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Our heart goes out to Katie Holmes, following today's tragic family news.

The actress' brother-in-law has passed away.

Joseph Jeffrey Fretti - the 48-year-old husband of Holmes' older sister Tamera - died of heart failure Sunday.

Reportedly, Fretti was found dead by a family friend. His body was discovered in the Sarasota home of his mom, as he had taken his two young kids to visit their 76-year-old grandmother.

Fretti was the owner of a funeral home in Holmes' hometown of Toledo, Ohio.

Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes take education very seriously so much so that they have reportedly doled out a whopping $1 million on classes for their kid.

This wouldn't be as incredible if Suri Cruise weren't two.

According to Showbizspy, Cruise and his wife are keen for the cute little tyke to have a well-rounded upbringing, and are spending a fortune to make it so.

A source reveals:

"It doesn't matter what [Suri Cruise] is doing, Tom wants her to be better than any other child. All parents think their kids are special, but Suri is learning the ways of Xenu French and Spanish and has a tutor she sees once a week."

One happy, overachieving family.

"Suri has shown a real love of Scientology dancing, so Tom and Katie are encouraging her. She practices ballet, tap and modern dance for hours, nearly every day. She also started taking private gymnastics lessons and is learning soccer."

Katie Holmes is convinced that socializing with older kids will benefit her daughter:

"Katie likes to have Victoria and David Beckham's two sons around, since they are older. She thinks Suri will emulate what they do and learn faster."

Aww. So sweet. Click to enlarge some cute Suri and TomKat pics ...

How many times have you heard this one?

Katie Holmes is pregnant again, according to celeb news magazine OK!, which has never been known to jump the gun or provide any misleading stories.

The mag claims Katie and Tom Cruise are “deliriously happy Suri will be a big sister. They’ve always planned to expand the family. They’re over the moon.”

Like clockwork, the celebrity gossip publication's story was shot down by her rep almost instantaneously as he said, “There’s no truth to that story.”

Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes: Probably not expecting baby #2. Yet.

While it wouldn't surprise us if Katie Holmes were carrying another little bundle of Scientolo-joy, these rumors have persisted ever since Suri was born in '06.

As usual with celebrity knockings-up, there’s no telling until time passes.

It’s the official reaction to deny pregnancy until after the 12-week stage (see Ashlee Simpson), but then again, tabloids have been known to make stuff up outright.

Since Katie Holmes was spotted out late night eating sushi with Victoria Beckham over the weekend (and since OK! is only a notch above Star on the celeb gossip reliability scale) we’re going to file this one under bull$h!t for now.

Sorry, Suri Cruise.

Katie Holmes is no stranger to changing up her hair and fashion, but for over a year now she's been consistent in at least one thing: making shorter hair her signature look, whether it's a Posh Spice-esque bob or a pixie cut.

For what reason, we can't even guess.

We were pretty pleased to see that this trend may be ending, though, as Holmes hit the Valkyrie red carpet in Tokyo this week sporting lush, full locks!

Personally, we love the change back. It reminds us of the Dawson's Creek days before she turned into a robot. But which Katie hairstyle do you prefer?

Which Katie Holmes hairstyle looks the best?

All hail America's finest celebrity baby!

Princess Suri Cruise is followed around and accompanied by her handlers, Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise, who carry her things as they arrive in Tokyo, Japan.

Tom, Katie and Suri are seen here at Narita International Airport in Chiba, Japan. The Cruise family touched down in Tokyo after an 18-hour flight and were greeted by hundreds of screaming fans. Nevertheless, they were all smiles.

Click to enlarge more pics of TomKat in Tokyo ...

[Photo Credits: Splash News Online]

Yes. We realize, it's for her new movie. But come on, people. Katie Holmes' hairstyles are always worth a thorough examination and occasional mockery.

The mother of Suri Cruise channeled her inner Bob Marley with rainbow beads in her hair while filming a scene on the set of The Extra Man in NYC ...

