Date: 4th March 2001

Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise's Lost Baby


NICOLE KIDMAN lost TOM CRUISE's baby in a pregnancy gone terribly wrong - and the tragedy is fuelling the bitter custody battle between the Hollywood heavy-weights.

America's STAR MAGAZINE claims Kidman had to have the pregnancy terminated to save her life just before the couple were wed in 1990. And after the ectopic pregnancy, doctors gave the beauty the devastating news that it was impossible for her to become a mother naturally. Now the magazine claims the terrible experience has left Kidman determined to win custody of the pair's two adopted children, ISABELLA, eight, and six-year-old CONNOR.

A source says, "After what Nicole went through to become a mom, there's no way she'd give up Isabella or Connor. "Tom may be one of the world's top movie stars but I don't see her moving an inch on custody without one hell of a fight. She couldn't love those kids more if she'd given birth to them herself." And the custody battle is also crushing Kidman's plans to move to Australia.

The source adds, "
Tom told Nicole she can't take the kids out of the country without his permission, so any hope she has of moving to Australia to raise them look grim." (MB/TS/MCM)

Source: WENN