LOS ANGELES –  It have been precisely one week on account that Katie Holmes filed for divorce from Tom Cruise, 5 years after their fairy story marriage ceremony in an Italian fort.  

Now their divorce saga is being performed out within the media like a truthfuly tale, with Holmes the fair princess escaping the evil villain, her Scientologist husband Cruise.

Over the prior seven days, global headlines have integrated “Katie Holmes Escapes Camp Cuckoo,” “Katie Protective Suri From ‘Spy’ Training,” and “Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes Divorce: What Makes Artful Ladies Stick By Creeps For thus Long?”

So why is it that Cruise, who's known, specifically in reporter circles, for being persistently kind, gracious and accommodating (traits no longer at all times discovered some of the A-list), being portrayed as an evil, controlling figure?

PHOTOS: Katie and Suri's day on the museum.

"Tom Cruise might be painted because the unhealthy man within the narrative approximately his divorce from Katie Holmes without reference to any tips that can emerge. His feedback approximately psychological well being and his reference to the Church of Scientology all mix to make him seem to be kooky to many of us and that symbol now suits into any storyline that comes to his name,” PR guru Gene Grabowski advised FOX411’s Pop Truffles column.

Human conduct guru Dr. Patrick Wanis concurred that irrespective of what occurs because the custody combat is going down, Holmes will at all times have the benefit of public opinion on her side.

“Tom can be noticed because the evil/bad man as a result of she is taking part in the sufferer card even as additionally taking part in the protecting mom. The divorce is being portrayed as a combat over religions – Catholicism as opposed to Scientology – and the general public normally fears Scientology,” Wanis mentioned. “Katie is being portrayed as fleeing the grips of tough and controlling guy who desires to brainwash her daughter, and girls particularly are going to aspect with Katie, as a result of girls imagine that they recognise higher than males do approximately learn how to carry children.”

According to longtime leisure reporter Michael Cohen, Cruise has himself responsible. Cohen says the “Top Gun” star’s symbol took a flip for the worst the instant he jumped on Oprah’s sofa to claim his love for Holmes again in 2005.

“Public scrutiny comes with the job, and maybe no superstar within the whole international was extra controlling of what they appear to be and say than Tom Cruise. Tom Cruise had one of the vital glowing Hollywood personas until his well-known incident the place he jumped on Oprah's couch,” he defined. “That was indubitably while public opinion started to sway in opposition to pondering Tom was kooky. That sentiment was handiest compounded together with his affiliation with the Church of Scientology that's complicated at best possible for lots of of his fans.”

Adding gasoline to the fire, it sort of feels Holmes is decided to permit the arena recognize that she is as glad as can be, and definitely now not holed up inside of her Big apple condominium sobbing over her damaged marriage and the sour custody struggle that may be more likely to come.

On Monday, she was all smiles at the same time as enjoying visitor pass judgement on on an episode of Lifetime’s “Project Runway,” and on Tuesday she stepped out with daughter Suri for ice-cream, the place she was snapped thankfully giggling. On Thursday the mother and daughter made a gleeful tour to the Kid's Museum of the humanities in Soho, Manhattan.

But the ones smiles would possibly not last, because it now seems as if Crew Cruise is punctiliously getting their geese in a row and making ready to struggle back.

TMZ reports that the ones with reference to Cruise assume Holmes’ camp is leaking fake tales that she was seeking to retailer Suri from Scientology. They are saying Holmes was dedicated to the non secular organization, which had not anything to do with the divorce. Cruise’s supporters additionally advised the web site that Holmes’posse has even made it very difficult for the actor to speak to his daughter.

Another Cruise supply tells FOX411's Pop Truffles column that his popularity because the “bad guy” within the cut up is unjust, and that  working with Tom over time was not anything however positive.

“He is by some distance the nicest A-list famous person I’ve ever dealt with,” mentioned the supply. “He all the time took day trip to thank everyone, shake their hands, and at all times actually cared approximately his spouse and kids."

Some additionally argue that Holmes knew what she was getting herself into whilst she stated “I Do.”

“Katie selected to marry Hollywood’s strongest man, any person who obviously helps and promotes Scientology," stated Wanis. “Cruise’s followed youngsters are nonetheless in Scientology, so it will was glaring to her that it was Cruise’s plan to boost any long term youngsters in Scientology.”

Reps for Holmes and Cruise didn't reply to requests for comment.