private — why would you step out with your new flame (in this case, Katie Holmes) in front of a sea of photographers at a European awards  It's simple, according to Cruise. "When I make a move like that, I'm saying, 'This is my woman.' " In an exclusive interview with MTV News, Cruise talked in-depth about his relationship with the actress for the first time, calling her "exceptional, special and extraordinary." "People are going to do what they are going to do," Cruise said. "Here's the thing: You can't think in terms of what are people going to do or say. [Stepping out with her publicly is] saying, 'I want to share my life with this woman; this woman is exceptional, she is special, she is extraordinary and I have great respect for her.' And it's saying, 'I got nothing to hide. I'm happy.' I'm happy, man ... she is something else." Despite being perhaps the most recognizable movie star on the planet, Cruise has managed to keep his personal life relatively private. While his Hollywood colleagues are often grist for the paparazzi, Cruise (and, perhaps more importantly, his children) are rare tabloid fixtures. However, his high-profile relationships (first with Nicole Kidman and later with Penélope Cruz) have generated headlines, and Cruise's recent red-carpet walk with Holmes at Italy's equivalent of the Oscars sent the Hollywood media into a tailspin. Cruise seems undaunted by the media glare, and also by the age difference between himself (he's 42) and the 26-year-old Holmes, who returns to theaters next month in "Batman Begins." "I'm concerned about whether or not someone can keep up with me," Cruise said. "I got a fast life. I got a lot going on."

• 5/19/05 Tom Says Katie Is 'Magnificent'. From AP: Tom Cruise is smitten with the charms of Katie Holmes. "I love this woman," Cruise says in an interview to air Monday on "Access Hollywood." "She's magnificent."  The couple were photographed together in Rome last month, where Cruise received a lifetime achievement award at the David di Donatello Awards, the Italian equivalent of the Oscars. When asked why he appears to be less inhibited about showing his affection for Holmes in public than in his past relationships, Cruise tells "Access Hollywood" co-anchor Billy Bush: "I am so happy and I am not going to pretend or hide it or be shy. This woman is magnificent." Cruise's marriages to Mimi Rogers and Nicole Kidman ended in divorce. He dated Penelope Cruz, but the pair split last year. Holmes and actor Chris Klein recently called off their engagement, after dating for five years. The 42-year-old Cruise says he shares many common interests and hobbies with the 26-year-old Holmes. "We go scuba diving together," he says. "She likes all the stuff that I love to do, she's funny and smart." He added: "I've always seen how talented she was." Cruise stars in Steven Spielberg's "War of the Worlds" and Holmes co-stars with Christian Bale in "Batman Begins." Both films open next month.

• 5/17/05 Katie On InStyle Magazine Cover. Katie graces the cover of the June issue of InStyle magazine. Inside there'll be a brand new photoshoot! I'll have scans when the magazine hits newsstands on May 20th.

• 5/15/05 Katie Vacations With Tom's Kids. From Digital Spy: Tom Cruise took new girlfriend Katie Holmes on a romantic holiday to Mexico, and brought along his children, according to the Sunday Mirror. Cruise's ex-wife Nicole Kidman was forced to spend America's Mothering Sunday without 12-year-old Isabella and 10-year-old Connor. However, Cruise's attempts to impress Dawson's Creek star Holmes ran into difficulty when he didn't get the suite that he wanted. Cruise apparently wanted another guest at the £3,200-per-night villa to move, and the hotel even offered $1000 to the guest, who refused to change. Fortunately, the pair still managed to have a good time; they were spotted scuba diving and on romantic walks down the beach.

• 5/14/05 Tom To Meet Katie's Parents! From Star: Tom Cruise is already laying on the charm. The actor recently called the parents of his 26-year-old girlfriend Katie Holmes -- twice! -- at their Toledo, Ohio, home just to say hello. Tom, 42, is laying the groundwork for a visit to Ohio to meet his sweetheart's parents. The buzz in Toledo is that Tom and Katie "intend to fly into Toledo from Los Angeles by private jet in the next few weeks and stay a few days with the Holmes family," a local official tells Star. "Everyone here is excited about getting a glimpse of Tom Cruise."

A PERFECT MATCH?
While they may cherish the idea of seeing Tom roaming their streets, the citizens of Toledo are decidedly undecided about whether he's the right man for their 26- year-old homegrown girl. "What is he -- like two times her age?" wonders one of Katie's old pals. "I hear her parents are concerned about the age difference." Indeed, while Katie's parents, Martin, a lawyer, and Kathleen, a homemaker, are publicly expressing support for their daughter's relationship, they're privately concerned about her new love interest. "I think they mean it when they say they'll roll out the red carpet for Tom," says a close family friend, "but I think they'd be happier with someone a little younger and with a better record when it comes to relationships." People in Katie's hometown are quick to point out Tom's 0-for-2 track record in the marriage department (he split from first wife Mimi Rogers after almost three years in 1990, and his 10-year union with Nicole Kidman ended in 2001). "Katie always seemed like she was waiting for Mr. Right -- and I don't think she's found it with Tom," says a regular at the Old Dog Saloon, one of the actress' local hangouts. "Tom has two ex-wives under his belt, and I don't want Katie to be another notch."

THE RELIGION ISSUE
Others cite the couple's religious differences as another red flag. Tom is a devout Scientologist, while Katie, the youngest of five, comes from a close knit Catholic family. One nun at Notre Dame Academy, the all-girls Catholic high school Katie attended, is praying that the actress doesn't switch faiths. Says the sister: "I just hope she remembers her Catholic roots and doesn't convert to Scientology!" Still, another hometown supporter just wants the best for Katie. Adds the source: "It's nice to see Katie so happy."

• 5/13/05 "Factory Girl" News. From New York Daily News: Katie Holmes wants to be bad - and boyfriend Tom Cruise wants to help her. The sweet-faced "Dawson's Creek" actress is in talks to play Andy Warhol's drug-addicted muse Edie Sedgwick in "Factory Girl." Jude Law's fiancée, Sienna Miller, was due to play the It girl, who died of a barbiturate overdose in 1971. While some claim the producers decided to go for a bigger star, Miller's reps say she bowed out after landing the role of Celia in a prestigious West End production of "As You Like It." Attorney Aaron Richard Golub, who is producing "Factory Girl" with Holly Wiersma and Bob Yari, tells us, "It was a scheduling conflict. We love Sienna." But they really love Holmes. Director George Hickenlooper, who had lunch with her in L.A. yesterday, sees the 26-year-old clean-scrubbed actress as perfect to star as the tragic heiress, who died at 28 after several stays in mental hospitals. "Katie is not too different from Edie, who arrived in New York as young, innocent, looking for excitement," says the "Man From Elysian Fields" director. Holmes' new guy, Cruise, who picked her up after a recent "Factory Girl" meeting, is said to agree that the role will help take her beyond the girl next door. "Tom loves getting into his roles, and he's already helping Katie research Edie," an insider tells us. "I've heard they're even going to the cemetery where Edie is buried." As for the rest of the cast, "L.A. Confidential" star Guy Pearce will play Warhol. Gwen Stefani is due to play fellow Factory girl Richie Berlin. Stefani's husband, Gavin Rossdale, will play Warhol star Gerard Malanga. P.S. Hickenlooper says he's steering clear of the controversy over whether Sedgwick had an affair with Bob Dylan. "Edie definitely knew Dylan, Jim Morrison, Mick Jagger and others," says the filmmaker. "We've decided to create a character who is kind of hybrid of all of them." Shooting starts this summer in New York.

• 5/12/05 Giant Magazine Interview - Preview. Katie graces the cover of the June/July issue of Giant magazine. The magazine's website has posted a preview of the 7-page article. Click HERE to read the preview and also check out a slideshow of Katie's hot new photo shoot for the issue. The magazine says the issue is on newsstands now but I think it actually comes out on May 17th.

• 5/10/05 Katie To Attend MTV Movie Awards. From Entertainment Weekly: MTV's awards shows are famous for ''surprise'' appearances that aren't really surprises, so naturally, the announcement that Katie Holmes will serve as a presenter next month on the MTV Movie Awards prompts the inevitable question: Is she bringing Tom Cruise along? Viewers probably won't be too startled if the Batman Begins star's new boyfriend joins her on stage, but so far, he's not on the list of official presenters that MTV released on Tuesday. Besides Holmes, those who will be helping host Jimmy Fallon hand out gilded popcorn buckets include Jessicas Simpson and Alba, Hilary Swank, Vin Diesel, Billy Bob Thornton, last year's host Lindsay Lohan, archenemy Hilary Duff, Zach Braff, and Ziyi Zhang. Musical acts signed to perform are Eminem and Nine Inch Nails. Expect more names to join the list as the show's taping date of June 4 approaches. The ceremony begins airing on MTV on June 9.

• 5/10/05 MAXIM Unveils "Hot 100" For 2005. From Business Wire: MAXIM Magazine, the #1 best-selling men's lifestyle magazine in the country and the world, unveils their highly anticipated 6th annual Hot 100 list. "Desperate Housewives" Eva Longoria heads up the list with the #1 spot. Katie comes in at #22 this year. The MAXIM Hot 100 supplement will be available with the June issue of MAXIM featuring "Las Vegas" actress Vanessa Marcil (#19) on the cover. Based on the huge success and national appeal of the Hot 100, VH1 will be airing a 1-hour special hosted by Rachel Perry (#49) on May 22 at 10:00pm ET.

• 5/5/05 Is Katie Allergic To Tom? From This Is London: Her new boyfriend has certainly put a smile on her face. But a closer look at Katie Holmes shows something else as well. Out shopping in Los Angeles, Tom Cruise's 26-year-old girlfriend was sporting what appeared to be a serious case of stubble rash (Click HERE for pic). Or maybe she's just allergic to the twicemarried, 42- year- old actor. Miss Holmes, best known for her role in the teenage TV drama Dawson's Creek, was pictured with her new beau in Rome last week. 'He may have been kissing her a little too passionately,' said one onlooker. 'If it was a stubble rash, no wonder Katie was flaunting it - not every woman can boast about kissing Tom Cruise!'

• 5/4/05 When Tom Met Katie. From USA Today: Hollywood's hot new couple, Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes, had never met until Cruise called her out of the blue and asked her for a date last month, Us Weekly reports. Holmes secretly flew to Los Angeles in early April after Cruise summoned her to a private meeting at his office. Four hours of banter later, Cruise fessed up and asked the young actress on a sushi date, Us reports in its May 16 cover story (on newsstands Friday). Cruise apparently was not impressed with Holmes' messy, dented BMW because he arranged for workers to clean up her clunker. (Related story: A very romantic Cruise) The next evening, the sushi date occurred not at a restaurant but aboard Cruise's private jet, 15,000 feet above Southern California, Us reports. That was followed by a ride on his motorcycle, a romantic beach trip and more secret dates. Tom and Katie — dubbed TomKat by celebrity blogs — stepped out publicly on April 27, when they arrived together in Rome for the David di Donatello Awards. Holmes' publicist Leslie Sloane Zelnick on Tuesday said she did not know how the couple met and could not confirm the Us details. Cruise's publicist and sister, Lee Anne Devette, did not immediately return a call for comment. Despite their frequent public displays of affection, Cruise and Holmes haven't offered up many details on their relationship. When asked by Extra how they met, Cruise reverted to his private nature. "I'm going to hold on to that one for myself for the time being," he said. But he said about Holmes: "She's an extraordinary woman. It's beautiful. I feel really happy. I'm more than enamored." The romance could be a dream for Holmes, who cooed to Seventeen magazine last year: "I used to think I was going to marry Tom Cruise."

• 5/4/05 Katie & Tom Stun Las Vegas. From Hollywood.com: Hollywood star Tom Cruise shocked a crowd of Las Vegas revelers on April 30--by inviting his new girlfriend Katie Holmes to an erotic show. Cruise and Holmes--who are separated by 16 years--posed with the Cirque De Soleil cast ahead of the acrobatic troupe's show "Ka," which kicked off at the MGM Grand hotel in February. Cirque De Soleil members also wowed backstage visitors by helping Cruise perform a spectacular backflip. News of the couple's relationship was unveiled by Minority Report star Cruise's sister and publicist Lee Anne Devette last week, following numerous sightings of the actor wining and dining the "Dawson's Creek" beauty. The following day, the loved-up duo were photographed holding hands on the streets of Rome, Italy.

• 5/3/05 Katie On Giant Magazine Cover. Katie graces the cover of the June/July issue of Giant magazine. Inside there'll be a brand new photoshoot! I'll have scans when the magazine hits newsstands on May 17th.

• 5/3/05 "DC" Season 5 DVD Hits Stores Today. "Dawson's Creek: The Complete Fifth Season" hits U.S. and Canadian stores today on DVD. It is a 4-DVD set. Specs are 1.33:1 Full Screen picture and English Dolby Surround sound. Click HERE to view front and back cover art.You can also order it from amazon.com (U.S.) or amazon.ca (Canada).

• 5/2/05 Is Katie A Virgin? From MSNBC: Looks like there’ll be no hanky panky for Mr. Top Gun. Tom Cruise’s new lady love has reportedly said that she wants to remain a virgin until she gets married. A 2003 profile of Katie Holmes in the Sunday Mirror of London discusses how “she went to cheerleading practice, got straight A grades, and made a pledge that she would remain a virgin until marriage.” But the romance is a dream of more than two decades fulfilled for 26-year-old Holmes; according to various reports, a year ago, Holmes revealed that the 42-year-old Cruise was her “first celebrity crush” and that she started pining away for him in 1983 when she was four years old and saw him in “Risky Business.” Holmes’ rep didn’t respond to requests for comment by presstime.

• 4/29/05 Toledo Abuzz Over the Holmes/Cruise Relationship. From WTOL: It's the talk of Toledo, and the world! Local girl, Katie Holmes and actor Tom Cruise recently confirmed that the two are dating. Friday in Rome, Cruise commented on the budding romance. "Well, I tell you she is pretty special, we are having a great time. Yeah, she's a very special woman, very very special. I'm very happy," said Cruise. While some may be skeptical about the May-December aspect of the romance. Holmes' family isn't fazed. Friday morning on News 11's "Your Morning," her father, Martin Holmes, called Cruise "The real deal." "He called our house and talked to Kathy and called back when I got home from work and talked to me and real classy guy," said Martin Holmes. This newest celebrity super-couple may not have made front page news at the University of Toledo, but students are definitely a buzz about it. "I think it's cool. Hopefully we'll see him, like see him at a restaurant or something like that at Panera or at the mall you never know," said UT student Betsy Lienesch. "I think it's great. I think it's kinda like a Princess Diana Prince Charles sort of thing where she's just a normal girl," said UT student Laura Johnson. However, some students say the former Dawson's Creek-er should be with someone different. "More like me," said UT student Zach Harter, pounding his own chest. No matter what their bias, students wish the new love birds only the best. Martin Holmes says his daughter met Cruise at a business meeting that was set up by Cruise's people and the romance blossomed from there. Meanwhile, you can catch the Toledo native on the big screen later this summer in "Batman Begins." Count on News 11 to continue following the romance.

• 4/28/05 Family Responds To Katie/Tom News. From AccessHollywood.com: In a statement released to "Access Hollywood," the father of actress Katie Holmes responds on behalf of their family to the news that she is dating Tom Cruise. The story airs on "Access Hollywood" Thursday, April 28, 2005. "Happy and excited for Katie," says the statement from Toledo attorney Martin Holmes. "She has a good head on her shoulders and we trust her judgment. We know Tom Cruise is a humanitarian and we feel good about that."

• 4/27/05 Katie Dating Tom Cruise! From AP: Tom Cruise has a new girlfriend — actress Katie Holmes. Cruise, 42, and Holmes, 26, have been dating a few weeks, Cruise's publicist and sister, Lee Anne DeVette, said Wednesday.  The pair were photographed this week together in Rome, where Cruise on Friday will receive a lifetime achievement award at the Italian equivalent of the Academy Awards, the David di Donatello Awards. Holmes' public relations firm — Baker Winokur Ryder — confirmed the two were dating. Both actors have had high-profile relationships. Cruise's first two marriages, to actresses Mimi Rogers and Nicole Kidman, ended in divorce. He was dating actress Penelope Cruz until the pair split last year. Holmes and actor Chris Klein recently called off their engagement after dating five years. Cruise in his nearly 25-year career has starred in such films as "Rain Man," "Jerry Maguire" and the upcoming Steven Spielberg remake of "War of the Worlds." Holmes is best known for starring in the TV show "Dawson's Creek," and the movies "Wonder Boys" and "Pieces of April." She will co-star with Christian Bale in this summer's "Batman Begins." More pictures of Katie and Tom HERE!

