Tom Cruise’s tense 2005 interview with Peter Overton resurfaces

“Put your manners back in”: Tom Cruise’s excruciatingly tense clash with Nine presenter Peter Overton is again recirculating.

The excruciatingly awkward moment when Tom Cruise berated veteran Nine journalist Peter Overton and told him to “put your manners back in” during a 60 Minutes interview is once again doing the rounds.

Though it is 17 years after it first aired in Australia, the infamous clip was tweeted by LA-based user @responsiblerob on Friday, and has since attracted 2.2 million views.

As many Australians may remember, in 2005, Overton sat down for an interview with the Hollywood star, but their conversation took an uncomfortable turn when he broached the subject of his ex-wife, Nicole Kidman, from whom Cruise had split four years earlier.

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“Is Nicole the love of your life?” the Australian journalist asked, sparking a strong reaction from Cruise.

“What do you mean, Peter? Listen we raise children, you know … I mean, how do you answer that question?” he fired back.

When Overton pressed further and asked what sort of relationship the pair had following their divorce, Cruise snapped.

“You’re stepping over the line now. You’re stepping over the line, and you know you are,” he replied, while glaring at Overton.

The journalist argued that they were questions that “people want to know”, which Cruise rubbished.

“Peter. Peter. You want to know. Take responsibility for what you want to know. I’m just telling you right now, OK, just put your manners back in.”

“Do you think I was out of line?” a perplexed Overton asked, with Cruise replying simply: “Yes, absolutely.”

“Well, I apologise for that sincerely,” the Nine presenter told him.

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Peter Overton clashed with the Hollywood star during the 2005 interview.

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Overton addressed the infamous interview on the Kyle and Jackie O show in 2020, insisting he held “no ill will” towards Cruise, despite their uncomfortable exchange.

“What were you thinking back then? When you’re being rubbished on camera by Tom Cruise? Are you thinking to yourself, how do I look respectful, but also still in charge of the interview?” host Kyle Sandilands asked him.

Overton replied: “I just maintained who I am, and I didn’t get angry. He did. And I just kept true to myself and said it’s a fair question. I hold no ill will towards Tom. It was one of those moments.”