TURNING HIS BACK ON HOLLYWOOD!

DESPITE BEING ONE OF ITS BIGGEST STARS, TOM CRUISE HAS ALWAYS FELT LIKE AN OUTSIDER IN THE MOVIE BUSINESS' CAPITAL.

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AN adrenaline junkie, Tom Cruise pulled off a stunning stunt to thank fans for making Top Gun: Maverick the biggest hit of 2022. On Dec. 19, the 60-year-old released a clip of himself casually hanging outside a helicopter, yelling into the camera to be heard above the chopper’s blades. “As always, thank you for allowing us to entertain you,” the actor, currently filming Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning in South Africa, shouted, adding, “We’ll see you at the movies!”

The daredevil move was about as Hollywood as you can get. But sources tell Star the megastar isn’t a fan of the town that made him famous. “Tom’s always felt like an outsider in Hollywood,” says the source. “He’s extremely dedicated to his craft and has an old-fashioned work ethic and doesn’t have time for the rest of the B.S.”

BAD MEMORIES 

It’s not just the superficiality of the business that turns the