Inside the Rumored Rift Between Tom Cruise and Ana de Armas That Has Hollywood Buzzing
A week after buzz that Ana de Armas and Tom Cruise were official, sources tell RadarOnline she abruptly ended it — and the megastar isn’t taking it well.
Well, that was fast. After a few months of 'are they or aren’t they,' Tom Cruise and Ana de Armas have reportedly already called it quits. The twist: RadarOnline says she ended it abruptly, and now Cruise is telling people it was his decision because they weren’t a match. Classic he-said, she-said territory.
'Tom's telling people he made the decision to pull the plug, that Ana wasn't up to his standards and he's looking for someone with more charisma and life experience. It's a complete 180 in terms of how he was talking about her just a few weeks ago, when she could do no wrong and she was this ultimate dream gal who walked on water.'
How we supposedly got here
- February 2025: Dating rumors kick off when Cruise and de Armas are seen having dinner together at Core in Notting Hill on David Beckham's 50th birthday, per People. They reportedly left together afterward, with chatter that the meet-up was about potential projects.
- April 2025: TMZ reports de Armas hopped into a chopper piloted by Cruise in London on the eve of her birthday. The same stretch included a park stroll and a low-key meal at a Mexican restaurant.
- July 2025: Hello! runs photos of the pair vacationing together over the summer. On July 30, they’re spotted holding hands near de Armas' home in Woodstock, Vermont, according to Elle.
- October 2025: People carries an unofficial confirmation that, yes, there was something romantic there — it just never went public in any formal way.
- Now: RadarOnline says it’s done for good.
Why it fizzled, allegedly
The reported friction points are not exactly shocking: a 26-year age gap and Cruise’s intensity. Sources claim de Armas felt the latter firsthand. If you’ve followed Cruise’s personal life and work style, the 'intense' label tracks with the public image.
For context, this fling comes after Cruise’s recent (and very public) attempts to court two high-profile women: Colombian superstar Shakira in 2023 — reports said he tried to connect with her at the Miami Grand Prix, while she was reportedly keeping her distance — and Russian socialite Elsina Khayrova. None of those went anywhere.
The control factor
There’s also the work-life overlap. Reports over the past couple of years have painted Cruise as someone who keeps a tight grip on his sets — the kind of grip that allegedly contributed to Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One’s budget headaches. The claim now is that the same level of control bleeds into his relationships, which, unsurprisingly, can be a lot.
The bottom line
If you blinked, you missed the whole Cruise/de Armas arc. The sightings were real, the relationship was never officially confirmed, and the breakup reports are coming from outlets that require the usual grain of salt. But if the current chatter is accurate, it ended quickly, she pulled the ripcord, and he’s positioning it as a compatibility issue. Either way, it was brief, buzzy, and already over.