Tom Cruise's lawyer has threatened National Enquirer over a cover story that claims the star held Katie Holmes in a "house of horrors."

"THE ABUSE - PUNISHMENTS - HUMILIATION... Katie's tortured life exposed," reads the cover.

Bert Fields, Cruise's longtime lawyer, wrote to the magazine. A copy of the letter was obtained by The Hollywood Reporter. "Your cover announces, as a fact, that 'THE REAL TOM CRUISE IS A MONSTER.' Mr. Cruise is certainly not a 'monster.' He is a caring father, a hardworking actor and, above all, an honest, decent man," reads the letter in part.

The lawyer also makes a threat, saying the cover will cause "hundreds of millions of dollars of professional and personal damages, for which we intend to hold American Media, and everyone who participated in the perpetuation of this scurrilous attack, jointly and severally liable."

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