From People: Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes are dating, PEOPLE has learned. Cruise, 42, and Holmes, 26, "have only been dating a couple of weeks," says a friend of Cruise. The romance was confirmed by his rep after he and Holmes were photographed together, hand in hand, in Rome on Wednesday evening. "She's a really genuine person," says the friend. "She's the real deal." Cruise split with girlfriend Penelope Cruz last year. He and Nicole Kidman, who have two children, divorced in 2001. Holmes and actor Chris Klein broke off their engagement in March. The actress, who launched her career on TV's "Dawson's Creek," appears in the summer action film "Batman Begins. Cruise stars in director Steven Spielberg's "War of the Worlds."
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• 4/27/05 View "Batman Begins" Trailer! From FilmForce: Katie Holmes, who plays A.D.A. Rachel Dawes in Batman Begins, appeared Monday on MTV's "Total Request Live" where she exclusively debuted the new trailer for "Batman Begins." The trailer can be seen HERE! The movie opens in theaters on June 15th.

• 4/23/05 Katie On "TRL" - April 25th! According to MTV, Katie is scheduled to be a guest on "TRL" on Monday, April 25th. The show airs at 5:00pm ET/PT.

• 4/22/05 "Batman Begins" New Release Date. According to ComingSoon.net, the release date for "Batman Begins" has been moved up two days. The movie will open in U.S. and Canadian theaters June 15th, instead of June 17th.

• 4/18/05 "Batman Begins" World Premiere Preview - May 18th! From Yahoo/WB: Two DC Comics legends, Clark Kent and Batman, will unite on Wednesday, May 18 (8:00pm ET) as The WB presents the world premiere of an exclusive eight-minute special footage preview of the highly anticipated theatrical release BATMAN BEGINS, which will air within the 90-minute presentation of the season finale of the network's hit drama, SMALLVILLE. BATMAN BEGINS, which opens in theaters on Friday, June 17, explores the origins of the Batman legend and the Dark Knight's emergence as a force of good in Gotham. The film stars Christian Bale as Batman, along with Michael Caine, Liam Neeson, Katie Holmes, Gary Oldman, Cillian Murphy, Tom Wilkinson, Rutger Hauer, Ken Watanabe and Morgan Freeman.

• 4/18/05 Katie Wants More Adult Roles. From ContactMusic.com: "Phone Booth" star Katie Holmes desperately hopes her appearance in the forthcoming "Batman Begins" movie will lead to more adult film roles. Holmes is eager to disassociate herself from her "Dawson's Creek" character Joey Potter and is convinced her part in the latest installment of the Caped Crusader will convince Hollywood bosses she's not a sweet teen anymore - and is ready for more risque films. She says, "I hope that as I get older I will be able to play more adult roles and hopefully it will happen naturally. "Doing Batman Begins will be helpful because it's a movie that brings a lot of exposure. I was so excited to be part of something with such history."

• 4/16/05 "All Access: Celebrity Breakups 2005." From VH1: Join "VH1 All Access: Celebrity Breakups 2005" as we chronicle another year of Hollywood heartbreak, from the inevitable, saw-those-coming goodbyes to the sudden, highly-publicized meltdowns. We'll go inside the A-list relationships that just didn't work and explore details of what made them go horribly awry. Ex- duos include: Brad Pitt and Jennifer, Aniston, Ashlee Simpson and Ryan Cabrera, Charlie Sheen and Denise Richards, Katie Holmes and Chris Klein and more. The show premieres Monday, April 18th at 8:00pm ET.

• 4/15/05 New "Batman Begins" Poster. From CanMag.com: The latest "Batman Begins" one-sheet is very cool with the dark knight carrying Rachel (Katie Holmes) out of a swarm of bats. Pretty nice. You can check out the poster HERE. If you would like to purchase "Batman Begins" poster, click HERE.

• 4/14/05 Chris Klein Arrested For DUI. From The Smoking Gun: Geez, what's up with a Hollywood star's career when he can get arrested for drunk driving and nobody notices for two months (in this case, TSG is nobody). That's the sad predicament faced by Chris Klein, the 26-year-old "American Pie" star, who was arrested in February after San Diego sheriff's deputies pulled over a 2003 BMW he was driving. As a result of the traffic stop, Klein was charged with two misdemeanors, each of which carry a maximum of six months in jail upon conviction. According to a Superior Court criminal complaint, Klein had a blood alcohol content of .20 or higher, which is more than twice the California limit of .08. We're guessing that Klein's February 5 collar was not originally reported since he was charged under his full name, Frederick Christopher Klein. The actor, whose arraignment has been rescheduled for later this month, was booked into a sheriff's lockup, where he got fingerprinted and posed for the below mug shot. Klein's booze bust came a month before he and tasty actress Katie "Dawson's Creek" Holmes announced that they had broken off their engagement after dating for five years. Now that should make a guy hit the bottle.

• 4/12/05 Katie Attends "Save The Music" Concert - PICS! Katie attended VH1's "Save The Music" concert last night in New York City. Click HERE and scroll down to bottom of page for pics! Remember, the concert airs Sunday, April 17 at 9:00pm ET on VH1.

• 4/10/05 Bat's Entertainment. From New York Daily News: Gorgeous Katie Holmes, looking like she weighed all of 90 pounds in pinstriped clam diggers and pumps, chatted with me after the "Steel Magnolias" premiere last week. "Christian Bale is going to be the best Batman ever," she said of her co-star in "Batman Begins," opening in June. "I'm the love interest. My character is a newly introduced. Her name is Rachel Dodson, she's a DA and the childhood best friend of Bruce Wayne." She added: "I just finished a film called 'Thank You for Smoking' with Aaron Eckhart and [director] Jason Reitman." But no, she doesn't smoke. Finally, what about the suggestion of a certain discount tabloid newspaper that she might be more than just friends with actor Josh Hartnett? "No, we're not dating!" she laughed. "He's a very good friend of mine."

• 4/6/05 Katie To Appear At "Save The Music" Concert. From Yahoo/VH1: Josh Groban will join previously announced performers Alicia Keys, Mariah Carey, Donna Summer, Rod Stewart, Joss Stone, Rob Thomas, and John Legend when "Save The Music: A Concert To Benefit The VH1 Save The Music Foundation" will air on VH1 Sunday, April 17 at 9:00pm ET. Special appearances will be made by Heidi Klum, Gisele Bundchen, David Duchovny, Katie Holmes and Christina Applegate. Continuing in the tradition of events to benefit VH1's Save The Music Foundation, the star-studded concert will tape at New York City's famed Beacon Theatre on Monday, April 11. Additional performers and special guests will be announced shortly. VH1's "Save The Music" concert raises funds for the VH1 Save The Music Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to restoring instrumental music programs in America's public schools, and to raising awareness of the positive impact that music participation has on students. Since VH1 Save The Music was created in 1997, nearly $30 million worth of musical instruments has been donated to nearly 1200 public schools in 80 cities, improving the lives of more than 500,000 children. VH1 "Save The Music: A Concert To Benefit The VH1 Save The Music Foundation" is executive produced by Joel Gallen and Lee Rolontz; directed by Joel Gallen; Ray Winkler is the Production Designer; Allen Branton is the Lighting Designer.

• 3/24/05 Is Holmes Where The Hartnett Is? From msn.com: Has Katie Holmes rebounded with another solid, all-American guy (and no, we don't mean Pacey)? Just a few weeks after the former "Dawson's Creek" cutie broke off her engagement to Chris Klein, she has been spied in the company of Josh Hartnett. According to the New York Post, the willowy actress, 26, recently made the scene at a Manhattan hotspot with the coif-challenged "Sin City" hunk, also 26, although her presence apparently wasn't enough to prevent him from attracting oodles of attention from the opposite sex. In addition, a Gawker.com reader recently sent the site an unsubstantiated report claiming the pretty pair was engaged in a smooch session on a New York City street. Says the spywitness, "As I got closer they cooled down." Given such incontrovertible evidence (and by "incontrovertible," we mean completely sketchy), is there a romance blossoming between the fresh-faced Midwesterners? Not according to their respective reps. "I do know that Josh and Katie are friends and have been for a long time," Hartnett's publicist tells MSN Entertainment, adding that the actor is currently in Bulgaria shooting the Brian De Palma-directed crime drama "The Black Dahlia." "I doubt they are dating." Holmes' spokeswoman also plays up the pal angle, telling us, "I can say they are friends." Holmes and Klein announced the end of their nearly five-year relationship in early March, a little more than a year after the wholesome duo got engaged (a wedding date was never set). Katie is currently residing in New York, where she's been shooting the black comedy "Thank You for Smoking." Hartnett, meanwhile, has been on the market since breaking up with his on-again, off-again high school sweetheart Ellen Fenster about a year ago. Let's hope he's finding the time to sample the many delights Bulgaria has to offer.

• 3/24/05 Katie On FHM 100 Sexiest List. Katie is on FHM (U.S.) magazine's "100 Sexiest Women In The World" list. She comes in at #72. Actress and activist Angelina Jolie has been voted the sexiest woman in the world by readers of FHM. The rest of the top 5 are: #2 Jennifer Garner, #3 Paris Hilton, #4 Charlize Theron, #5 Halle Berry. Last year's winner, Britney Spears, didn't even make the list of 100. Click HERE for a complete list. The sexiest women in the world list is published as a supplement to FHM's May issue, on newsstands April 5.

• 3/3/05 BREAKING NEWS - Katie And Chris Split. From ETonline.com: One of Hollywood's sweetest young couples, KATIE HOLMES and CHRIS KLEIN, has called off their engagement, according to Us Weekly magazine. A spokesperson for Holmes tells the publication that they decided to go their separate ways about two weeks ago, but "want to stay friends and will continue that part of their relationship." The popular actors announced their engagement in December of 2003, after nearly five years of dating. Holmes is perhaps best known by audiences for her role as Joey Potter on TV's "Dawson's Creek." Klein gained recognition with movies like "American Pie' and 'Election.'
Other Articles: Eonline, USA Today, AP

• 3/1/05 'Batman' Flies To IMAX. From Zap2it.com: Batman fans will have the opportunity to enjoy the adventures of the Dark Knight digitally. The upcoming "Batman Begins" will be simultaneously released in conventional theaters as well as IMAX theaters through its proprietary IMAX DMR (digital re-mastering) technology in summer 2005. "Batman" delves into the vigilante's dark beginnings, from the murder of Bruce Wayne's parents to his world travels to seek a way to fight injustice. The star-studded cast includes: Christian Bale as Batman, Michael Caine as trusty butler Alfred, Katie Holmes as love interest Rachel, Liam Neeson as mentor Henri Ducard, Morgan Freeman as former Wayne Enterprises, Tom Wilkinson as crime leader Falcone and Cillian Murphy as the Scarecrow. "This film will be the latest in a series of fantastic Warner Bros. Pictures releases which have helped change the way moviegoers experience Hollywood movies," says IMAX Co-Chairmen and Co-CEOs Richard L. Gelfond and Bradley J. Wechsler. "Warner Bros. Pictures has been an instrumental partner in establishing this trend and advancing the IMAX theatre network as the newest distribution platform for Hollywood content." The latest of the Batman adventures is scripted by David Goyer and Christopher Nolan, who also directs. Goyer also wrote big-screen adaptations for the "Blade" trilogy. "Batman Begins" will be released in theaters nationwide on June 17.

• 2/23/05 Katie Talks "Batman Begins." Click HERE to read the article. "Batman Begins" opens in U.S. and Canadian theaters June 17, 2005.

• 2/22/05 "DC" Season 5 Release Date - May 3. According to TVShowsOnDVD.com, "Dawson's Creek: The Complete Fifth Season" will be released on DVD May 3rd. It is a 4-DVD set. Specs are 1.33:1 Full Screen picture and English Dolby Surround sound. Click HERE to view front and back cover art. Click amazon.com (U.S.) or amazon.ca (Canada) to pre-order DVD.

• 2/15/05 Katie Moves To New York City. From NYPost.com: Katie Holmes is now a New Yorker. The 26-year-old "Dawson's Creek" star rented a West Village apartment this month. She's keeping the house in Los Angeles she shares with fiance, actor Chris Klein, but she wanted a place in Manhattan while shooting "Thank You for Smoking" with Robert Duvall. Klein is in Canada on his latest film, "Just Friends." "Katie spends a lot of time in New York and she wanted to get a place for herself," says a friend. "This is closer to home for her. She likes to walk around and not be bothered. She can actually have a life here." There have been reports that the star and her fiance were splitting, especially after a fight in L.A. restaurant Maggiano's last year. Not so, says her rep, stating, "She still has the ring on. They are still engaged." Holmes settled in by hitting Fashion Week events including a BCBG party at Aer.

• 2/11/05 Katie Part Of "Batman Begins" Video Game. From GameIndustry.biz: Chertsey, UK. – Electronic Arts and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announced today they have secured an all-star cast for the Batman BeginsTM video game. The game will feature the voices and likenesses of Christian Bale (Bruce Wayne/Batman), Michael Caine (Alfred Pennyworth), Liam Neeson (Henri Ducard), Katie Holmes (Rachel Dawes), Cillian Murphy (Dr. Jonathan Crane), Tom Wilkinson (Carmine Falcone) and Morgan Freeman (Lucius Fox), all reprising their roles from the upcoming Warner Bros. Pictures film directed by Christopher Nolan.

• 2/6/05 Katie Attends Super Bowl Events - PICS! Katie took part in a couple Super Bowl XXXIX events yesterday. First she competed in Saturday's Cadillac Super Bowl Grand Prix, a go-kart race. Other big events on the night before the game included Maxim magazine's star-studded "Maximony" party, where invitees such as Katie Holmes tried her luck at the Fishing for Diamonds Fountain. Click HERE to view pics from the events!

• 2/3/05 Holmes Grounded. Click HERE to read article.

• 1/31/05 Katie To Attend Super Bowl Party? From BostonHerald.com: Saturday night also brings the three toughest tickets of Super Bowl week - the Sports Illustrated, Maxim and Playboy parties. SI's Super Swimsuit Model Party at the SeaWalk Pavilion at Jacksonville Beach Park will star Snoop Dogg, babes in bikinis and the NFL players who pant after them. Maxim's Maximony bash at the usual Top Secret Location has a white wedding theme. Celebs on the RSVP list include Katie Holmes, Nicole Richie, Anthony Kiedis, ``The Bachelorette'' Jen Schefft and more.

• 1/27/05 "First Daughter" First Day Sales. From Yahoo/Reuters: Fox's comedy "First Daughter," starring Katie Holmes, sold roughly 350,000 combined DVD and VHS units Tuesday, its first day on retail shelves, generating more than $6 million in gross consumer spending. At that pace, "First Daughter" is on track to top its $9.1 million box office take by week's end.

• 1/25/05 "First Daughter" DVD Hits Stores Today! Katie's latest movie, "First Daughter," hits U.S. and Canadian stores TODAY on DVD! The disc has both anamorphic widescreen and full frame presentations along with an English Dolby Digital 5.1 track. Extras include an audio commentary by Director Forest Whitaker, a second audio commentary by Katie Holmes, Marcus Blucas and Amerie Rogers (apparently only on the full frame side of the disc) and a Amerie Rogers Making of Choreography Featurette. You can also order the DVD from amazon.com (U.S.) or amazon.ca (Canada).

• 1/20/05 Katie Talks About "TYFS" Role. From People: In spite what you may have heard, not every role requires massive weight gain/loss or months of training in an obscure, ancient martial art. Take Katie Holmes, for example. "I?m going to start a movie called Thank You for Smoking in a couple weeks," she told us at a party thrown by Tod's and Miramax in honor of The Aviator production designer Dante Ferretti's new autobiography. "I'm playing a Washington Post reporter. It's a dark comedy about the tobacco industry. Aaron Eckhart is starring in it, and Robert Duvall." And to research it, "I'll probably watch a lot of reporters on the television and maybe go to Washington, but I'm not sure," she tells us. Well, as long as she doesn't take up smoking. Also at the soiree: Leonardo DiCaprio, Martin Scorsese, Dennis Hopper, Mena Suvari, Andie MacDowell and Angela Bassett.

• 12/18/04 HAPPY BIRTHDAY KATIE!!! Today, December 18, Katie celebrates her 26th birthday!!! On behalf of all her fans around the world, I want to wish Katie a very Happy Birthday!!!!!!!

• 12/14/04 New Movie For Katie! From The Hollywood Reporter: Robert Duvall and Katie Holmes have joined Aaron Eckhart in the cast of the indie satire "Thank You For Smoking." The comedy follows the machinations of Big Tobacco's chief spokesman, Nick Naylor (Eckhart), who spins on behalf of the embattled tobacco industry while trying to remain a role model for his 12-year-old son. Duvall plays the role of the Captain, the last great Southern baron of Big Tobacco, who employs Naylor to improve the industry's image with bold new PR and media strategies. Holmes will play Heather Holloway, a smart, seductive reporter for the Washington Post who knows how to make Naylor reveal his professional secrets. Production is scheduled to begin shooting early next year. Jason Reitman will direct. Duvall last appeared in "Secondhand Lions," and will next be seen opposite Will Ferrell in "Kicking & Screaming." Holmes' film credits include "Go," "Wonder Boys" and "Pieces of April." She will next be seen in "Batman Begins.

• 12/9/04 Katie Attends "Ocean's Twelve" Premiere - PICS. Last night, Katie and fiance' Chris Klein attended the "Ocean' Twelve" premiere in Hollywood, CA at the famous Grauman's Chinese Theatre. To see some pics, click HERE.

