It is well known that Tom Cruise did not attend the Academy Awards this year. The actor, who not only acted in but also produced “Top Gun: Maverick,” has had a very successful year, as his picture has been nominated for six awards.

According to a source in the press, he missed out on the occasion in order to avoid having a confrontation with Nicole Kidman, who was once his wife. It was stated that Cruise wants to avoid at all costs having an unpleasant encounter with his ex-girlfriend.

After being together for about 11 years, Cruise and Kidman have been divorced for more than 20 years.

Sources close to Cruise have said, contrary to the incendiary reports, that the reason he did not attend the Oscars was due to schedule issues, and that his choice to skip the ceremony was “not personal.”

The news that Cruise and Kidman had broken up came as a surprise to many people, including journalists and fans. Since then, the couple has maintained their separation as a private matter. In an interview with Vanity Fair in 2013, Cruise discussed the couple’s decision to end their marriage. “She knows why, and I know why,” he stated, referring to the reasons behind the divorce.

As she is the mother of my children, I hope everything goes well for her. You should probably simply go on with your life. I don’t say it flippantly by any means. I do not make such assertion in connection with anything.

When he came to a conclusion, he said, “Things occur in life, and you do all you can, and in every imaginable manner, and there comes a moment at which you simply just have to confront the ugly fact.”

Following their divorce, Cruise has been married to Katie Holmes, with whom he has a daughter named Suri.

In 2012, the couple parted ways. In the case of Nicole Kidman, she has been married to Keith Urban for the last 16 years, and the couple has two kids together, named Sunday Rose and Faith Margaret.