Viral Video: Woman Kisses Tom Cruise During Paris Olympics Closing Ceremony, Stirs Controversy

Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise concluded the Paris Olympics closing ceremony with an impressive stunt, abseiling from the roof of the Stade de France. As he descended into the stadium, a crowd of enthusiastic fans surrounded him, and one fan grabbed and kissed him. 

The video of a woman kissing Tom Cruise  has gone viral on social media.

Tom Cruise, 62, rappelled down from the top of the Stade de France during the Olympics closing ceremony. After touching the ground, the Mission Impossible actor shook hands with fans as he walked through the stadium. It was here that a woman was filmed grabbing Cruise and pecking his cheek while filming the encounter on her phone.

The video has gone viral and sparked debate among social media users. Netizens calling the video inappropriate. 

Many social media users pointed out that the internet would not have taken so kindly to this incident had the roles been reversed.

“Would hate to see what would happen if the roles were reversed,” wrote one X user.

“Did she ask for consent?” another wondered. “The amount of people laughing at Tom Cruise getting kissed while working at the Olympics is disgusting. If that was a female celebrity there'd be uproar. Like him or not that shouldn't have happened!” a user said.

“The worst kind of people in the audience. Absolute zero respect for personal space. If it had been a man with a woman people would already be looking for all his information to burn him alive,” a third opined.