• 12/3/04 New Movie For Katie? From The Hollywood Reporter: Dennis Quaid is set to star in, write and direct a biopic about the controversial 1940s Western swing star Spade Cooley titled "Shame on You." Katie Holmes is in talks to play Cooley's wife, whom he killed in front of their teenage daughter in 1961. Cooley spent the '60s in prison for his crime and was released in 1969 to perform a benefit concert, where he died from a heart attack backstage. Holly Wiersma, one of the producers of the upcoming "Happy Endings," is set to produce the feature and is finalizing financing. Named after Cooley's most famous composition, "Shame, Shame on You," which also became his theme song, the project would mark Quaid's feature film directing debut. He directed the television pic "Everything That Rises" in 1998. Born in 1910, Cooley formed his first band in the early '40s. In 1943, his band recorded "Shame, Shame on You" before splitting in 1946. Quaid's recent credits include "The Day After Tomorrow," "In Good Company," "Flight of the Phoenix" and "Far From Heaven." Holmes' recent credits include "First Daughter," "Pieces of April" and "The Singing Detective." She also will appear in the upcoming "Batman Begins." Quaid is repped by WMA. Holmes is repped by CAA and manager John Carrabino.

• 11/18/04 New "First Daughter" DVD Cover. A new DVD cover has been issued for "First Daughter" which will be released on DVD January 25, 2004. Click HERE to view the new cover art. Click HERE to view the previous cover. You can pre-order the DVD from amazon.com (U.S.) or amazon.ca (Canada).

• 11/9/04 Katie At Glamour Awards - PICS! The 2004 GLAMOUR Women of the Year Awards were held last night in New York City. It will be broadcast on TV in syndication around the country, starting on November 13th. Click HERE to see when the show will air in your area. Katie presented a fashion award to Carolina Herrera. Click HERE and scroll to bottom of page to view the pictures!

• 10/30/04 "First Daughter" DVD Release Date. From VideoETA.com: Fox has officially announced the Forest Whitaker directed comedy First Daughter which stars the likes of Katie Holmes, Marc Blucas, Amerie Rogers and Michael Keaton. The disc will be available in the U.S. and Canada January 25, 2005 and should retail at around $19.98. The disc itself will carry both anamorphic widescreen and full frame presentations along with an English Dolby Digital 5.1 track. Extras will include an audio commentary by Director Forest Whitaker, a second audio commentary by Katie Holmes, Marcus Blucas and Amerie Rogers (apparently only on the full frame side of the disc) and a Amerie Rogers Making of Choreography Featurette. Completing the set will be a Composer Tribute Women's Tennis Association Spot. Click HERE to view cover art. You can pre-order it from amazon.com (U.S.) or amazon.ca (Canada).

• 10/13/04 Wedding Dress Designer. From ContactMusic.com: Britney Spears' wedding dress designer Monique Lhuillier has signed up to create Jennifer Aniston's wardrobe for new movie "Rumor Has It," which also starfs Kevin Costner. Lhuillier designed both Britney's gown and sexy afterparty mini-dress and she dressed Kevin Costner's new bride Christine Baumgartner for their nuptials on 25 September (04). The top designer, 33, has plans to turn two other big names into fairytale brides - Demi Moore and Katie Holmes.

• 10/13/04 Katie Reflects Back On Leaving Home. From Times Record News: Luaine Lee brings you the latest news tidbits from Hollywood: Katie Holmes, the scrumptious brunette who jangled testosterone when she starred on "Dawson's Creek" is now playing the President's daughter, who is becoming independent, in the new movie, "First Daughter." Holmes says she remembers her own feelings of liberation when she first left home. "I had my own sort of going-away experience when I started on 'Dawson's Creek.' So I definitely know the feeling of leaving the nest. And like, 'I can do anything! Mom and Dad aren't home.' But I also had to make 5 a.m. calls. And you know, not skip any classes as some of my good friends used to tell me they did. But I love that age. I love the age of graduating from high school and just thinking that you can do absolutely anything."

• 10/5/04 "DC" Season 4 DVD Hits Stores Today. "Dawson's Creek: The Complete Fourth Season" hits U.S. and Canadian stores today on DVD. It is a 4-DVD set containing 23 episodes. Click HERE to view cover art. You can also order it from amazon.com (U.S.) or amazon.ca (Canada).

• 10/4/04 How Katie Keeps It Real. From TV Guide: For six seasons on Dawson's Creek, Katie Holmes played doe-eyed dreamer Joey Potter — and became America's sweetheart in the process. Since the teen sudser's swan song last year, the 25-year-old brunet's been focused on the big screen. She's had her hits and misses: There's the critically acclaimed "Pieces of April," the recently bombed "First Daughter" and the upcoming "Batman Begins." Still, despite all the fame and fanfare, she considers herself that "girl next door" we all knew and loved on the Creek.  "I've been in North Carolina for six years, so I was pretty far removed from any spotlights," Holmes says. "Also, I have a very influential father who constantly reminds me how much more I could do for the world and it puts it all in perspective. Whenever he thinks that perhaps I might be getting a little excited about myself, he pulls me back. So I go about my day and don't worry." The down-to-earth Holmes also says her Catholic education was nothing like WB's glamorous take on high school. "[My life] was one big, embarrassing moment," she laughs. "I had a really good time. In an all-girls school, the more kind of gross you can be, the cooler you are. "If your boxers are hanging out," she says, "and your skirt is way up and just dirty, you just don't care. My friends and I are still really close, and whenever we get together on the holidays, we slip right back and talk for hours. It is a pretty great bond." Holmes sometimes wonders if eschewing college for an acting career was the right move. "I have asked my good friends, who went off to college when I went to do Dawson's Creek, 'Did I miss a lot? I feel like I'm socially a little bit behind.' They are like, 'It wasn't your path. Get over it. You didn't miss much. I got drunk for four years.' "They are very frank," she smirks. "In some ways, I think [college] would have been nice, but I'm thankful for the way my life turned out, so I can't really say that I regret anything. I know if I do go back [to school], it will be completely different for me, but that's okay."

• 10/1/04 Katie In Details Magazine - Pics! Katie is featured in the October issue of Details magazine, which is on newsstands now! Click HERE and scroll to bottom of page to view the pictures!

• 9/26/04 "First Daughter" Box Office And Reviews. From AP: The Katie Holmes comedy "First Daughter," the year's second romantic fantasy about presidential offspring trying to escape the glare of public scrutiny, opened even more weakly than its predecessor, Mandy Moore's "Chasing Liberty," which debuted last January with $6 million. "First Daughter" earned an estimated $4 million this weekend tying "Resident Evil: Apocalypse" for fourth place.
The reviews have been pretty bad. You can check them out by clicking Movie Review Query Engine and Rotten Tomatoes.

• 9/24/04 "First Daughter" Opens Today! Katie's new movie, "First Daughter," opens in U.S. and Canadian theaters today. GO SEE IT!

• 9/23/04 Katie Interviews. With "First Daughter" opening in theaters tomorrow, several great interviews with Katie have been posted! Zap2it - Holmes Relates To Living Life In A Bubble; TeenHollywood.com - From "Dawson's" to "Daughter"; New York Daily News - A 'First' For Katie; Cinecon.com - INTERVIEW: Marc Blucas & Katie Holmes on "First Daughter"
In this VIDEO interview from the set of "First Daughter," Holmes talks about her character, her co-stars, the huge White House set that was built for the movie, and, of course, the problems associated with constantly being the center of attention.

• 9/20/04 Katie Loved Batmobile. From scifi.com: Katie Holmes, who co-stars in the upcoming "Batman Begins" movie, told Zap2It that she loved riding in the new Batmobile. "I saw the 'mobile take off and go down the street, and I was like, 'OK, I get it. I get why guys love cars. I'm in love right now, and all I want is that car,'" Holmes told the site with a laugh. But Holmes said that she didn't get to drive the handmade Batmobile. "Every day I was on set I was e-mailing my friends, 'I just rode in the Batmobile. Ha ha. What are you doing?'" she joked. Holmes plays Rachel Dawes, a childhood friend of Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) in the fifth installment in the Warner Brothers film franchise. Holmes said that her part is more of a "talking" role rather than a physical one. "I'm not into stunts," she said. "I'm not one of those girls. I like it real easy." "Batman Begins" is slated for release June 17, 2005.

• 9/18/04 Katie On Parade Magazine Cover! Katie is on the cover of the September 19th issue of Parade magazine which can be found in most Sunday newspapers! To view the cover and some extras from parade.com, click HERE and scroll to bottom of page.

• 9/11/04 Katie On Cosmopolitan Cover - Pics! Katie is on the cover of the October issue of Cosmopolitan, which is on newsstands now! Click HERE and scroll to bottom of page to view the cover and pictures!

• 9/11/04 Katie And Chris Call It Quits? From NY Post - Page Six: The love affair between "American Pie" actor Chris Klein and "Dawson's Creek" starlet Katie Holmes hit a speed bump over the weekend. The couple, who've been engaged for over a year, had a fight last Friday while dining at L.A. eatery Maggiano's. "They came in holding hands, sat alone, and during the dinner Klein was heard delivering classic break-up lines like 'I need space,' and 'it's not you, it's me,' " our source said. Before dessert, Holmes was in tears. But Holmes' rep assures us the couple was merely arguing over their new house — not breaking up. Holmes has been in England for the past month filming "Batman Begins."

• 9/11/04 Katie On TV - Several Appearances! Katie will be appearing on many upcoming TV talk shows to promote her new movie, "First Daughter," which opens September 24th. Updated: Sep 18th.
According to MTV, Katie will be on the show "Diary" on Monday, September 20th at 6:00pm ET. It will repeat on 9/23 at 2:30pm ET and 9/24 at 7:30am ET.
According to TVGuide.com, Katie is scheduled to be a guest on "LIVE With Regis And Kelly" on Thursday, September 23rd. The show is syndicated so check local listings for time and channel.
According to MTV, Katie is scheduled to be a guest on "TRL" on Thursday, September 23rd. The show airs at 5:00pm ET/PT.
According to The Late Night TV Page, Katie is scheduled to be a guest on " Late Night With Conan O'Brien" on Thursday, September 23rd. The show airs at 12:35am ET/PT on NBC.
According to TVGuide.com, Katie is scheduled to be a guest on "The Early Show" on Friday, September 24th. The show airs 7:00-9:00am ET/PT on CBS.
Acording to TVGuide.com, Katie is scheduled to be a guest on "The Tony Danza Show" on Friday, September 24th. The show is syndicated so check local listings for time and channel.  Check back to see if any more appearances are added.

• 9/4/04 Katie On Seventeen Cover - Pics! Katie is on the cover of October's 60th Anniversary issue of Seventeen, which is on newsstands now! In an interview with Deborah Baer, Katie explains why she keeps her personal life out of the Hollywood spotlight. In this special issue, Katie talks about her engagement to Chris Klein and her upcoming roles in "First Daughter" and "Batman Begins." The article also features beautiful photos of Katie shot by photographer Matthew Rolston, and details on how you can enter to win a Calvin Klein Jeans wardrobe chosen by her, starting October 1 at seventeen.com! Click HERE and scroll to bottom of page to view the pictures along with some extras from Seventeen's website!

• 8/27/04 Katie On MTV's "Diary." Apparently Katie went home to Toledo, Ohio for a couple of days to shoot an episode of the MTV series "Diary." The show is scheduled to air in mid September, just before the opening of her new comedy, "First Daughter." The premise is simple: you get a first-person account of a celebrity. "I show them the different parts of my life, the places, the people in it," she said. This meant going for the Katie Holmes Triangle of Travel: They hit Los Angeles, New York City, and finally, wrapped in Toledo. To read the entire article, click ToledoBlade.com.

• 7/28/04 "DC" Season 4 Release Date - Oct. 5th. According to TVShowsOnDVD.com, "Dawson's Creek: The Complete Fourth Season" will be released on DVD October 5th. It is a 4-DVD set containing 23 episodes. Click HERE to view cover art. Click amazon.com (U.S.) or amazon.ca (Canada) to pre-order DVD today.

• 7/16/04 "First Daughter" Trailer Online. The trailer for Katie's upcoming movie, "First Daughter," is now online! View with Windows Media Player or Quicktime. The movie's official website will be opening soon at www.firstdaughtermovie.com.

• 7/13/04 "First Daughter" Release Date Changed. According to ComingSoon.net, the release date for Katie's upcoming movie, "First Daughter," has been moved up from November 19th to September 24th.

• 6/29/04 "DC" Season 3 DVD Hits Stores Today. "Dawson's Creek: The Complete Third Season" hits U.S. and Canadian stores today on DVD. You can also order it at amazon.com by clicking HERE. Click HERE to view cover art. The 4-disc set contains 23 episodes, Commentary by executive producer Paul Stupin and Kerr Smith on "First Encounters of the Close Kind" and "True Love" and an Interactive tour of Capeside.

• 6/14/04 "Batman Begins" Script Review. Movehole.net has posted a script review of Katie's upcoming move "Batman Begins." Here's what they say about Katie's character: Rachel, Wayne's child-hood friend and a D.A who assists Batman later on, is also a surprisingly well-written character. Surprising because in any other superhero movie she'd merely be a love interest and little more..Yes, there are some romantic sparks there (that' inevitable….someone's got to pucker up to Bats), but shes also got a great little story going on there herself. Let's hope Katie Holmes pulls it off . Click HERE to read the entire script review.

• 6/3/04 Katie Attends "Harry Potter" Premiere - PICS. On May 30th Katie attended the "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" premiere in London. To see some pics, click HERE and scroll down to bottom of page.

• 5/28/04 Katie Attends "The Day After Tomorrow" Premiere - PICS. Katie recently attended "The Day After Tomorrrow" premiere in London. To see some pics, click HERE and scroll down to bottom of page.

• 5/28/04 Katie Attends Stella McCartney Store Party - PICS. On May 25th, Katie attended a party fo rhe first anniversary of the Stella McCartney store in London. To see some pics, click HERE and scroll down to bottom of page.

• 5/8/04 "First Daughter" Release Date. According to Yahoo Movies and ComingSoon.net, the release date for Katie's upcoming movie, "First Daughter," is November 19, 2004.

• 5/6/04 Katie On Glamour Magazine Cover - PICS! Katie graces the cover of the June 2004 issue of Glamour magazine. To view the cover and a pic from the article "Holmes Sweet Holmes", click HERE and scroll down to bottom of page.

• 4/18/04 "DC" Season 3 Release Date - June 29. According to DVDFanatic.com, "Dawson's Creek: The Complete Third Season" will be released on DVD June 29th. You can pre-order it at amazon.com by clicking HERE. Click HERE to view cover art.

• 4/6/04 "Batman Begins" Release Date. According to HSX, the release date for Katie's upcoming movie "Batman Begins" is June 17, 2005.

• 3/24/04 Katie, Chris Still Working On Wedding.  From Yahoo/AP: Popping the question was the easy part for actor Chris Klein. Trying to set a date for his wedding to Katie Holmes is a lot more difficult. Klein, 25, star of the "American Pie" films, proposed to the former "Dawson's Creek" star last December. But the two are often apart for long stretches at time. Right now, he's on the road promoting his upcoming movie "The United States of Leland" and she's filming the new "Batman" movie. They haven't set the date yet. Not that he thinks his situation is any worse than anyone else's. "I really think it's inappropriate to say that our stress and our particular relationship difficulties are any different from anybody else," he told AP Radio recently in Washington. "I'm a young man, she's a young woman, all the problems of young Americans come into play and that's the way it is regardless of profession." Klein said like a typical guy he's leaving all the wedding plans to Holmes. They couple has been together for five years, and he sees marriage as the next step. "As you grow up in your life your relationships grow and mature, that's the next step," he said. "Not because it has to be, but because it's the next thing that should happen in order for us to grow and be together.

• 3/23/04 "The Singing Detective" On DVD Today! Katie's latest movie, "The Singing Detective," hits U.S. and Canadian stores TODAY on DVD and Video! Katie has a fairly minor role, playing Nurse Mills. The movie was only released in theaters in selected cities. You can also order it from amazon.com by clicking HERE.

• 3/11/04 Script Review Of "Batman Begins." IGN Filmforce has a great script review of Katie's upcoming movie "Batman Begins". Click HERE to read the review. Note: There are minor spoilers.

• 3/4/04 Katie Attends Oscar After Parties - PICS! Katie attended the Elton John/InStyle and Vaniity Fair Oscar after parties on Sunday night (Feb. 29). To see some pics, click HERE and scroll down to bottom of page. Click HERE to read a related article.

• 3/4/04 Filming Starts On New "Batman" Movie. From Yahoo/AP: "Batman Begins" has begun. A new movie about the origins of the Caped Crusader started filming Thursday in Iceland, with "American Psycho" actor Christian Bale starring as the shadowy vigilante who protects Gotham City from psychotic villains. Filming will then move to London and Chicago. The movie is directed by "Memento" filmmaker Christopher Nolan, and co-stars Michael Caine as Bruce Wayne's trusted butler, Alfred. Gary Oldman will play Lt. James Gordon, a younger version of the character most "Batman" fans know as Commissioner Gordon. The cast also includes Katie Holmes as one of Wayne's childhood friends. "Batman Begins" is set for release in summer 2005.

