of his reputation. >> he has seen his share of scandalous headlines before, but this brings into the spotlight his parenting and being a father and for him that was just hitting below the belt. that's where he drew the line. >> reporter: in the document, cruise acknowledges he was shooting back-to-back films at the time the magazine hit the newsstands but says even during the times i was working overseas and was not able to see suri in person, we were and continue to be extremely close. >> and i think the general public will sympathize with what he is going through. truly no one really knows what's going on behind closed doors unless you're tom, katie or suri. >> michaela perreira, cnn, new york. >> another interesting point, mr. cruise -- some call him tom -- he wants to know those confidential sources who were the sources for the stories. these sours are a crutch for many entertainment publications. they're unnamed and so in the suit they're just called does.