12 August 2024, 07:47 IST
Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise received a kiss on the cheek from a woman during the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games in Paris.
Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise capped off the closing ceremony of the Paris Olympics with a dramatic stunt that saw him abseil from the roof of the Stade de France. The actor was mobbed by a crowd of adoring fans as he descended into the stadium, one of whom grabbed him and kissed him. Footage of the kiss has since gone viral on social media.
Tom Cruise, 62, abseiled from the roof of the Stade de France during the Olympic Games closing ceremony. After touching the ground, the Mission Impossible actor shook hands with fans as he walked through the stadium. One woman was filmed grabbing Cruise and giving him a peck on the cheek as she filmed the encounter on her phone.
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The video sparked controversy online, with social media users calling it inappropriate. Many users pointed out that the internet would not have taken such a kind view of the incident if the roles had been reversed.
“I don’t want to know what would happen if the roles were reversed,” wrote one X user.
“Did she ask permission?” wondered another. “It’s disgusting how many people are laughing about Tom Cruise being kissed while working at the Olympics. If that was a female celebrity there would have been an uproar. Like him or not, that shouldn’t have happened!” said one user.
“The worst people in the audience. Absolutely no respect for privacy. If it had been a man with a woman, people would already be looking for all his information to burn him alive,” said a third.
The closing ceremony capped two and a half extraordinary weeks of Olympic sports and emotion, and included a skydive by Tom Cruise, Grammy winner Billie Eilish and many others. Cruise – in his role as Ethan Hunt – wowed as he descended from the roof of the stadium to the electric guitar riffs of “Mission Impossible.” Once his feet were back on the ground – and after shaking hands with the delighted athletes – he took the Olympic flag from star gymnast Simone Biles, strapped it to the back of a motorcycle and roared out of the arena.
(With inputs from PTI)
