What Happened to Tom Cruise?

THE MOVIE STAR'S ALTERED APPEARANCE ON SUPER BOWL SUNDAY RAISED QUESTIONS ABOUT THE DRASTIC MEASURES THE 62-YEAR-OLD IS TAKING IN HIS QUEST TO STAY FOREVER YOUNG.

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Viewers took to social media with comments about Tom's "puffy," "swollen" and "stretched" appearance in a Feb. 9 Super Bowl spot for Fox Sports. "He is looking so unusual these days," wrote one commenter, summing up the observations of many.

SUPER BOWL LIX kicked off in New Orleans with...Tom Cruise. Before the Philadelphia Eagles trounced the Kansas City Chiefs 40-22, the movie star opened the Feb. 9 telecast with a dramatic pregame promo message for Fox Sports about everything the teams had to confront and overcome to get to this epic moment.

"There's always new heights waiting to be reached. Stepping into the unknown," the Mission: Impossible star said, adding, "That comes with unbelievable pressure."

Then the jokes began, as fans reacted not to the 62-year-old's message of gridiron greatness but to how different he looked from the movie star they're used to seeing onscreen. "There is no greater pressure than that of his skin trying to stay stretched on his face," quipped one social media user, while another simply asked, "What the f**k happened to Tom Cruise's face?"

As speculation grew about plastic surgery and fillers, it's clear the three-time Golden Globe Award winner and fourtime Oscar nominee has fans fearing for his well-being as he goes to extremes to preserve his youth. "Most actors are selfconscious about their looks," an insider tells Star. "With Tom, it's a daily obsession."