Tom Cruise's Biggest Controversies Over The Years

In 2005, Tom Cruise was making headlines for his career while promoting the film "War of the Worlds." His relationship with Kate Holmes was also being heavily discussed in the media, and fans couldn't help but be curious about the actor's resurgence. That same year, Cruise appeared on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" for an interview with the famed talk show host. However, the interview took a wild turn when Cruise veered off the subject from his career and leaned into his personal life, getting candid about his romance with Holmes.

During the interview, Cruise had the studio audience in fits of laughter and applause as he gushed over Holmes, posed excitedly, smiled from ear to ear, joked, and even jumped on the couch to prove how happy he was with his life and new love. Eventually, Winfrey convinced Cruise to head backstage and get Holmes, which he did. The actor brought Holmes out on stage, and the two embraced and kissed in front of the audience.

The interview was one of the strangest and most unhinged that Cruise had ever given. That moment was also credited for helping the online entertainment blog industry take off. "This incident became one of the most critical chapters in the Origin Story of Internet Gossip," blogger Elaine Lui wrote on her site Lainey Gossip.