HOLLYWOOD - Tom Cruise doesn't care what fans think about his new romance with Katie Holmesbecause he thinks she's "an exceptional woman".
The couple announced their romance in Italy earlier this month, prompting skeptics to question the validity of the match.
Many still feel the romance is a scam to help promote the couple's
blockbuster summer movies War of the Worlds and Batman Begins.
But Cruise chooses to ignore the doubters: "When I make a move like that, I'm
saying, 'This is my woman.' People are gonna do what they're gonna do.
"You can't think in terms of what are people gonna do or gonna say... I want
to share my life this woman, this woman is exceptional, she's special, she's
extraordinary and I have great respect for her.
"I've got nothing to hide, I'm happy... She is something else." And Cruise even has an answer for those who think Holmes, at 26, is too young for the Mission: Impossible star, 42.
He quips, "I'm concerned whether someone can keep up with me. I've got a fast
life, I've got a lot going on."
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Holmes feels no guilt about her split from fiance Chris Klein--despite
getting together with new beau Cruise only a few weeks later.
The former Dawson's Creek star was first snapped stepping out with superstar
Cruise in April, just a month after ending her five-year relationship with Klein.
But she has no regrets about moving on so quickly.
Holmes tells PageSix.com, "'I don't feel any sort of regret or anything.
There was nothing wrong. I guess what I've learned is that it's OK to have big
dreams and not be embarrassed or apologize for it."
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