Tom Cruise has been an iconic actor since the 1990s in the Hollywood film industry. The actor has had several notable moments throughout his career and not all of them are good. Having been involved in countless controversies over the years, Cruise has had some rough moments.
In 2005 when the actor was at the premiere of one of his movies, a reporter pranked the actor by spraying water on his face with a fake microphone. Although the prank was intended to be funny, Cruise did not share the same feelings.
When Tom Cruise Got A Reporter Arrested For His Prank
Back in 2005, Tom Cruise had just starred in the movie titled War of the Worlds. Steven Spielberg helmed the movie as its director and Cruise felt nothing but good starring in this classic movie. During the premiere of the movie, the Top Gun actor had no idea that a simple prank would turn out to be one of the controversial moments of his life.
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At the London premiere of War of the Worlds in 2005, a prankster sprayed water on Cruise’s face with a fake microphone. Although it was a prank that was part of the British Channel 4 series titled Balls of Steel, Tom Cruise did not share in their excitement and humor.
“Do you like thinking less of people, is that it? That’s incredibly rude. I’m here giving you an interview and you do that … it’s incredibly rude. You’re a jerk … jerk … you’re a jerk.”
After telling him off, the prankster and his three camera crew members were arrested by the police. The channel that was backing up this prank program later apologized to Tom Cruise and stated that it was meant to be humorous and not hurtful at all.
Ezra Miller’s The Flash Gets Tom Cruise’s Approval!
With actor Ezra Miller finding themselves in similar if not higher controversies than Tom Cruise, they had been boycotted for the upcoming DCU movie The Flash. Although the people had much to say to the actor, it seems that The Flash was so exceptional that it got Cruise’s approval!
In an interview, director Andy Musschieti and Barbara Muschietti talked about their upcoming movie The Flash and how it had received compliments from Tom Cruise.
“It’s a very cynical industry, and to hear people that really have no skin in the game, because they have nothing to gain, just say something that lovely – in the case of Tom Cruise, he called us, talked for 15 minutes, praising Andy, praising the film, and it just feels very good because we really work very hard to make these movies.”
With numerous controversies and great films, the actor is expected to reach even greater heights in his filmography. The 2005 movie War of the Worlds is available to stream on Max.
Source: Insider
