The exterior of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in May. - (Astrid Riecken/For The Washington Post) President Donald Trump announced the recipients of the 48th Kennedy Center Honors ...

US President Donald Trump at the Kennedy Center on August 13, 2025 in Washington, DC ; Sylvester Stallone attends the Fontainebleau Grand Opening Celebration on December 13, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

President Donald Trump unveiled the slate of stars who will be honored at the 48th Kennedy Center Honors later this year. But there is one star in particular who reportedly declined the invitation.

President Trump had tapped Tom Cruise as a recipient at this year’s Kennedy Center Honors, but was rejected by the Oscar-nominated actor, according to a new report. The “Mission: Impossible” star told ...

Getting Tom Cruise to accept a 2025 Kennedy Center Honor is proving to be mission impossible. The Top Gun actor was offered the 2025 prestigious award but declined, according to multiple Kennedy ...

“The View” co-host Ana Navarro pleaded with musical icon Gloria Gaynor Thursday to reject her upcoming Kennedy Center award because it will be bestowed by President Donald Trump. In a post on ...

Tom Cruise reportedly turned down an opportunity to receive one of the nation's highest arts honors from President Donald Trump. The "Mission: Impossible" star, 63, was offered the prestigious award ...

Donald Trump has announced his selection of honorees for the first Kennedy Center Honors of his second term, and he has somehow restrained himself from picking Dean Cain, Hannibal Lecter, or the movie ...

President Donald Trump has said that he plans to host the 2025 Kennedy Center Honors on Dec. 7, 2025 Kayla Bartkowski/Bloomberg via Getty ; Jon Kopaloff/Getty President Donald Trump has said that he ...