Mission: Impossible Star Tom Cruise And The Weeknd Share A Hug, Fans Recall Iconic Lip Sync Moment
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Tom Cruise and The Weeknd hugged at the Mission: Impossible – Final Reckoning premiere in New York.
Over the weekend, something pretty epic happened on the red carpet at the Mission: Impossible – Final Reckoning premiere in New York. Tom Cruise and The Weeknd finally met — and yes, they hugged it out. Fans have totally lost it over this crossover that no one saw coming but now can't stop talking about.
Back in 2015, Tom Cruise crushed a lip-sync battle on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon by performing The Weeknd's 'Can't Feel My Face"? And it blew up. The Weeknd even reacted on Twitter like a total fanboy, tweeting: 'Can't believe @TomCruise is singing my song… that sh*t got me hype… lol I can't lie. Tom FKIN' Cruise." It was from The Weeknd's second album, Beauty Behind The Madness. The song soon became the artist's first number one hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, following Cruise's praise of the singer as 'enormously talented" during the show.
Fast forward to now — and they meet, laugh, hug, pose for photos. The energy? Absolutely off the charts! The internet's been spiraling in the best way, and that lip-sync moment is making the rounds all over again.
Oh, and just days ago, The Weeknd also pulled off a surprise live performance at Fordham University with Jimmy Fallon during the Class of 2025's graduation bash. He looked back on that moment and told host Jimmy Fallon, 'I definitely saw that. It actually helped the song. It helped it peak to the record-breaking top, thanks to him, obviously. To the biggest movie star in the world."
He went on to add that he is a 'a huge Tom Cruise guy. He added, 'I love The Color Of Money, love Vanilla Sky, love Rain Man, Eyes Wide Shot, Magnolia and Mission Impossible." To thank Cruise, The Weeknd said he wanted to 'return the favour" by helping promote Mission: Impossible, Cruise's new movie coming out on Friday. He made it clear he isn't involved in the film, then took out a cap with the movie's logo and jokingly read a promotion for it.
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