TOM'S FINALLY BACK IN THE SPOTLIGHT

After leaving Hollywood and laying low for years, the megastar feels the love

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Tom Cruise was mobbed. “The ballroom turned into a massive meet-and-greet,” the New York Times said of the Oscar Nominees Lun-cheon at the Beverly Hilton on Feb. 13. First-time nominees and A-listers alike lined up for selfies and hugs with the superstar, including his War of the Worlds director, Steven Spielberg. “You saved Hollywood’s ass,” the three-time Academy Award winner gushed, adding that Tom’s $1 billion hit, Top Gun: Maverick, “might have saved the entire theatrical industry.”