Tom Cruise's representative has denied the star's wife Katie Holmes has ordered his mother and sister to move out of the couple's family home.

Cruise's mum Mary Lee South and his sister Cass have been living with the Hollywood actor at his mansion in Beverly Hills, California since his divorce from Nicole Kidman in 2001.

But now the star's family have decided to quit the luxury property, leaving Cruise, Holmes and their two-year-old daughter Suri alone in the house.

The move sparked rumors that Holmes had played a part in their departure.

But a representative for Cruise has dismissed the claims, telling London newspaper Metro, "This has nothing to do with Katie."