At the London premiere of War of the Worlds in June 2005 — when the actor was facing huge backlash in the wake of his couch jumping and Scientology sermonizing — Tom Cruise got scary-intense when a man posing as a journalist squirted him dead in the face with a water gun. ''Why would you do that?'' Cruise asked repeatedly, holding the prankster's hands and looking deeply into his eyes as his people scrambled for a towel. (Watch the cringeworthy moment on YouTube.)
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Embarrassing Red-Carpet Moments
From the squirting of Tom Cruise to Angelina and Billy Bob's gross makeout session, look back at nine supremely cringeworthy moments at premieres, parties, and awards shows
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