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Published 12:14 13 Oct 2021 GMT
Tom Cruise looked completely "unrecognizable" at a baseball game over the weekend, according to fans.
On Saturday, October 9, the 59-year-old Mission Impossible star was seen on a rare outing with his 26-year-old son Connor at a baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants.
Since the game, photos of the actor in the stands have surfaced online, leading some social media users to wonder why his appearance had supposedly changed overnight.
His face, in particular, appeared more bloated than usual, according to his eagle-eyed fans. Some of the commenters even implied that the look may have been the result of a cosmetic procedure.
For example, one person said: "@TomCruise What have you done to your gorgeous face?!!!! I was soooo disappointed when I saw you in the stands at the Dodgers game! STOP putting crap into your face please!!!!"
Another wanted to know: "What the hell is going on with his face?? Is he having an allergic reaction??"
A third asked: "What's up with the bloated chipmunk cheeks?"
"Tom Cruise is unrecognizable #SFvsLAD," another wrote.
"That's definitely a Tom Cruise lookalike. It can't be the real TC. He would be either sitting in the suite's, the owner's box or if it was an NBA game he would be sitting in courtside seats," another remarked.
Others, however, rushed to Cruise's defense, with one fan writing: "Listen I don’t like tom cruise at all (AT ALL), but I’m seriously sick of twitter trashing people for their weight fluctuations. people are allowed to gain and lose weight, and it’s really nunya!!! stop being fatphobic! [sic]"
Another chimed in: "He still looks great for his age. He’s almost 60 for Pete’s sake. I wasn’t expecting the 80s hair plugs though. He must wear some of that hair thickener and lots of make-up for public appearances."
A final social media user wrote: "How does anyone know or not know if Tom is in the process of making a movie.
"Where perhaps his role provides him to put on some weight. Besides, hasn't anyone ever gained any unwanted weight? It just seems nowadays that people "hide" behind their pen & slander whoever or whatever."
In any case, Cruise is currently on a well-deserved break after filming on Mission: Impossible 7 wrapped last month.
The release of the latest installment in the franchise is slated for September 2022.
