The current Minister of Culture Rachida Dati confides in an interview, published in the columns of Gala this Thursday, October 3, 2024, regarding his relationship with American star Tom Cruise.
Still in her position as Minister of Culture, despite the formation of a new government, Rachida Dati gave an interview to the magazine Galapublished in the edition of this Thursday, October 3, 2024. The 58-year-old politician talks about her relationship with a surprising contact: Tom Cruise, the famous Hollywood star, particularly known for his role in the sagas Top Gun et Mission Impossible. As part of cultural projects, it turns out that the American actor and the French minister have had the opportunity to interact on several occasions in recent years. Moreover, the accommodating star would not hesitate to pay flowers to the Minister, according to the latter’s words;
Exchanges between Rachida Dati and Tom Cruise revealed
As Minister of Culture, Rachida Dati is regularly asked to attend various cultural events. On February 12, 2024, the politician, for example, went to DVM Showa rap show broadcast on Twitch. She may also be required to contact artists as part of the organization of events. To project Top Gun : Maverick in the Invalides enclosure, in 2022, Rachida Dati needed Tom Cruise’s agreement. In addition to being the main actor, the American star is also among the producers of this successful film, the 2nd most seen in France in the year of its release (2022). During the interview given to our colleagues, the Minister said: “At the time, I got his sister’s number and he called me back. He accepted, then he also allowed students from classes in my district (7th arrondissement of Paris) to come and watch the filming of Mission: Impossible in Paris. A rare occurrence.“In July 2023, Rachida Dati presented the actor with the badge of Knight of Arts and Letters. An award that Tom Cruise wanted to receive from the hands of the politician in person. On this subject, the minister specifies: “We had seen each other two or three times before and we sometimes send each other messages.”
Tom Cruise’s participation in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games
The famous interpreter of Captain Nathan Algren in the cult film The Last Samurai caused a sensation during his participation in the closing ceremony of the Paris Olympic Games. In the middle of filming the next part of the saga Mission Impossible, the man did not hesitate to take the plunge during the Thomas Jolly show. For this number which consisted of abseiling into the Stade de France, the actor was not paid. It is true that the star has never hidden his attachment to France. In an interview given on the occasion of the release of Mission Impossible: Dead ReckoningTom Cruise answered Nathalie Renoux’s questions for 12:45 p.m. and 7:45 p.m. on M6, June 29, 2023. Spontaneously, he then said: “I have a lot of friends in Paris, and a lot of friends in France. It’s a very beautiful country. I’m very grateful that we were allowed to film Fallout. Tell that to the French.“