• 2/24/04 "Pieces Of April" On DVD Today! The Thanksgiving movie, "Pieces Of April," starring Katie Holmes and Patricia Clarkson hits U.S. and Canadian stores TODAY on DVD! The DVD features Commentary by writer-director Peter Hedges, Theatrical trailer(s), "All the Pieces Together" featurette and Full-screen and widescreen anamorphic formats. You can also order it from amazon.com by clicking HERE.

• 2/24/04 Mrs. Holmes - "Celebrity Mom Of The Year." Congratulations to Katie's mother, Kathy Holmes, who was named Toledo, Ohio's "Celebrity Mom of the Year." To read the article and see a nice family picture, click HERE and scroll down to middle of page.

• 2/23/04 "First Daughter" Slated For Summer Release. Variety.com has an article about "First Daughter" producer John Davis. In the article it says "John Davis continues to be one of the most accomplished and flourishing producers in Hollywood," said Mitch Neuhauser, co-managing director of ShoWest. "We are pleased to honor John for his current and past work and for his incomparable talent for producing great motion pictures." Also set for the summer are "Garfield," voiced by Bill Murray; youth drama "First Daughter," starring Katie Holmes; and "Alien vs. Predator," an action thriller combining two classic movie franchises."

• 2/6/04 Katie On Arena Magazine Cover - New Pics! Katie graces the cover of the March 2004 issue of Arena magazine from the UK! Inside there is an article titled "Hip Tease" along with some sexy, new pics of Katie! To view the cover & pics, click HERE and scroll down to bottom of page.

• 1/26/04 Katie Officially In Upcoming "Batman" Movie. According to batman-on-film.com, "Katie Holmes is officially signed for the female lead role of "Rachel" in the upcoming Bat-film." She will play the love interest of Bruce Wayne/Batman (Christian Bale). The movie has been offcially titled "Batman Begins" and is slated for a 2005 release.

• 1/14/04 Katie Makes Blackwell's Best-Dressed List! Mr. Blackwell, chronicler of clothing catastrophes, released his annual worst-dressed list for 2003. He also released a best-dressed list and named Katie as one of the "Fabulous Fashion Independents for 2003." Congratulations Kaie! Click HERE for Blackwell's worst and best dressed list.

• 1/6/04 "First Daughter" Opening In April? Cinema Confidential has posted a couple stills from Katie's upcoming movie "First Daughter" and also mentions that the movie will be opening in April. Stay tuned for further confirmation. To view the stills and read the entire story, click HERE.

• 1/2/04 More Engagement Articles. From mirror.co.uk: Congratulations to Katie Holmes. The sexy star of TV's Dawson's Creek got engaged to boyfriend Chris Klein on Christmas Eve. Klein, best known for his roles in the American Pie trilogy, popped the question at her home in Toledo, Ohio, with a fabulous $500,000 diamond ring. And, bless him, he asked for her dad's permission first. The couple, who have been together for five years, have yet to set a date for the big day but insiders say they won't be rushing anything. A source close to Katie said: "It was so romantic. Katie had tears in her eyes and she said yes immediately. "Chris was nervous but it helped that her father had already given him the go-ahead to ask. "Katie couldn't believe it when she saw the huge diamond ring, she was choked." Ah, ain't love grand.
Couple more articles. Katie Holmes to wed actor Chris Klein - Toledo Blade;  Katie and Chris Engaged - Yahoo

• 12/30/03 KATIE AND CHRIS GET ENGAGED!!! From nypost.com: The holidays put Katie Holmes and Chris Klein in a marrying mood. The perky "Pieces of April" star was in her hometown of Toledo, Ohio, over Christmas, hanging out at the local Banana Republic with a childhood pal and sporting a respectably sized diamond engagement ring, a spy tells us. Holmes, who just turned 25, and "American Pie" star Klein, 24, have been dating for five years. A rep for Holmes confirmed the happy news. Congratulations Katie and Chris!!! Here are a couple more engagement articles: American Wedding - Entertainment Weekly;  Katie Holmes, Chris Klein Engaged - People.

• 12/29/03 Katie In i-D Magazine - PICS! Katie is in the January 2004 issue of i-D magazine (UK). Inside there is an article and 6 sexy, new pictures of Katie! To view the pics , click HERE and scroll down to bottom of page.

• 12/18/03 HAPPY BIRTHDAY KATIE!!! Today, December 18, Katie celebrates her 25th birthday!!! On behalf of all her fans around the world, I want to wish Katie a very Happy Birthday!!!!!!!

• 12/18/03 "Dawson's Creek" Season 2 On DVD Now! On Dec. 16th, "Dawson's Creek: The Complete Second Season" was released in the U.S. and Canada on DVD and is now in stores. Season 2 contains 22 episodes on four discs. You can also buy the DVD at amazon.com.

• 12/18/03 "The Singing Detective" DVD Release Date. According to dvdtalk.com, Katie's latest movie, "The Singing Detective," will be released on DVD in the U.S. on March 23, 2004.

• 12/10/03 "Batman" Eyes Holmes Affair. From Reuters/Hollywood Reporter: Katie Holmes has been caught in the light of the Bat signal. Sources said the actress is close to being cast opposite Christian Bale in Warner Bros. Pictures' new Batman movie, which is being directed by Christopher Nolan ("Insomnia"). She would play Rachel, the love interest in the film, and her casting is said to be contingent on a screen test. In addition to the Batman project, Holmes also is the top choice for "A Lot Like Love" at Disney-based Beacon Pictures. If she takes a role in the Warner Bros. franchise, Beacon likely will move on to another actress because both projects are scheduled to shoot around the same time (next Spring). Holmes won widespread popularity as Joey on the WB Network's "Dawson's Creek." She gained movie credibility by appearing in "The Ice Storm," "Go," "Wonder Boys" and "The Gift." Holmes is onscreen in United Artists' "Pieces of April," the directing debut of Peter Hedges.

• 12/4/03 "First Daughter" Release Date Delayed. Katie's new movie "First Daughter" will not open January 9th as originally scheduled. Instead, Mandy Moore's "Chasing Liberty" will open that day. Both films follow a rebellious presidential offspring who finds forbidden love while trying to lead a ''normal'' life outside the White House fishbowl. Right now, "First Daughter" is possibly looking at a Summer 2004 release date.

• 11/27/03 Chris Outbids On Katie's Sexy Dress. From ananova.com: Katie Holmes' boyfriend Chris Klein has bought the sexy nurse's outfit she wears in "The Singing Detective." The "Dawson's Creek" star plays Nurse Mills in the Robert Downey Jr movie. Her "American Pie" star boyfriend paid £100 to stop others from getting their hands on the dress. The Channel 4 website quotes a source as saying: "Chris heard it was being auctioned and beat all-comers. Chris finds it really sexy."

• 11/22/03 "VH1 Big In 2003" - PICS! The taping of the "VH1 Big In 2003" awards was Thursday night (Nov. 20) at the Universal Amphitheater in Universal City, California. Katie was in attendance and also presented an award with Bernie Mac. To see pictures of Katie at the awards, click HERE! The show will air November 30th at 9:00pm ET on VH1. To read more about the show, click HERE.

• 11/14/03 Gap Ads And Commercials - More Info. From Yahoo/AdWeek.com: The Gap is aiming for cross-generational appeal in a TV, print and outdoor holiday campaign from Laird + Partners in New York. Claudia Schiffer, Jamie Lee Curtis and Katie Holmes, among others, will appear in ads wearing the retailer's line of fair-isle sweaters and jeans. TV spots break later this month during broadcast shows including NBC's "Friends", Fox's "24" and ABC's "The Bachelor", and on cable networks ESPN, MTV and VH1. Spending was not disclosed. Gap spent about $130 million on ads last year, including an estimated $35 million in November and December, according to Nielsen Monitor-Plus.

• 11/8/03 Katie On Teen Vogue Cover - Pics! Katie graces the cover of the December/January 2004 issue of Teen Vogue magazine. Inside there is a terrific article along with several new pictures! To view the cover and pics in the magazine, click HERE and scroll to bottom of the page. You can also see some behind the scenes pics at TeenVogue.com.

• 11/3/03 Katie Gets "Punk'd" Nov. 9th! On last night's episode of "Punk'd", they showed clips of Katie on next week's show (11/9). It looks like it's going to be very funny! "Punk'd" airs Sunday at 9:00pm on MTV.

• 11/1/03 Katie On "The View" - Nov. 5! According to The Late Night TV Page, Katie is scheduled to be a guest on "The View" on Wednesday, November 5th. The show airs in most cities at 11:00am ET/PT on ABC.

• 11/1/03 Katie Breaks Teenage Mould. Tandem - Online magazine article: Breaking the teenage mould: Dawson's Creek actress Katie Holmes comes into her own in Peter Hedges' Pieces of April

• 10/27/03 Katie Gets "Punk'd" This Season!  From USA Today: "Punk'd" (Sunday, 9:00pm ET/PT on MTV). Ashton Ashton Kutcher returns for a second season as prank provocateur in this Candid Camera descendant in which young celebrities get their surprise comeuppance. Kutcher will have some new co-conspirators, because some of last season's aides, such as Dax, became so identifiable. Among the stars getting punk'd this season are Hilary Duff, Usher, Katie Holmes and Tommy Lee.

• 10/24/03 Katie Blossoms In "Pieces." The Alameda Times-Star has posted a nice article titled Katie Holmes Blossoms in 'Pieces' - 'isn't the girl next door, she's the girl. Click HERE to read.

• 10/23/03 Pieces Of Katie - Interview. The Contra Times has posted an article/interview titled Pieces Of Katie. Click HERE to read.

• 10/21/03 Katie On "The Early Show" - Oct. 24! Katie is scheduled to be on "The Early Show" on Friday, October 24th. The show airs from 7:00-9:00am on CBS. Click HERE to go to "The Early Show" homepage. They posted an article called Just Films For Katie Holmes.

• 10/21/03 Katie On "Ellen DeGeneres" - Oct. 23! Katie is scheduled to be on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" on Thursday, October 23rd. The show is syndicated so check Ellen's website for time and channel in your area.

• 10/21/03 Katie To Appear In Gap Ads! Gap will continue to use a mix of celebrities in a new round of ads in mid-November, including Jamie Lee Curtis and daughter Annie, Katie Holmes and Nastassja Kinski. They'll promote Gap's "it" gift for the holidays — bold-colored Fair Isle patterned tops, sweaters and scarves. Link to article: Celebrities double-team for ads - USA Today

• 10/17/03 "Pieces Of April" Opens Today. Katie's new movie, "Pieces Of April," opens in New York and Los Angeles theaters today. Here are some reviews about the movie and articles about Katie. 'April' Is Family Dysfunction at Its Best - Holmes Grown - Katie bar the door - Picking Up The Pieces - Katie Holmes: Bye Joey, Hello April

• 10/10/03 Katie Holmes Fashion Scare! From TVGuide.com:  For six seasons on "Dawson's Creek," Katie Holmes was America's sweetheart, the WB's dream girl next door. Well, forget Miss Joey Potter, kids. As the title character in "Pieces Of April" — in limited release Oct. 17 — she's more like the foul-tempered skank next door! April's talented cast of kooks includes Patricia Clarkson, Sean Hayes and Oliver Platt. The sitch: A Thanksgiving Day in the life of April, a rebellious twentysomething who's trying to cook dinner for her estranged family. For the role, Holmes streaked her brunette locks with hot pink, painted her nails black and wore funky punk clothes and Goth jewelry. Yuck! Has April seen too many Pink videos or what? "April is not what she seems," Holmes tells TV Guide Online. "Her whole look is very strong in its message. It gives off an 'I don't give a s---' attitude, but really she can be very caring. I give a lot of credit to wardrobe, makeup and hair. I have friends who are very cool and edgy and can get away with a look like that. But I put that stuff on, and I feel like a dork. "I don't think I could pull it off in real life," she laughs. "Katie is all about jeans and a T-shirt and whatever's clean, really." How's life after the Creek for Holmes, who's now focused on a film career? "I'm excited about it," the 24-year-old says. "It's kind of a reality check when you're used to doing something for six years, and then suddenly, it's over. You're back to what feels like square one. You have to go out and keep auditioning and you don't have that safety net [of having a TV job] to land in. "I feel a definite void in my life, because we are all so close," she says, thinking of her Creek castmates. "I think this whole first year after the show will be filled with odd feelings because it's a huge change. At the same time, it's really thrilling and freeing. It's nice to be starting a new chapter."

• 10/10/03 Katie On "Regis & Kelly" - Oct. 16! According to The Late Night TV Page, Katie is scheduled to be a guest on "Live With Regis & Kelly" on Thursday, October 16th. The show is syndicated so check local listings for time and channel.

• 10/10/03 Katie On "TRL" - Oct. 16! According to MTV.com, Katie is scheduled to be a guest on "TRL" on Thursday, October 16th. The show airs at 5:00pm ET/PT on MTV.

• 10/10/03 "POA" Cast On "Dnner For Five" - Oct. 13! The cast of "Pieces of April" is scheduled to appear on the show "Dinner For Five" on Monday, October 13th at 8:00pm ET/PT. The show airs on the Independent Film Channel. Additional airings: Mon. Oct. 13  at 11:00pm & Tue. Oct. 14 at 9:00pm ET/PT.

• 10/2/03 Katie On "David Letterman" - Oct. 15! According to The Late Night TV Page, Katie is scheduled to be a guest on "The Late Show With David Letterman" on Wednesday, October 15th. The show airs at 11:35pm ET/PT on CBS. Katie will be promoting her new movie, "Pieces Of April," which opens October 17th (select cities). I'm sure Katie will be on other talk shows while in New York City so check back.

• 10/2/03 "Dawson's Creek" Season 2 On DVD - Dec. 16! The second season of "Dawson's Creek" will be released on DVD December 16, 2003.

• 9/30/03 "Dawson's Creek" Series Finale On DVD Today! The series finale of "Dawson's Creek" is being releaed on DVD toay! It features a never before seen Director's cut.

• 9/30/03 Katie & Mandy Moore Face Off! From EW.com: President, Schmesident! The true battle of 2004 is getting under way, and it's between the First Daughters. No, not Dubya's twins -- we mean ''Dawson's Creek'''s Katie Holmes and ''A Walk to Remember'''s Mandy Moore. They're each starring in seemingly identical films set to open the week of Jan. 5. Billed as romantic dramas with some comedy, both Holmes' ''First Daughter'' and ''The Untitled Mandy Moore Project'' follow a rebellious presidential offspring who finds forbidden love while trying to lead a ''normal'' life outside the White House fishbowl. ''Obviously we can say [the films] are completely different until the cows come home,'' says Andy Cadiff, who's directing Moore for Warner Bros. ''But, yeah, when you one-line them, both are about the First Daughter falling in love with a Secret Service agent.'' (Sound familiar, Susan Ford?) Neither will budge on its release date, and the rhetoric is starting to get ugly: ''Theirs is the rinky-dink version,'' says John Davis, who's producing Holmes' film for Twentieth Century Fox. ''Audiences will go for the bigger and better movie. I have a major director [Forest Whitaker]. I have a major movie star. And I have a huge movie.... It's like if you stand next to an extremely homely person, it only makes you look prettier.''

• 9/24/03 Katie Gets Sophisticated Upgrade. From Yahoo/AP Movies: Katie Holmes isn't the little girl from "Dawson's Creek" anymore. The 24-year-old actress, who stars as a troubled, tattooed New Yorker in the upcoming film "Pieces of April," has grown up and acquired some sophisticated tastes. "Nothing beats a great pair of Prada heels and an expensive bottle of pinot grigio. They really set the mood," Holmes says in the October issue of Marie Claire magazine. "The shoes are sexy and wine loosens people up — not that I'm endorsing alcohol! Throw in a Cary Grant (news) movie and you're good to go." But Holmes also acknowledges a fondness for wearing what she calls "comfies." "There's nothing better than a good pair of fleece pants or sweats," she says. "And Wilmington, N.C., where 'Dawson's Creek' was shot, is such a small town that you could actually get up and go to the coffee shop in your pj's or comfy pants. Sadly, I've learned I can't do that here in Los Angeles. You always run into people in the business, and you don't want to be like, 'Hi!' in your comfies."

• 9/19/03 Katie In Flaunt Magazine - PICS. Katie is in the Fall 2003 issue of Flaunt magazine (UK). Inside there are several sexy, new pictures of Katie along with an article called "Holmes Sweet Holmes." Katie talks about recently moving to L.A., being a sex symbol and her role in "Pieces Of April." To view the cover and pics in the magazine, click HERE and scroll to bottom of the page.

