A man who tried to extort $1.3m (€879,000) from Tom Cruise in exchange for stolen wedding photographs of the actor and Katie Holmes was sentenced to two years’ probation today.

A man known for brokering deals involving compromising celebrity photos and videos has agreed to plead guilty in a plot to extort more than $1 million from Tom Cruise for the actor’s stolen wedding photos, court documents have shown.

Two men have been charged with plotting to extort more than US$1m (€682,351) from Tom Cruise for the actor’s stolen wedding photographs.