Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise's relationship was once the talk of Hollywood. Since going their own ways in 2001, both have been very quiet about the details. We'll take a look at the rare instances of the two mentioning their time together. In truth, the topic is a touchy one, especially given that they co-parented adopted children. Tom Cruise tends to be very secretive about his personal life and in a certain throwback interview, he was none too pleased about being asked co-parenting questions.Let's take a look at how it all unfolded.
Nicole Kidman And Tom Cruise Have Never Bashed Each Other Since The Separation
They married at the start of the '90s and the relationship last throughout the decade. However, in 2001, they officially split, a divorce fans and media did not anticipate.
It was a heartbreaking experience for Nicole Kidman, who called Tom Cruise the first love of her life. Despite the separation, it seems as though things ended on amicable terms. Cruise has steered away from the topic since, Kidman on the other hand has briefly discussed it, rarely speaking badly about the experience.
“We would go go-kart racing after those scenes,” she recalled. “We’d rent out a place and go racing at three in the morning. I don’t know what else to say. Maybe I don’t have the ability to look back and dissect it. Or I’m not willing to," Kidman discussed with Us Magazine looking back at their time together.
In the more recent times, Kidman was asked about the attention her relationship alongside Cruise got from Hollywood and the media. She revealed to being a little more cautious nowadays, but still wanting to be open.
"Maybe I've gotten a bit more trepidatious, but I'm always trying to be as open as possible. I just prefer to live in the world that way… I'm wary at times, and I've been hurt, but at the same time I much prefer a warm approach rather than a prickly shut-down approach."
Tom Cruise hasn't had the same approach to answering Nicole Kidman related questions and that was evident following an Aussie interview back in the day.
Tom Cruise Was Not Happy With An Aussie Reporter Asking Him About Nicole Kidman After The Split
Fans might forget, but Cruise and Kidman shared two adopted children at the time of their relationship, Isabella Jane (born 1992) and Connor Antony (born 1995).
Given this factor, the subject becomes a little more touchy. Tom Cruise was none too pleased when the topic was brought up on 60-Minutes, with the interviewer asking if Kidman was 'the love of his life', after the breakup.
As if things couldn't get more awkward, the interview asked about their co-parenting relationship. Cruise had enough at that point.
“Listen, here’s the thing, you’re stepping over the line now. You’re stepping over the line, you know you are.”
The interviewer tried to link the fans, and them needing answers... Tom was not playing that game, stating, “You want to know. Take responsibility for what you want to know. Don’t say ‘other people’. This is a conversation I’m having with you right now. So I’m telling you right now, put your manners back in.”
The viral moment received lots of reaction and for the most part, fans agreed with Tom's approach.
How Did The Fans React To Tom Cruise's 60 Minutes Interview?
The moment has over 9 million views on platforms like YouTube. It was quite the outburst and yet another viral moment from Tom Cruise.
Fans were indifferent when it came to Cruise's behavior on Oprah... however in this instance, most fans agreed with Cruise's reaction to the line of questioning.
"I honestly don't see anything wrong with almost anything he said at all. The interviewer did cross the line. Why would you question a man's life regarding his children and his ex wives? That's definitely inappropriate to ask someone especially in the tone and context of the former questions he basically called him a lunatic," one fan stated.
Another fan called it an attempt to try and know the Tom Cruise behind closed doors, something that has been attempted numerous times in the past by interviewers with an agenda.
"Let's be honest the interviewer did what interviewers always do and try and get some inside revelation and Tom shut him down like Tom was always going to do and there's nothing wrong with that, actors don't have to talk about their private lives if they don't want to its actually none of our business and he showed he was fine about it at the end of the interview."
Asking Tom about his personal life is never a wise decision...