• 9/11/03 "Pieces Of April" Gets Early Notice. From Launch Media: "Pieces Of April" won't be hitting theaters for almost two months, but it's already getting buzz in the movie industry. The film has what must be one of the tiniest budgets of the year -- less than one million dollars -- and was shot in just over two weeks in New York City. The bargain-basement flick stars former "Dawson's Creek" actress Katie Holmes as an urban party-chick who makes the ill-fated decision to invite her entire family -- that's Mom, Dad, Grandma, and two siblings -- to come up from Nowheresville, Pennsylvania, for Thanksgiving dinner at her tiny downtown apartment. "Pieces Of April" was screened for a VIP crowd in New York's Hamptons vacation area over the weekend and rumor has it that the film could be Oscar-worthy. "Pieces Of April" opens in New York and Los Angeles on October 17th, with a wide release to follow. Katie Holmes -- who last starred in 2002's "Abandon" -- tells us that her six years on "Dawson's Creek" gave her her the confidence to break onto the big screen: "It makes it a lot easier. I mean, going in on auditions, doing other jobs, there's just such a confidence that you have because, 'Well, at least I can hit my mark,' and I know when it's not right and I know myself in a situation, and I know when I'm psyching myself out, and so there's a confidence that has come along with the experience of acting every day for the past six years."

• 8/25/03 Katie On Marie Claire Cover- PICS. Katie is on the cover of the October 2003 issue of Marie Claire magazine! Inside there are a couple new pictures along with an article where Katie discusses 12 things she'll never take for granted. 1. My Stuffed Animal. 2. Prada Heels. 3. Comfy Pants. 4. My Work. 5. My Health. 6. Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream. 7. My Best Friend. 8. My Honda. 9. Face Lotions. 10. Being the Baby. 11. The Beach. 12. Love. To view the magazine cover and pics, click HERE and scroll to bottom of the page. The issue hits newsstands next week.

• 8/25/03 Katie In VOGUE Magazine - PIC. Katie is in the September 2003 issue of VOGUE magazine (Nicole Kidman is on the cover). Inside there is a beautiful, new picture of Katie along with an article on page 487 called "The Power Of One." Katie talks about life after "Dawson's Creek" and her upcoming movies "Pieces Of April", "The Singing Detective" and "First Daughter." We also learn Katie has sort of a crush on George Clooney when she says he would be her dream co-star. To view Katie's pic in the magazine, click HERE and scroll to bottom of the page.

• 8/20/03 "Pieces Of April" Official Website & Trailer. The official website for Katie's upcoming movie "Pieces Of April" is now online. The site is not entirely up and running yet but the trailer available in Windows Media and Quicktime. Click www.piecesofaprilmovie.com. The movie opens October 17th.

• 8/20/03 Katie To Attend Toronto Film Festival. From Yahoo/Reuters: The Toronto International Film Festival on Tuesday unveiled its full lineup, comprising 336 films from 55 countries and enough world and North American premieres to keep star-gazers and cinema purists occupied for its 10-day run (September 4-13). As if to underline that no one was staying away from Toronto over SARS health concerns, festival organizers confirmed a long A-list of attendees including Katie Holmes. Katie's upcoming movies, "Pieces Of April" and "The Singing Detective" will be among the films premiering at the festival.

• 8/3/03 "Dawson's Creek" Season 2 On DVD! The second season of "Dawson's Creek" will be released on DVD November 25, 2003. Meanwhile, The Series Finale DVD being released on September 30, 2003 will contain the following: Exclusive never-before-seen extended cut of the final episode; Commentary for the final episode by creator (Kevin Williamson) and series producer; Alternate ending tso original pilot presentation with optional commentary; Alternate scenes to original pilot presentation with optional commentary; Full-screen format. Click HERE for the DVD cover art.

• 7/11/03 Katie Channels Chelsea For "First Daughter." From ET website: Ever wonder what it would be like to be CHELSEA CLINTON or the BUSH TWINS? Living under the harsh media spotlight? "Dawson's Creek" star KATIE HOLMES gets to do just that with her starring role in the new movie, 'First Daughter,' and ET is on the set! "It's really fun to play the first daughter," the 24-year-old actress tells ET. "There's so much intrigue that surrounds [that real-life role]." In 'First Daughter,' Katie plays the offspring of the president (played by MICHAEL KEATON) who goes off to college -- but insists that she not be followed around by the omnipresent Secret Service. The government agrees to her demands, but assigns a young agent (hunky newcomer MARC BLUCAS) to go undercover as a student in order to keep an eye on her. Romance blossoms between the two -- until Katie learns of her suitor's secret identity! "[The Secret Service] understand you like not many other people do. I can see where [a relationship could blossom]," says Katie. "These two characters make each other grow into individuals and challenge each other to think outside of the box. It causes her to look outside of herself, which I think is pretty normal for people in their first year of college -- to get a sense of that independence." In preparing for the 'First' role, Katie needed to look no further than recent headlines to get a perspective on what famous progeny must contend with on a daily basis. "I looked into the Bush girls, and Chelsea of course, and even PRINCE WILLIAM and HARRY and the whole idea that they're 'princesses' and princes -- and what that means to them, how it affects their lives. It's very interesting. There's a lot of pressure there. I do feel sorry for them in some ways. I can relate just a little bit with the attention and the lack of anonymity." Directed by FOREST WHITAKER ('Waiting to Exhale' and 'Hope Floats'), 'First Daughter' is set to hit theaters January 2004. You can watch a video clip of Katie on the set of "First Daughter" by clicking HERE. For a couple pics of Katie on the set of "First Daughter" click HERE (then scroll to bottom).

• 7/11/03 "Dawson's Creek" Series Finale On DVD! The series finale of "Dawson's Creek" is coming out on DVD! It will feature a never before seen Director's cut. The release date is September 30th.

• 7/1/03 "Pieces Of April" New Release Date. According to HSX, the release date for Katie's upcoming movie "Pieces Of April" has been changed from September 19, 2003 to October 17, 2003. I believe this is still only a NY/LA opening date before expanding nationwide a few weeks later. "The Singing Detective" is scheduled to open the following week (10/24), so it should be a very busy time for Katie fans!

• 6/17/03 Vote For Katie - Teen Choice Awards. From America Online/Yahoo: America Online and TEEN PEOPLE today announced the nominees for THE 2003 TEEN CHOICE AWARDS: the fifth annual awards show that allows America's teens to cast their vote for the hottest celebrities in film, television, music, and sports. Katie received one nomination for Choice TV Actress - Drama/Action Adventure ("Dawson's Creek"). "Dawson's Creek" is up for Choice TV - Drama/Action Adventure. Click HERE to vote for Katie and the rest of categories. THE 2003 TEEN CHOICE AWARDS program is scheduled to air Wednesday, August 6 (8:00 - 10:00pm ET/PT) on FOX.

• 6/12/03 Katie On FHM 100 Sexiest Women List. The results of FHM magazine's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2003" poll are in! This year Katie is #44 on the list. Last year she was #32. Here's the caption under Katie's picture in the supplement of the July issue: Girl Next Door --- The fact that Irish man-slut Colin Farrell was attracted to Katie on the set of "Phone Booth" is hardly surprising. The real shock is how many doofus actors have been fortunate enough to receive onscreen love from the 23-year-old: James Van Der Beek, Keanu Reeves, Joshua Jackson. . . .Halle Berry was voted this year's "Sexiest Woman in the World" dethroning Anna Kournikova. For a complete list, click HERE!

• 6/10/03 Katie In Playboy Magazine! Katie is in the July issue of Playboy! Yes Playboy, but it's not what you think. It is a videocap from the scene in "The Gift" where Katie appeared topless. The cap is only about an inch square and is on page 36. They call her "the spectacularly nubile Katie Holmes"

• 6/7/03 "The Singing Detective" Reviews. The Paramount Classics website has some reviews of Katie's upcoming movie "The Singing Detective." Click HERE. According to multiple sources, the movie's release date is October 24, 2003. However, the film will only be opening in select cities (NY/LA) before expanding nationwide at a later date.

• 5/24/03 Katie On Cover Of Allure Magazine! Katie graces the cover of the June 2003 issue of Allure magazine! Inside there are a couple beautiful new pictures of Katie along with an article titled "The Last Girl Scout." The magazine is on newsstands now. Don't miss it! Click HERE to view the pics!!!

• 5/15/03 Joey Chooses Pacey in "Dawson's Creek" Finale.  From Yahoo/AP: After six seasons, Joey finally ends up with... Pacey. And Jen is the one who dies. The series finale of "Dawson's Creek" took the characters five years into the future. Jack's a teacher, Jen's a single mom, Pacey's a restaurant owner, Joey's an editor in New York and Dawson's in Hollywood working on a show he created called "The Creek." They came back to Capeside for Dawson's mom's wedding, where Jen collapses and everyone finds out she has a heart abnormality. That's what ends up killing her. Joey finally chooses between Pacey and Dawson, saying she's known all along. Even though she and Dawson tell each other, "You and me always," in the final scene she's watching "The Creek" with Pacey and he gets the kiss. And it turns out Pacey's been right all these years — his brother Dougie IS gay. The series finale aired on the WB on Wednesday night.

• 5/15/03 7.3 Million Watch "DC" Finale. From Zap2it.com: When "Dawson's Creek" premiered in early 1998, it set ratngs records for the then-fledgling WB, particularly among teen viewers. Those teenagers are a little older now, but a lot of them tuned in to see the series say goodbye. The two-hour "Creek" finale on Wednesday (May 14) averaged a 6.6 rating among adults 18-34, one of The WB's target audiences. It's the highest 18-34 rating ever for the 8-year-old network. The episode also scored a 4.2 among adults 18-49, putting The WB in a tie for third (with ABC) for the night, trailing FOX and NBC. About 7.3 million people watched the finale, set five years in the future. Dawson (James Van Der Beek) is now a successful TV writer who's created a series called "The Creek," based on his teenage years in Capeside. He and his friends return there for the wedding of Dawson's mom, but the celebration turns somber when they find out Jen (Michelle Williams) is dying. In the end, the show's love triangle is resolved when Joey (Katie Holmes) chooses to be with Pacey (Joshua Jackson) even though she acknowledges Dawson is her soulmate. Click HERE to read The WB Press Release.

• 5/13/03 "Dawson's Creek" Series Finale -  Wed. May 14th. After six seasons on The WB, "Dawson's Creek" says goodbye on Wednesday, May 14 at 8:00pm ET/PT. The 2-hour series finale takes place five years in the future. It wraps up the story lines that began in the idyllic, fictional coastal town of Capeside, Mass., when Dawson, Pacey, Jen and blossoming tomboy Joey, Dawson's best friend, were 15. The past two seasons, they've attended college and worked in Boston. Now five years have past and everyone is reunited in Capeside for a special wedding, but the happy reunion is cut short after the group learns that one of their own has been harboring a heartbreaking secret. Since they were last together, Dawson (James Van Der Beek) has been living in Los Angeles producing his autobiographical television series 'The Creek,' but has never forgotten the love of his life; Joey (Katie Holmes) is a successful book editor living in New York with her boyfriend (guest star Jeremy Sisto, "Six Feet Under") but comes home to realize she still loves her childhood sweethearts; Pacey (Joshua Jackson) is the owner of the new Ice House and still carries a torch for Joey, although he continues his pattern of getting into trouble with older women, including his newest conquest (guest star Virginia Madsen); Jen (Michelle Williams) is a single mom living with Grams (Mary Beth Peil) and managing an art gallery in Soho; and Jack (Kerr Smith) is a teacher at Capeside High and has fallen in love with a secretly gay man. DON'T MISS THE 2-HOUR SERIES FINALE OF "DAWSON'S CREEK" - WEDNESDAY, MAY 14 AT 8:00PM ET/PT ON THE WB.

• 5/10/03 Katie Attends "The Matrix Reloaded" Premiere - Pics! Wednesday night (5/7) Katie attended the premiere of "The Matrix Reloaded" in Westwood, California. Katie's boyfriend Chris Klein accompanied her to the event. Click HERE for pictures (row 5 & 6)!

• 4/30/03 Katie Makes 50 Most Beautiful People List. From people.com and May 12th issue: Katie has made the list in PEOPLE magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People 2003". As the youngest of four, Katie Holmes often received unsolicited advice. "One of my sisters always reminds me to thank her for the suggestion to grow my bangs out in eighth grade," says Holmes. "She said I looked like a big dork with bangs. She was right." Today, the 24-year-old actress can fend for herself. She's up to speed on Armani cosmetics, her favorite — "You don't feel like you have a lot of make-up on," she says. And she knows how to work a look. "If the company's worth impressing, I'll wear the heels," she says. The 5'9" star of "Dawson's Creek" has spent much of the past five years in Wilmington, N.C., where the show filmed. Now that the final episode is in the can, Holmes can look forward to spending more time in L.A. with her boyfriend of three years, actor Chris Klein. And in between movie roles — a turn in April's "Phone Booth," September's "Pieces of April" and October's "The Singing Detective" — there should be more time for her favorite indulgence. "I'm terrible at manicures because I get bored," she says. "But I do love pedicures."

• 4/26/03 "Phone Booth" On DVD July 8th. From dvdfile.com: On July 8th, 20th Century Fox will release "Phone Booth" on DVD. After having its theatrical release date bumped several times, the film hit theaters just three weeks ago debuting at number one at the box office. This Joel Schumacher thriller will feature a 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen transfer on one side, and a fullscreen transfer on the other. Both sides will feature Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtracks in English and French, Dolby Digital 2.0 soundtrack in Spanish, commentary by Joel Schumacher, and trailers. Retail is $27.95.

• 4/24/03 "First Daughter" - New Katie Movie! From Reuters/Hollywood Reporter: Katie Holmes has closed a deal to segue from the finale of "Dawson's Creek" to the romantic comedy "First Daughter" for director Forest Whitaker. The film, from Fox-based New Regency, is scheduled to start shooting in mid-May. It is set for release January 9, 2004. Holmes will play Samantha Mackenzie, the 18-year-old daughter of the President of the United States, who goes to college and falls into a fairy tale romance with a dashing graduate student only to find that her prince turns out to have a secret agenda. She most recently starred on the big screen in Fox's "Phone Booth" and Paramount Pictures' "Abandon." She will soon star in the back-to-back features "The Singing Detective" for Paramount Classics and "Pieces of April" for United Artists.

• 4/14/03 "Pieces Of April" Release Date. According to Yahoo! Movies and ComingSoon.net, the release date for "Pieces Of April" is September 19, 2003. However, the film will only be opening in select cities (NY/LA) before expanding nationwide at a later date. The movie stars Katie Holmes as a young woman who's estranged from her family struggles to make Thanksgiving dinner for them at her New York apartment. She's also planning to introduce them to her boyfriend, a dreadlocked Jamaican man. All-the-while unknowing that her mother is dying of cancer.

• 4/7/03 "Phone Booth" Debuts At #1 At Box Office! From Yahoo/AP: "Phone Booth," starring Colin Farrell as a man trapped on a public telephone by a sniper, dialed in as the weekend's No. 1 movie with a $15 million debut.

• 4/4/03 "Phone Booth" Opens In Theaters Today! Katie's new movie, "Phone Booth," opens in U.S. and Canadian today! Originally scheduled to open in November 2002, the movie's release was postponed due to the sniper shootings going on at the time in the D.C., Maryland and Virginia area. "Phone Booth" centers on Stu Shepard (Colin Farrell), a vile, deceitful, second-rate publicist strutting Manhattan's streets with cell phone to ear, angling for headlines and magazine covers for his clients. Every day, Stu stops at one of the city's last remaining enclosed phone booths to call one of his clients, an aspiring actress (Katie Holmes) he's trying to maneuver into bed. He uses the pay phone so his wife (Radha Mitchell) won't see the calls on his cellular bills. One day the phone immediately rings after Stu hangs up on his daily flirtation. Stu absentmindedly answers and quickly discovers he's in the gunsight of a sniper who plans to kill him if he hangs up. To read more, click HERE. You can also visit the "Phone Booth" Official Website.

• 4/2/03 Katie In Cancer Public Service Announcemernt Campaign. From Yahoo! News: "Dawson's Creek" along with the Gillette company have teamed up to promote the emotional well-being of teens touched by cancer. In the April 9th episode (8:00pm ET on The WB), "Grams" will be diagnosed with breast cancer. Immediately following the show a Public Service Announcement will air in which series' stars Katie Holmes and Michelle Williams express the importance of connecting with others if a loved one is diagnosed with cancer. The spot will direct people to Gillette's cancer resource web site, gillettecancerconnect.org. Also, A print ad featuring Katie Holmes and Michelle Williams will run in key entertainment and young women's magazines, including Entertainment Weekly, Teen People, US Weekly, Allure, YM and Fitness. The ad reminds teens that "a woman's cancer diagnosis affects the whole family" and highlights the resources available at gillettecancerconnect.org. To view the ad, click HERE.

• 4/1/03 Katie Attends "Phone Booth" Premiere - Pics! Monday night (3/31) Katie attended the premiere of  her new movie "Phone Booth" which opens in theaters this Friday, April 4th. The premiere was at the Clearview Chelsea West Theater in New York City. To view some pictures, click HERE.

• 4/1/03 "Dawson's Creek" DVD Available Today! U.S. and Canadian fans of Katie Holmes and the TV show "Dawson's Creek" can purchase the show's first season on DVD starting today! The DVD titled "Dawson's Creek: The Complete First Season" is a 570 minute, 3-Disc set that contains all 13 episodes from the first season including the show's pilot episode. The DVD set lists for $39.95 but is on sale at most stores.

