US film studio Paramount has offered its public support to actor Tom Cruise following the news that he and Katie Holmes are to divorce.

The film studio behind his upcoming movie, "Tom is a huge movie star for the right reason," it said in its statement. "He's a very talented actor whose movies have entertained millions of fans."

Paramount has had a strained relationship with Cruise in the past and severed ties with his production company in 2006 after the release of Mission: Impossible III.

But the studio subsequently resolved its differences with the actor, teaming up with him to make last year's box-office hit Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol. , said it did not think the actor's personal life would have any bearing on his career.

"His ability to make a great movie... Is the thing moviegoers remember above all else," it said in a statement.

Meanwhile, Cruise's lawyer said his client is to file a rival divorce case.

"Tom is a huge movie star for the right reason," it said in its statement. "He's a very talented actor whose movies have entertained millions of fans."

Paramount has had a strained relationship with Cruise in the past and severed ties with his production company in 2006 after the release of Mission: Impossible III.

But the studio subsequently resolved its differences with the actor, teaming up with him to make last year's box-office hit Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol.

Source: Press Release