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Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes Engaged to be Married

James Joyner · Friday, June 17, 2005 · 2 comments

Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes are now engaged, which will either end speculation that their relationship is a publicity stunt or fuel it.

Tom Cruise Proposes to Katie Holmes (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. “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.

Let’s just hope Katie is taking her vitamins.

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