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Tom Cruise Declined Kennedy Center Honor for 2025

Earlier this week, President Trump unveiled the 2025 class of Kennedy Center honorees, an annual honor given to those in the performing arts for their lifetime of contributions to American culture. Missing from that list was actor Tom Cruise, whom The Washington Post reports was offered the honor but turned down the invitation due to "scheduling conflicts." If Cruise had accepted, this would have followed in a long l…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:32AM on August 15, 2025

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