Katie Holmes: waiting for tom's intstruction at Oscars

Katie Holmes refused to pose for photographs without her husband Tom Cruise
at the Vanity Fair post-Oscar party, despite his pleas.

The 'Top Gun' actor proudly showed-off his wife on the red carpet urging
photographers to "take a shot of her".

However, the demure actress would not leave her husband's side at the
post-Oscar bash at Hollywood's Morton's restaurant on Sunday (02.25.07).

One onlooker claimed Tom dragged Katie up and down by the hand as he talked
with photographs while she remained silent and waited for him to finish his
conversations.

The eyewitness said: "She looks at him for direction."

Tom, 44, later pleaded again with 28-year-old Katie to pose solo and she
finally gave in.

The couple mingled with a host of other stars at the glitzy bash including
Madonna, Dame Helen Mirren, Cameron Diaz, Leonardo DiCaprio, Naomi Campbell,
Diddy and Kirsten Dunst.

Katie recently stepped out on her own in a strapless champagne-colored
dress for the Giorgio Armani Prive fashion show in Beverly Hills.

During the evening she gushed about being a mother to 10-month-old Suri and
her supportive husband.

She said: "Suri is doing really, really well. She's a beautiful little girl.
I feel so honored to be her mother, really."