• 3/27/03 "Abandon" First Week Rentals & Sales Impressive. From Yahoo/The Hollywood Reporter: Paramount Home Entertainment's debut of "Abandon," starring Katie Holmes and Benjamin Bratt, earned an estimated $3.62 million during its first five days on rental shelves, and its DVD version was in the top 20-selling DVDs for the week ending March 23, according to Video Store and VideoScan data, respectively.

• 3/19/03 "Dawson's Creek" To Make Splash On TBS. From Yahoo/The Hollywood Reporter: TBS Superstation has acquired the WB Network series "Dawson's Creek" from Sony Pictures Television. In a rare display of cooperation between broadcast and cable nets, TBS will air "Creek" in four-hour marathons each weekday for six weeks beginning March 31 in order to drum up viewership for the May 14 series finale on the WB. The off-net purchase is valued at about $200,000 per episode by sources familiar with the deal. "Creek" will replace "Matlock" weekdays at 9 and 10 a.m. when it assumes its regular time slot after the WB finale airs.

• 3/18/03 "Abandon" Released On DVD Today! Katie's most recent movie, "Abandon," hits U.S. and Canadian stores shelves today on DVD! Paramount Home Video has released the film in both anamorphic widescreen and full screen versions. Each includes English 5.1 Dolby surround tracks, audio commentary by writer and director Stephen Gaghan and cinematographer Matthew Libatique, the "A Look At The Dark Side: The Making Of Abandon" featurette, deleted scenes with optional commentary, and the trailer. Retail is $29.95. You can also order the DVD from amazon.com. Click HERE to purchase widescreen version. Click HERE to purchase full screen version. (U.S. and Canada only). The movie will be released on VHS/Home Video in a few months.

• 3/18/03 Release Date For "The Singing Detective." According to multiple sources, the release date for Katie's upcoming movie "The Singing Detective" is October 24, 2003. However, the film will only be opening in select cities (NY/LA) before expanding nationwide at a later date.

• 3/14/03 Katie Frontrunner For "Phantom Of The Opera."  From ComingSoon.net: According to Variety, Katie Holmes (Dawson's Creek, Abandon) is the frontrunner for Joel Schumacher's Phantom of the Opera big screen adaptation. She's reportedly already working with a vocal coach. The feature version of Andrew Lloyd Webber's hit stage musical will begin principal photography in the fall in the UK.

• 3/3/03 New Review Of "Phone Booth." Here's a pretty good review of "Phone Booth" from the BBC. Click HERE. "Phone Booth" opens in the U.S. on April 4th and in the UK on April 11th.

• 2/7/03 "Phone Booth" Opens April 4th. According to the movie's Official website which is back online and ComingSoon.net, the new release date for "Phone Booth" (co-starring Katie Holmes) is April 4, 2003. Originally scheduled to open in November 2002, the movie's release was postponed due to the sniper shootings going on at the time in the D.C., Maryland and Virginia area. "Phone Booth" centers on a man (Colin Farrell) who answers a ringing pay phone and discovers he's in the gunsight of a sniper who plans to kill him if he hangs up.

• 2/7/03 Paramount Classics Picks Up "The Sing Detective." According to ComingSoon.net, Paramount Classics has acquired North American rights to "The Singing Detective" and international rights for Latin America and Japan. The film stars Robert Downey Jr., Mel Gibson and Katie Holmes and is expected to be released in Fall 2003.

• 2/3/03 It's Official: Final Season For "Dawson's Creek." After six seasons on The WB, this will definately be "Dawson's Creek" final season. The WB plans to air a two-hour series finale on May 14th. "Dawson's Creek" debuted in January 1998 and immediately became The WB's No. 1 show among young adults. "Dawson's Creek" has been a wonderful, amazing experience and I feel very bittersweet about ending such a great show. We all thank the incredible fans that have supported us for these past six years," said girl-next-door star Katie Holmes in a statement released today. Holmes' sentiments were echoed by WB entertainment president Jordan Levin in a statement released this weekend. "With deepest respect and appreciation, we have agreed to allow the writers, producers and cast of Dawson's creative integrity and enthusiasm which they have so passionately and professionally maintained over the course of their long and continually successful run." The network exec praised the series as a defining force at the Frog. "We will always carry an emotional attachment to "Dawson's Creek" for without it the WB would not exist," Levin said. "The show defined who we are and reflected the aspirational voice of the next generation of television viewers. The WB has grown up alongside the cast and in the process the series became a defining and life-altering experience for all involved." Links to articles:
"Dawson's Creek" Dries Up After Five Years on WB
Dawson Bids "Creek" Goodbye
WB to End Weekly Drama "Dawson's Creek"

• 1/24/03 United Artists Picks Up "Pieces" For $3.5M. From Yahoo/Variety: In the biggest sale of the 2003 Sundance Film Festival, United Artists won Peter Hedges' directorial debut, "Pieces of April," with a bid of $3.5 million for worldwide rights.

• 1/21/03 "POA" and "TSD" Reviews - Sundance Film Festival Update. Katie's two upcoming movies, "Pieces Of April" and "The Singing Detective," premiered at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah - January 16-26. Here are some reviews: "Pieces Of April" - Film Threat, Movies.com, AintItCool.com.  "The Singing Detective" - Yahoo/Variety, ScreenDaily.com, FilmStew.com.

• 1/9/03 "Dawson's Creek" On DVD April 1st. Fans of Katie Holmes and the TV show "Dawson's Creek" will be able to buy the show's first season on DVD April 1st! The DVD titled "Dawson's Creek: The Complete First Season" will be a 570 minute, 3-Disc set that lists for $39.95. Commentary tracks are being recorded by the Creator and the Executive Producer. The "trick" here might be this: the aspect ratio will be 1.33:1 "fullscreen", for a series that is reported by the IMDB to be shot in 1.78:1 widescreen.

• 1/7/03 "Abandon" On DVD March 18th - Pre-Order. From dvdfile.com: Speaking of thrillers that tanked, Katie Holmes made another bid for big screen stardom with last fall's Abandon, but the results failed to deliver at the box office. Paramount Home Video will release the flick on DVD on March 18th, in both anamorphic widescreen and full screen versions. Each includes English 5.1 Dolby surround tracks, audio commentary by writer and director Stephen Gaghan and cinematographer Matthew Libatique, the "A Look At The Dark Side: The Making Of Abandon" featurette, deleted scenes with optional commentary, and the trailer. Retail is $29.95. You can pre-order the DVD from amazon.com. Click HERE to purchase widescreen version. Click HERE to purchase full screen version. (U.S. and Canada only)

• 12/18/02 HAPPY BIRTHDAY KATIE!!! Today, December 18, is Katie's birthday!!! She turns 24! On behalf of all her fans around the world, I want to wish Katie a very Happy Birthday!!!!!!!

• 12/10/02 Katie To Host "Christmas in Washington." It looks like we all get an early Christmas present! Katie will be hosting "Christmas In Washington" LIVE on Sunday, December 15th at 8:00pm ET/PT on TNT. Here is what tv-now.com posted on their site: Dawson's lady is moving up in society. Katie Holmes will host TNT's "Christmas In Washington" when it airs this coming Sunday at 8:00pm ET/PT. The holiday concert will be taped for live, same-day broadcast from the historic National Building Museum in Washington, DC and will include performances by Alison Krauss, The Brian Setzer Orchestra, Brooks & Dunn, Lee Ann Womack, Yolanda Adams and our favorite man in action, Dr. John. Ian Fraser and The Christmas in Washington Orchestra and the American Family Choir will also perform. TNT's site has a tidbit about Katie being the host. Click HERE. More info about the show here: TNT's Christmas In Washington 2002. Other showtimes: 12/15 at 11:00pm ET/PT; 12/23 at 10:00pm ET/PT

• 12/6/02 "POA" and "TSD" To Premiere At Sundance Film Festival. Katie's two upcoming movies, "Pieces Of April" and "The Singing Detective," will premiere at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah - January 16-26. In "Pieces Of April," Katie Holmes plays a young woman who's estranged from her family struggles to make Thanksgiving dinner for them at her New York apartment. Meanwhile, "The Singing Detective" is a big-screen version of the late Dennis Potter's celebrated British miniseries about a writer confined to hospital with a skin disease who imagines musical numbers and strange dramas. Robert Downey Jr. plays the leading role, with support from Katie Holmes, Robin Wright Penn, Mel Gibson and Adrien Brody. Here are a few articles about the festival - Reuters, Hollywood Reporter, E! Online

• 11/20/02 "Abandon" On DVD/Video. According to VideoETA.com, Katie's latest movie "Abandon" will be released on DVD/Video in March 2003.

• 11/15/02 Toledo TV Station Interviews Katie. A news anchor for 13ABC in Toledo, Ohio (Katie's hometown) recently did an interview with Katie. In the interview Katie talks about "Dawson's Creek's" last season, Joey and Dawson having sex, and her bad-girl roles. You can watch video clips of the interview by clicking HERE!

• 11/15/02 "Phone Booth"  New Release Date. From IMDb: According to the director of "Phone Booth", Joel Schumacher, the movie's new release date is February 2003. "Phone Booth" was supposed to be released today (11/15) but was postponed due to the recent sniper shootings in the D.C., Maryland and Virginia area. "Phone Booth" centers on a man (Colin Farrell) who answers a ringing pay phone and discovers he's in the gunsight of a sniper who plans to kill him if he hangs up.

• 11/15/02 Katie Holmes Awaiting 'Dawson' Word. From Yahoo/AP: Life is going to change drastically for Katie Holmes if "Dawson's Creek" goes off the air as expected in May. "It's going to be a whole different situation because I'm so used to having nine months of being busy and having stability," Holmes told reporters. "And having to try to fit stuff in. It's definitely going to be different to sit and wait for the phone to ring. And worry. And drive myself crazy." As for the expected series finale, Holmes hopes the writers don't disappoint. "It's very important to me that we finish the show in a way that does all the characters justice, does the fans justice," she said. "And feeling cleansed and happy and proud of the work. And able to go our separate ways." To read the entire article, click HERE.

• 11/8/02 Katie Is CosmoGirl Of The Year! Katie was voted "CosmoGirl Of The Year" and is on the cover of the Dec. 2002/Jan. 2003 issue which is on sale now! Inside there is an article along with a couple pics of Katie. Click - Cover  Pic 1  Pic 2

• 10/26/02 Toledo's Leading Lady. Here's an interview that was in Katie's hometown newspaper, The Blade. Katie Holmes, Toledo's leading lady

• 10/23/02 Katie Articles And Interview.  MSN Entertainment - The Abandon beauty on nudity, nuptionals and her post-Dawson plans  Madblast - Do Not 'Abandon' Katie Holmes  San Bernardino County Sun - Holmes sweet Holmes  Seventeen.com - Katie Holmes in Abandon  UC Irvine: New University - A Conversation with Katie Holmes

• 10/21/02 "Abandon" Opening Weekend "Disappointing." "Abandon" opened weakly with $5.3 million, finishing in sixth place. "Abandon," starring Katie Holmes as a college student haunted by her memories of a vanished first boyfriend, was released by Paramount Pictures, a unit of Viacom Inc. A studio spokeswoman termed the opening "disappointing." But its financial exposure to the $20 million production was limited. The film was funded mostly by closely held producer Spyglass Entertainment. The film marks the feature directing debut of Stephen Gaghan, who won an Academy Award last year for his "Traffic" screenplay.

• 10/17/02 Katie Articles Galore! TheStar.com - Dawson's actress busy on big screen  TV Guide Online - Meet Katie Holmes's Biggest Fan  BergenRecord.com - Goodbye, innocence  DarkHorizons.com - Katie Holmes Takes On New Screen Role With "Abandon"  ComingSoon.net - INTERVIEWS: Katie Holmes on Pieces of April  ComingSoon.net - INTERVIEWS: The Abandon College Experience

• 10/15/02 "Abandon" Premiere - Pics!!! The premiere of "Abandon" was last night (10/14) in Hollywood, California. Of course being the star of the movie, Katie was in attendance. She looked absolutely beautiful! Click HERE to view pics of Katie at the premiere and at the "Abandon" press conference! "Abandon" opens in theaters Friday, October 18th.

• 10/15/02 "Phone Booth" Postponed Indefinitely. Tonight on the TV show "Celebrity Justice," it was reported that Twentieth Century Fox has made the decision to indefinitely postpone the release of  "Phone Booth" (originally scheduled for Nov. 15) which co-stars Katie Holmes. The movie's plot eerily mirrors the current sniper shootings in the Washington, D.C. area. "Phone Booth" centers on a man (Colin Farrell) who answers a ringing pay phone and discovers he's in the gunsight of a sniper who plans to kill him if he hangs up. According to the trade, the $12 million pic may be released early in 2003.

• 10/15/02 Katie Sings In "Abandon" And Is On Soundtrack. According to KTLA-TV, Katie will not only sing in the movie "Abandon," but we will be able to hear her on the movie's soundtrack. Well the soundtrack came out today and of course my curiousity got the best of me so I bought the CD. The voice you hear on track 1, "Abandon Opening Titles," is Katie harmonizing "La, La, La" as spooky music plays. Oh well, at least Katie is on the CD cover.

• 10/11/02 AOL Chat With Katie On 10/17!!! For all you AOL'ers out there, here's your chance to chat LIVE with Katie!!! She'll be doing the chatroom thing on Thursday, October 17 at 7:00pm ET. Here is AOL's advertisement: "The oh-so-cute star of "Dawson's Creek" chats with YOU about her role in the upcoming movie "Abandon." Katie plays Catherine Burke, a senior at an elite college who is revisited by her old boyfriend (Charlie Hunnam) after his two-year unexplained absence. "Abandon" is in theaters Oct. 18. On the day and time of the event, go to AOL keyword: LIVE."

• 10/11/02 Sniper Attacks May Cause "Phone Booth" Delay. From Yahoo/Variety: Sniper picture faces reality - As the fatal sniper shootings pile up in Washington D.C., Maryland and Virginia, there is a good chance "Phone Booth" (co-starring Katie Holmes) will not open November 15th as scheduled. "Phone Booth" concerns a randomly selected man (Colin Farrell) pinned down in a phone booth under the crosshairs of a deranged sniper (Kiefer Sutherland). To read the entire article, click HERE.

• 10/4/02 (updated 10/14) Katie On Several Talk Shows! Katie will be making her rounds on the talk show circuit to promote her movie "Abandon" which comes out October 18th. Here is her schedule as of 10/14. Keep checking back.
"Revealed With Jules Asner" - Wednesday, October 16 @ 10:00pm ET/PT on E! (repeats: Thu 10/17 @ 11:00am ET/PT, Sat 10/19 @ 5:00pm ET/PT, Sun 10/20 @ 10:00am ET/PT, Mon 10/21 @ 9:00am ET/PT)
*** "Good Morning America" - Thursday, October 17 @ 7:00am ET/PT on ABC
"LIVE With Regis And Kelly" - Thursday, October 17 (check local listings for time & channel)
"TRL" - Thursday, October 17 @ 3:30pm ET/PT on MTV
"Late Night with Conan O'Brien" - Thursday, October 17 @ 12:35am ET/PT on NBC
*** "The Early Show" - Friday, October 18 @ 7:00am ET/PT on CBS

• 10/1/02 REMINDER - "DC" Season Premiere October 2. "Dawson's Creek" will kick off its sixth season on Wednesday, October 2nd with a special two-hour season premiere at 8:00pm ET/PT on The WB. To read an article from TV Guide Online, click Katie Holmes on Shagging Dawson!. Note: If you're planning on watching the show, the article is spoilish.

• 9/28/02 The Future Of The DC Cast. With this most likely being the final season of "Dawson's Creek," the Wilmington Star looks at what the future may (or may not) hold for the group. "Katie Holmes: "Joey" has had probably the most successful movie career of any of the Dawson alumni. She scored memorably in Ang Lee's The Ice Storm (1997) (along with other young up-and-comers, such as Tobey Maguire, Christina Ricci and Elijah Wood) and popped up, uncredited, for a cameo in Muppets From Space (1999)." Click HERE to read the rest of the article.

• 9/25/02 Vote For Katie! As part of their 50th Anniversary celebration, TV Guide Online has posted their list of "The 50 Sexiest Stars Of All Time." They have Katie #38 on the list. To view that list, click HERE. Now it's the fans turn to vote! To vote for Katie, click HERE! Right now Katie is #5 behind Jessica Alba, Alyssa Milano, David Duchovny and George Clooney.

• 9/14/02 "Phone Booth" Site Opens - "Abandon" Site Updated. While it says official site is coming soon, it looks like this is the official website for "Phone Booth." Also, the official site for "Abandon" has been updated and includes new pictures of Katie.

