“Now Seriously, Are You Gay Or Not?” Tom Cruise’s Sexuality Was Questioned On ‘Jerry Maguire’ Set

Tom Cruise is one of the most well-known personalities in Hollywood. He is famous for his performance as Ethan Hunt in the ‘Mission Impossible‘ film franchise. Cruise is also equally famous for several characters that he portrayed throughout his career.

Cruise’s relationship history is very long and at the same time, one incident took place that most people are unaware of. In that incident, his sexuality was questioned and he was addressed directly as gay.

The Sexuality Of Tom Cruise Was Questioned

Actor Cuba Gooding Jr did not allow his father to be on the set of ‘Jerry Maguire‘ following an incident that was embarrassing. Cuba’s father reportedly questioned Tom Cruise if he is gay. The incident happened when he worked along with Cruise in the latter’s biggest and most successful project titled ‘Jerry McGuire‘.

Cuba explained about how the situation became awkward because of his father, mentioning that he almost fainted and thought that should disappear. Tom laughed and replied by saying ‘no’. He further stated his movie’s success and spoke his popular catchphrase, “Show me the money” following which he gained recognition despite that the film was released a long time back in 1996.

Back in the day, there were a lot of rumors about Cruise’s gay nature and people thought his relationships failed because he was homosexual.

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Tom Cruise – Hollywood’s Reigning Superstar

American actor and producer, Tom Cruise is one of the world’s highest-paid actors. He received many awards and nominations for his performances throughout his acting career. He started his career in 1980 and came to the limelight for the character Ethan Hunt, which he reprised in the ‘Mission Impossible‘ film franchise.

Tom Cruise dated Melissa Gilbert, Cher, Patti Scialfa, and Rebecca De Mornay from the early 1980s to the mid-80s. He then married actress Mimi Rogers in 1987 and separated in 1990. He again married in 1990 to his second wife actress Nicole Kidman and divorced in 2001. Cruise was in a relationship with Penelope Cruz who also appeared alongside him in Vanilla Sky. They separated in 2004. Cruise started dating actress Katie Holmes in April 2005 but Holmes applied for divorce in June 2012 and they also signed a divorce settlement which was finalized by the lawyers in July the same year.