
They were the nineties' ultimate golden couple: he, the unstoppable action hero; she, the ethereal Oscar-winning actress. Their 11-year marriage and subsequent 2001 divorce became one of Hollywood's most notorious splits, with Tom Cruise publicly vilified as the villain while Nicole Kidman garnered widespread sympathy.
Now, more than two decades later, as Kidman faces the painful and public collapse of her second marriage to country star Keith Urban, the Mission: Impossible actor, 63, is reportedly feeling an unexpected sense of vindication.