Hollywood has turned out in force to cheer on the greatest athletes in the world . Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes, Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban, Snoop Dogg, Tom Cruise, Flavor Flav, Ariana Grande and others have relished the opportunity to be fans — though they’ve drawn many of their own in the process. These two are rarely seen together at public events, but they changed things up for the Games.
The couple, together since filming in 2011, checked out the dressage individual grand prix freestyle at the Palace of Versailles. Later, they watched the artistic gymnastics women's uneven bars final — apparently joined by their two daughters: Esmeralda, 9, and Amada, 8. The actor, on a break from making , was in the audience for the women’s gymnastics qualifiers — Simone Biles’s Olympic return — as well as swimming.
Giving a performance of his own in the stands, he was out of his seat cheering, clapping and giving a double thumbs up. Cruise also allowed his fellow spectators a fan moment. He went over and took some selfies with them.
It’s since been revealed that Cruise has a top secret role in the closing ceremony. The action star will reportedly perform one of his signature stunts as a way of to Los Angeles ahead of the 2028 games. As NBC’s special correspondent this year, the Snoop-of-all-trades , whether putting his spin on badminton, rocking custom T-shirts of his favorite Olympians, swimming with Michael Phelps or being trolled by Simone Biles’s mom.
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