Life & Style magazine caused quite a stir with last week's blockbuster cover story that claimed Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes were basically finished but were planning on keeping up appearances until the baby was born.

Round Two: Secrets of the Split

That brought swift denials from Camp TomKat and of course, threats of a lawsuit.

A Life & Style spokesman told The National Ledger that the weekly stands behind their story "100 percent." And now L&S is set to publish round 2 in this week's edition.

The weekly presents a very detailed story again in this week's Friday edition that will reveal the secrets of the split.

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A few highlights from this week's cover story:

--It's all an act!

When the photographers stopped shooting, TomKat stopped smiling and they even reportedly backed out of buying a house in Ohio

--Yes, it’s over

“One thing Katie hates about Tom,” says an insider, “is that his image means so much to him. Katie knows their relationship isn’t going to work, and she doesnąt like being part of a huge PR campaign.”

And her family isn’t going along with the charade. After the Life & Style story broke, an insider from Katie’s hometown of Toledo, Ohio, spoke to her dad, Martin Holmes. When asked if he wanted Tom and his daughter to reconcile, the insider says Martin blurted, “I hope not!” He told the insider that he intends to make sure Katie and her baby are financially set for life and that Katie will have custody of the child. “Right now,” Martin added, “all I want is for my little girl to be happy, and she isn’t.”

-- Katie’s dad didn't deny it

When a Toledo, Ohio, resident asked Martin Holmes if there was any hope of a reconciliation between his daughter and Tom, he replied, “I hope not.”

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Katie and Tom made an appearance in Australia soon after the story broke and smiled for the cameras. It will be interesting to see how strong the denials will be this week after this story hits.

Or if they will make another smiling hand-holding appearance.

--Cathy Beers