Has Tom Cruise joined the resistance?
Maybe not, but the “Mission: Impossible” star has reportedly declined a major Kennedy Center Award that would have been presented to him by President Donald Trump himself on Dec. 7. The Washington Post reported that Cruise was offered a Kennedy Center Honor, which recognizes and celebrates the contribution of major performing artists to American culture.
But Cruise said thanks, but no thanks. That means the “Top Gun” actor won’t join KISS, Michael Crawford, George Strait, Gloria Gaynor and the pro-Trump Sylvester Stallone in receiving this once-in-a-lifetime honor from America’s polarizing president. But it also means that Cruise won’t get the chance join the ranks of past Kennedy Center luminaries, who include some of the most prominent names in A