Trending badgeTrendingPosted 1 hour agoSubscribe to BuzzFeed Daily NewsletterCaret DownTom Cruise Reportedly Rejected Trump's Kennedy Center Invite For This ReasonA timeless excuse.by Matt StoperaBuzzFeed StaffFacebookPinterestLinkHot TopicðŸ"¥ Full coverage and conversation on Politics Earlier this week, Donald Trump announced his 2025 Kennedy Center honorees. Bloomberg / Getty Images We have country singer George Strait. Erika Goldring / Getty Images There's actor Michael Crawford. David M. Benett / Getty Images He obviously had to have Sylvester Stallone. James Devaney / Getty Images BuzzFeed TrendingHot TopicLet's chat about all things PoliticsSee our Politics Discussions Iconic "I Will Survive" singer, Gloria Gaynor. Gary Gershoff / Getty Images And finally, Kiss. Kevin Mazur / Getty Images Now, we're hearing that Tom Cruise also had an invite. Jamie Mccarthy / Getty Images The Washington Post reports that multiple Kennedy Center employees told the outlet that he turned down the invite due to "scheduling conflicts." Joe Maher / Getty Images Ah, yes, the ol' "scheduling conflicts" excuse. Definitely haven't heard of that one before! Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF ABC Now, let's see how he gets out of the inevitable 2028 LA Olympics invite. Gareth Cattermole / Getty Images