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PARIS, FRANCE - AUGUST 11: Actor Tom Cruise holds the Olympic flag during the Closing Ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Stade de France on August 11, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Fabrizio Bensch- Pool/Getty Images)

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Olympics Closing Ceremony Highlights

The Paris Olympics' closing ceremony promises another blockbuster show with a Hollywood twist from Tom Cruise, Billie Eilish, Snoop Dogg and more.

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PARIS, FRANCE - AUGUST 11: Actor Tom Cruise jumps from the roof of the Stade de France during the Closing Ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Stade de France on August 11, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Fabrizio Bensch- Pool/Getty Images)

Tom Cruise at the Olympics

During the closing ceremony, Cruise dove off the top of the Stade de France to mark the handover from the Paris Olympics to the L.A. Games in 2028.

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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 17: Céline Dion attends the "I Am: Celine Dion" New York special screening at Alice Tully Hall on June 17, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images)

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Jordan Chiles of USA celebrates during the Women's Artistic Gymnastics Floor Exercise Final medal ceremony on Day 10 of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Bercy Arena on August 5, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Alex Gottschalk/DeFodi Images via Getty Images)

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UPDATE: U.S. gymnast Jordan Chiles will have to return the bronze medal she won at the 2024 Paris Olympics after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruled in favor of an…

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