Shortly after Tom Cruise’s divorce from Nicole Kidman, he was smitten by Katie Holmes in 2005.

They got married and welcomed their daughter, Suri, in the following year. Sadly, due to unreconcilable circumstances, Cruise and Holmes went through a heartbreaking divorce in 2012, as per InStyle. Although Holmes was granted primary custody, Suri does spend time with her father. On that note, now that his daughter is nearing 18 years of age, Cruise would no longer have to pay Holmes child support. This sparked quite a few theories about the actress’s alleged ‘desperate’ financial situation. However, Holmes’ lawyer has clapped back at such conspiracies.

Speaking to Radar Online, Holmes’ lawyer confirmed that her lifestyle has never truly had anything to do with her ex-husband’s child support money. Moreover, they claimed she’s not in any way dependent on him to earn her living and can take care of herself without his annual monetary assistance of $400K; each month, that amounts to nearly $34K. In short, Jonathan W. Wolfe, Holmes’ lawyer, shut down rumors of her dependency on Cruise’s monthly support.