Reason why Jimmy Kimmel kept Tom Cruise Scientology gag in Oscars monologue revealed
Jimmy Kimmel only kept a gag about Tom Cruise’s Scientology membership in his Oscars monologue after show bosses heard the ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ actor had pulled out of attending the ceremony. Chat show host Jimmy, 55, returned for his third time to front this year’s Academy Awards, with his wife Molly McNearney, 45, executive producer of the show, which saw him poke fun at Tom and Will Smith’s ‘Slapgate’ scandal. Molly told Variety how Jimmy had planned to dedicate a significant segment of his monologue to Tom Cruise and how his blockbuster ‘Top Gun: Maverick had “saved” cinemas after the Covid...