President Donald Trump has chosen a number of well-known stars to obtain recognition at this 12 months’s Kennedy Middle Honors, however High Gun: Maverick star Tom Cruise gained’t be considered one of them regardless of receiving an invite.
In accordance with The Washington Put up, the Oscar-nominated actor had been tapped as a recipient at this 12 months’s ceremony however instructed Trump that “scheduling conflicts” made his probabilities of attending the occasion an unattainable mission. The outlet reviews that “a number of nameless sources” on the Middle confirmed Cruise’s provide decline.
Cruise is presently engaged on an untitled Alejandro G. Iñárritu movie, by which he stars because the lead and serves as a producer. Again in Might, he launched the most recent instalment of the Mission: Inconceivable franchise, The Closing Reckoning.
The Dangerous Enterprise star has usually stayed away from politics, maintaining his political leanings to himself. Throughout a press junket for the most recent Mission: Inconceivable film, Cruise was requested a query by a Korean reporter in regards to the impact Trump’s tariffs had on the movie’s manufacturing.
“We’d somewhat reply questions in regards to the film. Thanks,” Cruise responded, per The New York Put up.
After naming himself the chairman of the John F. Kennedy Performing Arts Middle earlier this 12 months, Trump introduced the 2025 honorees throughout a press convention on Wednesday (August 13). The President named 5 performers, together with actor Sylvester Stallone, rock band Kiss, disco singer Gloria Gaynor, British actor Michael Crawford, and nation music star George Strait.
Trump, who will host the occasion, praised his selections and revealed he was “closely concerned” within the choice course of, which concerned reducing some celebrities he deemed to be “too woke.”
“I turned down a lot. They had been too woke. I had a few wokesters,” he said. “Have a look at the Academy Awards, it will get awful scores now. It’s all woke. All they do is speak about how a lot they hate Trump, however no person likes that. They don’t watch anymore. That used to have 45 million individuals watching.”
The President additionally quipped that he might nominate himself subsequent 12 months for his work on The Apprentice, which he hosted and co-produced from 2004 to 2015 earlier than launching his presidential marketing campaign.
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