WaPo: Tom Cruise Declined Kennedy Center Honor

August 15, 2025 Movies, Trump Administration

The Washington Post reports:

President Donald Trump announced the recipients of the 48th Kennedy Center Honors on Wednesday — the first class of honorees since he took over the arts complex this year — and a major change to the ceremony: He’ll be the host.

Actor Tom Cruise was offered the honors but declined because of scheduling conflicts, according to several current and former Kennedy Center employees who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to publicly discuss event plans. A spokesperson for Cruise declined to comment.

Before naming the honorees, Trump said he always wanted the award himself but “was never able to get one.” “I waited and waited and waited, and I said, ‘The hell with it, I’ll become chairman and I’ll give myself an honor,’” he said.

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