Where was Tom Cruise? That was David Letterman’s burning question for Oscar host Jimmy Kimmel when he made an appearance on last night’s Jimmy Kimmel Live!
And the former Late Night host wasn’t buying the official excuse. “We don’t know where Tom Cruise was,” Kimmel said in response to Letterman’s query. “We heard production issues.” Said Letterman, “What does that mean?
That’s nonsense.” Despite six Oscar nominations for Maverick (and one win, for Sound), Cruise did not attend Sunday’s awards ceremony, begging off due to scheduling conflicts.
His absence soon gave rise to rumors that he feared Scientology jokes and/or running into ex-wife Nicole Kidman. (He needn’t have worried about the former – Kimmel’s only reference was a tame reference to a shirtless Cruise being “L.
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