Why Katie Holmes Couldn’t Go Public With Jamie Foxx

Katie Holmes’ love life was on “Cruise”-control — forcing her to keep her romance with Jamie Foxx on the down-low! The National ENQUIRER had learned Katie’s divorce from Tom Cruise stipulates she can’t officially “date” until 2017! “Katie signed a clause in her quickie divorce settlement that prevents her from embarrassing Tom in various ways, like talking about him or Scientology, or publicly dating another man for five years after the divorce,” snitched a source.

“She’s allowed to date," added the insider, "but she cannot do so in a public fashion, and she’s not supposed to let any boyfriend near their daughter, Suri. Katie wanted out of the marriage so badly, she agreed to the terms — and got $4.8 million in child support, plus another $5 million for herself!”

If the 37-year-old actress violated the agreement, she could lose that cash, the source said. When quizzed about her dating life earlier this year, Katie snapped, “That’s not something I want to answer!” But as The ENQUIRER reported in an exclusive scoop, Katie had been dating Jamie, 48, since 2013!

In June, “Real Housewives of Atlanta” star Claudia Jordan, a pal of Jamie’s, confirmed the couple was “really happy.” On Aug. 13, the pair nearly threw caution to the wind at a Barbra Streisand concert in New York. Katie cheered as Jamie performed with the legendary singer, and then joined her sweetie in his dressing room.

“They figured it wasn’t a violation of the public rule because security prevented photos. They were so discreet,” said the source. But then came the time when waity Katie could finally ditch the cloak-and-dagger dating routine!

“At this point, Tom doesn’t care much what Katie does,” added the snitch. “But he wouldn’t mind getting his $5 million back!”