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Tom Cruise's appearance at the 2024 Olympics isn't entirely about his desire to watch the world's greatest athletes compete on the biggest stage.
Per TMZ Sports, the Hollywood icon is preparing an "epic stunt" for the closing ceremony in Paris that will pass the Olympic flag to Los Angeles for the 2028 Games.
The stunt reportedly involves Cruise rappelling down from the Stade de France and landing on the stadium field carrying the flag.
This will lead to the NBC television broadcast cutting to a pre-recorded segment that begins with Cruise and the flag on an airplane from Paris to Los Angeles with him skydiving down to the landmark Hollywood sign.