Getting Tom Cruise to accept a 2025 Kennedy Center Honor is proving to be mission impossible. The Top Gun actor was offered the 2025 prestigious award but declined, according to multiple Kennedy Center employees who spoke to The Washington Post.

Hollywood icon Tom Cruise is currently making headlines for reportedly declining the Kennedy Center Honor. The 63-year-old Cruise, who is considered one of the biggest movie stars in the world, was selected to be presented with the distinguished award,