• 9/13/02 Katie In Movieline Magazine & Breast Cancer Awareness Ad. Katie is on the cover of the October 2002 issue of Movieline magazine! Inside there is an article along with several great pictures of Katie. I have two words - Oh My! One of the pictures is a Breast Cancer Awareness ad with Katie and her mom. To read the entire article, click - Page 1  Page 2  Page 3. Here are the pics - Cover  Pic 1  Pic 2  Pic 3  Pic 4  Pic 5  Breast Cancer Awareness Ad.

• 9/9/02 Katie On Cover Of Cosmopolitan Magazine. Katie graces the cover of the October 2002 issue of Cosmopolitan magazine! Inside there is an article along with a couple beautiful pictures of Katie. To read the entire article, click - Page 1  Page 2  Page 3. Here are the pics - Cover  Pic 1  Pic 2.

• 9/1/02 Katie Article & NEW Pics In Arena Magazine. There is a terrific Katie article along with 5 great NEW pics in the October 2002 issue of Arena magazine from the UK! In the article, Katie talks about her role in the upcoming movie "The Singing Detective" --- "Yes, I have to lubricate te Singing Detective," she laughs. "I only managed to keep a straight face in one of the takes." Hmmm? Sounds interesting. To read the entire article, click - Page 1  Page 2  Page 3. Here are the pics - Cover  Pic 1  Pic 2  Pic 3  Pic 4  Pic 5.

• 8/24/02 Katie Article In Reel Carolina Magazine. There is a great Katie article in the July/August 2002 issue of Reel Carolina magazine! Click HERE to read the article and see a scan of the cover.

• 8/21/02 "Phone Booth" Trailer. You can view the trailer to Katie's upcoming movie "Phone Booth" by clicking HERE. You will need Windows Media Player. "Phone Booth" comes out November 15, 2002.

• 8/19/02 Katie Article In Biography Magazine. There is a great Katie article/interview in the September 2002 issue of Biography magazine! Click HERE to read the article. There is also a SEXY, NEW picture of Katie inside!!! Click HERE!!!

• 8/14/02 R.I.P., Dawson's Creek? From TV Guide Online: "We're always thanking God for small favors, so how about we give him props for a really big one: Chances are, this will be the final season of "Dawson's Creek." Hallelujah! "People are saying it's the last year," series star James Van Der Beek confirms to TV Guide Online. "It's been a great run. I'm grateful. Six years? I'll take it."" Click HERE to read the entire article.

• 8/14/02 Another "Abandon" Review. Here is another review of Katie's upcoming movie "Abandon" which will be released October 18, 2002. According to the reviewer: "This is Holmes' best work and despite the naysayers that IS saying something." To read the review, click HERE.

• 8/13/02 Katie In In Style Magazine. There is a terrific picture of Katie in the September 2002 issue of In Style magazine! It's the "What's Sexy Now?" issue with Jennifer Aniston on the cover. Click the links for the scan - Part 1  Part 2. Click HERE for a pic from the In Style website. Beside the picture, the tidbit reads:

By Day You'll Find Her
Starring in "Abandon" and appearing in "Phone Booth," both out this fall.

Favorite Nightime Activity
"The minute I get home I go straight to the phone to talk to the people I love. Since I shoot [Dawson's Creek] in North Carolina, most of the people live far away, so I call them up just to hear their voices. I've always liked talking on the phone. I went to an all girls high school and I was so shy around boys that I just didn't know what to say when one would call me up. I'm still shy, but since I spend two to three hours on the phone daily, I think I'm much better at it now."

Sweet Nothings
"The sexiest thing someone could say to me on the phone is "I miss you." It's a good feeling to be missed, because that means someone loves you and is thinking about you."

• 8/5/02 "DC" Adds A Few New Faces. When "Dawson's Creek" returns this Fall, there will be some new faces joining the cast. Click HERE to read the article from Zap2it.com.

• 7/30/02 "DC" Sixth Season Premiere Date. According to dawsonscreek.com, "Dawson's Creek" will kick off its sixth season on Wednesday, October 2nd with a special two-hour season premiere.

• 7/24/02 Katie And Her Fortune Cookies. From the July 30th issue of National Enquirer: ""Dawson's Creek" cupcake Katie Holmes felt like an ah-so when she asked the waitress for "fortune cookies" after dining at LA's Sushi Roku with "American Pie" sweetie Chris Klein. Katie flushed beet-red when the waitress replied, "This is a Japanese restaurant...fortune cookies are Chinese!"

• 7/18/02 Katie Attends Paramount Pictures 90th Anniversary Party. Katie and her boyfriend Chris Klein attended the Paramount Pictures 90th Anniversary party on Sunday night (July 14). Click HERE for some pictures from the party. Katie looks so beautiful!!!

• 7/12/02 "Abandon" Release Date Changed. According to ComingSoon.net, Yahoo! Movies and Box Office Prophets, the release date for "Abandon" has been changed from September 27, 2002 to October 18, 2002.

• 7/9/02 "Abandon" Poster & Trailer. Click HERE to view the poster for "Abandon" which hits theaters on September 27, 2002. Also, click HERE to check out the "Abandon" trailer/preview at Apple.com.

• 7/4/02 Happy 4th Of July! Wishing Katie and everyone in the United States of America a happy and safe Independence Day!!! GOD BLESS THE USA!

• 6/29/02 Katie In "The Singing Detective" - Update. More and more info is coming in confirming Katie will be part of the cast in "The Singing Detective." From the Toronto Sun: "CASTING CALL: One to watch in 2003 is the film version of The Singing Detective; cast includes Mel Gibson, Robert Downey Jr., Robin Wright, Katie Holmes and Jeremy Northam and Keith Gordon will direct." Also, The Internet Movie Database website has Katie's character listed as Nurse Mills.

• 6/13/02 Katie On FHM Sexiest List. The results of FHM magazine's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2002" poll are in! This year Katie is #32 on the list. Last year she was #18. Here's the caption under Katie's name: Wholesome --- Late-night old-timer David Letterman burned one of his few remaining witticisms by expounding that Katie "isn't the girl next door, she's the girl you only wished you could live near." Look for her in the Hitchcockian thriller "Phone Booth." Anna Kournikova was voted this year's "Sexiest Woman in the World" dethroning Jennifer Lopez. For a complete list, click HERE!

• 6/7/02 Video Clip From MTV Movie Awards. If you missed Katie and Bow Wow presenting the Best Villian award last night at the 2002 MTV Movie Awards, you can check out a video clip HERE! You need RealOne Player to view the clip after you download and unzip the file. (3.51MB)

• 6/3/02 Katie At 2002 MTV Movie Awards! Katie attended Saturday night's (6/1) 2002 MTV Movie Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. The awards will air Thursday, June 6th at 9:00pm ET/PT on MTV. The purple carpet pre-show is at 8:30. Click HERE for pics of Katie at the awards!

• 5/31/02 "Abandon" Trailer. The FULL theatrical trailer for "Abandon" can be accessed at Empire Movies. Click HERE to check it out! The trailer is in Quicktime format. The movie opens September 27th.

• 5/25/02 "Abandon" Preview Now Playing. People who have seen the new movie "Insomnia" starring Al Pacino and Robin Williams are saying that a preview/trailer for Katie's movie "Abandon" was shown during the previews.
It is an excellent trailer and looks like it will be a very exciting and suspenseful film. It looks like Katie might play the role of a psycho. This could definitely be Katie's best work yet. She of course looks terrific but also appears to be really coming into her own as an actress. Katie also has a couple steamy sex/love scenes. At the end of the trailer it says Coming This Fall.

• 5/23/02 Katie In "The Singing Detective." According to two webites (Zap2it.com and BZine.com), Katie is part of the cast in the upcomig movie "The Singing Detective." Others starring in the movie include Mel Gibson, Robert Downey Jr. and Robin Wright Penn. Stay tuned for more info.

• 5/14/02 The WB 2002-2003 Schedule. The WB officially released its 2002-03 schedule today. Click HERE to view the lineup and read a short recap of "Dawson's Creek" fifth season.

• 5/13/02 "Dawson's Creek" Back For A Sixth Season. There wasn't much doubt "Dawson's Creek" would be back in the Fall for a sixth season. Today it became official when The WB's 2002-03 lineup was leaked out a day early (the lineup will officially be released by The WB tomorrow, May 14th). "DC" will once again air on Wednesday night at 8:00 ET/7:00 CT. Click HERE for link to story and lineup.

• 5/12/02 Happy Mother's Day! Wishing all the moms out there a Happy Mother's Day. Check out this week's very special Picture Of The Week of Katie and her mom!

• 4/30/02 Some Katie Tidbits. This is from the June/July 2002 issue of Teen People.

Faves - Katie Holmes
Playing Joey Potter:
I get to wear jeans every single day. That makes me very happy.

Filming Dawson's Creek in Wilmington, N.C.:
I go to the beach anytime I want. It's good for a girl who grew up on flat land and in cold weather (in Toledo, Ohio).

Workout:
Running and dancing - both burn up a lot of calories. It's a ll I need to keep in good shape.

Downtime:
I like to have fun with my friends, hang out at house parties, and go to movies.

Vanilla lattes:
I have one every morning. Otherwise, it's going to be a bad day.

Her Guy:
(Chris Klein) is a wonderful person, and it's a great relationship. We keep it separate from everything else going on.

• 4/28/02 Script Review - "Phone Booth." From screenwritersutopia.com: Warning...Spoilers!!! If you do not want to know what happens in the movie, do not read the review! To read review, click link: "Phone Booth" script review. "Phone Booth" release date is November 15, 2002.

• 4/17/02 "Dawson's Creek" 100th Episode Tonight! "Dawson's Creek" marks a watershed moment tonight with the airing of its 100th episode (8:00pm ET on The WB). To read an article about tonight's show, click HERE.

• 4/17/02 "Pieces Of April" - More Info. Plot: "A young woman (Katie Holmes) who's estranged from her family struggles to make Thanksgiving dinner for them at her New York apartment. She's also planning to introduce them to her boyfriend, a dreadlocked Jamaican man. All-the-while unknowing that her mother is dying of cancer."

- "Pieces Of April" is listed under the Drama genre.
- Filming in New York City.
- It's being shot in digitalized video format.
- The movie is based on an original script, not a book.

• 4/10/02 "Abandon" and "Phone Booth" Release Dates. Upcomingmovies.com and comingsoon.net have both listed the same release dates for Katie's upcoming movies "Abandon" and "Phone Booth." "Abandon" is September 27, 2002. "Phone Booth" is November 15, 2002. Let's hope these dates hold true.

• 4/10/02 "Pieces Of April" Synopsis. Read the synopsis/plot outline from Katie's upcoming movie "Pieces Of April" on the Filmography page.

• 3/30/02 Win A Chance To Meet Katie! The WB along with Garnier Lumia is giving one lucky fan the oppurtunity to meet Katie! During the "Dawson's Creek" 100th episode on April 17, Katie will reveal her Brightest Dawson's Moment. Watch for a chance to win a trip to the set of "Dawson's Creek" and a meeting with Katie herself by correctly identifying her favorite moment after the show at www.TheWBLumia.com. For more details and to vote for your favorite moment, click HERE. Good Luck!!!

• 3/21/02 Katie In GQ Magazine. Katie is on the cover of the April 2002 issue of GQ magazine. Inside there are 3 beautiful and sexy pictures of Katie along with a rather long article. Go to the store and buy your copy today!!! Click HERE to read the article! Click links for pics - Cover  Pic 1  Pic 2  Pic 3

• 3/4/02 "Abandon" Now Scheduled For Fall 2002 Release. According to Spyglass Entertainment, "Abandon", originally due out in March, has now been scheduled for a "Q3 2002" release. "Q3" means the third quarter/Fall. So we'll have to wait a little bit longer for Katie's next movie. You can read the offical premise/plot outline of the movie on my site's Filmography page.

• 2/27/02 Katie's Rear View. From E! Online's Fashion Police: "Kewpie doll Katie Holmes almost gets a little behind in her work at the Dawson's Creek 100th-episode bash in Los Angeles. Katie's black halter cocktail dress, with its dangerously low dip, stops just shy of revealing some pretty darned cute butt cleavage. Now, this is one baby who's got back!" Click HERE for picture.

• 2/27/02 Katie To Star In "Pieces Of April." From Coming Soon!: Variety reports that Katie Holmes and Oliver Platt are to star in InDigEnt Films' "Pieces of April," joining Patricia Clarkson in the directorial debut of "What's Eating Gilbert Grape" scribe Peter Hedges, who wrote the script.
     When Holmes wraps her work on "Dawson's Creek," she will play a headstrong young woman who has tried to alienate her parents, but is forced to confront that troubled relationship with her dying mother.
     Platt is working the film around "Queens Supreme," the pilot for a CBS series he's toplining that is being shot in New York, directed by Tim Robbins and produced by Julia Roberts' Shoelace Prods. and Revolution.

• 2/22/02 Holmes's Time Up At Creek? Here is an article from TV Guide Online. Click HERE.

• 2/22/02 Airing Date For "Last Call" Changed. According to NBC.com and The Late Night TV Page, Katie's appearance on NBC's "Last Call With Carson Daly" has been changed to Thursday, February 28th. The show airs after midnight in most markets so technically it's early Friday morning March 1st. Check your local listings for time in your area.

• 2/15/02 Katie Scheduled For "Regis And Kelly." According to TV Guide online, Katie is scheduled to appear on "Live With Regis And Kelly" on Monday, February 18th. By the way, Britney Spears will also be a guest! Wow! Katie and Britney! What a show!!!!! =0). Check your local listings for time and channel in your area.

• 2/14/02 "Dawson's Creek" Cast Scheduled For "TRL." Katie along with the cast of "Dawson's Creek" will be guests on MTV's "TRL" on Tuesday, February 19th. The show airs at 3:30pm ET/PT.

• 2/13/02 Katie Scheduled For "Last Call." According to The Late Night TV Page, Katie is scheduled to appear on NBC's "Last Call With Carson Daly" on Wednesday, February 27th. The show airs after midnight in most markets so technically it's early Thursday morning the 28th. Check your local listings for time in your area.

• 2/7/02 Katie To Participate In Human Rights Awards Ceremony In Salt Lake City. Source: Reebok --- Katie Holmes, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Robert Redford and Alfre Woodard join in honoring recipients of the 2002 Reebok Human Rights Awards as part of the Cultural Olympiad of the 2002 Winter Games in Salt Lake City. Established in 1988, the 2002 Reebok Human Rights Award annually recognizes four activists age 30 or under who have made significant contributions to the field of human rights strictly through non-violent means. For the first time in the 13-year history of the award, the four nominees selected by the Board are women. To read the entire article, click HERE.

• 1/27/02 "Phone Booth" Release Date? With rumors floating aound that "Phone Booth" would wind up going straight to video or not be released at all, Dark Horizons reports that the release date for the movie will be November 15, 2002. Let's hope this is true so we can see Katie in two movies this year! Her other movie, "Abandon," is expected to released on March 29th.

• 1/25/02 Katie At Golden Globes. It seems Katie attended the Golden Globes Awards last Sunday (1/20). Here are a couple pictures of her at Golden Globes party. Pic 1  Pic 2

• 1/8/02 "The Gift" On Home Video/VHS! Katie's latest movie, "The Gift" (Special Edition), will be released on Home Video/VHS TODAY - January 8th! The SPECIAL EDITION also includes: Cast and Crew Interviews, Music Video "Furnace Room Lullaby" Performed By Neko Case and Her Boyfriends. Go to the store and buy your copy today! Or order yours from amazon.com HERE!

• 1/3/02 "DC" Syndication Update. (from "The Hollywood Reporter") In recent years, Hollywood's major TV producers have depended on the top cable networks to shell out big bucks for off-network syndication rights to high-profile network drama series. But recently, the off-net market has dried up, a consequence, observers say, of a slumping economy, weak advertising market and steep asking prices that networks are afraid to pay. Many distributors have hastily redrawn their sales plans, holding off on pitches that had been planned for the fall. Columbia TriStar Domestic Television is understood to be closing in on a cable deal for the off-net syndication rights to the WB Network's teen fave "Dawson's Creek," but other dramas that were expected to be put on the block in the fall are still waiting in the wings for the right time to strike the best deal.

• 12/29/01 "Abandon" Site Opens. The production company of Katie's next movie ("Abandon") has posted a link to the movie from their site. Click> Spyglass Entertainment / Abandon. They also posted some stills of Katie from the movie. The site lists the release as "Q1" - which I'm assuming means the first quarter of 2002, which coincides with the March 29th release date that has been rumored. You can read the offical premise/plot outline of the movie on my site's Filmography page.

• 12/27/01 Katie In Seventeen Magazine! Katie is on the cover of the February 2002 issue of Seventeen magazine (on sale tomorrow - 12/28). Inside there is an article in which Katie gives love advice (it's the Valentine's issue) and also is asked questions about her own love life with Chris Klein. The interviewer is quite persistent, and Katie is quite vague and non-informative with her answers. There are two terrific pictures of her in the magazine as well. Cover  Pic 1  Pic 2

• 12/25/01 MERRY CHRISTMAS! I want to wish Katie and all her fans around the world a very Merry Christmas. I hope everyone got what they asked for under their tree! Unfortunately, I didn't. Katie wasn't under my tree. Maybe next year.

