Tom Cruise Reportedly Declined An Invite From Donald Trump To Receive A Kennedy Center Honor

Tom Cruise Reportedly Declined An Invite From Donald Trump To Receive A Kennedy Center Honor

Tom Cruise will not receive the 48th Kennedy Center Honors for lifetime artistic achievements — but only because he reportedly rejected the offer. According to a report from the Washington Post, the actor was going to be honored this year, but he “declined because of scheduling conflicts.”

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However, some fans have wondered if there’s more to it than that. In February, President Donald Trump announced that he was exerting control over the Kennedy Center with plans to “make the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., GREAT AGAIN.”

“I have decided to immediately terminate multiple individuals from the Board of Trustees, including the Chairman, who do not share our Vision for a Golden Age in Arts and Culture,” Trump wrote on Truth Social in February. “We will soon announce a new Board, with an amazing Chairman, DONALD J. TRUMP!”

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