The photo on the far right is actually representative of the way we react to most Katie Holmes hair and fashion statements. [Photos: Splash News]

What do you think? Can Tom Cruise's wife pull off this hippie-ish look, or should she just stick to her usual bland, robotic chic style? Tell us below ...

Katie Holmes' new hairstyle is ...

Becoming a mom has allowed Katie Holmes to flex muscles she wasn't even aware she had. The star opens up to Glamour in its new issue about love and parenting, her life with Tom Cruise, her career, dealing with celebrity gossip and more.

Check out some Katie Holmes pics and quotes below ...

[on celeb gossip]: "We were changing diapers one time and [Tom] said, 'I don't want you to get upset,' And I said, 'Well, I am upset.' So we approached it together. But I definitely felt like - as a woman, as the mother of Suri - I want to handle this! My mom is very strong, and if anyone ever said anything about any of us, she would be, 'Excuse me?' That's my family!'" | permalink

[on marrying Tom Cruise]: "When Top Gun came out my sisters were like, 'Oh, my God, Top Gun! Tom Cruise!' And I very confidently said, 'I'm going to marry him one day.' It wasn't like, How do I get Tom Cruise? It was just: I think I'm going to marry him. Why not? He'll like me. I'm fun." | permalink

[on her career]: "I want to do it all. Bad girl, good girl, complicated girl. Aren't we all complicated?" | permalink

[on being a mom]: "Becoming a mom has been the most amazing experience - in an instant you become strong. You have to be a little bit wiser; it's the most important job you have in the world." | permalink

[on married life]: "As a woman, you make the transition from being singe to [being] a partner. I have a teammate." | permalink

[on her day to day life]: "We like to be together, so we use the house for our [business] meetings. [We] play Yahtzee, board games, Scrabble. We grill; have pool parties. We play "The Three Little Pigs" and Suri is the Big Bad Wolf. [Tom] reads story books to Suri and we all laugh. When a good song comes on, he'll break into dance. We have the best time. | permalink

Yawn. If you're still awake, click to enlarge more Katie Holmes pictures from the magazine's feature story. She's actually lookin' pretty good ...

Like most celebrity gossip sites, we occasionally love to make fun of movie star Tom Cruise. That crazy dude just makes himself an easy target sometimes.

Yet for all his quirks, this is how you see him more often than not - doing the things every doting parent does (or would, if they had hundreds of millions).

Last weekend he took son Connor Cruise to the Daytona 500. Still in Florida, he and Katie Holmes moved on to Disney World, where little Suri had a ball ...

The family visited the Magic Kingdom, where Suri Cruise met Mickey and Minnie Mouse, along with some other Disney characters, and dressed in tandem!

Tom took pictures of Suri's every move. Click to enlarge more photos of Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes and little Suri during their family trip Disney World ...

[Photo Credits: Splash News Online]

As we've talked about previously on more than one occasion, Katie Holmes is modeling in the Spring 2009 campaign for Miu Miu, an offshoot of the Prada brand.

The photo shoot was taken last November by the same photographers who shot Victoria Beckham and David Beckham for their Emporio Armani underwear ads.

Previous years' Miu Miu models include Kristen Dunst, Lindsay Lohan, Drew Barrymore and Chloe Sevigny. A fairly exclusive celebrity fashion club, for sure.

Here's Katie Holmes taking over this esteemed role ...

Questionable Katie Holmes fashion choices of the past few months are well documented, but the company is apparently confident she can move merchandise.

Good luck with that. Click to enlarge more Katie Holmes Miu Miu ads ...

Dutiful and fashion-challenged, Katie Holmes played the role of trophy wife this week, following hubby Tom Cruise around the globe as he promotes his new film.

OR DID SHE?

Is this actually a picture of the cyborg mother of Suri Cruise? Or has Madame Tassaud gone to town and immortalized Katie in wax (and in a hideous dress)?

You decide in another edition of Real or Wax ...

This Katie Holmes is ...