• 12/18/01 HAPPY BIRTHDAY KATIE!!! Today, December 18, is Katie's birthday!!! She turns 23! On behalf of all her fans around the world, I want to wish Katie a very Happy Birthday!!!!!!!

• 12/6/01 When Katie Met Chris. Here is an excerpt from an interview Chris Klein gave in the December 2001 issue of The Face - a British magazine.

‘It was in New York’, he says over breakfast on a bright California morning, ‘where all romance begins. I was in the city working on a Calvin Klein ad, she [Katie] was off from Dawson’s Creek. That same evening we went to a little 24-hour cafe on 8th Street in the East Village. We had a milkshake.’ His smile grows. ‘Cut to two years and four movies later and we’re still together.’

• 11/24/01 Katie Makes Home Appearance. Katie made an appearance at a mall in her hometown of Toledo, Ohio and signed autographs to help the Toys For Tots program. To read the article in The Blade, click HERE. To view a picture of Katie's appearance, click HERE.

• 11/21/01 Katie Takes Clothes Off For Charity. Katie Holmes is among the list of celebrities whose wearable wares are up for grabs in an online clothing and memorabilia auction benefiting September 11 relief organizations. Katie's contribution is a Size 4 silk dress that she wore to the 2000 MTV Movie Awards. The auction ends Saturday, November 24 at 12:00 midnight EST. For more info and to bid on the dress, click HERE.

• 11/6/01 Katie On "SNL" Repeat! Comedy Central will be airing Katie's appearance on "Saturday Night Live" Thursday, November 15th at 11:30pm ET/PT and Sunday, November 18th at 11:00am ET/PT! However, it will be shortened to 60 minutes instead of the original 90-minute show.

• 10/20/01 "The Gift" On VHS/Home Video. Katie's latest movie, "The Gift," will be released on VHS/Home Video and available in stores on January 8, 2002. The DVD is available now. If you don't want to wait until January for the VHS, I have it available HERE.

• 10/20/01 "Abandon" Script Review. Here is another script review of Katie's upcoming movie "Abandon" which will be released sometime in 2002. To read the review, click HERE.

• 10/5/01 Katie Scheduled For "TRL." Katie will be on MTV's "Total Request Live" on Monday, October 8th. It will be a "special 2 hour" TRL airing from 3:00 - 5:00pm Eastern time.
So far, Katie's appearances are:
Monday 10/8: "LIVE with Regis and Kelly" (Check local listings for time and channel)
Monday 10/8 "Total Rquest Live" (3:00pm ET on MTV)

• 10/3/01 Katie Scheduled To Appear On "Regis And Kelly." According to TV Guide Online, Katie is scheduled to appear on "LIVE with Regis and Kelly" on Monday, October 8th. Check your local listings for time and channel.

• 9/21/01 New Premiere Date For "Dawson's Creek"/Other WB Shows. The WB Television Network announced a revised premiere schedule for the 2001-02 broadcast season. "Dawson's Creek" has been pushed back a week and will now premiere on October 10 at 8:00pm ET. For a complete revised rollout schedule, click HERE.

• 9/19/01 Judge Rules Stalker Delusional Over Katie. Still delusional about his relationship with Dawson's Creek star Katie Holmes, Michael Willis of Ottawa, Ontario Canada was found not criminally responsible for the hundreds of harassing phone calls made to the star's father and a lawyer for NBC. Willis originally faced two counts each of criminal harassment, making harassing phone calls and mischief. Last month, he pleaded not guilty but his lawyer Sean May requested a hearing to determine whether his client is criminally responsible. The 36-year-old, one-time Rhodes Scholar's actions included at least 160 calls to the home and office of Holmes' father Martin Holmes in which Willis demanded cash for an engagement ring for the actress. Doctors at the Royal Ottawa Hospital have been giving Willis anti-psychotic medication since his May arrest, but say he hasn't much improvement. Since Justice David Dempsey found Willis not criminally responsible, Willis will spend at least another 45 days at the ROH until the Ontario Review Board decides his fate. Doctors said they will recommend Willis stay at the hospital until he shows significant progress. Link to story.

• 9/12/01 Katie: Dating, Not Engaged. From ToledoBlade.com: Toledo native Katie Holmes is dating, but NOT engaged to American Pie actor Chris Klein. "I just talked to her a few minutes ago and she didn't say a word about any engagement, so it's strictly a rumor," Katie's mother, Kathy Holmes, said. "They're just boyfriend and girlfriend." To read the entire article, click HERE.

• 9/7/01 "The Gift" Playing On DirecTV. Katie's latest movie, "The Gift," is playing all this month on DirecTV! DirecTV is available to those who have a Digital Satellite System. "The Gift" is an excellent sci-fi thriller and features Katie's much talked about topless scenes. It is not available on VHS/Home Video in stores. If you would like a copy of the movie, click Buy Katie Videos.

• 8/23/01 Katie's Stalker. Michael Willis - a 36-year-old from Ottawa, Ontario Canada - has been remanded to a mental ward while awaiting charges that he made harassing phone calls to Katie Holmes' father. Prosecutors say Willis--a former Rhodes scholar--repeatedly called Holmes' dad to discuss his "engagement" to the 22-year-old actress. He also allegedly called and wrote letters to GE lawyer Ben Heinman, demanding that NBC pay him $50,000 because he claimed Tom Brokaw and his news staff were stealing his story ideas. To read the entire story, click HERE.

• 8/13/01 Script Review - "Abandon." From screenwritersutopia.com: Warning...Spoilers!!! If you do not want to know what happens in the movie, do not read the review! To read review, click link: "Abandon" script review.

• 8/12/01 Katie In Teen HairStyles Magazine. Here are two scans of an article featuring Katie and her different hairstyles from the August 2001 issue of Teen HairStyles magazine. Click images for larger size.

• 8/7/01 Katie And Chris Klein In TV Guide. Katie and her boyfriend Chris Klein (along with other young Hollywood couples) are on the cover of the latest issue of TV Guide dated August 11-17. Click HERE to read the article. Click HERE to view the TV Guide cover.

• 8/6/01 Katie On "Celebrity Deathmatch!" Last night on MTV's "Celebrity Deathmatch," Katie duked it out with "Felicity's" Keri Russell! What a match! Katie literally blew Keri up! If you missed it, MTV will most likely be re-airng the show sometime this week. The schedule says "Celebrity Deathmatch" is on tonight (Monday) at 12:30am, Wednesday night at 12:30am and Friday night at 8:00 & 8:30pm. All times are Eastern/Pacific.

• 8/4/01 Lumia Garnier Ads In Seventeen Magazine. You can find Katie's Garnier ads in the Septemberr 2001 issue of Seventeen. Click - ad 1  ad 2.

• 7/31/01 Katie On The Cover Of Dolly. Katie has made it her way onto another magazine cover! This time it is the September 2001 issue of Dolly. Click image for larger size.

• 7/27/01 Katie On "SNL" Repeat! NBC will be re-airing Katie's appearance on "Saturday Night Live" August 4th!!! So if you missed it the first time, get those VCR's ready!

• 7/17/01 "The Gift" On DVD/Home Video TODAY!!! Katie's latest movie, "The Gift," will be released on DVD and VHS/Home Video today! However, as of now, the video is "priced to rent" with a price of over $100.00 (Yes, I know that's crazy but some studio companies decide to release videos in this manner). So you'll have to wait a few more months for it to go down in price. You can also rent the movie on DVD and Home Video starting today.

*** For those of you wanting "The Gift" on Home Video, I will be able to record it off satellite/pay-per-view within a month and then have it available for $12.00.

• 7/15/01 "DC" Chooses Duke For University Backdrop.  Source: TeenHollywood.com - Fans of TV's "Dawson's Creek" know that the scene is shifting from the fictional Capeside high school days to, in part, the fictional Boston college years.

With the show committed to filming at least one more year in real-life Wilmington, the only question was which local university would be the setting.

And the winner is: Duke University.

This isn't the first time the school has been immortalized on film. Among the other movies shot at Duke are 1983's "Brainstorm," 1990's "The Handmaid's Tale," 1997's "I Know What You Did Last Summer" and 1993's "The Program."

• 7/12/01 Commercial Tidbit. Source: Yahoo News - THE CELEBRITY SCENE: Katie Holmes shot the commercials for Garnier's new Lumia hair color while she was in Montreal shooting "Abandon" with Benjamin Bratt. To keep up her energy and spirits while she did the three-day double gig, the "Dawson's Creek" leading lady had gourmet sushi delivered to the set and had J-Lo's "Play" and Janet Jackson's "All For You" to dance to between takes.

• 7/10/01 Katie's FIRST Commercial! As I was watching NBC-TV this afternoon, I was pleasantly suprised when I saw Katie doing a commercial for Garnier's Lumia Brightening Color Creme for womens' hair. Katie looks beautiful and does an excellent job in her first commercial! Luckily I had my VCR recording when the commercial aired. Keep your eye out for it!!! Click HERE to read the Press Release. CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE COMMERCIAL & FOR VIDEO CAPTURES!!!

• 6/30/01 "Abandon" - It's A Wrap. Amid the reports of the break-up of Julia Roberts and Benjamin Bratt, "Access Hollywood" mentioned yesterday that Benjamin "wrapped up filming of Abandon earlier this week in Montreal." Maybe Katie can take a vacation now.

• 6/28/01 "Phone Booth" Now Set For 2002. It looks as if we won't see Katie on the big screen again until next year. Upcomingmovies.com has confirmed that "Phone Booth," originally to be released this year, will not open until 2002. Katie's other upcoming movie, "Abandon," will also be released in 2002.

• 6/22/01 "DC" Season 5 Premiere Date. According to dawsonscreek.com, the 5th season of  "Dawson's Creek" will premiere on October 3rd.

• 6/14/01 Moriarty Reviews "Abandon" Script. Katie's upcoming movie, "Abandon," comes out sometime next year. To read a review of the "Abandon" script, click HERE.

• 6/1/01 "DC" Season 4 Music Video. Dawsonscreek.com has puiet together a very special music video reliving the best moments of Season 4! To access the video, click HERE! Be patient while the video loads.

• 5/21/01 FHM 100 Sexiest Women. For the second year in a row, actress/singer Jennifer Lopez was named the sexiest woman by FHM magazine in their 7th annual "100 Sexiext Women In The World" 2001 issue. Katie Holmes who came in at #23 last year, moved up to #18 in this year's poll!!! The issue is on-sale now! The caption above Katie's picture reads:
A perfect balance of painfully cute and subtly seductive, Katie continues to wow WB fans as wholesome Joey Potter on Dawson's Creek. In the recent thriller The Gift, she shed her good-girl image to reveal - in more ways than one - her "sex kitten next door" allure.

• 5/18/01 Want To Buy Some Katie Stuff From "DC?" From Yahoo.com: Sony Pictures Digital Entertainment and Yahoo! Auctions announce a memorable online auction of actual show props and cast wardrobe items from the beloved TV sensation "Dawson's Creek," just in time for the show's highly anticipated high school graduation episode tonight (May 16) and upcoming season finale (May 23). A portion of the auction proceeds will go to the Make-A-Wish Foundation®.

Now through May 30, 2001, fans can bid to bring a piece of Capeside home including prom dresses worn by Joey (Katie Holmes) and Jen (Michelle Williams), Pacey's (Joshua Jackson) Bruins hockey team jersey, a clapboard labeled "Creek Times" from Dawson's (James Van Der Beek) very first film and more. Dawson's graduation gown, Capeside High yearbooks with Joey and Pacey pictured as Class Couple and "The Secret Code of Pacey Witter and Dawson Leery," buried by Pacey and Dawson as children and rediscovered in Episode #318 are among the sentimental items available to the highest online bidders at http://auctions.yahoo.com/ or www.spe.sony.com/auction.

A portion of the proceeds will go to the Make-A-Wish Foundation (http://www.wish.org/), a charitable organization dedicated to granting the wishes of children with life-threatening illnesses to enrich the human experience with hope, strength, and joy.

• 5/14/01 The WB Picks Up "DC" For A Sixth Season! Last month The WB Network announced "Dawson's Creek" will return in 2001-2002 for its fifth season. Good news "Creek" fans. There will also be a sixth season! Yesterday The WB negotiated a one-year extension with Columbia TriStar TV that keeps "Dawson's Creek" on the network through the 2002-2003 season. To read more about The WB's new Fall lineup and shows, click HERE.

• 4/29/01 "The Gift" On DVD. "The Gift" Region 1 DVD has been announced for a July 17 release date. It will retail for $29.95. This is the usual Paramount treatment, high price/no extras. Well, actually there are a couple of small scraps - cast and crew interviews and the "Furnace Room Lullaby" music video by Neko Case & Her Boyfriend. That's all that's been reported.

Supposedly, "The Gift" will be released on video/VHS the same day. However,  "The Gift" will probably air on DirecTV/Pay-Per-View by June. I will tape it and then have it available for $10.00 for those who want a copy.

• 4/16/01 Katie On The Cover Of Twist. Katie graces the cover of the May issue of Twist. Inside there is a great article where you can read all about Katie. Now read on for more juicy deets including her biggest flaw, her oh-so-embarrassing moments, and what she’s doing during her time away from the Creek! Click HERE.

• 4/16/01 "DC" After Capeside High. It's graduation day at Capeside High on May 16, which means producers of The WB's "Dawson's Creek" will have to find a way to keep Dawson, Joey, Pacey, and Jen together without making it seem like the fourth season of Beverly Hills, 90210, when most of the Hillsters ended up enrolling in California U. To read the entire article, click HERE.

• 4/16/01 "DC" Syndication Plans. "Dawson's Creek" has been renewed on The WB through next season and will be available for syndication in Fall 2002. Sources say there is interest from a broad range of national cable outlets, including USA Network and TNT/TBS. Syndication executives expect "Dawson's Creek" to command over $1 million per episode. To read the entire article, click HERE.

• 4/13/01 "The Gift" On Video. According to VideoETA, "The Gift" will be released on video July 17th, 2001.

• 3/26/01 Dylan Earns Oscar For "Wonder Boys." Last night the 73rd Academy Awards were presented. Bob Dylan won the best song Oscar for the rollicking "Things Have Changed," the tune he wrote for the quirky campus drama "Wonder Boys." To read the article, click HERE.

• 3/10/01 Vote For Katie! Please vote for Katie in the two polls that I have posted. We need to support her and vote! Click HERE to vote for the 2001 Teen Choice Awards from Seventeen.com. Also, click HERE to vote for Katie in the "100 Sexiest Women" poll from FHM magazine.

• 2/24/01 Live! From New York! It’s Katie Holmes! Katie will be hosting "Saturday Night Live" tonight! The Blade, Katie's hometown newspaper, has an excellent article about tonight's big event where Katie's entire family will be in the audience. Click HERE to read the article.

• 2/11/01 Katie On "Late Night". Katie is scheduled to appear on "Late Night With Conan O'Brien" on Thursday, February 22nd. "Late Night" airs at 1:35am ET/PT on NBC. No doubt she'll be discussing her "Saturday Night Live" appearance on the 24th.

• 2/6/01 Katie To Host "Saturday Night Live"! Word has it Katie is scheduled to host "Saturday Night Live" on February 24th!!! The musical guest will be Dave Mathews Band. "SNL" airs at 11:30pm ET/PT on NBC.

• 1/30/01 Katie On TV! It seems as if Katie will have a busy day in New York City on Wednesday, February 7th. First, Katie will make an early morning appearance on NBC's "The Today Show" airing 7-10am EST. Then Katie is scheduled to be on the "Rosie O'Donnell Show". (Just a reminder, the "Rosie O'Donnell Show" is a syndicated program, so check your local listings for time and station). Finally, Katie will be a guest on CBS's "The Late Show With David Letterman" airing at 11:35pm EST.

• 1/30/01 "Wonder Boys" Golden Globe Winner Receives New Home Video and DVD Release Date: March 13. HOLLYWOOD--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Jan. 24, 2001--The critically acclaimed film "Wonder Boys" is now scheduled to debut on home video and DVD on March 13. "Wonder Boys" has appeared on over 85 critics' Year-End Top 10 Lists and earned four Golden Globe® nominations. This past weekend, the film won a Golden Globe for Best Original Song ("Things Have Changed" by Bob Dylan). Reminder..."The Ice Storm" DVD comes out on the same day.

• 1/30/01 "The Gift" - Jan. 26-28 Weekend Box Office Estimate. From Variety.com: Distribs' supernatural suspenser, "The Gift," wrapped up $2 million in 806 locations for a $2,481 average.

• 1/30/01 "DC" To Be Syndicated? There was a mention in an article in The Los Angeles Times that Katie attended the National Assn. of Television Programming Executives convention held recently in Las Vegas. It seems Columbia TriStar is about to syndicate "Dawson's Creek" Here's the little excerpt from the article: "Columbia TriStar, for instance, trotted out Pamela Anderson and the rest of the cast of "V.I.P.," her syndicated action series, in addition to the stars of "King of Queens" and Katie Holmes of "Dawson's Creek," two network series set to be syndicated by Columbia."

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