Getting Tom Cruise to accept a 2025 Kennedy Center Honor is proving to be mission impossible. The Top Gun actor was offered the 2025 prestigious award but declined, according to multiple Kennedy Center employees who spoke to The Washington Post.

Tom Cruise was reportedly invited to join the first class of Kennedy Center honorees during President Donald Trump's second term, but he declined due to 'scheduling conflicts.'

D.C. gave residents a day’s notice to remove their belongings. The clearing comes as the Trump administration has vowed to crack down on homeless encampments in the city.